Tangofestivalito Salzburg | 9–11 October 2026
Register now for the Milonga Package
Book all four milongas (Welcome Milonga, Afternoon Milonga, Gala Milonga, and Farewell Milonga) at the special price of €77.
From 15 September 2026, it will also be possible to book individual milongas separately.
Friday, 9 October 2026
Welcome Milonga | 7:30 pm – 12:30 am
with DJ Alenka Dermol (Slovenia)
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Afternoon Milonga | 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm
with DJ Lenz (Germany)
Gala Milonga | 7:30 pm – 12:30 am
with DJ Leo, live music by the Hamburg Tango Trio, and a show performance by Claudia & Esteban
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Farewell Milonga
with DJ Niki, live music by Quinteto GARUFA (Germany), and a show performance by Angelika & Giorgos
Register now for the workshops
Friday, October 9
Workshop 1: 4:30–6:00 p.m., Claudia Codega & Esteban Moreno
Rhythmic Elements for D’Arienzo & Biagi: Dynamic combinations that energize the dance floor experience.
Price: 35€
Saturday, October 10
Workshop 2: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Esteban Moreno
Techniques for Leaders
Price: 25€
Saturday, October 10
Workshop 3: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Claudia Codega
Techniques for Beginners
Price: 25€
Workshop 4: 12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Secrets of Tango Salón. Gentle variations, fluid dynamics, and a “tango swing” for innovative variations in walking.
Price: 35€
Saturday, October 11, Workshop 5 | 12:45–2:15 pm
Secrets of Tango Milonguero
The defining characteristics of the Milonguero style: rhythm, timing, structure, energy, and movements.
Price: 30€
Sunday, October 11, Workshop 6 | 12:45–2:15 pm
Milonga Character & Style
Refine your style and dance traspié with confidence.
Price: 35€
Workshop 7 | 2:30–4:00 pm
Tango Vals
Flowing, circular movements and soft, fluid turns.
Price: 30€
Sunday, October 11
Sunday, October 11, Workshop 6 – 12:45 – 2:15 p.m
Beyond Patterns: Body Awareness and True Presence as the Foundation of Authentic Improvisation. For experienced dancers seeking a deeper connection. Come and be challenged!
Price: 35€
Sunday, October 11, Workshop 9 – 2:30 – 4:00pm:
Variations of Turns in the Cross and Parallel Systems. Rhythmic and melodic play in both directions.
Price: 30€
Artists & Programme Details
Claudia Codega & Esteban Moreno
The two are currently based in Lyon, where they have been running their company, “Unión Tanguera,” for 25 years. Originally from Argentina, they met as choreographers, dancers, teachers, and producers in the early 1990s. Prior to that, they studied tango for 10 years with the masters of Buenos Aires and played a key role in the revival of Argentine tango. They contributed to its current popularity. Their dance combines the essence and heritage of traditional salon tango with the evolution and creativity of contemporary tango. They interpret styles in an interdisciplinary manner and explore the possibilities of movement and communication within the framework of improvised tango.
They had the opportunity to meet the last great living witnesses of the Golden Age of the 1940s and learned from them a deep love for traditional tango.
Building on these valuable experiences, they created a style inspired by their traditional tango heritage and the renewal of contemporary tango, which today serves as a benchmark for tango dancers of all skill levels. Dense, intense, and dynamic—their dance is a synthesis of reinterpreted styles, in which imagination and creativity shape the new contours of a social and improvisational tango. At the same time, they developed a more extravagant, distinctive, elegant, and expressive style that is ideally suited for stage performances and presentations.
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Claudia Codega and Esteban Moreno have been regular visitors to Lyon since 1996 and were invited there by the “Tango de Soie” association in 1998. They settled in the city and continued to travel throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia (China, Taiwan, etc.) to share their passion and give performances.
Claudia and Esteban will be teaching workshops, performing a show, and offering private lessons.
Private Lessons
Saturday, 10 October
2:30 pm – 3:20 pm
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm
Sunday, 11 October
10:30 am – 11:20 am
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
5:00 pm – 5:50 pm
6:00 pm – 6:50 pm
booking privates: tangoinsalzburg@outlook.com
Anton Volkov
For Anton Volkov, tango was love at first sight. Who would have thought that a professional athlete, upon discovering tango, would turn his entire life upside down from one day to the next? Not even Anton himself.
In his teaching, students benefit from Anton’s finely developed sensitivity to movement, body awareness, and openness. He is also a profound connoisseur of traditional tango music and a passionate guide to its richness. At the heart of his classes are the elegant expression of music through dance and the quality of connection between partners.
Today, Anton Volkov lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. As a tango teacher and DJ, he travels throughout Europe. His book Touched by Tango traces his personal journey into tango and shares insights that may also be valuable for other tanguer@s.
