Boutique Tango Holiday in the South of France with Antonio Martinez & Francesca Bertelli
Summertime in the South of France: the sun, the beach, the sea and tango! JULY 25 - August 1, 2017
Enjoy a holiday that combines the charm of the South of France with the charm of tango.
Limited space available. Four couples in the main villa, additional space in houses and apartments nearby. The rooms in the villa are all doubles with private bathrooms and the guests will have a their disposal a big kitchen and a spacious living room, a large terrace and a swimming pool.
The villa is located at Gigaro, 20 Km from Saint Tropez with a view of the sea which is only 5 minutes walking distance. All around there are many trails with lovely spots for having a pick-nick along the creeks.
Tango Program organized by Antonio Martinez and Francesca Bertelli.
Each day there is one lesson and a milonga at night. On some of the nights we will dance at the villa, on the terrace. Local and visiting tangueros will be invited to join the milongas. Antonio, an internationally renowned musicalizador, will Dj for us in the traditional style of tandas and cortinas. We invite participants to use “mirada and cabeceo” for the invitation and to switch partners at each tanda. We will also travel as a group to some of the milongas offered by the St. Raphaël Tango Festival.
Tango Program: The 1:30 hour lessons take place on the terrace each morning starting not later than 10:00AM. Because in July the sun will be quite strong, the lessons can also be split into two 45 minutes halves, half in the morning and the other half in late afternoon before dinner.
The lessons are designed to give the participants lots of personal attention. The level of the classes is open, we will work on the fundamentals of tango, milonga and vals and in giving the participants new ideas and inputs so that their tango can become more creative. Because we will only accept a limited number of participants we will be able to give personalized attention to each couple addressing their specific needs. Lessons will be in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian depending on the mix of participants
The preliminary program of the evenings: Tuesday July 25th: arrival of the participants between 3:00 and 7:00PM
At 7PM: apéro dansant (guided practica).
Milongas on the terrace: on the first night and Wednesday it is planned to dance at the villa as indicated above. On Thursday, July 26th, the St. Raphaël festival starts and we plan to travel there to dance. There will be a buffet to which we can contribute by bringing a dish. This is quite common at the milongas in France and it is quite enjoyable where all the participants contribute by bringing something for the buffet.
On Friday and Saturday there will be milongas "open air" with orchestras in St. Raphaël. There might be an entrance fee to be paid, at the moment we do not have this information, but we will let you know as soon as we have it how much it will cost, if anything.
For traveling to St. Raphaël to the Festival we will go with as few cars as possible and will share the cost of travel amongst the passengers of each car.
The tango program with Antonio and Francesca that includes the daily lessons and the practicas and milongas at the villa costs €225 per person.
Please note that the costs of travel to St. Raphaël and the entrance fee to the milongas of the Festival, if any, are not included in the a.m. price.
Not only tango then, but also lots of very good tango during the entire week.
Antonio Martinez from Buenos Aires has been teaching tango for twenty years. He has taught in Buenos Aires, Germany, Italy, France and the UK spreading his knowledge of solid social dancing and his skills as a great maestro. He is also a very well known and appreciated musicalizador and DJ's around Europe at tradicional milongas and encuentros. He teaches with Francesca Bertelli, originally from Italy, but who refined her dancing skills in Buenos Aires and considered herself a milonguera and a citizen of the world.