Argentine Tango USA Official Championship Tango Festival

"ATUSA", the ARGENTINE TANGO USA OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP & TANGO FESTIVAL is the sanctioned OFFICIAL BRANCH in THE UNITED STATES to Tango Buenos Aires Festival and Dance World Cup*. It is is a unique four-day Official Tango event including both the only OFFICIAL ARGENTINE TANGO CHAMPIONSHIP in the USA and an international TANGO FESTIVAL.
ATUSA will be held on March 29- April 1, 2018 at the SF Airport Marriott Hotel.

PRE-REGISTRATION for for both the FESTIVAL & the OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP is OPEN: Check discounts online!

THE FESTIVAL:
4 Internationally renowned Argentine Tango Master couples from Buenos Aires with excellence in both teaching and performing will be directing workshops:
GUILLERMINA QUIROGA & MARIANO LOUGIUDICHE
JUNIOR CERVILLA & GUADALUPE GARCIA
ADRIAN VEREDICHE & ALEJANDRA HOBERT
CHRISTIAN PALOMO & MELISSA SACCHI

28 Great Workshops all focused on your learning, improving and enjoying your tango + 4 Milongas with great ambiance + special performances by our 2017 USA Official Champions + Great Live music on two selected nights + recorded music by our highly experienced tango DJs + 2 amazing Master Shows by ou Festival Maestros!
Everything happening on 14000 sq. feet of open dance floor for dancing at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, which makes an outstanding venue for our milongas, competitions and workshops. + Convenient and comfortable accommodation at the magnificent San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel with a marvelous waterfront view and huge parking + Complimentary airport shuttle available.

THE OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP: ATUSA is the direct and only validated pathway to have a significant opportunity at the Tango Mundial as it is the only entity entitled to hand in official tango champion titles and to send the official US representatives (champions) to compete DIRECTLY AT THE SEMIFINAL rounds of the TANGO DANCE WORLD CUP in Buenos Aires every year, - avoiding more than 600 couples at the qualifying rounds.
No other competition or championships in the USA other than ATUSA is official and validated by Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup.

CATEGORIES 2018:
“Tango de Pista” – OFFICIAL; open to both amateur and professional dancers. Residence restrictions apply.
“Stage Tango” – OFFICIAL; open to both amateur and professional dancers. Residence restrictions apply.
“Salon Tango Senior” – open to amateur dancers. Age restrictions apply. No residence restrictions.
“Milonga” – open to both amateur and professional dancers. No age or residence restrictions.
“Stage Tango Group”, Competition/Showcase with evaluation by the Jury (open to amateur dancers directed by a teacher/choreographer). No residence restrictions.
NEW withheld 2018 category! Announcement and details coming soon!

ARGENTINE TANGO USA official JUDGES are evaluated and approved by the Direction of the Office of Festivals and Central Events (Tango World Cup) of the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires. The Direction of the Tango World Cup will appoint and send an Auditor from Buenos Aires to verify that the competition rules and regulations are applied correctly and to calculate the scores using the Tango World Cup formula. All categories in this Championship (official and non official) are evaluated by the the Official Judges and audited by the designated World Cup Auditor.


*Tango Buenos Aires Festival and Dance World Cup is a worldwide unique mega event organized the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the Autonomous City Of Buenos Aires, the highest authority regarding the organization, program planning and overall execution of the Mundial de Tango.

WE ARE PROUD OF BEING THE US WORLD CUP OFFICIAL BRANCH!
Register now either as a competitor oror a festival participant and support the US Official national tango event!