Istanbul Tango Festival
 



200 Anos Bicentenario Argentino
Bosphorus tour
Please contact us for free bosphorurs tour on 30th June.
The boat will leave at 12:00 AM. You should go to "Uskudar Motor Iskelesi" Find us there next to the boats
Istanbul Tango Festival Facebook Group

Important !

***** NO CLASSES ON 30th JUNE. THERE IS ONLY WELCOME MILONGA AT THAT NIGHT *****

Single participations must be confirmed by 1st June, latest

To have your festival registration confirmed you should deposit the festival fee to our bank accounts until 1st of June, latest

PARK RESIDENCE and PETEK PENSION are now full. Please hurry up to reach to the other festival hotels to reserve your rooms.


Please note that the milonga floor in 1001 Direk (4th July) is hard marble. Please choose your shoes accordinlgy

Download the program in PDF file here
View classroom subjects details file here

Time
CJ
SM
AA
CD SR
1 July - Thursday
11:00
CJ-INT-1-11 SM-MAS-1-11 SR-ADV-1-11
13:00 SM-CAD-1-13 AA-SAD-1-13 CD-TEC-1-13
15:00 SM-CIN-1-15 AA-SPE-1-15 CD-SIN-1-15
17:00 CD-WT-1-17
2 July - Friday
11:00
CJ-ADV-2-11 AA-INT-2-11 CD-MAS-2-11
13:00 CJ-CAD-2-13 SM-SAD-2-13 SR-TEC-2-13
15:00 CJ-SPE-2-15 SM-SIN-2-15 SR-CIN-2-15
17:00 SR-WT-2-17
3 July - Saturday
11:00
CJ-MAS-3-11 SM-INT-3-11 CD-ADV-3-11
13:00 CJ-TEC-3-13 AA-CAD-3-13 SR-SAD-3-13
15:00 AA-CIN-3-15 CD-SPE-3-15 SR-SIN-3-15
17:00 AA-WT-3-17
4 July - Sunday
11:00
SM-ADV-4-11 AA-MAS-4-11 SR-INT-4-11
13:00 CJ-SAD-4-13 AA-TEC-4-13 CD-CAD-4-13
15:00 CJ-SIN-4-15 CD-CIN-4-15 SR-SPE-4-15
17:00 SM-WT-4-17
The masters' codes
Abbreviation
Description
AA Adrian & Alejandra
CD Celine & Damian
CJ Chicho & Juana
SR Sabrina % Ruben
SM Sebastian & Mariana
The blocks' codes
Block code Description Level information
INT Intermediate Intermediate or upper
ADV Advanced Advanced or upper
MAS Master class Master
SAD Saloon dancing Advanced or upper
SIN Saloon dancing Intermediate or upper
TEC Technical studies Intermediate or upper
SPE Special subjects Intermediate or upper
CAD Favourites of masters for Advanced or upper
CIN Favourites of masters for Intermediate or upper
WT Women technique All
The dates' codes
Date code Description
1 July 1
2 July 2
3 July 3
4 July 4

How to read a class code;

A class code ( for example, SM-SAD-2-13:00 ) has 4 parts;

The first 2 letters stand for the initials of the MASTERS who give that class. In this example it is SM and indicates to Sebastian and Marina. Please see table above for the explanations of the MASTERS codes.

The next 3 letters in the middle stand for the code of the BLOCK. In this example it is SAD and indicates the Saloon dancing - ADVANCED BLOCK. Each BLOCK consists of 4 classes from different maestros. Please see the table above for the explanations of the BLOCK codes

The next single digit indicates the DATE of the class. In this example it is 2 and means that the class will be in 2 July. Please see the table above for the explanations of the DATE codes.

The last 5 characters indicate the TIME of the class. In this example it is 13:00 and means that the class will be at 13:00 hrs.

Class subjects

Class code Subject
SR-ADV-1-11:00 Movements with dissociation and changes of dynamics
CJ-ADV-2-11:00 Ganchos y boles
CD-ADV-3-11:00 Soltadas and new dynamics in Tango.
SM-ADV-4-11:00 Open embrace sequences
SM-CAD-1-13:00 Advanced sequences with Giros
CJ-CAD-2-13:00 Sacadas for men and women
AA-CAD-3-13:00 Structure, variations, musicality and compositions of ganchos
CD-CAD-4-13:00 Combinations in closed and open embrace.
SM-CIN-1-15:00 Sequences in Giros
SR-CIN-2-15:00 Boleo technique for man and woman
AA-CIN-3-15:00 Compositions of circular moves
CD-CIN-4-15:00 Colgadas and Volcadas.
CJ-INT-1-11:00 Ganchos
AA-INT-2-11:00 Compositions of the moves with close embrace
SM-INT-3-11:00 Milonga different walking types
SR-INT-4-11:00 Quick variations and slow adagios
SM-MAS-1-11:00 Tango Mixed Styles (method Arce Montes)
CD-MAS-2-11:00 Different dynamics & posture in the embrace: closed, open and out of bala
CJ-MAS-3-11:00 Complex and rhtymic combinations
AA-MAS.4-11:00 Introduction to choroegraphy & resource of improvisation
AA-SAD-1-13:00 Out of axis alternatives and movements
SM-SAD-2-13:00 Milonga steps
SR-SAD-3-13:00 Pugliese and D´Arienzo, sequences to improve the melody and the rhythm
CJ-SAD-4-13:00 Rhytmical plays
CD-SIN-1-15:00 Milonga.
SM-SIN-2-15:00 Rhythmical sequences for D'arienzo
SR-SIN-3-15:00 Vals displacements and sequences for the salon
CJ-SIN-4-15:00 Rhtymical combinations
CD-TEC-1-13:00 Postures and differences in open and closed embrace.
SR-TEC-2-13:00 Technique for man and woman + masculine adornments during the turns
CJ-TEC-3-13:00 Leading, communication and connection structure
AA-TEC-4-13:00 Structure, variations, musicality and compositions of boleos
AA-SPE-1-15:00 Walks and change of turns in the dance floor
CJ-SPE-2-15:00 Entrances for men and women
CD-SPE-3-15:00 Circularity and dissasociation in open and close embrace.
SR-SPE-4-15:00 Technique of close embrace to walk elegantly and dense
CD-WT-1-17:00 Women technique
SR-WT-2-17:00 Women technique
AA-WT-3-17:00 Women technique
SM-WT-4-17:00 Women technique

 

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