Tango World Cup! Buenos Aires

Set your heartbeat to the rhythm of tango music!

If you are planning to travel to Argentina in September, there is a great opportunity to enjoy the best quality Tango performances in the world. he world Tango championship will be held in Buenos Aires and thousands of dancers from all over the world will attend to compete. Be a part of the best Tango event in the world.

As good Argentinians, we love tango music and dance   and we love to share this passion with everyone. Every year Buenos Aires receives thousands of people, who are passionate, curious and willing to experience Tango, either by just watching the shows available in the city or to rehearse their first tango dancing steps. Buenos Aires Tango Festival was created in 2003  and every year you can see the greatest dancing shows and contests where the best world performers participate.

In 2022, from the 6th to the 18th September, the Tango Festival will be held at “Teatro de la Ribera” known as the “House of Tango” in the well known La Boca neighborhood.

At the festival there will be two styles that will be displayed: tango scenario and tango salon (ballroom). Tango salon is characterized by the popular tango style where the close embrace cannot be broken or dancers cannot jump. On the other hand, tango scenario is characterized by the free and acrobatic choreographic style, which includes movements not allowed in the salon tango, as jumps and losing the embrace.

Once again, you can participate of the largest annual tango meeting that celebrates the tradition, promotes innovation and contributes to the generational and interdisciplinary encounter. This meeting gathers emerging artists, tango historical referents and a multitude of tango lovers and amateur dancers. 

Kallpa  invites you to become part of it!

A strong feeling that is danced-Milonga Tour

If you start going deep into Buenos Aires City, exploring its streets and less trodden areas you’ll find the traditional Milongas, places where the locals enjoy dancing Tango. Join us, experience and live this passionate cultural expression of Buenos Aires.

The origins of Tango Music are shared between Argentina and Uruguay in the Río de la Plata region. It was very popular at the beginning of the 20th Century. Nowadays travelers come to Buenos Aires looking for places to watch locals performing this great dancing style, and the right place to go are the Milongas.

There are only a few Milongas that keep the essence of the dance of the ’30s and 40’s decades, considered the Belle Époque of the Milongas. You will learn about codes and ceremonies that remain unchanged: the elegance in the way of walking around the dance floor or how to invite a lady to dance. Here the best “milongueros” dancers of the world shine. These are the Milongas we’ll be heading for.

Everything starts in the evening, away from the common tourist sites. During two and a half hours we’ll be visiting two milongas, learning the secrets of Tango, its wonderful dance and music. We can be part of the mystic around it, feel the atmosphere created by the dancers that go there every night. An experienced Tour Guide (also dancer) will fill us with some light-hearted updates and stories about famous Tangueros, while explaining all secrets about the dance and the codes used by the Tango Dancers along the night.

We invite you to join us. Come with us and take a piece of Buenos Aires back home. Gather stories, and live the experience that only a few dare to.

FACT SHEET:

Minimum pax requirements: 2

Days of operation: Monday to Thursday

Services include:

Transfers in/out

Bilingual Tour Guide

Entrance Fee to the Milongas

Services do not include:

The extras at each Salon(Ballroom) are not included.

UPGRADED GUEST EXPERIENCE AT CASASUR HOTELS IN BUENOS AIRES

Luxury accommodation and activities offered at boutique hotels in the city.

CasaSur Hotel Collection is a unique concept for boutique hotels in Buenos Aires. Since 2008, they’ve opened three luxury locations in the fanciest and trendiest neighbourhoods in the city, Recoleta and Palermo.

Not only the hotel chain offers 4 and 5 star accommodations, but also spa service, fitness center, meeting lounge, relax room and sophisticated gourmet restaurants to delight with the tastiest dishes.

CasaSur boutique hotels in Palermo and Recoleta

To upgrade the guest’s experience in Buenos Aires and to reaffirm the fact that is considered one of the best lodging options in the city, CasaSur added a couple of complementary activities at their Art Recoleta, Palermo and Bellini hotels. 