In Salzburg, he regularly offers private lessons and workshops, including work with a group of role-switching dancers.
At the Tangofestivalito Salzburg, he will teach a workshop and offer private lessons.
Private Lessons
Saturday, 10 October
4:30 pm – 5:20 pm
5:30 pm – 6:20 pm
booking privates: tangoinsalzburg@outlook.com
Angelika Thiele (D) & Giorgos Protopappas (GR)
Angelika and Giorgos teach a contemporary approach to Argentine tango.
Their work is rooted in essential ideas of partner dancing as a non-verbal dialogue: connection with one another, alignment, embrace, intention, polarity, tenderness and powerful dynamics, linear and circular elements, leading and following, and improvisation within a system of different movement principles and qualities.
Angelika is a contemporary dancer, performer, certified Shiatsu practitioner, and yoga teacher. She has worked internationally, both as a company member and as a freelance artist, and discovered tango through her collaboration with choreographer Ana Mondini at the Staatstheater Kassel. After numerous seminars in Argentina and across Europe, she began dancing and teaching together with Giorgos in 2014. Angelika holds an MFA in Performing Arts from the University of Gothenburg.
Giorgos studied law and social sciences and holds a Master’s degree in Dance from Duth University in northern Greece. His love of dance, and especially of tango, which he has explored, studied, and taught in all its forms for more than twenty years, continues to shape his artistic development.
Angelika & Giorgos’s classes emphasize the intensity of connection, an organic and relaxed quality of movement, humor, and the joy of discovering new possibilities together through improvisation. Their focus is on the “how” and “why” of moving together and the connecting, non-verbal communication from which form can emerge. In addition to their own seminars and workshops, they have collaborated on projects for the Tanztage Potsdam and at SEAD Salzburg. Angelika and Giorgos live in both Athens and the Salzburg region and teach throughout Europe.
At the Festivalito, Eloy will teach one workshop and offer private lessons.
private lessons
Sunday, October 11 10:30 – 11:20
Sunday, October 11 11:30 – 12:20
booking privates: tangoinsalzburg@outlook.com
Eloy Prim (AR)
Eloy began dancing tango more than 30 years ago in Chacabuco, in the province of Buenos Aires. He was a member of the Ballet Escuela de Tango Argentino, where he received intensive training with some of the finest milongueros.
Over the years, he has taken part in shows and workshops in Argentina, the United States, Mexico, Russia, Spain, French Guiana, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Italy, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, La Réunion, and beyond. In Germany, he has worked with Academia de Tango in Frankfurt, El Farolito in Gröbenzell, Theresa Fauss in Munich, and with milonga organizers in Berlin and Karlsruhe, where he continues to teach regularly at AbrazTango.
Since 2025, Salzburg has become his chosen home, and he is now an active member of the local tango community. As a professional tango dancer and teacher, Eloy is deeply committed not only to offering high-quality instruction, but also to passing on the traditional values of Argentine tango in Salzburg and the Berchtesgadener Land.
Our Milongas & DJs
Friday, 9 October 2026:
Welcome Milonga | 7:30 pm – 12:30 am
with DJ Alenka Dermol (Slovenia)
For more than two decades, she has devoted herself to tango with great passion – as both a dancer and a DJ. It all began in 2005, and in 2006 she made her first trip to Buenos Aires. There, she was deeply moved and lastingly enchanted by tango and by the atmosphere of the city. Since then, tango has been at the center of her life, and Buenos Aires has remained a place to which she returns again and again. Her work as a DJ grew out of countless nights in milongas around the world, where she immersed herself intensely in tango music. Once she had entered that musical world so deeply, tango never let her go again.
Saturday, 10 October:
Afternoon Milonga 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm with DJ Lenz
DJ Lenz
His love of tango music grew over the years through dancing tango. He selects the music with the dancers in mind, focusing mainly on pieces from the Golden Age of Tango, arranged in the classic TT–V–TT–M structure with cortinas.
With each tanda, he invites us to be carried away by one of the orchestras through a danceable blend of musical variety, energy, and dynamics. And then the music should take hold of us completely and touch our hearts.
Gala Milonga 7:30 pm – 12:30 am with DJ Leo, live music by the Hamburg Tango Trio, and a show performance by Claudia & Esteban
Perfume de Mujer – Tango Argentino Hamburg
The trio is made up of Aneta Pajek (bandoneon), Hans Christian Jaenicke (violin), and Caio Rodriguez (guitar and vocals).
Tango is all about powerful emotions, great passion, and deep melancholy. For many years, the Argentine singer Caio Rodriguez has carried the rhythms of his homeland out into the world — from Brazil to Poland, from Italy to Paraguay. And of course, no tango ensemble would be complete without the bandoneon, often described as the soul of tango, here played by Aneta Pajek.
