What is Tarraxo
Kizomba steps on the beat. Tarraxo holds the weight and works between them, in isolations small enough to miss from across the room and impossible to miss with a partner.
The same bar of music, phrased two ways.
Next edition
Edition 6On sale now
Inspired by the Marvel universe, this event promises full immersion into a parallel world. Four days of workshops, socials, battles and parties, all in one hotel.
Per person. Later tiers are not announced yet.
| Leader | 65EUR |
|---|---|
| Follower | 65EUR |
| Omni, switch | 65EUR |
| Couple, 1 leader and 1 follower | 110EUR |
The Global Tarraxo standard
Every city runs to the same build. Same shape, same weight, same four days, whichever edition you land in.
24workshops
Taught by certified Tarraxo teachers, across every level on the floor.
30guest dancers
There to dance with you all weekend. Come alone and you still never sit out.
24DJs
From across the international circuit, two rooms running two different vibes.
1venue
A four star hotel. Workshops, socials and your room are the same building.
1grand battle
One night to settle who is actually the best on the floor this year.
4parties
Four nights, two rooms each, running until the floor empties itself.
2026 circuit
Same standard in every city, different room every time. Pick the one you can get to.
01/ 04January
The longest running chapter, with Lavish Productions.
BilledEmily, Joe and Mariah, Gwany, Meggie and Stophy, T'Peak and Dje, Dj Poema Beatz, Dj Willy, Stacy Pretty, Dj Valet, Dj Ly
02/ 04June
With Latin Crazy and Battle Tarraxo.
03/ 04July
Two rooms, two vibes, plus a boat party, with Battle Tarraxo.
04/ 04October
Multiverse of Madness. Edition six, and the flagship.
The room
The floor is the point. You will dance with people whose language you do not share, which turns out to matter very little once the bass drops.
The people
Global Tarraxo was founded by Gwany, Liliana de Lima and Kizzy. Tarraxo did not arrive from nowhere: it grew out of Tarraxinha in Angola, found its music in Lisbon, and became a style of its own on the festival floor.
Reading
Why posture, weight and the ability to stand still are worth more than any figure you can learn, and what to drill before anything else.
6 min read
The people behind the style, how they started teaching it, and why they built a festival around it instead of simply touring one.
8 min read
Consent, boundaries and the right to say no, in a dance built on close connection. What we expect of every room we run.
5 min read
Before you book
Tarraxo is a close connection partner dance built on heavy bass, grounded posture and small controlled isolations. It grew out of Tarraxinha, which originated in the Benguela province of Angola, and took its current shape as Tarraxo music emerged in Lisbon in the early 2010s. It is related to Kizomba and Urban Kiz, and it is not the same as either.
Certification happens through our festivals and bootcamps rather than through a published syllabus. If you want to teach Tarraxo, come to an edition or a bootcamp and speak to us there.
Every edition sells through its own ticket page, linked from that edition on this site. Paris 2026 is on sale now at Early Bird pricing.
Yes. Buy a name change ticket, then email the organising team with the original buyer's full name, the new ticket holder's full name as it appears on their ID, and both tickets. Name changes for Paris 2026 close on Monday 28 October 2026 at 12am CEST.
