VII Concurso de Chotis Virgen de la Paloma
Tue 11 Aug, 21:00 · Plaza de la Virgen de la Paloma, La Latina, Madrid · Madrid
Details & booking — Un Minuto Madrid (programme), free status corroborated by esMADRID
via Un Minuto Madrid (programme), free status corroborated by esMADRID · Checked 5 Aug 2026
About this event
Couples in chulapo dress compete at the chotis, the tight, pivoting Madrid dance where the man is said to move on a single floor tile while the woman circles him. Ninety minutes of judged rounds in a small square, with an audience that mostly knows the steps itself.
Why we picked it
The most specifically Madrileño thing a visitor can watch in August, and it costs nothing.
Free entry
Free to watch
Registration
Registration needed
None to attend; entrants to the competition must register with the organisers
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