Together, they create a combination that brings together everything that makes tango so passionate: fire, longing, rhythm, and melodies that tell stories of gauchos and smoky bars.
DJ Leo
Leo’s fascination with tango began 18 years ago, and since then dancing tango has been his passion. Since 2015, he has been DJing regularly at milongas in Salzburg and in the Bavarian region. His sets draw on the great richness of traditional tango music, with carefully selected pieces from the Golden Age — from the late 1920s to the 1950s. Music that invites people to dance and brings a good atmosphere to the dance floor is what motivates him. At the same time, Leo also includes more recent tango music in his playlists.
Leo is a founding member of the association Tango in Salzburg and currently serves as deputy chairman. Within the association, he is involved in shaping the program, organizing DJs, selecting and coordinating live music, as well as managing the technical aspects of the events.
Through his dedication, Leo contributes to keeping the Salzburg tango community vibrant and creating special encounters and experiences around tango.
Pereformance von Claudia Codega & Esteban Moreno.
Watch on YouTube: Tango Torino Festival 2025. Agustina Barrientos Audivisual
Sunday, 11 October: Farewell Milonga with DJ Niki, live music by Quinteto GARUFA (Germany), and a performance by Angelika & Giorgos
Quinteto GarufaRooted in both Latin America and Europe, the musicians of Quinteto GARUFA are as much a melting pot as tango itself. With boundless passion, melancholy, precision, and dedication, the ensemble brings the many facets of Argentine tango vividly to life. Their repertoire ranges from the tangos of the Guardia Vieja at the end of the 19th century to the Tango Nuevo that brought the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla worldwide acclaim. A special highlight of their programme is the original music of J. J. Chuquisengo. Based in Munich, Germany’s southernmost major city, every performance by Quinteto GARUFA is a homage to longing in all its beauty. |
DJ Niki
Niki began curating music for milongas in 2019. She is part of the organizing team of the Alma y Corazón Milonga in Salzburg. Her musical style is predominantly traditional, with a clear focus on creating a balanced blend of the Milonguero and Salon styles.
Her tandas feature classic tango music from the late 1920s through the 1960s, carefully woven into a coherent musical journey. With a keen sense of musical flow, dynamics, and transitions, Niki responds to the energy of the dance floor, creating changing moods throughout the evening through thoughtfully selected music.
When Niki is behind the DJ console, she creates an atmosphere that invites everyone to dance—welcoming, inspiring, and accessible to both experienced dancers and newcomers alike. She has a sensitive feel for the mood of the room and knows how to respond to the energy of the dancers, allowing the magic of the music and the shared embrace of tango to unfold naturally.
🎧 Guest on the Tango Talk Podcast with Niki Lettner: Was ist das Geheimnis einer perfekten Milonga?
Angelika & Giorgos Showtanz, Göteborg 2026
Hotels
The Hotel Heffterhof Salzburg is located a little outside the historic city center, but it is easily accessible by public transport with a direct bus connection (Bus Line 6). We have reserved a small room allotment at the hotel. By contacting office@heffterhof.at and using the booking code “Tango in Salzburg”, you can access this room allotment while availability lasts.
Rates: Single room: €128.55 per night; Double room: €168.10 per night
For the period 9–11 October 2026, there are also several other hotels nearby:
Quiet & Similar to Heffterhof
- Hotel Rosenvilla – A peaceful, charming villa in the Aigen district, close to Heffterhof, with an excellent breakfast.
- Hotel Hofmann – Family-run hotel near Gaisberg/Aigen, just a short bus ride from Heffterhof.
- Hotel Turnerwirt – A more budget-friendly option with good bus connections to both the city center and Heffterhof.
Comfortable Mid-Range Hotels with Easy Access
- Mercure Salzburg City – Comfortable, quiet hotel conveniently located between the main railway station and the Old Town.
- Dorint City-Hotel Salzburg – Well-located hotel with spacious rooms and excellent public transport connections.
- NH Collection Salzburg City – Modern hotel within walking distance of Linzergasse and the Old Town.
Central & Stylish
- arte Hotel Salzburg – Contemporary design hotel next to the main railway station, offering great views.
- Hotel Wolf-Dietrich – Charming boutique hotel close to the Old Town.
- Altstadt Hotel Hofwirt – Popular for its excellent location and good value for money.
If Budget Is Less of a Concern
- HYPERION Hotel Salzburg – High-end hotel near Mirabell Gardens.
- Hotel Goldener Hirsch Salzburg – Iconic luxury hotel located directly on Getreidegasse.
- Radisson Blu Hotel Altstadt Salzburg – Situated right on the Salzach River in the heart of the Old Town.