The CasaSur Experiences propose to “be global, feel local”, discovering the most emblematic corners of Buenos Aires guided by a local historian, learning Tango with professional dancers and tasting different Argentinian wine labels specially selected by their own sommelier.

City tour seeing the highlights of Buenos Aires, every Saturday

A basic and not to be missed on Saturdays: a city tour where guests will be able to see and explore the highlights of the city of Buenos Aires and learn the secret stories of these porteño gems, guided by a local historian. On a van, the tour begins in Recoleta, where we drive a little around and continue through Retiro towards La Boca. In Caminito, there’s a half an hour stop to walk around with the guide, access one of the popular tenement houses, and then go back up to the van to see more of La Boca and San Telmo. Then, another half an hour stop at Plaza de Mayo, to walk around the square and learn about the history of the country, the buildings and the European imprint of the city. There’s a visit to the Cathedral and then, the return to the hotels is driving through the downtown, passing by the famous Obelisco, the Teatro Colón theatre and the 9 de Julio Avenue.

Also, every Wednesday evening customers may take a Tango lesson at CasaSur Recoleta, led by two professional dancers who will teach the basic steps of this popular dance and get participants carried away by such a dramatic and sensual rhythm.

Tango lessons every Wednesday at CasaSur Recoleta

Finally, on Thursday evenings CasaSur treats their guests with a wine tasting at the exclusive cellar in Recoleta, where they will have the chance to taste four labels of Argentinian wines specially selected by the in-house sommelier, and to learn about the history of their origin and vineyards.

Three cultural experiences from experts in hospitality. Your passengers will not only rest in the best accommodation, but also feel extra pampered!

Wine tasting every Thursday at CasaSur Recoleta wine cellar

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Guests at any CasaSur hotel may request any activity at the front desk, free of charge.
  • All activities are available in English and Spanish.
  • City tour: Saturdays at 2 pm departing from CasaSur Recoleta. Pick up hotel order: Palermo at 1:30 pm, Bellini at 1:45 pm, Recoleta. Includes return transfer.
  • Tango lesson: Wednesdays from 7 to 8 pm at CasaSur Recoleta. The hotel might change during the season and transfers between CasaSur Hotels is not included.
  • Wine tasting: Thursdays from 7 to 8 pm at CasaSur Recoleta. The hotel might change during the season and transfers between CasaSur Hotels is not included.

 

 

Buenos Aires Tango Festival 2018

Two weeks of concerts, shows, lessons and milongas at the most passionate dance festival in Buenos Aires. Feel the tango spirit of Argentina!

The growth, reach and significance of tango goes beyond our country’s limits and has conquered such a magnitude that in December 2009 the genre was declared as one of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Photo courtesy of Festivales BA

From august 9th to 22nd, as every year, Tango BA comprises a passion that captivates followers all around the world. Year after year, the festival has managed to establish as a celebration of this rioplatense genre that reaffirms the city’s compromise with the historic and cultural heritage.

Throughout selected places and for two weeks, tango will be exposed in concerts, exhibitions, dancing lessons and milongas, shows and -of course- the most expected and talented dancing duels. Dancers from everywhere compete in the traditional salon category and the stage category for a chance to appear in the finals and be crown as the Tango World Cup Champions of the year. A unique and thrilling show, without a doubt!

Photo courtesy of Festivales BA

Whether you are willing to watch, listen or dance, this is an special occasion to visit Buenos Aires and be a part of an international encounter that celebrates culture, encourages creativity and freedom of expression, and that gathers emerging artists, tango historical referents and a multitude of tango lovers and dancing amateurs.

Tango BA combines the tradition, renewal and diversity of a music genre that identifies a city that is proudly tanguera. To find out more details about this year’s Tango Festival and arrange your visit to Buenos Aires for next August, contact your Kallpa Executive.

Photo courtesy of Festivales BA