Argentine Tango for Beginners in Umbria

Castel Rigone, Italy
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Summary

Learn to dance in a tango class during your vacation, in a little slice of paradise—Villa La Rogaia in Umbria—a sensual blend of Argentine tango and Italian dolce vita.

Intensive lessons—alone, as a couple, or in a small group—with personalized instruction and stylish accommodations in an idyllic country house.

Villa La Rogaia is a family-run agriturismo nestled in the countryside, in the hills above Lake Trasimeno in Umbria.

You’ll stay in small apartments, furnished with great attention to detail and featuring sculptures and paintings by the artist Wolfgang Sandt, or in individually decorated double or single rooms.

The house is surrounded by a spacious garden with a pool. Everywhere you look, there are dreamy nooks with sculptures and cozy little seating areas from which the view sweeps over olive groves, vineyards, lavender fields, and meadows.

Comment from participants in a beginner’s course for Argentine Tango: “THANK YOU for a wonderful week, carried by your passion for tango and the stylish ambiance. We were richly rewarded and are inspired by how simple yet elegant tango steps can be!”

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories
Dance, Creative Retreats
Date
Available all year round
Language(s)
German, English, Italian
Level
Beginner
Place
Castel Rigone, Italy
Accommodation
not included
Catering
No meals
Services
  • Accommodation with half-board for 7 days (for groups of 10 or more)

  • Transfer from the Passignano sul Trasimeno train station available upon request

  • Accompaniment to nearby dance events upon request

  • 12 hours of intensive dance instruction, spread over 4 days

Accommodation

"Villa La Rogaia" is a family-run agriturismo (country house) nestled in the countryside, in the hills above Lake Trasimeno in Umbria. Guests stay in small apartments with a bathroom and kitchen.

All accommodations have been furnished with great attention to detail and feature sculptures and paintings by the artist Wolfgang Sandt.

The house is surrounded by a spacious garden with a pool; everywhere you look, there are dreamy nooks with sculptures and cozy little seating areas from which the view sweeps over olive groves, vineyards, lavender fields, and meadows.

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Private tango lessons are available by appointment from April through August 2026.

During your stay at Villa La Rogaia, you can book individual trial lessons (EUR 77 per person for 1.5 hours) or a weekly package of 10 lessons, each lasting 1.5 hours (for EUR 670 per person).

This course is designed for individual dancers or couples who want to learn the basics of Argentine tango while on vacation.

In private tango lessons, you won’t just learn pre-set figures and step sequences; you’ll develop the ability to quickly recognize the structure of tango and its various elements.

You’ll discover how your body can work for you in a simple way, making tango dancing effortless.

This way, you’ll quickly gain the ability to dance with many different partners.

The result is a concept for a playful “dialogue between dancers” in which there are no “wrong steps.”

And that means stress-free tango dancing and enjoyment right from the start!

Arrival

Travel expenses are not included.
We recommend traveling by car.
However, you are also welcome to travel by train; we will pick you up at the Passignano sul Trasimeno train station.

Villa La Rogaia , 06065 Castel Rigone, Umbria, Italy

Cancellation policy

Full refund up to 300 days before arrival.
If you cancel up to 30 days before arrival, you will receive a 70% refund of the booking price.
After this, the booking is non-refundable.

If you need to cancel your vacation, we will immediately try to offer your course spot/accommodation to other interested parties.

If no replacement can be found, we will retain the 30% deposit for cancellations made up to 30 days before the course begins.

Starting 29 days prior to the course start date, we must charge you 80% for accommodation and meals if no replacement participant or tenant is found.

In the event of a cancellation 29 days or fewer before the course begins, the course instructors will retain 100% of the course fee.

Nevertheless, we will make every effort to find a replacement participant or tenant even in the case of last-minute cancellations.

If we or you succeed in finding a replacement participant/tenant, you will receive your deposit back minus a processing fee of €25. If we can only rebook your course spot/accommodation at a discounted last-minute rate, you will be responsible for the difference.

In the event of a course instructor’s absence, we reserve the right to find a suitable replacement. Should we, in exceptional cases, be unable to do so, you will receive a refund of either the course fee or the total price, depending on whether you wish to come to us even without the course or not.

If the minimum number of participants for a course is not reached, we reserve the right to cancel a course up to 4 weeks before it begins.
In this case, your course fee will, of course, be refunded immediately.

However, we cannot cover any costs for flight bookings, hotel reservations, or similar arrangements that have already been made.

Services not utilized (e.g., in the event of early departure) cannot be refunded.

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