The Sheraton Taipei

-- The big night of the festival! Enjoy western buffet in the most luxurious hotel in town, watching the Masters Show and dancing to live music brought by iTango Orchestra.

Time: Saturday Sep. 15, 8:00 pm ~ 2:00 am
Place: The Sheraton Taipei - B2F, No.12 Sec.1 Zhong-Xiao East Road, Taipei
Price: NT$1750 ~ NT$1900. See details.
Includes: NT$1000 of western buffet prepared by Sheraton Taipei
Attire: Formal/Tango dress
Tango DJ: Stacy Jou
When registering: Take a look at the seats chart and tell us which table you wish to be sitting at. List your first three options. (Note: L = table of 12; S = table of 5)

Main purposes of seat arranging:
1.So that the participants don't need to rush to the milonga and queue for good seats - it's well arranged already!
2. It makes sure that everybody will have a seat to enjoy the dinner.
3. You might get to know other participants in the same table.
During the show, you could always move closer to the dance floor where you could see the show more clearly.

Rundown:

20:00 Doors open; dancing to the music of the tango DJ
21:00 iTango Orchestra
21:45 Masters Show
22:15 Tango DJ time
22:30 iTango Orchestra
23:00 Tango DJ time
02:00+ Good night!

Contents:

• Masters Show

• Live music by the iTango Orchestra
  
  Bandoneon - Alvin Cheng
  Piano - Ingrid Chen
  Violin - Frank Lu
  Double bass - Minco Lu
  Vocal - Daniel Liu
  Big surprises awaiting you with the iTango performance!
  
  
  
  

The Leofoo Hotel

-- One of the traditions of the Taipei Tango Festival is the Chinese Style Milonga. People from all over the world dressed in elegant chinese costume dancing to the music of Buenos Aires - could not be more exotic. This year, we will be using the whole room in order to accomodate more people than before. The Masters will be improvising in this night, and we again welcome visiting dancers to perform in this platform established as a means of mutual admiration. We do not compete, we cheer each other on.

Time: Friday Sep. 14, 7:30 pm ~ 12 am
Place: The Leofoo Hotel 11F (168 Chang-Chun Rd., Taipei)
Price: NT$600 ~ NT$700. See details.
Includes: Chinese snacks and drinks
Attire: Chinese or oriental style
Tango DJ: To be announced

Contents:

• Improvisation by the Masters

  

• Exhibition of visiting international dancers

  Akiyoshi & Noriko Tanada - from Tokyo, Japan
  

  Coleman & Fiona - from Hong Kong
  

  Sapato & Yoonhee - from Seoul, Korea
  

  Hung-Yut & Hwayi - from San Francisco, USA and Seoul, Korea
  

  Isaac & Su-Lynn - from Singapore

• Exhibition of Taipei Tango Association dancers

  Derrick & Agnes - from Taipei
  

  Gustavo & Stacy - from Taipei
  

  Daniel & Stacy - the hosts of the Festival
  
  

-- Festivals enclose three to five dancing nights within their scope, in which hundreds of local and visiting dancers meet, maybe for the first time. Therefore, warming up is essential. Arrive early enough to join the Opening Milonga, when workshops have just started and everyone is anxious to get to dance. Meet people, make friends, open up. You will find yourself fully enjoying the following nights.

Time: Thursday Sep. 13, 9:30 pm ~ 2:00 am
Place: The Food Japan (100 Dun-Hwa North Road, Taipei, at the 1st floor of Sunworld Dynasty Hotel. The entrance is at the plaza to the left of the hotel.)
Price: NT$300 ~ NT$350. See details.
Includes: Snacks and drinks
Tango DJ: Daniel Liu

Contents:

-- Just relax and chat, and drink, and dance. After the hard work of an intense tango weekend, get a bit of a vacation sensation before flying home.

Time: Sunday Sep. 16, 8:00 pm ~ 2:00 am
Place: Barbados Restaurant (1F, 101 Song-Ren Rd., Xin-Yi district, Taipei. At the back side of the Capital Center, next to Brown Sugar Restaurant.)
Price: NT$400 ~ NT$450. See details.
Includes: One drink
Tango DJ: To be announced

-- After several days of acquaintance, you will have the opportunity to fully enjoy dancing with the people you met in the festival. Well, ask them to stay for the Farewell Milonga too!

Note: The Farewell Milonga has been adjusted from NYNY Restaurant to The Food Japan.

Time: Monday Sep. 17, 9:30 pm ~ 2:00 am
Place: The Food Japan (100 Dun-Hwa North Road, Taipei, at the 1st floor of Sunworld Dynasty Hotel. The entrance is at the plaza to the left of the hotel.)
Price: NT$300 ~ NT$350. See details.
Includes: Snacks and drinks
Tango DJ: To be announced