… The 11th Annual
New Zealand Tango Festival,
Wellington, 19th - 26th June 2012.
Three days and four nights of world-class workshops, shows
and milongas, plus tango immersion courses before and after
the festival.
Welcome to the 11th year of the New Zealand Tango Festival! We are very excited to present a wonderful programme filled with international masters, performances, special guests, and a few surprises packed into every moment of the eight day programme.
The festival week starts with intensive courses run by our international masters, held in the heart of the city, within walking distance from the festival hotel, with milongas every night, and the cafe district of Wellington right outside your door.
Thursday 21st of June is the start of the main festival event, with registration open from 7:30 pm and the Welcome Milonga starting at 8 pm.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday are filled with workshops all day and dancing all evening. The main performances are on Friday and Saturday nights.
To consolidate your learning, your friendships and completely wear out your shoes, you need to stay on for another intensive course, after the festival....dance the nights away, and melt back to your home, finally replete.
International teachers include:
- Cecelia Gonzalez and Somer Surgit
- Alicia Pons
- Gustavo Rosas and Gisela Natoli
- Fabio Robles and Ana Andre
- Anibal Montenegro and Hosanna Heinrich
- Alberto and Natalia Cortez
Registration is OPEN! Sign up for regular festival updates on our contacts page.
What people said about The New Zealand Tango Festival 2011:
"Best ever!!!!!!!!!!!! ...and the taxi dancers excelled themselves."
"Thanks again for your part in making this am amazing festival despite the challenges. I ended up mostly doing workshops with Cecelia and Somer - they were so so good "
"Thank you for organising a beautiful festival in 2011, which I have enjoyed so much and will definitely be back next year. You have a very picturesque and lively city. People were kind and very friendly all the way. Next year will stay longer, to do immersions after, as well as sight seeing."
"The festival was fantastic and everything was well organised with a very friendly atmosphere, I wished I stayed longer to do the last immersions, then see the city. Well I am on for next year."
"Both DJs played beautiful music, on the Bollywood night , they played some Indian or Arabic flavor tango, which I loved."
"We were initially very disappointed not to be able to go to Alicia Pons’ immersion course but we transferred to Fabio and Ana’s course instead –and it was really the best three days of tango training we have every attended. So thank you for all your work over the years."
"Thanks for the amazing Tango festival. It was my first time there and I really enjoyed it."
"To the organisers and all the helpers, how you were able to rescue this festive from the ashes of the Chilean volcano I have no idea but what a wonderful festival, thank you very much, I am still glowing from the warmth you all radiated."
"I have now returned to Marlborough from the Tango festival in Wellington. I just wanted to say, I had a wonderful weekend at the Tango festival and I enjoyed all of the second step classes."
"My feet were sore at the end of each day but I learnt so much from each class that I danced. Thank you to all of the dance partners I danced with. Didn't we do well!"
"I also want to say....Thank you for all of the hard work you put into the festival. I understand a lot of the work is in the planning of the festival and it all coming together for the week. "
"Once again, a BIG Thanks to you and anyone else that helped. "
Location for all workshops, Registration and info desk during the festival
Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre: 11 Hutchinson Road , Newtown, Wellington
Registration office hours
- Friday – 9.00am to 6.00pm
- Saturday – 9.30am to 6.00pm
- Sunday – 10.30am to 3.30pm
Thursday night registration option
- The Jimmy Cafe; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm