General Information:
Event Program for ATUSA 2025
- 4 nights 3 days of 100% pure authentic Tango Argentino. You can be a festival participant, a spectator, a supporter or a competitor in the 2025 ATUSA Official Tango Championship & Festival.
- 4 nights of the sole unique Official Argentine Tango Championship in the USA with best tango couples participating from over 25 states!
- 4 World Class Master Couples from Buenos Aires- with great international reputation and excellence in both teaching and performing -, will be directing the 31 workshops!
- Live music on Friday & Sunday evenings!
- Super Welcome Classes with two Master Couples + Grand Opening Milonga with Festival Maestros Presentation and Demo on Thurs
- 31 Great Tango Workshops all focused on your learning and improving your tango!
- Special Workshops: Lecture by Alex Roitman!
- 3 new practicas!
- 3 matinee Milongas Fri, Sat and Sun!
- 4 evening Milongas Thurs through Sun 9.00 pm – 3.00 am
- 5 Amazing music by expert tango DJs!
- 2 spectacular Masters Shows on Saturday and Sunday + Special Performances!
- Over 26,000 sq. feet of open dance space for our milongas, competitions and workshops
- Great accommodation at special discounted rates at the marvelous Double Tree by Hilton Hotel.
- Discounted buffet breakfast coupons at $19 p/p
- Discounted parking rates!
- Complimentary Hotel airport shuttle.
To register click here
Workshop Levels
Schedules and/or descriptions of classes may be subject to change. They will be announced should they occur. Classes will start and finish on time, so please do not be late. The teachers reserve the right to request that a student leave any class if they feel he or she is unable to keep up or is disruptive. For those unable to keep up, the management will make every attempt to substitute a class at an appropriate level, but no refunds will be offered. To be fair to all attendees, the teachers will not alter the level of their classes for students unable to keep up. The festival classes were designed to teach specific topics/material according to the assigned level. For the students ‘own benefit, they should register to the workshops according to their level in the dance at the time of registration.
We have included a simple description of the levels and classified the classes in four groups:
- All Levels
- Intermediate
- Intermediate / Advanced
- Advanced
1. ALL Levels: suitable for everybody and great to go over technique issues, go over fundamentals and to acquire good habits. Great to review, reinforce and improve motions we have learnt before or that we want to learn now. Navigation resources and musicality will be emphasized. Basic understanding of technique, simple concepts and steps/moves are required. Therefore, these are NOT beginner level classes.
3. Intermediate: a reasonable level of technical understanding of tango, handling close and open embrace and a good repertoire of steps is needed (molinetes, barridas, voleos, sacadas). At this level, dancers need to have good navigation and connection. Partner rotation is recommended.
4. Intermediate/Advanced: These classes are intended for more experienced intermediate and advanced dancers. You should meet all the requirements of the intermediate level described above, apart from being able to lead or follow more challenging tango figures and to navigate on a crowded floor. Partner rotation is recommended in these classes though it will be up to the teachers.
5. Advanced: excellent understanding of the technical aspects of tango, navigation, improvisational resources and connection are major factors. You should be able to execute complex tango figures. We strongly advise that you register as a couple to get maximum benefit of the content of the class and from your time with the maestros. Some advanced classes offered will be limited to couples to maximize class content. In others, partner rotation will be up to the teachers, but is not mandatory.
Please see our Class schedule page to help you chose the right class.
Gender balance
The organization understands how frustrating it is to attend classes where there is not an equal number of leaders and followers. To that end, we would appreciate your cooperation in registering with a partner or at least early enough so that we can plan to help achieve balance for the lessons. That is why we are the only festival which offers an online pre-registration to classes. In that way we can see how many leaders and followers register in each class and do our best to balance them either using the “second choice” class selection or adding volunteer class assistants. Although we will make our best to gender balance the classes, we cannot guarantee a partner per dancer, nor can we be responsible for your partner’s level in classes that rotate partners. Therefore, to maximize your class time, it is always best to bring your own partner. Please note that once online registration is closed, you will only be able to sign up for classes at door with a partner, or in classes that aren’t already balanced.
Video policy
NO VIDEO or STILL CAMERAS will be allowed during the workshops/classes. You may videotape the 5 minute summary at the end of each class as long as the instructor allows it.
NO PROFESSIONAL VIDEO or STILL CAMERAS will be allowed during the Competition and Masters Shows.
Refund policy
Festival Cancellation Policy 2025
- A registration cannot be shared and is not transferable.
- If you cancel your registration by January 8, 2025, you will receive a full refund, minus online transaction fees (approximately 5%).
- If you cancel between January 9 and February 9, 2025, you will receive a 50% refund, minus online transaction fees (approximately 5%). Alternatively, you may choose to roll over your full registration fee to the 2026 event*.
- Roll Over: If you cancel between February 10 and March 16, 2025, you can roll over your registration to the 2026 event*.
- No Refunds or Roll Overs will be issued from March 17, 2025.**
*Please note that if you select this option, any difference in the festival pass price for 2026 will be due at the time of registration.
**Exception: In cases of force majeure, a rollover to 2026 may be considered, provided you present supporting evidence.
Competition and Milongas timetables
1. Competition & Milongas
Thursday:
5.30 – 8.00pm Competition: Salon Tango Senior Competition + First Qualifying Round of Official categories: Tango de Pista & Stage Tango
4.15 pm: SUPER WELCOME CLASS (intermediate level) by two Master Couples: Los Totis + Carla Rossi & Jose Luis Salvo
9.00 pm – 3.00 a.m. Grand Opening Milonga with presentation and demo by our Festival Maestros at 11.00pm
Friday:
4.00 – 7.00pm: Matinee Milonga (Pugliese Ballroom)
5.15 -8.00 pm Competition: Second Qualifying Round of Official categories: Tango de Pista & Stage Tango + Qualifying rounds for Vals and Milonga categories
9.00 pm. – 3.00 a.m. Milonga with Live Music by ARTE + Singer Adrian Durso.
Saturday:
5.30 – 8.00pm Competition: Semifinal Rounds for Official categories Tango de Pista & Stage Tango + Semifinal rounds for Milonga and Vals categories + unique round for Milongueros del Mundo category.
5.30 – 7.30pm Matinee Milonga (Pugliese Ballroom)
9.00 pm. – 3.00 a.m. GALA Milonga with Main Masters Show
Sunday:
2.45 – 5.15pm Matinee Milonga (Gateway Ballroom)
6.00 – 8.15pm Competition: Grand Final! Tango de Pista & Stage Tango (official categories) + Milonga and Vals categories + “So you think you can tango?” category
8.30- 9.00pm Coronation of all Champions and the new Official USA Tango Champions 2025, – who will represent the USA at the Tango Mundial in Buenos Aires!
9.00 pm. – 3.00 a.m. Farewell Milonga with Live Music by ARTE + Singer Adrian Durso and Masters Show!
To purchase Dance Passes and Single Milonga Tickets Click here
2. Practicas
FRIDAY 1.20 to 2.20pm (Pugliese Ballroom)
SATURDAY : 2.00 – 3.45pm (Pugliese Ballroom)
SUNDAY : 11.45am – 1.15pm (Gateway Ballroom)
Cost per practica: $15 p/p (Tickets only available with cash at door.)
