Tango holidays 2024
Domaine Harmonie

Come dance tango in a beautiful location in the south of France,

and enjoy the tranquillity, nature, stunning 360° views,

the swimming pool, local cuisine and picturesque villages in the area.

Lessons in small group with the very best tango maestros!

Below a short video of our first Tango week

In 1999, Alberto Sendra & Fernanda Japas met for the first time and started a career together that continues today, being one of the longest standing Argentine couples dancing together. Paired with a tango salon style influenced by the new dance currents without losing the essence of the tango golden age, they exhibited their art at the most renowned places in Buenos Aires tango circuit: Salon Canning (Parakultural), Club Independencia, Club Gricel, Sunderland, La Ideal, La Garufa, Glorias Argentinas and El Beso, among others. They have danced in the following theatres of Buenos Aires in 1999 - 2016: Alvear, Astral, Coliseo, Cervantes, de la Comedia y El Globo. In 2013, they established their own tango academy in Buenos Aires, “ALFER Espacio de Arte”, where they give group and private tango lessons. They are also long-standing tango masters at Escuela Argentina de Tango, Club La Independencia, Club Gricel, Obelisco Tango and Lo de Celia Tango Club. During their career, they have taught thousands of students of all levels, from early beginners to professionals. They have participated in the Buenos Aires world championship tango festival as teachers, judges and overseers . In addition to their work based in Buenos Aires, they have begun a successful career in: Brazil and Uruguay (2009, 2010 and 2011) Invited as guest teachers and performers at Campo Grande Tango Festival, 26° Winter Festival at Guimaraes, VI Festival at Matto Grosso and III Tango Festival de Uruguay. Asia (2013) Invited as guest teachers and performers in Bangkok. and as principal couple at the Saigon Tango Festival in Ho Chi Min City (Vietnam) Europe (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017,2018, 2019 and 2022. Invited for three consecutive years at the Tango Argentino Festival in Bonifacio and at MiTango Festival in Milano, invited several times as guest teachers and performers in France (Paris,Toulouse, Sable D’olonne, Montpellier and St. Giron), Italy (Turin, Milan), Belgium, Spain, Netherlands (several locations) Canada (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) Invited as guest teachers and performers in Calgary, Winnipeg and Edmonton, giving workshops and classes twice a year over a period of 3 months every time. 2022 they teach and perform in Morocco. Alberto & Fernanda have also danced accompanied by Color Tango Orchestra, Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Roberto Siri’ sexteto, Los Herederos del Compás, Erica Di Salvo Orchestra, Silvando Orchestra, Cuarteto Carvernet.

Tango week

Fernanda Japas
Alberto Sendra

July 14-20, 2024

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Tango week

Cristina Sosa
Daniel Nacucchio

July 21-27, 2024

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Daniel and Cristina have been dancing together as dance partners since 2007. They bring different experiences and knowledge that enrich and strengthen the couple, their personality to dance and their teaching method. Cristina Sosa started her career as ballet dancer, she was 9 years old, and did that for 8 years. During that time she had an intensive training with important ballet teachers. And she complemented with dance jazz. In 2001 Cristina started to dance Stage Tango. Since then she performanced in events, and in many tango shows in Buenos Aires. Daniel Nacucchio started his career as pianist, he was 6 years old. With very hard work he graduated at 16 years old and became professional in this discipline, teaching and making concert in all Argentina. He played in the theater Colon. In 1995 he started to dance tango, he was formed with renowned master on Tango Salon. In 2000 he moved to Japan to teach an dance Argentine Tango. Cristina and Daniel met and started to dance together in a dinner show. Subsequently, in 2008, they went on to participate in the “Metropolitan Tango and Milonga Championship” and also in the “World Tango Championship”. Their hard work paid off, they were crowned champions in all the categories… They also competed and won “The International Japan Open”, making them the first tango couple to have won four most prestigious tango competitions within a single year. Now they work all around the world dancing, teaching and judging. They became a famous tango couple, for their virtuosity, for the combination of the traditional tango salon and the energy of the stage and for their outstanding pedagogy.

Anibal and Valeria are Argentine dancers and teachers, who represent the traditional style of Buenos Aires with a great personality and a touch of youth. They belong to the last generation formed by real milongueros and grandmasters. The teaching in classes and personal style has led them to travel the world with different shows or as teachers at prestigious festivals (Russia, China, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France, Netherlands, UK, Brazil). They are choreographers, producers, and directors of the show “100% Tango” and from 2015 directors, organizers and producers of the “Antwerpen Tango Festival”. In ten years together they work to create a teaching method aiming to simplify the difficult, comfort, abrazo, naturalness, although without neglecting aesthetics. Their curiosity made them take classes with many teachers and very different styles, making them experience different types of abrazo, energy, techniques, and interpretations that are now very useful to exploit the capabilities of each student.

Tango week

Valeria Masside
Anibal Lautaro

July 28 - August 3

August 18 - 24, 2024

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Interviews with the maestros

What can you expect?

You will receive 10 lessons of 1.5 hours from top maestros.

These are scheduled at the coolest times of the day, normally in the morning after breakfast and in the evening before dinner. The first workshop will take place on Sunday evening and the last one on Friday evening.

After dinner there is a 'practica' for dancing.

In the afternoon you can use the dance hall for private lessons or practice. There are no classes on Wednesday evening. You will then have some time to explore the area and have dinner at a French restaurant.

Small group

You will be taught in a small group of a maximum of 8 couples.

This way everyone receives sufficient attention and personal guidance at his/her level.

The lessons are accessible to both dancers with little and a lot of experience.

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Leisure time

There is plenty of free time to enjoy the pool, the garden, the surroundings and optional activities:

yoga
massages
hiking
kayaking
visit Cordes-sur-Cie, Albi, Toulouse, ...
...

Interviews with the maestros

Location & Accommodation

You will stay at Domaine Harmonie, a renovated farm, at the end of a dead end street, in a small village in the south of France.

Away from the busy tourist attractions, you can still find peace and quiet here.

Nearby are a few of 'les plus beaux villages de France', such as Cordes-sur-ciel , Monestiés , Sauveterre-de-Rouergue and Belcastel .

Albi , the capital of the French department of Tarn, is half an hour's drive away. Toulouse is an hour and a half away.

The domain

Domaine Harmonie consists of a private house, a beautiful salon of 70m2 with wooden floor, a dance hall of 160m2, a cottage, a loft, and a gîte with 4 en-suite bedrooms and a shared kitchen.

The site is 3ha, with a flowered garden, a swimming pool and a forest.

There is a lake within walking distance (about 20 minutes).