For full festival details, please see – festival schedule.

INFO ABOUT THE COMPETITION, JUDGES & SUPERVISOR

• There will be 7 categories: Tango Salon, Milonga, Vals, Senior Tango, Stage Tango, Group Stage, and Jack & Jill.
• SCTC 2020 Championship is supervised by Leandro Caparelli instead of Danilo Maddalena, the former organizer of the Official European Tango Championship.

The 5 Judges for all competitions are:

• Virginia Pandolfi
• Sabrina Veliz
• Ruben Veliz
• Manuela Rossi
• Juan Malizia

Friday (Mar 13th)

• 12:00pm – 4:15pm – Workshops
• 12:00pm – 4:30pm – Competitors registration & number pick-up
• 4:30pm – 5:30pm –  Rehearsal with the competition coordinator
• 5:30pm  – Doors open for spectators
• 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Competition – QUALIFYING ROUND

Order: Senior Tango, Waltz, Milonga, Tango Salon, J&J, Stage Tango

• 9:00pm – 9:30pm – Musical break for 2 tandas
• 9:30pm – Competitor Semi-finalists announcement
• 10:00pm – 3:00am – Milonga  (DJ Jun Yi from San Francisco, USA)
• 11:00pm – 11:45pm – La Juan D’Arienzo (1st set)
• 11:45pm – 12:00am – Manuela & Juan
• 12:00am – 12:45am – La Juan D’Arienzo (2nd set)
• 3:00am – Milonga ends

Saturday (Mar 14th)

• 12:00pm – 4:15pm – Workshops
• 4:30pm – 5:30pm – Rehearsal with Competition Coordinator
• 5:30pm – Doors open for spectators
• 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Competition – SEMI-FINALS

Order: Senior Tango, Waltz, Milonga, Tango Salon, J&J, Stage Tango

• 9:00pm – 9:30pm – Musical break for 2 tandas
• 9:30pm – Competitor Finalists announcement
• 10:00pm – 3:00am – “Milonga (DJ Mariano from Miami, USA)
• 11:00pm – 11:30pm – La Juan D’Arienzo (1st set)
• 11:30pm – 12:15am – Tango Show by Virginia & Leandro, Juan & Manuela, Sabrina & Ruben (Los Veliz)
• 12:30am – 1:15am – La Juan D’Arienzo (2nd set)
• 3:00am – Milonga ends

Sunday (Mar 15th)

• 12:00pm – 4:15pm – Workshops
• 4:30pm – 5:00pm – Stage Group rehearsal 
• 5:00pm – 5:30pm – Rehearsal with all the competitors including J&J finalists & Group Stage Category participants with Competition Coordinator for the Award Ceremony 
• 5:00PM – “Happy Hour ~ Free Wine Tasting” sponsored by TANGOVINO
• 6:00pm – 8:30pm – Competition – FINALS
  Note: People’s choice award will be voted by the audience and most elegant and most expressive couples will be voted by the judges.

Order: Senior Tango, Waltz, Milonga, Stage Group – Team #1, Tango Salon, Stage Group – Team #2, J&J, Stage Tango

• 8:30pm – 9:00pm – Musical break for 2 tandas
• 9:00pm – 9:30pm – “Award Ceremony” with maestros/judges, the competition supervisor & SCTC 2018 Stage Tango Champions!
• Inviting all the finalists to the stage, announcing winners for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, awarding trophies & prizes, 4th and 5th places will receive recognition and certificates
• Inviting  Group Stage category participants to the stage for recognition, certificates, photos and announcing the winning team
• 9:30pm – Victory Dance with Tango Salon Champions
• 10:00pm – 3:00am – Milonga (DJ Max Stasi from Milan, Italy)
• 12:00am – 12:30am – Performances by Virginia & Leandro, Sabrina & Ruben (Los Veliz)
• 3:00am – milonga ends