Moscow, Russia - Metropolitango Cup
🍂 Tango in Autumn Moscow is an event that brings every facet of tango to life
📅 21–25 October 2026
💃 Group classes
Festival registration — Lifeis.Dance
🪑 Seating plans for milongas and tournaments
View the seating plan
Contact the administrator to reserve your seats.
🎟️ Table seats and spectator tickets for the tournaments
24–25 October 2026
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🎶 Milonga tickets
21–25 October 2026
Tickets and services — Lifeis.Dance
📲 Administrator
+7 (985) 762-26-42 — Telegram or SMS.
🏆 MetropoliTango Moscow and Tango in Autumn Moscow are two tournaments offering cash prizes within one tango festival.
Tournament highlights
🌍 MetropoliTango Moscow
MetropoliTango Moscow is a qualifying round for MetropoliTango Russia, which, in turn, gives participants the chance to qualify for the WORLD FINALS of MetropoliTango World 2027.
• MetropoliTango has something for everyone. Registration is open for more than 30 categories.
• The Experience membership fee (€35) offers the opportunity to become part of a rapidly growing competition network already active in Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Brazil, Cyprus, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. It entitles you to participate in one tournament in the MetropoliTango series.
• The Premium membership fee (€95) provides access to all the opportunities within the MetropoliTango ecosystem: recorded lessons with maestros, special offers, and preferential participation terms at MetropoliTango tournaments worldwide.
💰 Prize fund: RUB 300,000
🔸 Tango de Pista Open
1st place — RUB 50,000
2nd place — RUB 20,000
3rd place — RUB 10,000
🔸 Tango Escenario Open
1st place — RUB 50,000
2nd place — RUB 20,000
3rd place — RUB 10,000
🔸 Orquesta Carlos Di Sarli
1st place — RUB 15,000
🔸 Orquesta Juan D’Arienzo
1st place — RUB 15,000
🔸 Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese
1st place — RUB 15,000
🔸 Orquesta Aníbal Troilo
1st place — RUB 15,000
🔸 Am-Am Tango de Pista Open
1st place — RUB 10,000
🔸 Pro-Am Tango de Pista Advanced
1st place — RUB 10,000
🔸 Vals Open
1st place — RUB 10,000
🔸 Milonga Open
1st place — RUB 10,000
🔸 Tres Tangos
1st place — RUB 10,000
🔸 Tango Barre Impro
1st place — RUB 15,000
🔸 Tango Barre Show
1st place — RUB 15,000
Prizes are subject to a minimum of 10 couples participating in each category.
If a category does not attract the minimum number of participants, its prize money will be transferred to the Prize Vault and awarded to the tournament’s most outstanding couple, chosen by a vote of all participants.
✨ Tango in Autumn Moscow
An international tournament offering cash prizes.
• An expanded range of music-based categories.
• A scoring system new to Argentine tango.
💰 Prize fund: RUB 700,000
🇷🇺 National tournament categories
🔸 Tango de Pista
1st place — RUB 80,000
2nd place — RUB 20,000
3rd place — RUB 2,000
🔸 Tango Escenario
1st place — RUB 80,000
2nd place — RUB 20,000
3rd place — RUB 15,000
🔸 Variacion
1st place — RUB 80,000
2nd place — RUB 20,000
3rd place — RUB 15,000
🌍 International tournament categories
For couples in which one or both partners represent a country other than Russia.
🔸 Tango de Pista
1st place — RUB 80,000
2nd place — RUB 20,000
3rd place — RUB 20,000
🔸 Tango Escenario
1st place — RUB 80,000
2nd place — RUB 20,000
3rd place — RUB 15,000
🔸 Variacion
1st place — RUB 80,000
2nd place — RUB 20,000
3rd place — RUB 15,000
Prizes are subject to a minimum of 10 couples participating in each category.
If a category does not attract the minimum number of participants, its prize money will be transferred to the Prize Vault and awarded to the tournament’s most outstanding couple, chosen by a vote of all participants.
Couples in which both dancers are Russian citizens are invited to enter the national categories.
The international categories are open to couples in which at least one dancer is a citizen of another country. In this case, the couple represents that country.
📅 When will the tournaments take place?
24 October
• Music-based categories at MetropoliTango Moscow.
• Tango in Autumn Moscow tournament and the evening Grand Milonga.
25 October
• MetropoliTango Moscow and the closing milonga.
⭐ Invited judges for both tournaments
Vanesa Villalba, Virginia Pandolfi, Javier Rodríguez, Lorena Ermocida, Pancho Martínez Pey, Loukas Balokas, Georgia Priskou, Hugo Mastrolorenzo, Agustina Vignau, Jonathan Agüero, Giampiero Cantone, and Irina Rybakova (Ponomareva).
