NOTE: prizes may be updated and subject to change at any given moment!

Grand Prize for Tango Salon & Stage Tango Categories:

The 1st place winners of Salon and/or Stage will receive…

• Flight tickets to Buenos Aires OR cash prize of $500 (Please read requirements below).
• 2 Free Entries to Berlin Open Tango Contest (May 29 – June 1, 2020)
• Milonga Passes to Berlin Embrace Tango Festival (May 26 – June 1, 2020) (Tango Salon Category Only)
• An Invitation to Perform at Maldita Milonga in Buenos Aires
• An Invitation to Perform at SoCal Tango Championship & Festival 2021 (Tango Salon Category Only)
• Full Festival Passes for SoCal Tango Championship & Festival 2021 (February 2021)
• An Invitation to Perform at Milonga El Encuentro in LA in 2020 (Tango Salon Category Only)
• Free pair of women’s tango shoes by Yuli B (expires on 12/31/2020) (Stage Category Only)
• Free men’s tango wear from tango store by Alex Moncada (TBD) (Stage Category)
• 2 entrances to milonga El Encuentro in LA (expires on 12/31/2020)
• 2 full festival passes to Adventango Zagreb Tango Experience (Croatia – December 2020)
• Full festival passes to Nora’s Tango Week 2020 (July 2020).
• Full festival passes to New Orlean Tango Festival 2020 (June 2020).
• 2 festival passes for Portland Tango Festival 2020 (October 2020)
• An invitation to perform at New Orlean Tango Festival 2020.
• An invitation to perform at Tucson Tango Festival 2020.
• An invitation to perform at La Milonga de Nora in SF in 2020.
• An invitation to perform at Portland Tango Festival 2020 (October 2020).
• An invitation to perform at milonga Tango Mio in LA in 2020.
• …AND an invitation to perform at a prestigious milonga in Buenos Aires.

NOTE:

• Tango Salon category requires a minimum of (20) or more registered couples to receive flight tickets, 1 week of accommodation & performance in Buenos Aires.
• Tango Stage category requires a minimum of (15) or more registered couples to receive flight tickets, accommodation & performance in Buenos Aires.
• All categories must have a minimum of 12 registered couples to guarantee cash prizes. 
• The flight tickets to BA must be purchased the same year of winning the SCTC championship.
• If the SCTC winning couple become a winner at ATUSA, then the SCTC champions will be rewarded with $1500 cash instead of the flight tickets to BA.

For Milonga, Vals, & Senior Tango:

FIRST PLACE

• $500 cash prize
• 1st place trophies and medals
• 2 Full milonga passes to Adventango Zagreb Tango Experience (Croatia December 2020)
• 2 Full milonga passes to Istanbul-Express Tango Festival (Istanbul, Turkey October 2020)
• MILONGA & VALS CATEGORIES ONLY – 2 Free Entries to Berlin Open Tango Contest (May 29 – June 1, 2020)
• MILONGA & VALS CATEGORIES ONLY – 2 Full Milonga Passes to Embrace Tango Festival (May 26 – June 1, 2020)
• 2 milonga passes for SoCal Tango Championship & Festival 2021 (February 2021)
• 2  milonga passes for Nora’s Tango Week 2019 (July 2020)
• 2 milonga passes for New Orleans Tango Festival 2020 (June 2020)
• 2 milonga passes for Portland Tango Festival 2019 (October 2020)
• 2 entrances to milonga El Encuentro in LA (expires on 12/31/2020)

NOTE:

• All categories must have a minimum of 12 registered couples to guarantee cash prizes. 

For Tango Salon, Stage Tango, Milonga, Vals, & Senior Tango

SECOND PLACE

• 2nd place trophies and medals
• A woman’s tango dress set from Tango With Love
• Men Tango Trouser by Express Dance Store (expires on 12/31/2020)
• $100 off women’s tango shoes by Yuli B (expires on 12/31/2020)
• $100 off men’s tango wear from Tango Store by Alex Moncada (TBD)
• 2 full passes for the Phoenix Tango Marathon (July 2020)
• 2 milonga passes to New Orleans Tango Festival 2020 (June 2020)
• 2 Gyrotonic Dance Method sessions or 2 Private Ballet Lessons from Movement Dynamic

THIRD PLACE

• 3rd place trophies and medals
• $60 off Yuli B women’s tango shoes (expires on 12/31/20)
• $60 off Express Dance Store men’s tango shoes (expires on 12/31/20)
• $60 off men’s tango wear from Tango Store by Alex Moncada (TBD)
• 2 Gyrotonic Dance Method sessions or 2 Ballet Private Lessons from Movement Dynamic
• 2 full passes for the Phoenix Tango Marathon (July 2020)

FOURTH AND FIFTH PLACE 

• Winning couples will be recognized and receive certificates

For Jack and Jill Category:

FIRST PLACE

• 1st place trophies
• $250 for Jack & $250 for Jill (if there are 12 leaders & 12 followers registered)
• 2 full milonga passes for SoCal Tango Championship & Festival 2021 (February 2021)
• 2 full festival passes for Portland Tango Festival 2020 (October 2020)
• 2 full passes for the Phoenix Tango Marathon (July2020)
• 2 full milonga passes to Adventango Zagreb Tango Experience (December 2020)
• 2 Full milonga passes to Istanbul-Express Tango Festival (Istanbul, Turkey October 2020)
• 2 Gyrotonic Dance Method sessions or 2 Private Ballet Lessons from Movement Dynamic

SECOND PLACE

• 2nd place trophies
• A woman’s dress from Maleva (vendor at SCTC 2020)
• $60 off Yuli B women’s tango shoes (expires on 12/31/20)
• $100 off men’s tango wear from Tango Store by Alex Moncada (TBD)

THIRD PLACE

• 3rd place trophies
• 2 bottles of Tangovino Wines

FOURTH AND FIFTH PLACE

• Winning Jacks & Jills will be recognized and receive certificates

For Group Stage Category:

FIRST PLACE

Couples on the winning group will receive:

• A trophy for Best Choreography
• $300 cash prize if there are 3-5 groups
• $500 cash prize if there are 6 or more groups
• full passes for the Phoenix Tango Marathon (July 2020)
• Invitation to perform at La Milonga de Nora in SF
• An invitation to perform at milonga Tango Mio in LA in 2020.

NOTE:

• The group teacher/choreographer is responsible for picking up the team’s prizes.
• This category must have a minimum of 3 registered groups to guarantee cash prizes.
• Minimum of 3 registered groups are needed to validate this category as a competition. If fewer are registered, the competition will become a showcase with evaluation by judges.

Sunday’s Finalists (Fun Categories):

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD (chosen by audience)

• 2 full festival passes for the SoCal Tango Championship & Festival 2021

MOST EXPRESSIVE COUPLE (chosen by judges)

• 2 passes for the Endless Summer Tango Marathon (May 21-25, Los Angeles)

MOST ELEGANT COUPLE (chosen by judges)

• 2 passes for the Endless Summer Tango Marathon (May 21-25, Los Angeles)