When?
16th-19th January 2026
(Registration will open on 1st October 2025, h 2pm)
Stay tuned to follow all the details about the Festival. For the Facebook event click here.
Who?
Music Director: Mauro L. Porro.
Teachers: Anni (Sweden) & Gasper (Slovenia)
Dominic (USA) & Neus (Spain)
Lucia & Javi (Spain)
Maria & Luis (Spain)
What?
Our main purpose is to create a friendly, relaxed, intimate atmosphere, where the dancers will have the chance to get to know each other and hang out together; that's why we love to offer an "All Inclusive" formula:
Classes + Parties + Accommodation in a beautiful 4 stars Hotel.
Also: we take extreme care of the live concerts and the whole atmosphere at the parties.
Where?
Imagine a dream city, completely designed in the "Liberty" style, neat, easily walkable and located in the middle of beautiful, charming Tuscany in Italy: this is Montecatini Terme.
Once you are here you won't need any transport.
It is located about 40 km from Florence and 60 km from Pisa Airport, but also not so far from Bologna.
Organizers
The Festival is organized by Alice & Lollo.
They are also organizing other two festival in the same location:
Crazy Blues (next year happening again the previous weekend!)
& Lindy Rave camp. Follow us in the social media:
Teachers
NEUS & DOMINIC
(Spain/USA)
ANNI & GASPER
(Sweden/Slovenia)
LUCIA & JAVI
(Spain)
MARIA & LUIS
(Spain)
Parties, Live Bands
Music Director: MAURO L. PORRO
LIVE BANDS line-up:
ABOUT Friday & Saturday night...
Rag Messengers (FRA)
They bring early jazz back to life with an artisanal, intimate, and uncompromising touch. With a small piano rolled on a cart, a clarinet that tells stories, and a drum set beating like the heart of New Orleans and Harlem, this trio performs among the people — far from the spotlight, driven by pure passion.
August Caron - piano
Ezequiel Celada - clarinet
Ophelie Luminati - drums
ABOUT Saturday night...
Mauro L. Porro's Big Band
For the second time in TBW history, a 15-piece BIG BAND will conquer Montecatini to make you feel like being in a real 1930's/1940's ballroom dancing on the most successful numbers of those, glorious years!
Click here
to see the video!
Click here
to see the video!
Margherita Giorgi - vocal
Arturo Garra - tenor sax, clarinet
Pasquale Gravela - cornet
Matteo Spolveri - trumpet
Valerio Mazzoni - trumpet
Glauco Benedetti - trombone
Andrea Glockner - trombone
Davide Vincenzi - alto sax, clarinet
Jacopo Rugiadi - alto sax, clarinet
Emiliano Tozzi - tenor sax, clarinet
Pierre Do Sameiro - tenor sax
Mauro L. Porro - piano
Sergio Rizzo - guitar
Marco Rottoli - double bass
Paolo A. Vanzulli - drums
ABOUT Sunday afternoon...
John Kirby's Tribute
Pasquale Gravela - cornet, vocal
Arturo Garra - tenor sax, clarinet, vocal
Davide Vincenzi - tenor sax, clarinet, vocal
Mauro L. Porro - piano, soprano sax, cornet, vocal, arrangements
Marco Rottoli - double bass
Paolo A. Vanzulli - drums
ABOUT Sunday night...
Farewell Jam!
Mauro Porro will lead our usual Farewell Jam, which it will be open to all our guests...
If you play something and you know you'll be able to (or should) go on stage without any type of regret for you and for the other guests! :)
Please you are more than well-come! We're waiting for you to share happiness and joie-de-vivre!
Location
HOTEL ADUA (4 stars hotel + SPA and warm swimming pool - www.hoteladua.it)
Click on the image below to have more information.
Hotel Adua