Modern Tango World #7 (Havana & the Caribbean)

Participants in the festival includes tangueros from Canada,
Switzerland, United States, Spain, Martinique, Tortola,
Aruba and Dominican Republic among others.
The majority of the milongas will be at the Hotel Condado
Plaza, located right by the beach and only 5 minutes
away from Old San Juan. There are daily milongas
by the beach and by the pool., with live music from
the famous bands, like Otros Aires and over five international
DJs. People get to dance both alternative
and traditional tango in a relaxed environment in the
beautiful place.
In February, the Puerto Rico Tango Marathon holds daily
milongas on the beautiful San Juan Isla Verde beach. This
great event is known for its laid-back and easy-going island
feeling, warm receptions, and entertaining activities.
It is promoted as a relaxing Caribbean vacation where
dancers from all over North America and Europe meet.
But, the atmosphere is one of serious dancing and sharing
passions for tango.
The Puerto Rico Tango Marathon is five days of wondrous
opportunities for tango aficionados to watch others,
learn new moves and improve old ones, and to simply
dance, all day and all night. Tia Maria Helfeld is the
organizer of this event. She organizes local milongas and
practicas, teaches at Y Entonces dance school, passing
on her enthusiasm to build a more active tango community.
Three years ago, she started organizing Puerto Rico
Tango Marathon because she wanted all of the wonderful
dancers and friends to come visit Puerto Rico.
She wanted to share with them the magic of dancing on
the beaches of this beautiful Island. She also wanted to give
the Puerto Rican community the possibility of experiencing
a tango marathon, and to have the opportunity to connect,
to share abrazos, tandas with dancers from around
the world, making lots of new friends and to reunite with
old ones in an awesome party. Afternoon beach milongas,
followed by all-night indoor milongas. The weather is usually
absolutely beautiful, and the tango energy is spectacular every
day. There are yoga classes in the morning followed by
a delicious brunch, with dance performances. The weekend,
ends with a sail on an epic after-party boat trip!
For a short while in 2015, Luis Pena and Christin Neisler
taught tango at the Harmony Suites Resort in Gros
Islet, Saint Lucia. They left behind an enthusiastic group
of dancers looking for instructors. Saint Lucia lies between
Martinique, Barbados and Saint Vincent.
Throughout these crystal islands, tango has lived for
many years. It has a rich history of mixing with those
special Caribbean rhythms.
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