Recently, the best of the best from the passional world of tango gathered to celebrate and show off their skills. Here is an insight of the outstanding event. All photos Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP/Getty

Competitors concentrate during a performance

As well as the dancing competition, the festival includes workshops, concerts and nightly milongas (dancing at tango venues)

Dancers help each other backstage with their hair and makeup

A dancer stretches during rehearsals. The tango originated in the 1880s along the river Plata between Argentina and Uruguay.

La Cumparsita, by Uruguayan musician Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, is one of the most famous tangos of all time.

The championship is held at the Metropolitan Theatre in Medellín, Colombia’s second largest city.

A dancer practices in the corridor.

A group hug before the performance.

Dancers relax backstage