16-17-18 October 2026

Oiartzun, País Vasco

7 outstanding TDJs - 6 masterclasses

40 h of dancing - 3 dance floors

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Maratangueando

TANGO AMONG THE MOUNTAINS

Nestled among the mountains of Oiartzun, in the neighbourhood of Ergoien Auzoa, you will find the charming Pagoa Kafe Antzokia, a café-theatre and craft brewery established in 1998, with its own brand: www.pagoa.eus. It is a beautiful venue in Euskal Herria, with ample parking, and home to one of the Basque Country’s most representative milongas: La Vasca Milonga.

All the event rooms have wooden floors, and the venue will offer bar and pintxo service until the end of the event.

MARATANGUEANDO will take place there: the first tango marathon in Gipuzkoa, held from 16 to 18 October 2026. A peaceful, privileged setting, surrounded by the beaches of the Cantabrian Sea, the lush green charm of its mountains, and the gastronomy for which the area is renowned.

Pagoa Kafe antzokia

3 dance floors, 3 different experiences, 3 distinct atmospheres

Salón Milongueros
Milongueros Room

A milonga with a traditional atmosphere, for experienced milongueros.

Salón Conexión
Connection Room*

Ideal for new milongueros looking to practise, clock up more hours on the dance floor, and meet other people.
* Same music as in the Milongueros Room.

Salón Open
Open Room

A dance floor with a diverse atmosphere, role exchange in tango, modern music, new orchestras, neo-tango, and timeless traditional tango.

Our TDJs

Meet the talented TDJs who will fill our milongas with music. Each one brings their own unique style to create an unforgettable experience.

Christina Gómez

Christina Gómez

Christina Gómez

I came into the world of tango through dancing, but after so many years of listening to tangos, I eventually began to explore the orchestras, their stories, their energies, and the effect all this has on the atmosphere of a milonga. I love sitting down, watching the dance floor, and choosing what is best for the dancers at that particular moment. A milonga is a little like a blank sheet of paper, and the dancers and I work together to draw something full of feeling. My aim is to fill the dance floor and make every tanda irresistible to dance to. I always focus on the great tango orchestras and their most popular and danceable pieces, especially from the Golden Age, in order to take the milonga and its dancers on a journey through different energies. And I never forget the fun cortinas, so the party never stops!

Ariel Yanovsky

Ariel Yanovsky

Ariel Yanovsky

A passionate and experienced tango DJ, he has spent more than seven years dedicated to traditional tango music and has over five years’ professional experience as a musicalizador. His style is deeply rooted in traditional Argentine tango, with carefully selected tandas designed to maintain the flow, energy and connection with the dance floor.
He has musicalised at milongas and events in various countries, including Colombia, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Switzerland, Austria, Moldova, Finland and Turkey. His approach combines respect for tradition, musical sensitivity and international experience, adapting to diverse audiences and creating lively, dynamic and memorable milongas.

Joseba Pagola

Joseba Pagola

Joseba Pagola

Joseba Pagola, based in Astigarraga, works as a tango DJ with a thoughtful understanding of the orchestras, styles and evolution of the genre. His musical selection is shaped both by attentive listening and by the experience he has built up as a dancer and teacher.
His way of musicalising seeks to respond to the real needs of the dance floor. His choice of tandas is intrinsically linked to the atmosphere of the milonga, the energy circulating among the dancers, and the specific moment within the event, with the aim of sustaining a lively, comfortable dance floor that remains open to connection.

Carmen Villafuerte

Carmen Villafuerte

Carmen Villafuerte

Carmen Villafuerte de Anca, based in Seville, has been a musicalizadora since 2005 and a milonguera since 2000. When she musicalises a milonga, her main aim is to connect with the dancers, creating a pleasant atmosphere that invites them to enjoy both the dancing and the music. Her musical selection is based mainly on the orchestras of the Golden Age of Tango, while also incorporating contemporary orchestras.
She has musicalised at milongas in Seville, Granada, Valencia, Alicante and other cities, as well as at national gatherings of tango enthusiasts’ associations held in Seville, Málaga, Logroño and L’Ametlla de Mar. She has also taken part in tango encuentros in Mallorca, Málaga and Santander, and in national festivals in Seville, Cádiz, Granada, Mallorca, the Canary Islands, Lugo, Santiago de Compostela, Bilbao and Pamplona. Internationally, she has musicalised in Sweden, Italy and Portugal, as well as taking part in the 12th International Tango Summit and in tango marathons in Bilbao, Pamplona and Porto.
Her training includes the 1st Tango Diploma held at the University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Economic Sciences, in December 2022, as well as DJ courses for musicalising milongas taught by Damián Boggio, Marcelo Rojas and Vivi La Falce.

