Btm Weekenthon 2024

Welcome the Spring in the Green Heart of Austria, the beautiful city of Graz. Here the Marathon meets the Weekend. BTM WeekenThon has two parts: Dancing Program / Marathon 5 milongas and 2 hours Special Class Practica Learning Program 5 workshops and 2 hours Special Class Practica Maestros: Yanina Quiones and Neri Piliu [hidden] Special Guest Maestro: Pablo Inza [hidden] Special Guest Stars: Aneta Orlik and Braulio Martos [hidden] 180 m Dancing Space 23 hours Dancing 9 hours Learning 5 Milongas 5 Workshops 1 Special Class - Practica 2 Shows SCHEDULE FRIDAY (05.04.2024) 14.00 16.00 THE POWER OF IMPROVISATION - 2 Hours Special Class Practica with Pablo Inza 16.00 19.30 Welcome Day Milonga DJ Federica (Italy/Austria) 19.30 23.50 BTM MILONGA plus Show GUEST Dj Rachos (France) SATURDAY (06.04.2024) 12.30 -14.00 Workshop 1) Technique - BALANCE, exercises to connect with your own body, and the floor, our best ally to find balance. DISSOCIATION of the foot, leg, upper part, hips, lower part. (Yanina Quiones and Neri Piliu) 14.15 15.45 Workshop 2) Tango Elements - Different ways to do BARRIDAS. The technique to be stable on the standing leg, to be able to be free on the fee leg but at the same time, being present to make your partner understand where we are. Some examples of barridas, linear barridas, Baridas in giro with piques, barridas and colgadas for the dance floor, and barridas and ganchos for fun and train. (Yanina Quiones and Neri Piliu) 16.00 19.30 Day Milonga GUEST Dj Braulio (Argentina) 19.30 23.50 BTM MILONGA plus SHOW GUEST Dj Pablo (Argentina) SUNDAY (07.04.2024) 10.45 -12.15 Workshop 3) Vals - ESSENCE of the VALS. VARIATIONS: how to use music and control our emotions to feel connected with our partner and the music. (Yanina Quiones and Neri Piliu) 12.30 14.00 Workshop 4) Musicality. MUSICALITY AND INTERPRETATION IN THE MILONGA, dance with the rhythm, the melody, accents and pauses and body interpretation. Rhythm - fun moves to be used on the dance floor. (Yanina Quiones and Neri Piliu) 14.15 15.45 Workshop 5) Milonga. A COLORFUL MINGA IS WHAT WE WANT! We choose a base and play with different tones and embellishments for the lady and the man. Rhythm on the base leg, melody on the free leg. (Yanina Quiones and Neri Piliu) 16.00 19.30 Good Bye Day Milonga GUEST Dj Braulio (Argentina) Whole WeekenThon is going to be a Gender Balanced event. Maximal number of participants of the Marathon part- 150 dancers (75 couples). Maximal number of participants per Workshop- 50 dancers (25 couples). Registration in advance for each part of WeekenThon IS A MUST. Registration and Participation in COUPLES for the whole event IS A MUST. If you decide to register as a single person you are going to be assigned in a Waiting List until there is a partner for you or you find one yourself. If you decide to join as a singe person probably most of the time you could sit and listen. Please, contact us via email in this case. Everyone who wants to join is welcome! WORKSHOPS DURATION Special Class Practica 120 minutes (90 minutes exploring and learning with Pablo Inza + 30 minutes of free practica) One Workshop 90 minutes INFO BOOKING: REGISTER AT: [hidden] REGISTRATION for each part of WeekenThon in COUPLES in advance IS A MUST. Registration opens on 25th of February 2024 Dont be late and book your spot for the workshops and private classes SUPER EARLY BIRDS will be open from 00:00 oclock on 25th of February, 2024 until 00:00 oclock on 4th of March, 2024. EARLY BIRDS will be open from 01:00 o'clock on 4th March, 2024 until 00:10 oclock on 11th of March, 2024. REGULAR REGISTRATIONS will be open from 01:00 o'clock on 11th of March, 2024 until there are places available. All registration will be confirmed and valid if contributions are made and received in 7 days after registration is made. CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE DOOR could be done in cash at the reception desk ONLY IF THERE ARE PLACES LEFT. CANCELATIONS: will be accepted only if requested via personal email to [hidden]. Untill 17th of March, 2024 amounts refunded are going to be 100% with bank transfer charge less. From 18th until 24th of March, 2024 amounts refunded are going to be 50% with bank transfer charge less. After 25th of March there are going to be no refunds. Contacts: [hidden] Yanina Quiones and Neri Piliu are available for private classes. Pablo Inza is available for private classes. Braulio Martos and Aneta Orlik are available for private classes. PASSES: DANCE/MARATHON PASS Special Class Practica + 5 Milongas LEARNING/ WEEKEND PASS 5 workshops + Special Class - Practica FULL PASS all activities during BTM WeekenThon CONTRIBUTIONS: [hidden]... Milongas over the Weeknd: [hidden]... VENUE All workshops and milongas will take place in LITERATURHAUS-SAAL in LITERATURHAUS GRAZ Address: Elisabethstrasse 30, 8010 Graz The Literaturhaus SAAL can be accessed via the building's inner courtyard and/or through Caf Bar Orange (Schrille Grille) which is right above the hall. The hall is located in the basement and offers access to the Wolfgang Bauer Park at the rear. Entrance: before 18:00 oclock, please, use the stairs at right side at the end of the backyard. They are going to lead you to the level bellow of the backyard where you could fine the entrance through the vitrage. After 18:00 oclock, please, use the entrance through Schrille Grille/ Cafe Bar Orange. Enter the cafe, pass by the bar and go dawn the stairs. ACCOMMODATION HOTEL IBIS STYLES MESSE GRAZ is just 15 minutes walking from the city center. Until there are rooms available All BTM Guest could book rooms for their stay (05-07 April, 2024) as follows: PRICES single room with breakfast included 85,50 per night double room with breakfast included (one double or two separated beds) 99,00 per night TERMS: reservations have to be made ONLY via email: [hidden] TOPIC of the email: TANGO-April (code word) recipient: Frau Marlene Ertler and Herr Jashar Shatrolli or Herr Muster reservations are valid only if confirmation is received via email reservations are paid on spot at the reception desk in cash or via bank card reservations could be canceled free of charge up to 15.00 oclock on the day of arrival USEFUL LINKS: Hotel Ibis Styles Messe Graz WEBSITE: [hidden] Google maps directions to LITERATURHAUS GRAZ: [hidden] Google maps directions to YAKOMINI PLATZ (key public transport point of Graz: [hidden] Google maps directions to CITY CENTER: [hidden] Google maps directions to OPERA OF GRAZ (Girardigasse Thalia where Flix Bus arrives and departure): [hidden] All this and more are waiting for you in BTM WeekenThon. Come join us! Let's hug... let's dance... let's have fun! We Graz You! More Info below.