Encuentro
“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor.
It’s to enjoy each step along the way.”
— Wayne Dyer
In may 2023 there will be the seventh edition of Encuentro Porteño Amsterdam!
Start registration: 15.11.2022 19.00 h.
Encuentro Porteño VII: 18th – 21nd of May 2023
A meeting of international dancers with Latino hearts to share the vibrant energy of Encuentro Porteño VI in Amsterdam. 6 Argentinian and International DJ’s create an exceptional tango-synergy during six milongas in four days.
Looking forward to meeting you there!!
Facebook group
If you like your friends to be at Encuentro Porteño please let us know. We are very much in favor of a group of great dancers that grows gradually from our friends to friends of friends and who all embrace and enjoy tango no less then to the limit.
Encuentro Porteño • Amsterdam
Program 2022
“All that is important is this one moment in movement.
Make the moment important, vital, and worth living.
Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.”
— Martha Graham
Thursday, 19 May 2022
21.00 – 01.00
‘Noche de Vinyl’
DJ SERJAN PRUIS [Ams]
Friday, 20 May 2022
20.00 – 02.00
‘Tigre Viejo’
DJ YATMA ‘EL AFRICANO’ DIALLO [Dakar]
Saturday, 21 May 2022
15.00 – 19.00
‘Zorro Gris’
DJ VINCENT ‘LLAMA’ LAM [Vancouver]
22.00 – 03.00
‘Milonga de los Animales’
DJ LUIS ALBERTO ‘EL MONO’ ROJAS [BsAs]
Dresscode: Colors, prints or furs of wildlife
Sunday, 22 May 2022
14.00 – 18.00
‘Palomita Mia’
DJ CORINE ‘LA BRUJA’ GROENEWEGEN [Ams]
18.00 – 18.30
Champagne
Salud! • Cheers • Santé • Salute • Na zdrowie • Prost • Skal • A sua saude • Ter vist • Gun bae
18.30 – 23.00
Diner y Pena
Live music Orlando Mino
+ Milonga | After Party
DJ SANTIAGO ONEL [Ur]
Location
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane
by those who could not hear the music.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Casa Antonio
The event takes place in ‘Casa Antonio’. The most Authentic Porteño place in Amsterdam with a great wooden dance floor, a lovely garden, a lounge-room and a bar that serves Argentinian wines and Dutch delicacies during Encuentro Porteño.
Accommodation
Places to stay during Encuentro Porteño
ClinkNOORD
In 2015 a brand new Hostel opened in between Central Station and the milonga:
Clink Noord / www.clinkhostels.com/amsterdam/clinknoord
2 – 4 – 6 or 8 persons bedrooms. Apart from the rooms it provides several comfortable lounges and relaxing areas. Breakfast can be booked for € 5 a day
8 minutes biking (2.200 meter)
Price between € 35 and € 52 per person per night
AirBnB
AirBnB/Amsterdam:
https://nl.airbnb.com/s/Amsterdam
Casa Antonio is situated in the area “Volewijck”
Amsterdam is a rather small city and provides free ferries that take you 24 hours crossing the IJ-river, so many areas are within reach. Especially the areas around the Central Station and Amsterdam North
Camping
If you like to camp:
Camping Vliegenbos / www.amsterdam.nl/vliegenbos
Price: € 10 – € 75 per night
Accomodation: Tent, Caravan, Hiking hut, designerhut etc.
Beautifully located in a green lush park
9 minutes biking (2.500 meter)
Citycamp
If you bring your own camper:
Amsterdam Citycamp / www.amsterdamcitycamp.nl
Price € 15 per camper a night
Basic, but with amazing views across the water from the camp site
2 minutes biking (500 meter) from the venue
Bed and Breakfast
Site for Bed and Breakfasts: www.bedandbreakfast.nl
Transportation
Moving around during Encuentro Porteño
The Amsterdam way
Cycling
A bike is a very pleasant tool to move around in Amsterdam. Get yours at StarBikes / www.starbikesrental.com
Three days: € 17, four days: € 21, five days: € 25.
Make your reservation at: registration@encuentroporteno.com ; payment is at StarBikes. Please don’t forget to bring a creditcard, they will ask you a copy as a warranty for the bike.
Public Transport
In case you prefer to use public transport there are numerous buses, trams, ferries, metro etc that take you to any corner of the city. In front of the venue is a bus stop with buses to Central Station until deep in the night.
