Svedja, and the spirit with which you imbued it, was full of possibility, exploration, experiment, physicality, earthiness, fun, passion, potential, flow, risk and heart. In Svedja I danced my heart. In Svedja I felt like a dancer… me… who has steered clear of dance floors for so long....
Tango Holidays
Every year Tango Alegre | De Koffiefabriek organizes tango holidays for dancers.
This year, we propose a tango week from 26 Juli- 2 Augustus 2025: Tango-Tango week
We have at least 2 (tango) workshops each day. Our focus lies on exploring and musicality, on a more expressivetango, on moving and playfulness.
Your teachers
Astrid Maria Cerpentier & Bennie Bartels are teaching the tango dance and expression classes in their own unique, contemporary, "it's about more than tango"-style. With tango steps as the excuse, they dive into a whole new (daily) movement world (see also their Neo/Projects).
Bennie Bartels teaches the Feldenkrais classes in the morning. You can read more about them here.
Our venue: château Chalivoy-la-Noix
Our summer residence is the château de Chalivoy-la-Noix (near Ourouer-les-Bourdelins, FR), where we shall dance (under the trees) on an atmospheric lighted dance floor.
2 x a day Astrid Maria Cerpentier & Bennie Bartels are teaching tango workshops. In the evening we have tango nights, preferably outside under the stars. Delicious lunches & dinners are prepared for you by our special équipe de cuisine, Marina & Eline & guests!
11 bedrooms, mostly with sanitair ensuite. A surrounding park of 3 ha, a lot of nature around, also to camp out with facilities in the castle. WiFi on the ground floor.
A grand salon with stunning wooden floor and chandeleers - it's almost like being in De Koffiefabriek :-)
Practical information
To subscribe
Dates
Saturday 20th till 27th of July 2024
Arriving after 16:00, leaving before 14:00
Price
all-in for 720 € | early bird discount (1/Apr): 40€
camp out discount: 60 € | young people: -20%
Address
Château de Chalivoy-la-Noix
18350 Ourouer-les-Bourdelins (FRANCE)
Send a mail to vakanties@tangoalegre.be with your question, inquiries or to subscribe.
You will receive an application form to fill in, next to more practical information.
A typical day in the tango week looks like...
9u00 – 10u00 Feldenkrais (optional)
10u15 – 11u30 Tango class Group A
11u45 – 13u00 Tango class Group B
Lunch
15u30 - 16u45 Tango class Group B
17u00 – 18u15 Tango class Group A
Dinner
21u00 - Tango Night
How we see it ...
It is about quality, fun, late nights and early mornings. Good food and beautiful places. Music and ‘more than tango’. It has the deep learning coming from EXPLORATION, playfulness and a search to express through our physical beings. All of that in this wonderful château in FRANCE.
With a focus on playfulness & movement - finding that deeper connection for a more contemporary tango..
Looking forward to meeting you there!