For full festival details, please see – festival schedule.

INFO ABOUT THE COMPETITION, JUDGES & SUPERVISOR

• There will be 8 categories: Tango de Pista, (NEW) Pro-Am Tango de Pista, Milonga, Vals, Senior Tango, Escenario, Group Escenario, and Jack & Jill.
• SCTC 2023 Championship is supervised by Danilo Maddalena, the organizer of the Official European Tango Championship.

The 6 Judges for all competitions are:

• Vanessa Villalba
• Facundo Pinero
• Sabrina Veliz
• Ruben Veliz
• Jonathan Saavedra
• Clarisa Aragon

Friday (Mar 10th)

• 11:00am – 3:15pm – Workshops
• 11:00pm – 3:30pm – Competitors registration & number pick-up
• 3:30pm – 4:30pm –  Rehearsal with the competition coordinator
• 4:30pm  – Doors open for spectators
• 5:00pm – 9:00pm – Competition – QUALIFYING ROUND

Order*: Waltz, Milonga, Tango de Pista, Pro-Am Tango de Pista, J&J
* Subject to change based on final registration count. This will be announced after the close of registrations February 24th.

• 9:00pm – 9:30pm – Musical break for 2 tandas
• 9:30pm – Competitor Semi-finalists announcement
• 10:00pm – 3:00am – Vinyl Milonga (DJ Davin Quinn, Santa Fe, New Mexico)
• 11:45pm – 12:00am – Performance by Vanesa & Facundo
• 3:00am – Milonga ends

Saturday (Mar 11th)

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• 11:00am – 3:15pm – Workshops
• 3:30pm – 4:30pm – Rehearsal with Competition Coordinator
• 4:30pm – Doors open for spectators
• 5:00pm – 9:00pm – Competition – SEMI-FINALS

Order*: Waltz, Milonga, Senior Tango, Tango de Pista, Pro-Am Tango de Pista, J&J, Escenario
* Subject to change based on final registration count. This will be announced after the close of registrations February 24th.

• 9:00pm – 9:30pm – Musical break for 2 tandas
• 9:30pm – Competitor Finalists announcement
• 10:00pm – 3:00am – Milonga (DJ Max Stasi, Milan, Italy)
• 11:30pm – 12:15am – Performance by  Sabrina & Ruben (Los Veliz)
• 3:00am – Milonga ends

Sunday (Mar 12th)

• 11:00am – 3:15pm – Workshops
• 3:30pm – 4:00pm – Stage Group rehearsal 
• 4:00pm – 4:30pm – Rehearsal with all the competitors including J&J finalists & Group Escenario Category participants with Competition Coordinator for the Award Ceremony 
• 5:00pm – 8:30pm – Competition – FINALS

Order*: Waltz, Milonga, Senior Tango, Group Escenario (2 Teams or more) Tango de Pista, Pro-Am Tango de Pista, J&J, Escenario
* Subject to change based on final registration count. This will be announced after the close of registrations February 24th.

• 8:30pm – 9:00pm – Musical break for 2 tandas
• 9:00pm – 10:00pm – “Award Ceremony” with maestros/judges, the competition supervisor and SCTC 2019 Tango de Pista champions!
• Inviting all the finalists to the stage, announcing winners for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, awarding trophies & prizes
• Inviting Group Escenario category participants to the stage for recognition and announcing the winning team, awarding the medals, trophy, and prizes
• 9:30pm – Victory group dance by J&J, Senior, Audience favorite couple and Pro-Am champions, Victory Solo Dance by Milonga, Vals, Tango de Pista and Escenario Champions
• 10:00pm – 3:00am – Milonga (DJ Diego Doigneau, London, UK)
• 12:00am – 12:30am – Performances by Sarita & Andres (SCTC 2019 Tango de Pista champions), Clarisa & Jonathan, group exhibition by the SCTC 2023 maestros
• 3:00am – milonga ends