2026 Agenda
2026 Agenda
Day 01
Friday
May 15, 2026
11:00am - 11:45am
FREE YOGA CLASS Free
Carla Moukarzel
Available to All Festival Participants
12:00pm - 1:30pm
All Level
TECHNIQUE CLASS MIXED
Joe & Lucila
Don't miss the opportunity to develop & tune your own body with Joe & Lucila
1:45pm - 3:15pm
Advanced Level
MUSICALITY
Esteban & Claudia
Pugliese vs D'arienzo | Musical Tension vs Musical Nerve | Rhythm, accents, sincopas and melody
1:45pm - 3:15pm
All Levels
PLAYING WITH DISTANCE IN THE EMBRACE
Alejandro & Fernanda
Exploring Connection Through Space
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Intermediate / Advanced
THE ART OF LEANING
Joe & Lucila
Out of-Axis Leading and Following for Social Dancing
5:15pm - 6:45pm
Intermediate Level
VALS
Esteban & Claudia
Rhythm, Fluidity & Nice Steps for Social Dancing
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Intermediate / Advanced
MUSICALITY APPLIED TO GIROS
Alejandro & Fernanda
How to emphasize rhythm and melody with our Sequences
Day 02
Saturday
May 16, 2026
11:00am - 11:45am
FREE YOGA CLASS Free
Carla Moukarzel
Available to All Festival Participants
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Advanced Level
BOLEOS
Esteban & Claudia
Free Leg Vocabulary & Ornaments for Both Roles
12:00pm - 1:30pm
All Levels
SENSATIONS AND EFFECTS
Alejandro & Fernanda
Subtle Artistry and the use of contrast for the Social Dance Floor
1:45pm - 3:15pm
Advanced Levels
MULTIFUNCTIONAL SACADAS (both roles)
Joe & Lucila
Variations, depth and spatial impact | Discover the crazy 64 sacadas' world
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Intermediate / Advanced
TANGO SALON
Esteban & Claudia
The ultimate perfection in the movements | Walks, Starts & Gliding Across the Floor
5:15pm - 6:45pm
Intermediate Level
100% MILONGA
Joe & Lucila
Rhythmic, precision, instant reaction and fluidity in the embrace
Day 03
Sunday
May 17, 2026
11:00am - 11:45am
FREE YOGA CLASS Free
Carla Moukarzel
Available to All Festival Participants
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Seminar
THE EXPERIENCE SEMINAR Couples Only
Esteban & Claudia, Joe & Lucila, Alejandro & Fernanda
3 couples, 3 proposals, 1 sequence!
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Advanced Levels
TANGO FOR PERFORMANCE Couples Only
Alejandro & Fernanda
Leg Duels, Dramatic Lines & Theatrical Effects
4:00pm - 5:30pm
All Levels
TECHNIQUE CLASS MIXED
Esteban & Claudia
Don't miss the opportunity to develop & tune your own body with Esteban & Claudia
5:45pm - 7:15pm
Intermediate Level
STRATEGIC GANCHOS
Joe & Lucila
Retraction technique for crowded spaces and for both roles
Day 00
Thursday
May 14, 2026
9:30pm - 3:00am
Opening Milonga
DJ TBA
Garden Room - Vogo Grand Hotel Dubai
Day 01
Friday
May 15, 2026
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Afternoon Milonga
DJ TBA
Location TBA
9:30pm - 3:00am
Evening Milonga
DJ Gaston Godoy
Garden Room - Vogo Grand Hotel Dubai
Day 02
Saturday
May 16, 2026
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Afternoon Milonga
DJ TBA
Location TBA
8:00pm - late
Dubai Gala Milonga
Show at 9:45PM
DJ Gaston Godoy
DJ Gaston Godoy
Garden Room - Vogo Grand Hotel Dubai
Day 03
Sunday
May 17, 2026
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Afternoon Milonga
DJ TBA
Location TBA
9:30pm - 3:00am
Closing Milonga
DJ TBA
Garden Room - Vogo Grand Hotel Dubai
