Participants in the festival includes tangueros from Canada , Switzerland , United States , Spain , Martinique , Tortola , Aruba and Dominican Republic among others .
The majority of the milongas will be at the Hotel Condado Plaza , located right by the beach and only 5 minutes away from Old San Juan . There are daily milongas by the beach and by the pool ., with live music from the famous bands , like Otros Aires and over five international DJs . People get to dance both alternative and traditional tango in a relaxed environment in the beautiful place .
In February , the Puerto Rico Tango Marathon holds daily milongas on the beautiful San Juan Isla Verde beach . This great event is known for its laid-back and easy-going island feeling , warm receptions , and entertaining activities . It is promoted as a relaxing Caribbean vacation where dancers from all over North America and Europe meet . But , the atmosphere is one of serious dancing and sharing passions for tango .
The Puerto Rico Tango Marathon is five days of wondrous opportunities for tango aficionados to watch others , learn new moves and improve old ones , and to simply dance , all day and all night . Tia Maria Helfeld is the organizer of this event . She organizes local milongas and practicas , teaches at Y Entonces dance school , passing on her enthusiasm to build a more active tango community . Three years ago , she started organizing Puerto Rico Tango Marathon because she wanted all of the wonderful dancers and friends to come visit Puerto Rico .
She wanted to share with them the magic of dancing on the beaches of this beautiful Island . She also wanted to give the Puerto Rican community the possibility of experiencing a tango marathon , and to have the opportunity to connect , to share abrazos , tandas with dancers from around the world , making lots of new friends and to reunite with old ones in an awesome party . Afternoon beach milongas , followed by all-night indoor milongas . The weather is usually absolutely beautiful , and the tango energy is spectacular every day . There are yoga classes in the morning followed by a delicious brunch , with dance performances . The weekend , ends with a sail on an epic after-party boat trip !
For a short while in 2015 , Luis Pena and Christin Neisler taught tango at the Harmony Suites Resort in Gros Islet , Saint Lucia . They left behind an enthusiastic group of dancers looking for instructors . Saint Lucia lies between Martinique , Barbados and Saint Vincent .
Throughout these crystal islands , tango has lived for many years . It has a rich history of mixing with those special Caribbean rhythms .
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