Save the dates, dear friends, for some winter tango fun!
We invite you to register for the El Gordo Riga Winter Tango Marathon 2025 (Jan 30 - Feb 3)!
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UPD. Dear Ladies, we are very sorry.
SINGLE FOLLOWERS REGISTRATION IS CLOSED 🙁 All single followers applications will be put in the waiting list automatically.
Registration for couples & leaders continues
Always happy to see you,
Olga, Diana, Audrius
Olga, Diana, Audrius
What can you expect to have at our marathon?
- friendly dancing and living environment,
- experienced organizers,
- more than 40 hours of dancing from January 30 to February 3, 2025,
- role-balanced event,
- 250 participants,
- over 400 sq. m. hall with wooden dance floor cover and quality sound,
- useful and nice souvenirs,
- small snacks, fruits, tea, and water during all milongas,
- marathon pass = 130 EUR,
- living, dancing, eating at the same venue - 4* Bellevue Park Hotel Riga: Slokas iela 1, Rīga, https://hotelbellevue.lv/
- free sauna from Friday to Sunday, if you live at the Bellevue Park Hotel Riga.
BEFORE YOU FILL IN THE REGISTRATION, please note:
• We kindly ask you to read TERMS AND CONDITIONS before you fill in the registration form. Here, you can also read about principal aspects and criteria for participation: www.argtango.eu/termsconditions
• Registration is possible only by registering on our web page (https://argtango.eu/). Clicking “I am going” on Facebook will not be considered as registration.
• We kindly ask you - do not book flights before you receive the final confirmation of participation.
• At the marathon we emphasize the traditional social tango etiquette, dance by following the ronda flow, invitations by mirada and cabeceo and clear floor during cortinas.
• This marathon is an event without separate seating for men and women.
• Our tango community understands and values the ‘consent culture’. This means that we act and dance respecting each other’s boundaries.
• The pre-party and after-party will be open for both marathon participants and other dancers. Pre-party and after-party are not included in the full-pass.
• As usual, we recommend you to stay in the Bellevue Park Hotel Riga (Slokas iela 1, Rīga, https://hotelbellevue.lv/); here you can enjoy the party in full – with the opportunity to live and to dance at the same venue.
• For the room prices please scroll down this page
The program:
Thursday, January 30
07:00 - 10:00 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
21:00 - 01:00 - preparty* DJ Zohar (ISR)
21:00 - 00:00 - night bar
Friday, January 31
07:00 - 10:00 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
12:00 - 15:00 - sauna
16:00 - 20:00 - DJ Eric Heleno (PT-FR)
19:30 - 22:00 - dinner (21 EUR; you can buy a dinner ticket at the hotel bar)
22:00 - 05:00 - DJ Olga Makhno (LT)
22:00 - 03:00 - night bar
Saturday, February 1
07:00 - 11:30 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
11:30 - 14:30 - city tour*
12:00 - 15:00 - sauna
15:00 - 20:00 - DJ Solveig Jansen (NOR)
19:30 - 22:00 - dinner (21 EUR; you can buy a dinner ticket at the hotel bar)
22:00 - 05:00 - DJ Ricardo Piexoto (PT-GB)
22:00 - 03:00 - night bar
Sunday, February 2
07:00 - 11:30 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
12:00 - 15:00 - sauna
15:00 - 20:00 - DJ Riccardo Bossi (IT)
19:30 - 22:00 - dinner (21 EUR; you can buy a dinner ticket at the hotel bar)
22:00 - 04:00 - DJ Paola NociTango (IT)
22:00 - 03:00 - night bar
Monday, February 3
07:00 - 11:00 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
21:00 - 01:00 - afterparty* DJ Irene Mahno (BY-PL)
21:00 - 00:00 - night bar
* Not included in the full pass. Participation: 10 EUR.
**The sauna is free of charge for participants of the marathon who live in the hotel.