Toronto Tango Festival 2026 Schedule

The 2026 Tango 8 Fest programme runs September 23–27 in Toronto and brings together international tango maestros, DJs, workshops, performances, practicas and social dancing. Use the day-by-day schedule below to plan your workshops and milongas. Workshop codes identify each teaching couple, while starred sessions are open without gender-balance requirements. The programme may be updated as the festival approaches, so check this page again before travelling.

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WORKSHOP CODES

SJ Suyay & Jonny

YE Yanina & Emmanuel

V Virginia Pandolfi

BL Bulent & Lina




Single Leaders or followers registration welcome for all workshops. The Organizer will try to maintain gender balance but a partner is not guaranteed due to last minute cancellation, no show or other reasons beyond our control. To secure a partner, please bring your own partner or register before August 31, 2026.

 

Workshops with   No gender balance required.

** Schedule and workshop titles subject to change without prior notice.

 

WED, SEP 23

8.15 - 9.30pm • BL1
Mini Volcada for the Social floor  

 

THUR, SEP 24

5.00 - 6.15pm • SJ 1

Biomechanics and Techniques of Suyay & Jonny: Everything you need for beautiful walks and turns

 

6.15 - 7.30pm • V 1

Your questions answered. The powerhouse of your body, placement of axis & control to maintain connection with partner during walk & other movements.

 

7.30 - 8.45pm • YE 1

Special seminar: Tango as a shared poem. The secret of communication with embrace, timing, action / reaction of both roles to create beautiful and connected walk and turns/ochos.

 

MILONGAS

9.00 - 1.00am OPENING MILONGA
DJ IVAN, Ottawa
10.45pm   Show by Bulent & Lina
Welcome dance of all Maestros

 

FRI, SEP 25

 

5.00pm - 6.15pm • YE 2
Unlimited creativity & possibilities in small space: Infinite Barridas and small tricks. How to personalize movement to a protagonist of your own dance.

 

 

6.15pm - 7.30pm • SJ 2
For Advanced dancers : Rethinking and analyzing opportunities using basic steps

 

7.30 - 8.45pm • SJ 3

Analyzing the possibilities to create impact by framing and over pivots of lead & follow

 

 

7.30 - 8.45pm • V 2
7.30 - 8.45pm • V 2 ★ Embrace Seminar: Improving your embrace to create inner space to achieve freedom of your expressions (For Leaders and Followers)

 

 

MILONGAS

5.00 - 7.00pm Afternoon Practica . DJ Tu Duong

 

9.00 - 3.00am (or later if you keep dancing)  Grand 8 MILONGA & + All Night Milonga
DJ SEBASTIAN, Chicago + DJ STEVEN, Rochester
11.45pm : Show by Yanina Muzyka & Emmanuel Casal

 

 

 

1.30 - 2.45pm • V 3
Circular movements and dynamics: How to use the body to generate volume and reaction in ochos and turns

 

SAT, SEP 26

1.30 - 2.45pm • SJ 4
1.30 - 2.45pm • SJ 4 | Musical patterns for social floor. Understanding how to apply rhythmic patterns in certain parts of the music

 

3.00 - 4.15pm • SJ 5
Special Milonga Seminar: Special Milonga Seminar: MILONGA Seminar: crosses, kicks and voleos.

 

 

3.00 - 4.15pm • YE 3
Small and fun Colgadas that works for the social floor

 

4.15 - 5.30pm • YE 4
Breaking down moulinette, enrosque and gancho. Take your power and dynamics, onto the next level. (Advanced only)

 

5.30 - 6.45pm • YE 5
VALS: Functional chain sequences, the circularity and techniques

 

 

MILONGAS

 

4.00 - 7.00pm Sunny Room Milonga


DJ SEANNY, Chicago

 

 

9.00 - 3.00am (or later if you keep dancing) Grand 8cho Milonga + ALL night Milonga

DJ IVAN, Ottawa

11.45pm : Show by Suyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal

 

SUN. SEP 27

1.30 - 2.45pm • V 4
The different engines of your body for a variety of movements in Tango and how to apply them correctly.

 

1.30 - 2.45pm • YE 6
Creativity in improvisation with unconventional Paradas, with enjoyable ornaments, Ganchos etc. that function in the ronda.

 

3.00 - 4.15pm • V 5
Expressions in your dance. Musicality and embellishment drills

 

 

3.00 - 4.15pm • YE 7
Dynamic and axis changes: when and how to use elasticity and playing with axis for speed changes.

 

4.15 - 5.30pm • SJ 6

Breaking down the linear and circular combinations of Giro and Sacadas to create special sequences

 

 

5.30pm - 6.45pm• SJ 7
Special Seminar A bit of Tango History and Tribute: Signature of old milongueros vs modern Tango

 

 

 

 

MILONGAS

 

4.00 - 6.30pm Sunny Room Milonga

DJ STEVEN, Rochester




9.00pm - 1.30am (or later if you keep dancing)
TANG . 8 . OVER Milonga
DJ JEAN SEBASTIEN, Montreal


11.00pm: Closing Show by All Maestros


 

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TECHNIQUE SERIES

 

MUSICALITY SERIES

 

IMPROVISATION FOR SOCIAL FLOOR

 

 

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