You will need a chipkaart, single or multiple use. Info here: OV-chipkaart
Check out the websites 9292.nl or en.gvb.nl for real time information on public transport. Both sites are also available as Apps!
From the airport
From the airport to Central Station by train
From Schiphol Station, bij intercity or sprinter (Takes 16 – 19 minutes to Central Station)
Tickets: You can travel with the Railway (NS) with either a single-use chipcard or an OV-chipkaart. Both are available from the yellow ticket machines or at the Ticket- and Service desks. OV-chipkaart is especially recommended if you plan to make more trips with public transport. You can use the chipcard also for the tram, bus and metro. Use your chipcard to check in. Don’t forget to check out when you leave the train/bus/metro/tram.
Taxi from or to the airport by TCA
Maximum price to Schiphol airport by using the tca.app : € 37,50
- Order your TCA taxi through the TCA App, our dispatch centre (+31 20 777 77 77)
- Tell your dispatcher you want to go to Schiphol Airport, or set this in the app
From Central Station
From Central Station to Starbikes
Starbikes • De Ruiterkade 143 • 1011 AC Amsterdam
www.starbikesrental.com/location.html
Walk to the riverside of Central Station, turn right. Walk along de Ruyterkade until you reach number 143 after ± 500 m.
From Central Station to the milonga by bike
Huize Antonius | Casa Antonius • Kamperfoelieweg 207 • 1032 HM Amsterdam
Take the free ferry to Buiksloterweg (every 5 minutes).
Bike straight ahead through the Van der Pekstraat to the Kamperfoelieweg. After passing the pink houses on your right side (about 8 minutes biking) you find a church and a green area on your left side. in the white building you find Encuentro porteño in Huize Antonius at nr 207.
From Central Station to the milonga by public transport
Metro 52 until metro Noord, every 8 minutes
– Take bus 34, after three stops exit Pinksterbloemstraat at 210 meter from Casa Antonio.
– Or bus 35, after two stops exit Floraweg/klaprozenweg at 450 meter from Casa Antonio.
– Continue walking
Bus 391 or 394 exit Floraweg at 450 meter from Casa Antonio
To the milonga by car
The milonga is easy accessible, and you can park your car for free after 19.00! In other parts of Amsterdam there is paid parking.
From Encuentro Porteño to Central Station
During daily hours
Bus 34 / 35 (every 5 to 10 minutes)
From Pinksterbloemstraat to Metrostation Noorderpark. Take the Metro to Central Station.
Thursday night
Bus 293
From Pinksterbloemstraat to Central Station
Times: 01:00 / 02/00 / 03:00 / 04:00 / 05:00
Friday night, Saturday night & Sunday night
Bus 293
From Pinksterbloemstraat to Central Station
Times: 00:57 / 01:27 / 01:57 / 02:27 / 02:57 / 03:27 / 03:57 / 04:27 / 04:57 /
Hot Spots
Amsterdam-North has lots of nice places to eat. Here is a nice selection of places to have lunch and/or dinner, arranged by distance from the venue ‘Casa Antonio’.
Of course feel free to discover your own, Amsterdam-North has lots to offer!
Hanimeli (400m)
Brand new restaurant and café close to the venue.
Waargenoegen (650m)
This lunchroom does not have the looks but it has sooo much the taste. Great people who run the place and a true kitchen queen at Waargenoegen.
Open on:
Thursday: 12.00 – 16.00
Friday & Saturday: 12.00 – 17.00
Pasoek (700m)
Thai restaurant, close to Casa Antonio.
De Ceuvel (900m)
Great hang-out run by amazing people. Close to Casa Antonius.
Eetcafe Mosveld (1000m)
Schnitzelplace
Smaaqt (1,3km)
Nice restaurant in between Casa Antonio and the ferry.
Il Pecorino (1,5km)
Italian restaurant.
Noorderlicht (1,5km)
Another great hang-out. Hip, chill, nice people, fire-place and good food.
Pllek (1,7km)
Citybeach, Loungeplace, Lunchplace, Hangout, etc with spectaculair views over water to the Old Town.
Bbrood (1,7km)
Having breakfast at the terrace of BBrood is very pleasant. Great coffee, all kind of break rolls, soup and sweets and your day can start.
IJ-Kantine (1,8km)
Restaurant with great views over the water.
Loetje aan 't IJ (2,2km)
Excellent food, beautiful terrace to watch amazing sunsets.
EYE (2,4km)
Another “eye”catcher in Amsterdam. Hosts filmmuseum, a restaurant and and most important an amazing terrace overlooking the IJ.
