Tango & Nature Retreat

Wonderful weekend seminar in Van der Valk Hotel Texel – De Koog directly close to the Northsea at Texel Island. Come and enjoy tango, friendship, freshly cooked food, wooden dance floor. Under professional guidance of maestros Mariano y Cosima Díaz Campos (ARG / NL).

Dates: Friday 25 October - Sunday 27 October 2024.
Tango programme: 135 euro p.p. early birds price until 31. July 2024 (regular price 155 euro p.p.)
Accommodation: Van der Valk Hotel Texel – De Koog : www.valktexel.nl
Luxurious hotel with private bathrooms and coffe/tea facility.
Buffet Saturday: 39,50 euro pp
Tango level: advanced.
Seminar theme: tango, vals, técnica.
Address: Pelikaanweg 18, 1796 NR De Koog, Nederland
https://goo.gl/maps/1TKX1jtA4GomtVzi9

Bookings via TangoMasterclass

Please don't contact the hotel about your stay during the tangoweekend. They want us to book for the entire tango group, and not handle individual reservations. 

If you want to stay in Hotel Van der Valk De Koog, you have to book via us (group booking). We offer a better group price than the hotel website.

Arrangements

We can make a booking for you for 2 nights, from Friday 25 Oct to Sunday 27 Oct.

If you like to  stay longer (Monday), we can book a 3=2 arrangement for you (3 nights for the price of 2).

Please mail us for the prices of the hotelrooms: [email protected]

Nature & Tango Retreat

Come and enjoy tango, friendshop & nature! Connect with your senses in the beautiful nature, enjoy the friendship of the tango group, and be inspired by the tangoclasses of Mariano & Cosima.

Tango Masterclass chooses it's accommodations with great care. This retreat takes place in the luxurious Van der Valk Hotel Texel – De Koog, with delicious buffet included. Our daily workshops and evening milongas take place in the big dance hall.

25 - 27 October 2024 will be the 5th edition of Tango Masterclass Texel.

The hotel is beautifully situated in a quiet forest area on the edge of the dunes of Texel National Park and only 15-minute walk from the North Sea beach. The hotel consists of a a great dance hall where all our workshops, milongas and trainings take place. Each room features a private bathroom and a tv, bicycle rental, free wifi and a coffee/tea facility. There are also various walking and biking routes in the direct area of Van der Valk Hotel Texel – De Koog.

The hotel was build  in 1934. In recent years the hotel is beautifully renovated and transformed. All rooms have private bathroom, and a private coffee & tea facility.

We are so much looking forward to meet you at the 5th edition: Tango Texel October 2024!
 

Schedule

Friday

• you can check in any time you like from 15:00 h and on
• 20:00 - 20:15 h welcome & introduction
• 20:15 - 00:00 h milonga de bienvenida | dresscode: green - blue.
  
  

Saturday

• 08:00 - 10:30 h breakfast buffet
• 10:00 h stretch & balance (optional)
• 10:30 h workshop group B
• 11:30 h workshop group A
• leisure time
• 16:15 h workshop group B
• 17:30 h workshop group A
• 19:00 h dinner buffet (optional)
• 21:00 u milonga | dresscode: red - black.
  
  

Sunday

• 08:00 - 10:30 h breakfast buffet
• 10:00 h stretch & balance (optional)
• 10:30 h workshop group A
• 11:30 h workshop group B
• leisure time
• 14:00 h workshop group A
• 15:00 h workshop group B
• 16:00 h guided práctica / despedida / goodbye
   

Dinnerbuffet

We reserve a buffet for the group for on Saturday night (optional). If you wish to join the buffet, you can make a reservation via us. The price is 39,50 euro p.p.

Room Reservations

The tango lessons and milongas take place in the beautiful Van der Valk Hotel De Koog - Texel. If you like to book your stay at the hotel, please send us an email.
Check-in Friday: 15 h
Check-out Sunday: 11 h
You can also extend your stay (arrive on Thursday or leave on Monday).

Please don't reserve directly at the hotel. The hotel wants us to book for the entire tangogroup, and not handle individual reservations. We can also book an arrangement for you or 3 nights for the price of 2, or 4 nights for the price of 3. Please mail us for a pricelist.

Your Maestros Mariano y Cosima

Your teachers this weekend are Mariano y Cosima Díaz Campos. Mariano was born in Buenos Aires, and raised in a tango family. He transmits the cultural heritage from a family of tangodancers. His grandfather used to organize milongas in his home town, his mother was the pioneer of tango in Holland, and passed the legacy to her son. Mariano & Cosima met in 2001, and trained intensively in Buenos Aires with renowned maestros. Their style is classical and Argentine. Cosima brought to the couple and to the teaching her experience in music in general and in tango music in particular (she studied Argentine Tango violin in Rotterdam in 1996-1997), and her knowledge in healthy movements and postures (she graduated as an excercise-therapist in 2001, and as a physiotherapist in 2004).

Mariano & Cosima are dedicated teachers, and their classes are appreciated by students for their effective methodology. The couple knows how to work intensively with a group, yet create a light, fun and relaxed atmosphere. They guarantee a good balance between explanation and time to practice and a good alternation between group dynamics and individual feedback. They know how to connect technique with feeling, and they focus on the essence of tango in their classes. They give subtle and accurate corrections that make every students grow fast.

Most important aspects in teaching are:

• healthy movements, relaxed energy, full feeling of the body;
• quality of movement, connection and musical interpretation.