Roberto Chas

Roberto Chas

Roberto Chas

I was born and raised in Buenos Aires, and I have listened to and loved tango all my life. The spirit of each tanda, and the “colour” of each orchestra and each tango, matter to me above any other musical criterion. I place great importance on the stories tangos tell, even instrumental ones, and on the sensations they leave on the dance floor.
When I musicalise, I feel as though I am dancing with the whole dance floor as my partner and, even after so many years, it still amazes me that, so far away, so many people from such remote and diverse places can be moved by something that has always felt so familiar to me.
I cannot name one orchestra as my favourite, because it depends on the moment, the setting, and countless other factors. But it is true that I feel especially at ease with D’Arienzo, and I am fascinated by the range of sensations he awakens, depending on the period and the singer.
In recent years I have musicalised at many festivals in Spain — Oviedo, Pamplona, Bilbao, Madrid and the Canary Islands — as well as at regular milongas such as Yunta Brava, Suerte Loca and Amarras, and at several international festivals and milongas in Germany and France.

Dominique Fauche

Dominique Fauche

Dominique Fauche

TDJ Dumé lives in France, at the foot of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the Pyrenees.
In 2001, together with a group of friends, he discovered tango during an evening at the Tarbes en Tango festival.
Between discovery and fascination, he developed a true attraction to the music through the milonga, one that nourishes every moment of his varied experiences and explorations.
Since 2016, through Montañas de Tango, his association in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, he has organised tango events in the casino halls, such as the monthly Esquina milonga and Les Estivales de Tango, a three-day event with live music and national and international DJs.
For him, as in his Tanda Cambio, encounters and shared moments should be renewed in every tanda. As a DJ, he draws inspiration from the very roots of the Golden Age and easily combines them with more contemporary styles, according to the energy of each milonga.

Selva Parra

Selva Parra

Selva Parra

Selva is a great lover of exquisite music, and tango is, par excellence, a genre rich in culture, poetry and captivating emotion. She studied music with Colombia’s Youth Symphony Orchestra from a very young age and is a professional dancer who has devoted her life to inhabiting tango from its roots, spreading its culture across different countries and creating spaces for milongueros to dance, connect and enjoy.

Event Programme

Friday

16 October 2026
5 pm - Welcome to the Marathon

PAGOA Craft Beer Tasting

6 pm to 10 pm - Trditional Milonga

Milongueros Room and Connection Room

TDJ Christina Gómez

10 pm to 2 am - Traditional Milonga

Milongueros Room and Connection Room

TDJ Roberto Chas

10 pm to 2 am - Open Mind Milonga

Open Room

TDJ Ariel Yanovsky

Saturday

17 October 2026
Classes

  • 11 am Masterclass (Joseba – Borja – Ariel)
    Milonguero tools for the dance floor

  • 12 noon Ariel Yanovsky Class (Argentina)
    Techniques and types of crosses for both roles

  • 1 pm Edwin Olarte Class (Italy)
    To tango rhythm: sacadas with changes of direction

2 pm to 6 pm – Traditional Day Milonga

Milongueros Room and Connection Room

TDJ Dominique Fauche

6 pm to 10 pm – Traditional Afternoon Milonga

Milongueros Room and Connection Room

TDJ Carmen Villafuerte

10 pm to 2 am – Traditional Milonga

Milongueros Room and Connection Room

TDJ Joseba Pagola

10 pm to 3 am – Open Mind Milonga

Open Room

TDJ Selva Parra

Sunday

18 October 2026
Classes

  • 10 am Selva Parra Class
    Stretching

  • 11 am Ariel Yanovsky Class
    Mingo Pugliese’s figure-of-eight turn to combine, create and break structures

  • 12 noon Edwin Olarte Class
    Volcadas and apile for the dance floor

  • 1 pm Masterclass (Bakartxo – Christina – Selva)
    The connection in the embrace and its essence

2 pm to 4 pm – Argentine Asado

1 pm to 4 pm – Traditional Day Milonga

Open Room

TDJ Ariel Yanovsky

4 pm to 10 pm – Farewell Milonga. TDJ Duel

Milongueros Room and Connection Room

TDJs Roberto Chas, Christina Gómez y Carmen Villafuerte

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Teachers

Ariel Yanovsky

Ariel Yanovsky

Ariel Alejandro Yanovsky is a renowned and outstanding Argentine tango dancer and teacher. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and at the age of 13 moved with his family to Bogotá, Colombia. In his teenage years he was interested in heavy metal and did not enjoy dancing, but while living abroad he began to feel closer to his roots and gradually became involved with tango. In 1997 he returned to Argentina and began his career in tango. Ariel studied with internationally renowned teachers such as Natalia Games, Gabriel Angió, Carlitos Pérez, José “Lampazo” Vázquez, Nancy Louzan, Damián Essel and Horacio Godoy, among others.

He performs and teaches in dance studios, milongas and festivals around the world: Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Oceania, South America and the United States. He carries the flag of tango wherever he goes. He has taken part in special events and unique venues, such as the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), where he performed in a show for peace between South Korea and North Korea.

Together with Gisela Vidal, he was part of the first Argentine couple to teach in places such as the Kingdom of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland. He has also taken part in visual projects for television and cinema. He has danced for renowned orchestras such as Tanghetto and Sexteto Milonguero, and appeared in music videos by The Gotan Project and Bajo Fondo.

