La Viruta Berlin 2026

*****LA VIRUTA BERLIN 2026*****

Join us for a weekend full of inspiration, connection, and dancing! Featuring world-class teachers Horacio PBT Godoy & Maricel Giacomini and Gianpiero Galdi & Lorena Tarantino with parallel seminars, immersive topics, and nightly milongas.

4 Grande Milongas with Shows in historic Ballhaus Rixdorf Berlin
8 Seminars with Horacio Godoy & Maricel Giacomini
6 Seminars with Lorena Tarantino & Gianpiero Galdi

**FESTIVAL SCHEDULE**

Thursday 5. November
19:00 – 20:30 Seminar 1 - Godoy & Maricel: Biagi

21:00 - 02:00 Milonga
DJ Dušica Dekanocić (Belgrad)
Show : tba

Friday 6. November
18:00 – 19:30
Seminar 2: Godoy & Maricel - Milonga with taconeo
19:45 – 21:15
Seminar 3: Godoy & Maricel - Troilo
Seminar 1: Gianpiero & Lorena - The science of the Embrace: align, connect, communicate.

21:30 - 04:00 Milonga
DJ Horacio Pebete Godoy
Show : Lorena Tarantino & Gianpiero Galdi

Saturday 7. November
16:00 – 17:30
Seminar 4: Godoy & Maricel - Conception of roles: dancing together vs. leading & following.
Seminar 2 : Gianpiero & Lorena - Timing and body awareness in ochos, crosses and giros: effective and clear fundamentals for a smooth dance.
17:45 – 19:00
Seminar 5: Godoy & Maricel - Rhythmical base I : Understanding rhythmical base. Marcato in 4 and 2, applied in relation to the melodies and counter melodies.
Seminar 3: Gianpiero & Lorena - Remix the rules: Inject fun and flow into classic patterns.
19:30 – 20:45
Seminar 6: Godoy & Maricel - Rhythmical base II : Marcato in 4, 2 and ground syncopation. Development of different techniques and possibilities in relation to the melody, rhythmic base, melodic bridge and counter melodies.
Seminar4: Gianpiero & Lorena - Ideas and creativity in giros.

21:30 - 05:00 Milonga
DJ Francesco Cieschi (Berlin)
Show : Maricel Giacomini & Horacio Pebete Godoy

Sunday 8. November
17:00 – 18:15
Seminar 7: Godoy & Maricel - Rhythmical base III : Syncopations and all the possibilities: ground, air, anticipated, double.
Seminar 5: Gianpiero & Lorena - Boleo: leading and following technique.
18:30 – 19:45
Seminar 8: Godoy & Maricel - Rhythmical base IV : Opposite marcatto, 3-3-2 and 4-1.
Seminar 6: Gianpiero & Lorena - Sacada-loops: simple combinations for improvisation.

21:00 - 02:00 Milonga
DJ: tba
Show :tba**

Seminars are La Viruta Style:
- You book an amount of seminars and decide which one you take.
- Big groups, you can come without partner, we change partners a lot during the seminars.
- Seminars run in **parallel tracks** — mix and match your learning experience!

Tickets:
- Festival ticket (All Milongas All Seminars): 250 Euro
- Milonga pass 60 Euro
- Seminars - 1: 35 Euros / 2: 70€ / 4: 130€ / 6: 190€ / 8: 220€

Contact:
0049-172-6323210

Festival Venue:
Ballhaus Rixdorf Studios
Kottbusser Damm 76
10967 Berlin