Welsh International Tango Festival 7th Edition

Schedule

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 07:15 pm to Mon, 01 Dec, 2025 at 10:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Swansea University | Swansea, WA

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We would like to welcome you to Wales’ 7th International Tango Festival.
The event will be run from Friday 28th November to Monday 1st December and includes workshops from some of the World’s top tango teachers and performers as well as local talent plus a a welcome milonga, a live music milonga ball with hot buffet and a live music chillout milonga tea dance.

Location:
Swansea University.
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
Timetable (Please note Details, Time and Venues are subject to change! )

Friday
Welcome and Introductions: 19:00-19:15
Workshop 1 19:15-20:00
Beginner Guide to Volcadas taught by Sarah and Tara of Urban Tango Nights
Welcome Milonga 20:00-23:00.
Live music from Christian Collazo and DJing from TK Vincent- Barnes
Saturday
Workshop Y 11.00-13.00 Small Group Taught by Nick and Diana. This workshop will be limited to just 8 couples who will have the teachers undivided attention.
Workshop 2 12:00-12:50
Role Swapping for Social Tango taught by Lorenzo and Ganka
Workshop 3a 13:00-13:50
Advanced Ganchos: Going beyond your normal ganchos taught by Eduardo Bozzo
Workshop 3b 13:00-13:50
Neotango Exploration taught by Lorenzo and Gank
Workshop 4a 14:00-14:50
Sweeps from Nowhere: Spice Up You Moves with Barridas by Eduardo Bozzo
Workshop 4b: 14:00-14:50
No Hoicking, safe lifts for social dancing that anyone can do (limited to 20 people) taught by Sarah and Tara of Urban Tango Nights
Tango Cafe: 15:00-16:00
Practica/ Break
Workshop 5 16:00-16:50
Accessible Milonga: Rhythm and Steps (Open Level) Taught by Nick and Diana
Workshop 6 17:10-18:30
Technically 3-gether (Open Level): How to adapt to different partners with different styles Taught by Nick and Diana
Break/Practica/Dinner Vegan GF hot buffet supplied by Goggi's Cuisine 18:30-19:30
Milonga Ball 19:30-23.30.
The ball will feature two live sets from the Christian Collazo Trio and DJ Eduardo Bozzo.

​Sunday
Breakfast Cafe 9:30-11:00
Breakfast of cereal, pastries, granola, yogurt and fruit
Tango Yoga 9:45-10:30 with Lorenzo Ganka
Workshop 7 11:00-11:50
From the Salon to the Stage with Chris Amelia (Open Level)
Workshop 8 12:00-12:50
Vals Viennese Waltz Fusion (Open Level),
Taught by Alison and Chris (Urban Tango Nights)
OR
Workshop X 11:00-13:00 Small Group Taught by Nick and Diana. This workshop will be limited to just 8 couples who will have the teachers undivided attention.
Lunch Break 13:00-14:00
Picnic Buffet
Lecture 14:00-15:00 Tango Therapy by Nick Jones
Chillout Milonga Tea Dance 15:00-18:00. To finish off the weekend a chance to dance and socialise to relaxing music. Live music from Tango Calor and DJing from UTN who will be playing a range of chillout music include tango, blues, smooth modern jive plus much more.
Monday
Breakfast 10:00-11:30.
Breakfast in Zinco Lounge: Meet up and have breakfast together in the city centre. You pay for what you order.
Class and Practica 19:30-22:30:
Free Class followed by a practica with Urban Tango Nights in Taliesin.
Workshop Levels Key
(Open Level)
(B) Beginner
(I) Novice/ Improvers
(A) Intermediate/ Advanced
Prices and Payment
Prices shown are early bird prices and after 14th September will rise by 10%.
Booking Essential, for payment details please email or fill in the booking form below, bookings close 8pm Monday 24th November. We will be taking payment by bank transfer or by cash or card in our classes and events.
This year we will require a 30% non refundable deposit, and will collect the remaining balance in September. Bookings after this dates will require full payment and include the 30% non refundable deposit. For Refunds will be give if ticket cancelled after 1st October
​Weekend Passes
Full Pass 1 (Workshops 1-8, Sunday Breakfast and 3 Milongas)
£165 or £270 per Couple
​Full Pass 2 (Workshops 1-6 Plus Workshop X, Sunday Breakfast and 3 milongas)
£355 per Couple
Only 8 Available
Full Pass 3 (Workshops 1, 3-8 Plus Workshop Y, Sunday Breakfast and 3 milongas)
£375 per Couple
Only 8 Available
N and D Pass Workshop X,Y,1,3,4,5, and 6, All Milongas, Breakfast and Lecutre
£470 per Couple
Only 8 Available
Friday Pass
​Friday Pass (Workshop and Welcome Milonga) £22 pp or £40 per Couple
Saturday Passes
Full Saturday Pass (Workshops 2-6 and milonga ball) £105 pp or £195 per Couple
Full Saturday Pass 2 (Workshops Y and 3-6 and milonga ball)
£300 per Couple
Only 8 available (sold out)
​Saturday Pass 1 (Workshops 2-6) £90 pp or £170 per Couple
​Saturday Pass 2 (Any two numbered Workshops plus Ball) £80 pp or £145 per Couple
Sunday Passes
​​Workshop X Pass (Workshop X, Sunday Breakfast and Sunday Milonga)
£175 per Couple
Only 8 Available (sold out)
Full Sunday Pass (Workshops 7-8, Breakfast and Milonga) £60
​Sunday Pass 1 (Workshops 7-8) £30
Milonga Passes
​Milonga Pass (3 Milongas) £55
​Welcome Pass (Friday Milonga) £15
​Ball Pass (Saturday Milonga) £33
​Chillout Pass (Sunday Milonga) £15
Non Dancing Passes for those who want to come to the milongas and watch and listen to live music.
​Friday £5
​Saturday £10
​Sunday £7
​3 Day £15

Booking is essential even for the Milongas, so please click the link below and fill out the booking form!!
https://urbantangonights.com/welsh-international-tango-festival/
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