COMPETITION SCHEDULE


COMPETITION SCHEDULE 2024
Competition Schedule may be subject to change. Please check periodically.
Last updated on March 16, 2024

Important: please take into account the following information regarding Accreditation:

  1. Participants competing in Tango de Pista and Stage Tango categories must go through accreditation on Thursday March 28 from 2.00 to 4.00 pm in Caló room.
  2. Participants competing in Salon Tango Senior must go through accreditation on Thursday March 28 from 3.30 to 4.30 pm in Caló room.
  3. Participants competing “So you think you can tango?” must go through accreditation on Friday March 29 from 4.00 to 5.00 pm in Caló room.
  4. Participants competing in Milonga and/or Vals must go through accreditation on Saturday March 30 from 3.30 to 4.45 pm in Caló room

PLEASE NOTE: All practice, rehearsals, mandatory orientation meetings and floor craft rehearsals per day are listed in the chart below.
Timetables are subject to change. Check chart again 10 days prior to competition dates for any last minute updates.

THURSDAY

There are some rehearsals and floor craft times which are mandatory (shown in the chart below).

THURSDAY – AFTERNOON and EVENING SCHEDULE

Time Pugliese Ballroom Di Sarli Ballroom Gateway Ballroom Troilo Ballroom Caló Ballroom
2.00 to 4.00 pm

2.30 – 4.00 pm
Practice for
Tango de Pista

Only for competitors who have already gone through accreditation

3.00 – 5.15 pm
Rehearsal for
Stage Tango

(Each couple will have a time slot on a first-come, first-served basis)

N/A

N/A

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Accreditation for
Tango de Pista and
Stage
Tango
competitors (mandatory)

3.30 to 5.15 pm

4.00 – 5.15pm Practice for
Tango de Pista
and  Salon Senior 

Only for competitors who have already gone through accreditation

N/A

 Available for   competitors’ practice

3.30 – 4.30pm Accreditation for
Salon Senior competitors (mandatory)

5.20 to 6.30 pm N/A

5.20 – 5.45pm

Orientation Meeting for
Tango de Pista, Stage Tango and Salon Senior (mandatory). The Orientation meeting will be followed by a mandatory floor craft rehearsal.*

5.50 – 6.30 pm
*Floor craft
rehearsal for
Tango de Pista, Stage Tango and Salon Senior (mandatory)

N/A

N/A

7.10 pm N/A Salon Senior Competitors ready for competition N/A N/A

N/A

7.25 pm

GATEWAY BALLROOM 2nd floor
Doors open for audience

7.45 pm to 9.30 pm

7.45pm COMPETITION STARTS
Presentation of the Official Judges

Salon Tango Senior competition and
1st
 Qualifying Round for Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official Categories
Competition DJ: DJ Rodrigo Saraibe

9.30 pm to 3.00 am

GRAND OPENING MILONGA 

DJ: KOSTAS

11.00 pm Presentation and Group Demo by the FESTIVAL MAESTROS

FRIDAY MORNING and AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
Time Pugliese Ballroom Di Sarli Ballroom Gateway Ballroom Troilo Ballroom Caló Ballroom
10.00 to 11.15 am N/A N/A N/A  

N/A

11.30 am to 12.45 pm N/A

N/A

11.45 am – 2.00 pm

Rehearsal for

 

N/A

12.45 to 2.00 pm N/A

12.45 – 1.45 pm

Practice for
Tango de Pista
competitors

Stage Tango
competitors

(time slots are first-come first-served)

Available for   competitors’ practice

N/A

2.00 to 3.15 pm N/A N/A Practice for
Tango de Pista
competitors 
 

N/A

    N/A 3.30 – 5.00 pm
Rehearsal for
Stage Tango
competitors 
(time slots are first-come first-served)

4.00 – 5.00 pm

Practice for
Tango de Pista
competitors 

4.00 – 5.00 pm Accreditation for
“So you think you can tango?” competitors
(mandatory)
3.30 to 6.30 pm

MATINEE MILONGA
DJ Brick Robbins

N/A

5.15 to 6.00 pm
Orientation Meeting and 

floor craft rehearsal for
“So you think you can tango?”
competitors  
 (mandatory)

N/A

N/A

7.00 pm N/A

“So you think you can tango?”
ready for competition

N/A N/A

N/A

FRIDAY EVENING SCHEDULE
7.00 pm

GATEWAY BALLROOM 2nd floor
Doors open for audience

7.15 to 9.00 pm

COMPETITION STARTS:

So you think you can tango?” Competition
Second Qualifying Round for Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official categories

