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Escape to
Tango Monterey Bay Marathon
Schedule 2026
Thursday, August 20
Carmel Plaza Welcome Mixer Milonga & Dinner
DJ Tim Raben (Monterey, CA)
🕰 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Carmel Plaza, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Dinner is not included in the pass.
Friday, August 21
Beach Milonga – Monterey Window on the bay
William Baird/DJ Osito (Sacramento, CA)
🕰 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Night Milonga
DJ Grisha Nisnevich (Denver, CO)
🕰 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Saturday, August 22
Point Lobos Hike with Rob
🕰 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Free for full pass holders (tips appreciated)
Yoga for Tango Dancers
Instructor: Jacqueline Rangel (Monterey, CA)
🕰 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
Free for full pass holders
Workshop: Vals syncopation & Turns
Instructors: Homer G. Ladas &
Cristina N. Ladas (Bay Area, CA)
🕰 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Not included in full pass, discount for full pass holders.
Afternoon Milonga (70/30)
DJ Yelizaveta Nersesova (Los Angeles, CA)
🕰 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Afternoon Milonga (70/30)
DJ Ashvin (Marin County)
🎶 Live Music: Orquesta Típica Tarareando (San Francisco, CA)
🕰 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Sunday, August 23
Garapata State Park Hike with Rob
🕰 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Free for full pass holders (tips appreciated)
Workshop: Women Leading — A Social Tango Starter Lab
Instructor: Yelizaveta Nersesova
(Los Angeles, CA)
🕰 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Not included in full pass, discount for full pass holders.
Afternoon Milonga
DJ Olga Bogatova (San Francisco, CA)
🕰 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Night Milonga
DJ Paul Akmajian (Albuquerque, NM)
🕰 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Additional Experiences
🐋 Whale Watching
Available any day during the marathon
Use code Tango with Princess Monterey Whale Watching for a special discount
🍷 Wine Tasting — Galante Family Winery (Carmel-by-the-Sea)
Enjoy 2 tasting flights for the price of 1 (with bottle purchase)
Use code “Tango”
All classes & milongas after beach milonga will take place at the main venue — Hyatt Regency.
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