Encuentrito Roquebrune 2023

ENCUENTRITO (Edition 3 scheduled from Friday May 26 to Monday May 29, 2023) at the Miléade in Roquebrune-sur-Argens is over.

159 participants, from 15 countries and 2 DOM-TOMs (see the map below)

 Registrations 2024 are open September 24, 2023 !

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DATES 2024: Friday May 17 to Monday May 20, 2024, possibility to arrive from Thursday 16 and extend until Tuesday 21 (2 additional milongas)

How did the idea of creating an “encuentrito” in a Club Hotel come about?

The Production Manager of Vacanciel (which became Miléade in 2021) invited me in October 2017 to imagine the “ideal weekend” for which I would like to register with my partner or individually.

I listed the desired ingredients:

• lots of dancing hours while leaving time to explore the area
• a good level of dance, respectful of the rules of living together, without being rigid
• a sufficient number of participants making it possible to get to know everyone, or almost everyone, during the weekend

• a maximum diversity of countries represented and a parity leader/follower 100% respected while accepting individual registrations (*)
• comfort at all levels: booking, accommodation, catering, dancing

(*) do not hesitate to use this partner search site that we recommend: https://partenairestango.danslesol.fr/

Address: 380 Bd J-F Kennedy, Roquebrune-sur-Argens, 83520 (France)

See on the map: HERE

The overall satisfaction rate of 2022 participants being 9.5 out of 10, we are renewing the formula
with some slight adjustments to take into account the suggestions that have been made.

What are the advantages of this “encuentrito”?

• lodging totally reserved for us (from 2022) with adapted living hours
• and, now, the possibility of arriving a day earlier and/or leaving a day later (with 2 additional optional milongas under the pines)
• a single reservation: 5 milongas + accommodation + meals
• comfort of the rooms, amenities of the holiday village
• flexible full board in the form of buffets (packed lunch available for excursions with the possibility of carpooling)
• an easily accessible site: if you come by plane or train, we will facilitate the end of your journey
• conviviality facilitated by our experience as organizers and by the reasonable size of the group: 150 participants
• experienced DJs: Byc Bernardo (France/Argentina), Paola Pia (Italy), Mikel RODRIGUEZ (Spain)
• a team of 4 people with no other objective than to ensure your satisfaction, all logistics outside the milongas being taken care of by the Roquebrune-sur-Argens team

For your information, the ball times selected in 2022 in agreement with the participants:

1. Saturday and Sunday afternoon: 4-7.30 p.m.
2. Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening: 9 p.m.-2 a.m./3 a.m.
   This year, two balls in the pine forest organized by Alma Tanguera de Provence (5€ each): Thursday 8 p.m.-midnight, Monday 2 p.m.-7 p.m.

More info about DJs?

DJ BYC Bernardo (France/ Argentina) will be Friday evening’s opening milonga Dj
DJ BYC (Bernardo) has a solid musical background and since childhood a passion for Argentine, contemporary and folk music. It was therefore logical that he became a tango dancer and DJ specializing in this wonderful music. For the past twenty years, he has been hosting milongas, festivals and encuentros in Europe and in Buenos Aires. He has developed a style totally dedicated to the pleasure of dancers in the spirit “porteño”, that of Buenos Aires, with his personal touch, a touch of fantasy. All his tandas are assembled directly from a selection of 6000 tangos restored by him. Bernardo is passionate about everything audiovisual since 1979. He will delight us with videos and photos along his music.

Paola Pia (Italy) will be our DJ on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday evening’s despedida
Paola has been dancing tango for 20 years. She has been a DJ since 2001 and DJs in the best milongas in Turin and other Italian cities. She is often invited to events, festivals, encuentros and marathons in Italy, France, Switzerland, England, Belgium and Greece. She likes to offer a very varied musical selection, ranging from the 1930s to the 1960s with the addition of contemporary orchestras. Much appreciated in 2022 for her music and listening, we have chosen to invite her back in 2023!

Mikel Rodriguez (Spain) will be our DJ on Saturday’s evening and Sunday’s afternoon
Born in San Sebastián, his passionate nature led him to take an interest in music, and his passion for music … to musicalize the milongas. In the past 9 years, he has been Dj in numerous festivals and milongas in Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Mikel Rodriguez is a DJ who does not leave anyone indifferent…
Although his milongas are based on pieces from the 30s, 40s and 50s, the composition of his tandas is very original, just enough to surprise us without falling into extravagance. He is very attentive to the track and offers an energy capable of creating in everyone this famous phrase that you have certainly already pronounced: “This tanda here, I absolutely have to dance it”.

Below by Jeanne: registrants for 2023 (final version)