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FULL EVENT SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY

MILONGA ROUGE
SCTC 2025 PRE-PARTY
Organized by Lauren & Shesha

9:00pm – 01:00am

DJ Olga Kyriakou
(Athens, Greece)

To book your milonga tickets, contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 949-250-3332

@ Atomic Ballroom
17961 Sky Park Circle, Suite C, Irvine, CA 92614

THURSDAY

WORKSHOPS

1:00pm – 2:15pm

CJ1

Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Pivots: Technical tips for powerful pivots in different directions!

@ Monarch Ballroom

MJ1

Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
Mighty gancho combinations with challenge.

@ Irvine Ballroom

SF1

Stefanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino
Complex milonguero turns
 

@ Catalina Ballroom

2:30pm – 3:45pm

VF1

Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
Embrace: how to apply dissociation in a linear or circular way depending on the movement

@ Monarch Ballroom

MJ2

Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
Advanced Enrosque work for leaders and followers

@ Irvine Ballroom

CS1

Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Resources for dancing Milonga
 

@ Catalina Ballroom

4:00pm – 5:15pm

VF2

Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
Turns: Varying shapes of turns
according to the music

@ Monarch Ballroom

Clarisa

Clarisa Aragon’s Tango Technique
Fundamental points and different possibilities in voleos and ochos!

@ Irvine Ballroom

C&S2

Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Resources for dancing the Variation

@ Catalina Ballroom

CHAMPIONSHIP

6:15pm – Qualifying Rounds
@ Crystal Main Hall

EVENING
MILONGA

9:00pm – 03:00am

DJ Danilo Maddalena
(Rimini, Italy)

Performance:
Stephanie & Fausto
Ronda of Maestros

@ Monarch Ballroom

FRIDAY

WORKSHOPS

12:00pm – 1:15pm

Vanesa

Vanesa’s Technique
World of Boleos: executing with or without pivot, when & where.

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)

MJ3

Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
Stage sequence with elements mix. (COUPLES ONLY)

@ Monarch Ballroom

CJ2

Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Improvisation: How to break patterns and generate new movements.

@ Irvine Ballroom

SF2

Stefanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino: Rhythmical turns for vals.
 

@ Catalina Ballroom

1:30pm – 2:45pm

CJ3

Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Embellishments for both roles: How to enrich our movements without interrupting the couples dance.

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)

Afternoon Milonga

DJ Ayano Yoneda
1:30 – 5:30pm

@ Monarch Ballroom

CS3

Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Movement of the Axis: Investigating the concept of Volcadas & Colgadas

@ Irvine Ballroom

DP

Danilo Maddalena & Pam Est La
Coaching Workshop for Competitors

@ Catalina Ballroom

AFTERNOON
MILONGA

1:30pm – 5:30pm

DJ Ayano Yoneda
(San Francisco, CA)

@ Monarch Ballroom

CHAMPIONSHIP

5:15pm – Qualifying Rounds
@ Crystal Main Hall

EVENING
MILONGA

9:00pm – 04:00am

DJ Jonathan Saavedra
(Córdoba, Argentina)

Performance:
Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)

SATURDAY

WORKSHOPS

12:00pm – 1:15pm

Facundo

Facundo Pinero
Facundo’s Technical Secrets

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)

MJ4

Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
From Salon to Stage. First approach, using familiar elements, amplifying intention and attitude.
(COUPLES ONLY)

@ Monarch Ballroom

CJ4

Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Musicality 1: How to technically express the melody with different structures

@ Irvine Ballroom

Cynthia

Cynthia Palacios
Cynthia’s Technique: Body organization and pivot work to reach the turn.

@ Catalina Ballroom

1:30pm – 2:45pm

MJ5

Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
Stage Lifts: Exploring jumps, lifts, and slides. How to do them properly with comfort and good aesthetics
(COUPLES ONLY)

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)

Afternoon Milonga

DJ Fausto Carpino
1:30 – 5:30 pm

@ Monarch Ballroom

CJ5

Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Musicality 2: How to precisely enhance specific musical moments.

@ Irvine Ballroom

AFTERNOON
MILONGA

1:30pm – 5:30pm

DJ Fausto Carpino
(Syracuse, Italy)

@ Monarch Ballroom

CHAMPIONSHIP

5:00pm – Semifinals
@ Crystal Main Hall

EVENING
MILONGA

9:00pm – 05:00am

DJ Davin Quinn – Vinyl
(Santa Fe, NM)

Performances:
Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)

SUNDAY

WORKSHOPS

12:00pm – 1:15pm

VF3

Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
Colgadas: technical execution and use of the free leg to change dynamics.

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)

Manuela

Manuela Rossi
Manuela’s Technique Fantasia: Upper body, arms, expression, style.

@ Monarch Ballroom

CS4

Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
The Complexity of Simplicity: Subtleties and characteristics of tango style.

@ Irvine Ballroom

SF3

Stefanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino
Different types of Volcadas.

@ Catalina Ballroom

1:30pm – 2:45pm

VF4

Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
How to use axis & center for complex figures.

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)

Afternoon Milonga

DJ Iv Manos
1:30 – 5:30 pm

@ Monarch Ballroom

CS5

Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Different types of Sacadas and their effects: Differentiating directions, heights, dynamics, and the effect on the free leg.

@ Irvine Ballroom

SF4

Stefanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino
Turns and Contra-Turns in close embrace.

@ Catalina Ballroom

AFTERNOON
MILONGA

1:30pm – 5:30pm

DJ Iv Manos
(Athens, Greece)

@ Monarch Ballroom

CHAMPIONSHIP

5:00pm Finals
7:45pm Award Ceremony & Victory Dances

@ Crystal Main Hall

EVENING
MILONGA

9:00pm – 03:00am

DJ Rainier Pereira

Performance:
Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Ronda of Maestros

@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)