He also danced for Alberto Podestá, the renowned singer from the Golden Age of tango. He complemented his training with classes in contemporary dance, theatre, salsa, bachata, forró, kizomba and samba de gafieira.

He speaks Spanish, Italian, English and Portuguese fluently.

Edwin Olarte

Edwin Olarte

He began dancing at the age of 18 in Bogotá, Colombia, and his professional career started in 2006, also in Colombia.

In 2008 he moved to Buenos Aires, where he lived and worked until 2017, dancing in the city’s most important tango shows and venues, including Café de los Angelitos, Gala Tango, Rojo Tango, Buenos Aires Pasión de Tango and Sabor a Tango.

From 2013 to 2015 he was part of the Social Tango company and the show “Social Tango”.

In 2016 he joined Miguel Ángel Zotto’s Tangox2 Company. With this company, he toured Argentina and Europe with the show “Tango Raíces”.

Since 2017 he has been permanently based in Italy, where he teaches and collaborates with a number of major tango festivals at national and European level, taking part in performances and workshops, especially in Germany, France, Greece, Belgium, Norway, Ireland and Switzerland.

  • Colombian national Tango runner-up.
  • Finalist at the 2016 Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires.
  • Third place in Pelando Variaciones in Buenos Aires.
  • Finalist in the Buenos Aires City Metropolitan Championship in the Vals and Milonga categories.
Bakartxo Arabaolaza

Bakartxo Arabaolaza

Passionate about teaching, she emphasises the energetic balance of the couple through an enveloping embrace, in order to achieve the deepest connection in the flow of their movements.

She enjoys guiding each student towards connecting with their body, posture, axes and weight, before connecting with the other person, offering safety and comfort.

Selva Parra

Selva Parra

A tango dancer and teacher with 23 years of artistic experience, she has enriched the performing arts through a range of disciplines. In her teaching, she promotes proprioception and empathic sensitivity through the embrace, seeking the connection between bodies, inhabiting the music, and prioritising improvisation as the primary language of tango. She has organised milongas and tango events in Argentina, Colombia, Peru and the Basque Country.

Christina Gómez

Chistina Gómez

Christina found in Argentine tango a way to connect people, cultures and emotions through the embrace. With more than 15 years’ experience as a dancer and teacher, she co-directs Querido Tango Bilbao together with Borja Alcalde, where they teach and organise tango activities throughout the year. She has taken part in festivals, marathons and shows in various European countries, standing out for her elegance, musical sensitivity and warm, approachable teaching style.

Ariel Álvarez

Ariel Álvarez

Born in the city of Bogotá, Colombia, Ariel Álvarez is a choreographer and Argentine tango dancer with 23 years’ stage experience and 20 years as a teacher of River Plate dance. Sharing his knowledge and art both nationally and internationally, he has promoted social and professional tango based on improvisation and body awareness.

A tango de salón champion in various national competitions in Colombia, he has represented his country in Chile, where he won Valparatango. He was a finalist in the Buenos Aires City Metropolitan Championship in the Vals and Milonga categories, as well as a finalist at the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He has directed several tango companies in Colombia and Peru, and is the organiser of the Los Grandes del Tango festival.

Borja Alcalde

Borja Alcalde

Borja discovered Argentine tango more than 15 years ago and has since devoted a large part of his life to sharing this passion. Together with Christina Gómez, he founded Querido Tango Bilbao, a community where they have been organising classes, milongas and international events for more than 12 years.

As a dancer, teacher and organiser, he has taken part in theatres, festivals, marathons and tango encuentros in different European countries. He is currently the National Director of Metropolitango Spain and continues to explore new ways to grow and share tango.

Joseba Pagola

Joseba Pagoa

Joseba Pagola has been an Argentine tango teacher and dancer since 1999. Since the beginning of his professional career, he has taught regular classes in Andoain, Bilbao and Pamplona, and together with Bakartxo Arabaolaza has run his own tango school in Andoain since 2000.

Over more than two decades, he has taught and shared his experience at numerous international festivals, encuentros and workshops, giving classes in various European countries, including Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia.

His teaching combines technique, musicality and the distinctive connection of Argentine tango, the result of extensive teaching experience and a constant dedication to spreading this dance. Over the years, he has trained hundreds of students, contributing to the growth and development of the tango community both locally and internationally.

Prices and Registration

FULL PASS PREMIUM
(9 Milongas, 2 Masterclasses and 4 Classes)
200 €

ASADO
(available only with advance purchase until 10 October)
30 €

Milongas

Full standard pass (9 Milongas) 120 €
2-day Milonga Pack 90 €
Day / Afternoon Milonga 20 €
Night Milonga 25 €

Water, fruit and snacks included.

Masterclass and Classes with Teachers

Pack: 4 Classes with guest teachers and 2 Masterclasses 120 €
Pack: 2 Classes with guest teacher Ariel Yanovsky 35 €
Pack: 2 Classes with guest teacher Edwin Olarte 35 €
1 Class with guest teacher (Edwin or Ariel) 20 €
1 Masterclass (3 teachers) 35 €
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