Cork Tango are delighted to announce the 3rd edition of their Tango Lughnasa weekend. This new edition sees top instructors and performers as well as long time friends, Hugo Patyn & Celina Rotundo to our hometown of Cork.
For this edition we have listened to your wishes and prepared 3 days full of quality tango dancing and learning, all in the friendly atmosphere that characterises our Cork Tango community:
- 4 workshops with Hugo & Celina and our very own Rebecca O’Laoire.
- 5 milongas (that’s over 20 hours of dancing!!!)
- Performance at the Gala Milonga
Teachers & Performers
Hugo Patyn & Celina Rotundo
They are Argentine Tango dancers, masters, and choreographers who dazzle the world, both on stage and in every class or workshop they teach.
They possess an especially particular connection and style, making them first class dancers with an extensive dance background. They have danced in diverse places of the world, presenting challenging, intense and sensual choreographies with history. As instructors, they have initiated and inspired hundreds of students around the world.
Celina and Hugo have been invited to dance with the most prestigious Tango Orchestras such as: COLOR TANGO, LA JUAN D’ARIENZO, AMORES TANGOS, TANGO BARDO, LOS SOLISTAS DE D’ARIENZO, VICEVERSA, PABLO MOTTA ORCHESTRA, LISANDRO ADROVER ORCHESTRA, PABLO VALLEJOS QUINTET, among others.
Rebecca O’Laoire
She has danced since age 5 and as a tango artist has instructed and performed on five continents.
She has consistently been a finalist in the Tango World Cup, regularly appearing in the top 15, and winning the Semi Final of the Buenos Aires City Championship.
She has performed widely in B.A. in Theatres and indoor & outdoor venues. She was Soloist in the Company of the famous Cafe Tortoni as well as running two acclaimed tango nightclubs and running a third in a co-operative with El Afronte Orchestra. Her own club, Fruto Dulce, was recommended in the Guide Routard.
Film experience includes series, travelogues, music videos and Feature Films in Ireland and Argentina. She was a featured artist in ‘Ella Enchanted’ 2004 and ‘Normal People’ 2020
TDJ team
We have a great line up of 5 different DJs who will amenize the afternoon and night milongas with their fantastic music selection for very danceable tandas:
- TDJ Rebecca
- TDJ Hernancito
- TDJ Juanito Huracan
- TDJ Ducky Day
- TDJ Carol
Schedule
Prices & Booking
Weekend Packages
Our full weekend packages include access to workshops and milongas from Friday to Sunday. We have included 3 extra milongas this year while keeping the package prices very similar to last years.
Attendance at the workshops is with previous registration and payment only. We will try our best to balance the roles during the workshops but it will help if you partner yourselves with a friend in advance. Check below the very affordable couple’s package that you can avail of.
Walk ins are welcome to the Milongas Only. You will be able to pay at the welcome desk each night for the Milonga of your choice.
Couples Packages
Only available for couples made of leader & follower, not available for same role couples.
Partner up and SAVE €40
Early Bird Couples Full Pass
€200
Save €20 by registering before 30/6/2025
Couples Full pass
€240
Price increase from 1/7/2025
Individual Packages
Early Bird Full Pass
Individual
€115
Save €20 by registering before 30/6/2025
Full pass
Individual
€135
Price increase from 1/7/2025
All Milongas pass
Individual
€50
All afternoon and night milongas
Other Prices
Individual Single Workshop
€30
Couples Single workshop
€50
Saturday Milonga & Performance
€25
Sunday Night Milonga
€15
Friday / Afternoon Milongas (each)
€10
How to book
Booking of festival packages and workshops will be done through google forms. If you’re booking as a couple with the same selections only one form will need to be completed. Make sure that you indicate your partner’s name in the field provided.
The form can be accessed from this link: 📋 https://forms.gle/HWyU2wey5gmYCVZW6
Once we receive your request we will issue a personalised payment link through our secure system via the email you provide. Your registration will be complete as soon as we receive payment. We will send further details on attendance etc. closer to the date.
Contact us for availability if you’re interested in taking private lessons with Hugo & Celina.
Location
Blackrock National Hurling Club
Blackrock National Hurling Club, also known as “The Rockies”, is located on the southside of Cork City. The club was founded in 1883, one year before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association itself. It is therefore the oldest hurling club in Cork. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling, which is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland’s native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology. The same game played by women is called camogie (camógaíocht), which shares a common Gaelic root.
With a fabulous wooden floor of 100 sqm and an open private3 bar area inside the function room we will be able to spread around during the workshops and dance the night away at the milongas until our feet hurt. And for those of you who might feel peckish in between, the main bar area offers a wide variety of food and boasts their own pizza oven for homemade pizzas.
Once more this year we will have small tables around the dance floor so you can sit and relax in between tandas or watch other dancers, replicating the set up that you might find at a Buenos Aires’ milonga.
Accommodation & Getting there
As per previous years Cork Argentine Tango Society are not in a position to organise accommodation or transport for attendees but here are some ideas based on the Booking.com platform :
(this should be similar on other platforms too such as AirBnB etc, Google Maps)…
Step 1
- In Booking.com start typing the address 1.’Blackrock GAA Cork’
- You should be prompted as shown in this picture with the correct address , select that address as shown
- Add the check in and out dates say 1rd-4th of Aug as shown in the picture
- Then click search
Step 2:
Click on the Map, then You should then see a list of options as in the following picture .
You can see where the ‘Tango Lughnasa (aka Blackrock GAA Hall) is in relation to the accommodation options by typing Blackrock GAA Hall in the search bar as shown in the top of the picture
A similar search has produced the following link for us: https://tinyurl.com/bookingLughnasa
There are a lot of options near the city centre that is quite close to Blackrock GAA Hall.
Getting there
There are plenty of bus (routes 202, 202A, 212 and 215, and /taxi services around. Or you can get an Uber as well.
Terms & Conditions
Refunds and Cancellations
Our refund policy for this event is as follows:
- 100% refund minus admin costs for cancellations prior to June 1st,
- 50% refund minus admin costs between June 1st and 30th.
- No refunds after June 30th.
In case of cancellation of the event by the organiser, the purchaser may request a refund within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of public communication of the cancellation. Cork Tango will only reimburse the amount of the ticket, not being responsible for any other expenses incurred.The amount of the ticket will not be refunded in the event that the festival is canceled due to bad weather conditions, natural disasters or other causes of force majeure not attributable to the Cork Tango.
Liability Waiver
In consideration of the fee paid, the participant agrees to the following provisions:
- Understands that there is a risk of personal injury during the course of the festival and agrees to assume the risk of any injury and damages caused during the festival.
- Agrees to hold harmless Cork Argentine Tango Society and all other individuals, organizations, sponsors, promoters, operators, hosts, instructors, associations, schools, owners, officials, directors, employees and other participants connected with the event from all losses, damages, injuries, causes of actions, claims, or complaints in the event that the participant is damaged or injured in any way during the participation, instruction and/or performance of any exercise or during any activity associated with the event location or during transit to or from the event.
- Agrees to strictly obey instructions and observe safety rules.
- Because of the physical demands, understands that he/she must be in good physical condition to participate in the event.
- Agrees that any pictures, audio, or visual recordings taken of him/her in connection with the festival can be used for publication, promotion, articles, shows and advertisement without additional consent and without compensation at this time or any other time.
Any change may occur in the event schedule without prior notice. Cork Tango apologize in advance for any inconvenience.
Further Enquiries : tangocork2@gmail.com.