Tuscan Dance-Wine-Culture
Exclusive Italian Villa and Dance Holiday
Where culture meets Dance. Where wine meets food. Where people meet people.
May, 2026
Highlights of Tuscan Dance-Wine-Culture
- Perfect your dancing with daily classes provided by James and Kelly Prouton
- Dine and dance at our evening dance parties including 1 dress to impress, 1 white party, and 1 casual dance evening at the pool (subject to weather)
- Visit Cortona known for its wine shops, Etruscan museum, and hilltop town.
- Meander through the ancient streets and alleys of the medieval town Montepulciano
- Taste home-made pasta, perfect wines, and outstanding gelato.
- Sip a glass of world-class Brunello wine in privately owned vineyards known to our guides.
- Walk in sweeping valleys vistas of the Val d’Orcia.
- Learn about the ancient Etruscans, founders of many of the Italian cultures known to us today.
Dane-Wine-Culture
Pre night option
May 4, Monday
Check in 3 P.M
4 P.M. Tour the facilities
30 minute private dance class either before 6:30 PM or the morning of May 5.
Dinner on your own.
May 5: Tuesday Breakfast
| Date | Activity |
| Day 1
May 5: Tuesday (Welcome drink, D) |
3 PM Check in and arrival, a tour of the property. Cocktail reception
7:15 PM Welcome dinner, and evening dancing is included today. |
| Day 2 May 6: Wednesday
(B, L, D) |
7:30 AM Yoga for early risers
8:30 AM Breakfast 10:00 AM Group Dance Class Ballroom 1 10:15 AM Group Dance Class Latin 2 11:00 AM to 5 PM Private dance classes (fees apply) 12:30 PM Lunch at the villa. 2:00 PM Walk into and explore the town of Panicale 4:30 to 6 PM Afternoon group dance practise 7:30 PM dinner at the villa |
| Day 3, May 7
Thursday (B, D) |
8:30 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Group Dance Class 3 11:00 AM Drive to Cortona. Explore the town, find a place for lunch on your own, visit the Etruscan museum and the shops 5:30 PM return to Villa Dinner at Villa 7:30 p.m. Evening dancing at the Villa |
| Day 4 May 8
Friday (B, L, wine tasting) |
7:30 AM Yoga for early risers
8:30 AM Breakfast 10:00 AM Group Dance Class 4 10:45 AM Group Dance Class 5 11:00 AM to noon Private dance classes After to explore. 12:30 PM Walk to the vineyard for wine tasting and food pairing. 4:00 PM Return to villa. 5:00 PM dance practice Dinner will be on your own today. Options, walk into town, or we can help arrange a driver for dinner in Montepulciano or Castiglione del Lago. Transfer fees apply. Dinner reservations needed. |
| Day 5: May 9 Saturday (B,L,D) |
7:30 AM Yoga for early risers
8:30 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Group Dance Class 6 11:30AM to 12:30 and 3:00 to 5:30 PM Private dance classes 12:30 Lunch at the Villa 4:30 PM to 6:45 PM Tea dance with show dances. 7:30 PM Farewell Pizza Party. |
Day 6 May 10 Sunday
- Breakfast followed by check out at 11 a.m.
Prices
| May 5 to 17, 2026 | Double Occupancy | Single Occupancy | Single Supplement |
| Price per person for Francesca, Contessa, Blue, Pink, and Yellow Rooms
Terrace Room and Count’s Room
|
€ 2,290.00
€ 2,390.00
|
€ 3,290.00
€ 3,390.00
|
€ 1,000.00
|
May 4-5, 2026
Pre-night cost €130 per person in double occupancy and €150 in single occupancy.
Includes overnight at property, private lesson, one breakfast.
Meet Kelly and James
Dance Holiday
Included for May 5 to 17, 2026:
- 5 nights/6 days villa stay near the town of Panicale in Umbria. On the border with Tuscany
- All breakfasts, 4 dinners, 3 lunches, 1 wine tasting, 3 dance parties (1 dress-to-impress, 1 white party, 1 casual )
- 6-7 group lessons in Ballroom and Latin.
- 1 transfer to Cortona with lots of time to explore and enjoy lunch on your own and visit the Etruscan museum.
Optional activities on free afternoon (fees apply, advance booking required)
- Massages
- More wine tasting
- Excursion to Montepulcian
- Thermal spa visit
- Private dance classes
- Additional guided hiking activity
*Deposits 250€ Per person due at time of booking. Balance of payment November 1, 2025
Not included
Transfers to and from the hotel, meals not mentioned as included, personal purchases, alcoholic and other beverages except at wine tasting, insurance, additional private lesson.
The Terrace Room The Contessa’s Room The Green Room
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