Dorset Tango Festival

Join us for the Tango Fandango Dorset Tango Festival which following on from the hugely successful event this year, we will be holding again at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne in 2026! We are delighted to welcome back our friends and colleagues, Luis & Elizabeth and Alexandra Wood & Guillermo Torrens. Plus there is a special room next to the hall for KYMME KREATIONS Tango clothing and BALANCEO Tango shoes! Doors open 9.45am 10.00 - 11.15am - Workshop 1 Leo & Tracey Theme - Milonga with traspie is the original milonga in Argentina, developed from the original Milongueros. This workshop will help you explore the musicality and the different tools to master the milonga. 11.15 - 11.45am - Break 11.45 - 1.00pm - Workshop 2 Luis & Elizabeth Theme - Tango: Boleos - for the social dance floor. Low & high, timing and technique. 1.00 - 2.15 - Lunch break There is a cafe at the Allendale but plenty of lovely cafes and restaurants within walking distance. 2.15 - 3.30pm - Workshop 3 Leo & Tracey Theme - Colgadas are about connection but with this technique you will start to understand improvisation and the real variations of a playful change of axis. Colgada’s evolved in the Tango Nuevo style but they are one of the most original techniques of the old style. 3.30 - 4.00pm - Break 4.00 - 5.15pm - Workshop 4 Luis & Elizabeth Theme - Vals - Circular vs travelling in Vals? You can have both! Exhilarating turns in Vals. 5.15pm Clear hall for evening Saturday Main Hall Evening Programme Grand evening Milonga Doors open from 7.30pm Dancing until midnight Performance by all 3 couples Your DJs will be Leo & Luis Sunday 9th August Main Hall Daytime Programme Doors open 9.45am 10.00 - 11.30am - Workshop 5 Guillermo & Alexandra Theme - Travelling sequences in both parallel and cross basic systems with changes of directions! 11.30 - 12.00 - Break 12.00 - 1.30pm - Workshop 6 Guillermo & Alexandra Theme - Turning fluid Planeos into Giros with Sacadas! Sunday Main Hall Afternoon dance from 2.45 - 6.00pm PACKAGES available & COSTS: Full weekend Pass 6 workshops and 2 milongas in the Main Hall £135pp, (can be booked with £50pp deposit) All Day Saturday Pass 4 workshops and 1 Milonga in the Main Hall £90pp (can be booked with £50pp deposit) All Day Sunday Pass 2 workshops and afternoon Milonga in the Main Hall £65pp (can be booked with £30pp deposit) INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP - £25pp To book individual workshops please message us with details of the workshop/s you would like to do and bank transfer details will be forwarded to you for payment SATURDAY EVENING MILONGA - £18pp in advance or £20pp on the door SUNDAY AFTERNOON MILONGA - £15pp on the door BOOKING To book online please use our website booking link here: https://tango-fandango.co.uk/tango-fandango-booking-page-for-events.html or contact us directly to pay by bank transfer. Most of the passes can be booked with a £50pp deposit, (non refundable), with the balance payable 1 month before. If you want to book individual workshops, please email us to specify which workshop you would like to do when you make your booking. ACCOMMODATION Wimborne has many hotels / B&B in the town to choose from or there is a Premier Inn 5.1 miles from the centre of Wimborne. VENUE The Allendale Centre Hanham Rd, Wimborne Minster, Wimborne BH21 1AS Tel: 01202 887247 PARKING DIRECTIONS If you are coming by road, head for the 3 Allenview car parks which have over 300 spaces (BH21 1AU) and are accessed from Allenview Road just off the Hanham Road - there is a large fire station on the roundabout at the turning. It’s £6.30 for the day and free after 6pm. There are several other car parks close by too. See you there!