What people say about The New Zealand Tango Festival:

"One of the best Festivals I have ever attended...I highly highly recommend it" - Murat Erdemsel

"Thank you for all you do to make this festival happen – it’s such a joyous, fun event" - Anne Rodgers, Adelaide

"This was the best tango festival ever" 

"Absolutely Awesome Festival!" 

"It was all amazing. I am in love with Tango again"

"The teachers were brilliant, inspirational"

The teachers really took our tango to someplace we had given up on thinking we could ever reach"

"This was the most pivotal experience I have ever had in the five years I have been learning tango"

"Just back from a month in BA specially to attend this festival and I loved it all."

"We were so inspired we hope to get to Buenos Aires in February"

"Thank you for all your hard work in organising the festival. I loved the whole thing from start to finish!"

"Thank you for the free beginners classes. I had a wonderful time, learnt a lot & amazed just how much the very talented teachers taught us in such a short time"

"Such a wonderful tango festival.  I totally enjoyed the whole experience from the beginning till the end.  All teachers were great and I have gained a lot from them.  I really would like to attend the next one."

"We are always excited to get your email announcing that the registration is open, then planning our trip. Your festival has become one of our favourites over the past few years."

"This was one of the best festivals ever. The large Australian contingent present showed that NZ tango festivals earn tourist dollars just like adventure activities at Queenstown. Julia and I enjoyed the festival - and picked up quite a number of new moves. Argentine teaching is as ever effective."

"I am back in Melbourne and have been telling everyone what a well-oiled machine you have!"

"Congratulations on another world class festival!"

"The festival was fantastic and everything was well organised with a very friendly atmosphere, I wished I stayed longer to do the last immersions, then see the city. Well I am on for next year."

"...it was really the best three days of tango training we have every attended. So thank you for all your work over the years.

"Thanks for the amazing Tango festival. It was my first time there and I really enjoyed it."

"Best ever!!!!!!!!!!!! ...and the taxi dancers excelled themselves."

"To the organisers and all the helpers, how you were able to rescue this festive from the ashes of the Chilean volcano I have no idea but what a wonderful festival, thank you very much, I am still glowing from the warmth you all radiated."

"I have now returned to Marlborough from the Tango festival in Wellington. I just wanted to say I had a wonderful weekend at the Tango festival and I enjoyed all of the second step classes."

"My feet were sore at the end of each day but I learnt so much from each class that I danced. Thank you to all of the dance partners I danced with. Didn't we do well!"

"Thank you for all of the hard work you put into the festival. I understand a lot of the work is in the planning of the festival and it all coming together for the week."

"The immersion course was one of the best features of your festival. Being able to focus on specific tango dance skills with a dance partner and with such skilled teachers as Adriana and Fernando was just what I needed.... The immersion course was a perfect way to start the festival for me."

"I loved the yoga sessions each morning and in fact this was an absolute highlight of the festival. It was great to get my body tuned for movement through the yoga session and Stella was just that; a shining star. Next festival I will book into yoga every morning!"

"The venue for the festival was perfect- the dance complex couldn't be better. I particularly enjoyed the separate area for coffee/food. This enabled people to meet up, talk, or just sit in a comfortable area to eat/sleep or day dream. At one point in the festival I sat with a group of women from Christchurch listening to a performer sing Leonard Cohen songs with all of us in tears, moved by the singing and the words of the song, all of us drinking hot chocolate!"

"Thank you so much for organising another brilliant tango festival this year!"

"Thanks for all your fantastic work to make such a wonderful festival for all participants.I had a great time, learnt heaps and met lots of wonderful people"

"We all had a wonderful time and are already recruiting people for next year. You were so well organised and your team of volunteers were fantastic. Everything worked so smoothly and the venues were great. We were all impressed with the friendly atmosphere and general ambiance. Congratulations and well done!"

"Thank you so much for organising another brilliant tango festival this year!"

"Firstly, congratulations on the finest tango festival that it has been my pleasure to attend! EVERYONE is raving about it!"

"6 years in a row you've made it better every time. I'm telling people here it's the best festival in the world. Australia has nothing within cooee"

"The dance I had at the St James was the best I've had all year"

"Even though I didn't know how to tango (a bit now) I loved it"

"The tango show was not to be missed - how fortunate we were to attend"

"The show was remarkable, outstanding, bravo!"

"I took my tango to the next level"

"We had a great time at the festival (wow, we definitely left looking and dancing a lot smoother than when we arrived!)"

"Michelle and Murats Immersion course was the best immersion I have ever done"

"Thanks again for your part in making this am amazing festival despite the challenges. I ended up mostly doing workshops with Cecelia and Somer - they were so so good."

"Amazing experience!, I loved the whole thing.The welcome Milonga dancing to live music in a beautiful venue was great way to start. The teaching venue was perfect, l loved the central area where everyone could mingle and dance. The classes were great I especially enjoyed Maria Ines Bogado & Sebastian Jimenez's classes. Great performances at the Friday and Saturday Milonga."

"Just wanted to say congratulations to you and your wonderful team at NZ tango festival!"