Terms & conditions FAQs

  1. The marathon package includes up to ~40h of dancing with 5-6 DJ sets as well as fruit, cold and warm snacks, cake, cheese, variety of fruit juice, coffee, tea and water throughout the marathon.
  2. The location features 300m2 of wooden dance floor, professional sound system, a bar and aircondition.
  3. We organize the event as a Tango Marathon. This means:
    1. we hope that you bring enough energy to dance through the afternoon as well as through the long nights till the morning hours.
    2. it is perfectly fine to dance one or multiple tandas! The layout enables participants to dance more than one tanda with each other by not blocking the view for Cabeceo.
    3. any dance style is welcomed as long as it is performed in a respectful and safe manner towards other dance couples.
    4. we encourage participants to respect the known tango codigos.
  4. The VCTM wristband has to be worn in order to participate and access the event location throughout the weekend.
  5. Sunday evening afterparty is included for VCTM participants.
  6. The participants will be gender balanced.
  7. A maximum of 250 participants will be confirmed.
  8. Access to the event is granted only to confirmed particpants. Without completed registration process and a confirmed place participation is not possible.
  9. No single evening tickets will be available. Only the full event can be booked.
  10. Registration requests are only accepted through the registration form on the website.
  11. Registration is possible as single leader, single follower or in couples. Registering with a partner helps us to speed things up though.
  12. A marathon registration process can be lengthy.
    1. We aim to create the best possible experience for our participants.
    2. First in, first confirmed is therefore not one of our main criteria. We take into consideration a lot of things, like being local or long travelling, early or late registration, average age distribution of participants, dance experience and style, regular or new visitors, gender balancing, single or couple registrations, hobby or professional dancers, to name a few.
    3. We appreciate any additional information you give us with your registration.
    4. We are not able to consider already booked flights or accommodation in processing registration requests. Only book your flight and accommodation after having completed the registration process.
    5. We would LOVE to send confirmations only, but sadly that’s not possible. If you prefer a hassle free participation we recommend to attend our regular open events.
  13. Registration process:
    1. Fill in the registration form. If you’re registering as a couple, each partner has to fill in the form separately and name the other as his/her partner.
    2. You will receive a reply within 14 days. If we are not able to accept a registration within 14 days we will add it to the waiting list. We will get in touch again when a vacant spot opens up.
    3. With the acceptance of your registration payment details will be given allowing 14 days time to issue your payment. We will not send reminders. Your spot may be lost and given away if your payment is not received within 14 days. Payments prior to our notification can not be accepted.
    4. Please take care of possible transfer fees. Any money transaction fees have to be paid in addition to the full-pass price.
      (SEPA transfers from Switzerland will cause ~12,- EUR fees)
    5. If a bank transfer is difficult for you, we accept payments via Paypal, or in cash at the check-in desk (please get in touch with us beforehand)
    6. Payments for couples – registrations with a partner – should be done as a single transaction. If that is impossible for you, then independent payments are fine as well.
    7. Confirmation of participation can be sent only when the payment for both participants has been received in full.
    8. Having received the transfer in full and in time your participation will be confirmed.
  14. Cancellation policy
    1. There is no claim for refund for booked marathon places.
    2. Your ticket / confirmed participation is personal and therefore cannot be transferred to other persons or be used by different persons for different parts of the event.
    3. It is not possible to change a couple registration to a single registration. Cancellation is possible only for both.
    4. In case of emergencies a refund request and/or request of transfering a ticket to another dancer/partner can be submitted until one month before the event. In order to transfer a ticket we need to receive and accept the new registration. There is no claim for transfering a ticket to another partner/dancer.
    5. Within two weeks before the event we are not able to process any requests regarding cancellations or change of partners. Therefore no refund or change of partners is possible.
    6. There is no claim for refund in case the event cannot be organized due to the act of nature beyond control or other official restrictions beyond the control of the organizers.
  15. By registering to this event you accept the ‘house rules’ of the event venue. Fotos and video material of the event and its participants may be produced and published. In case of dangerous, disrespectful or disturbing behaviour the organisation reserves the right to suspend the participation.
  16. If you have any further questions which are not covered above, get in touch with us by writing an e-mail to contact@viennacallingtangomarathon.com. Please mind that we don’t support phone, SMS, Facebook, Messenger or Whatsapp communication regarding the registration process.