Competition DJ: Rodrigo Saraibe

9.15 pm to 3.00 am

MILONGA

DJ AVIK BASU

11.00 pm Announcement of Official Categories Semifinalists and
Coronation of Salon Senior Champions and the “So you think you can tango?” Winners

SATURDAY MORNING and AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
Time Pugliese Ballroom Di Sarli Ballroom Gateway Ballroom Troilo Ballroom Caló Ballroom
9.00 to 10.00 am N/A

9.30 – 11.15am Practice for

N/A 9.00 – 10.00 am available for competitor’s practice

9.15 – 11.15am 

10.00 to 11.15 am N/A

Tango de Pista
competitors 

N/A

10.00 11.15pm
Available for
Stage Tango practice (first-come, first-served)

DJ Workshop

by Rodrigo Saraibe

11.30 am to 12.45 pm N/A N/A

Rehearsal for
Stage Tango
competitors 
(Each couple will have a time slot on a first-come, first-served basis).

Practice for
Milonga
competitors

N/A

12.55 to 1.55 pm

Practice for
Vals
Competitors

N/A

N/A Available for competitors’ practice

N/A

2.00 to 3.15 pm N/A Practice for
Vals
Competitors
N/A Practice for
Milonga competitors

N/A

3.30 to 4.45 pm

3.30 – 4.15 pm

Practice for
Tango de Pista
 

N/A N/A

3.30 – 6.00 pm

Available for
Stage Tango competitors’ practice

3.30 – 4.45 pm Accreditation for
Milonga
and Vals competitors
 (mandatory)
4.15 to 7.00 pm

MATINEE MILONGA

DJ Avik Basu

N/A

5.00 – 5.45 pm
Orientation Meeting & Floor craft rehearsal for Vals, Milonga and Tango de Pista (mandatory)

 (time slots are first-come, first-served)

N/A

7.15 pm N/A Vals Competitors ready for competition N/A N/A

N/A

SATURDAY EVENING SCHEDULE
7. 00 pm

GATEWAY BALLROOM 2nd floor
Doors open for audience

7.15 pm to 9.15 pm

COMPETITION STARTS:
Qualifying rounds for Vals and Milonga Categories

Semifinal Rounds for Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official Categories

Competition DJ: Rodrigo Saraibe

9.15 pm to 3.00 am

GALA MILONGA

DJ RODRIGO SARAIBE

10.30 pm Announcement of Finalists of Vals and Milonga categories
Announcement of Finalists of Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official Categories

11.45 pm: MAIN MASTERS SHOW!

SUNDAY MORNING and AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
Time Pugliese Ballroom Di Sarli Ballroom Gateway Ballroom Troilo Ballroom Caló Ballroom
10.00 to 11.45 am N/A

N/A

10.30 – 11.45am

Rehearsal for
Stage Tango
Competitors

(Each couple will have a time slot on a first-come, first-serve basis).

10.00 – 11.30am

Practice for
Vals competitors

N/A

11.30 am to 12.45pm N/A N/A   Practice for
Tango de Pista
Competitors

N/A

1.00 to 2.00 pm

N/A

N/A

12 noon to 3.00 pm
MATINEE MILONGA

Practice for
Tango de Pista
Competitors

N/A

2.00 to 3.30 pm N/A N/A DJ Brick Robbins

Practice for
Milonga
Competitors

N/A

3.15 to 4.15 pm N/A N/A

3.15 – 4.15pm Rehearsal for
Stage Tango

(Each couple will have a time slot on a first-come, first-serve basis).

3.30 – 5.00 pm

Available for competitors’ practice

N/A

4.15 to 5.00 pm N/A N/A Floor craft rehearsal for
Vals, Milonga and Tango de Pista categories (mandatory)
  N/A
5.00 to 6.00 pm

Practice for
Tango de Pista competitors 

Practice for Milonga and Vals competitors 

N/A

Available for Stage Tango competitors

N/A

7.00 pm N/A

Vals and Milonga

Competitors ready for competition

N/A

N/A

N/A

SUNDAY EVENING SCHEDULE
7.00 pm

GATEWAY BALLROOM 2nd floor
Doors open for audience

7.15 to 9.00 pm

COMPETITION GRAND FINAL
 Vals and Milonga categories
Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official Categories

8.45 pm PRIZES CEREMONY:
Coronation of the Vals and Milonga USA Champions,
and
Coronation of the
Official USA Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Champions

who will represent the USA at Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup in September.
(Official Photos with all champions)

Competition DJ: Rodrigo Saraibe

9.00 pm to 3.00 am FAREWELL MILONGA

DJ: AVIK BASU

11.00 pm Farewell Master Show