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1 UT
Tango Club practica 7-10PM. Held in the Texas
Union Showroom, 2.208, 24th
St at Guadalupe. Email for more info. |
2 Laura's classes at the Khabele Studio. Technique /
connection, 7:30-8:30, sacadas 8:30-9:30. $15 for one class, $25 for
both. Anyone could attend who has completed at least one series of
beginner classes. 701 W 7th St at
Rio Grande. Contact for info,
590-3644. |
3 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 6:30-7:30PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Bruce teaches @ Uptown North level1: 7:30PM, level2: 8:30PM. 8868 Research Blvd. For more information email . |
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5 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 1-2PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Stephen & Mardi intermediate classes, 6-7PM. 4-week series starting on July 5th at the Georgetown Recreation Center, 1003 N Austin Ave, Georgetown. $24/$29. Register in advance online or call 512.930.3596. |
6 Practica at Tapestry 7-9 PM. Enter at
the side door to the right of the main entrance. Tapestry Studio
I (the big room), 2302
Western Trails (behind Central Market South). $3 for students, $4
for tangueros, free for first time visitors. Participation is for
those with some previous training. |
7 Classes at
EsquinaTango: Int. 6:30-7:30PM, advanced 7:45-8:45PM.
Classes taught by Monica. Instructor approval required for the
advanced class. 209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Call 512.524.2772 or for Registration, fees &
info. |
8 UT
Tango Club practica 7-10PM. Held in the Texas
Union Showroom, 2.208, 24th
St at Guadalupe. Email for more info.beginner/intermediate workshop, 9PM. Shirley Mcphail School of Dance, 8018 Mesa Drive. Call 512-249-6481 or for more info. |
9 Laura's classes at the Khabele Studio. Technique /
connection, 7:30-8:30, sacadas 8:30-9:30. $15 for one class, $25 for
both. Anyone could attend who has completed at least one series of
beginner classes. 701 W 7th St at
Rio Grande. Contact for info,
590-3644. |
10 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 6:30-7:30PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Bruce teaches @ Uptown North level1: 7:30PM, level2: 8:30PM. 8868 Research Blvd. For more information email . Milonga with Glovertango at Lambert's, 7-9PM. 401 W 2nd St. Please come and support the restaurant by buying some food and drinks, and bring generous tips for the band! Milonga at Thai Passion Downtown 9:30-12:30. DJ Alan Lang. 620 Congress Avenue (entrance on 7th St). For more information contact or . |
11 Milonga
at La Tazza Fresca. 9PM-1AM. 519 W.37th
St (@ Guadalupe St.) Coffee, beer, wine and food available. FREE
event! Call 524.2772 for info. |
12 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 1-2PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Stephen & Mardi intermediate classes, 6-7PM. 4-week series starting on July 5th at the Georgetown Recreation Center, 1003 N Austin Ave, Georgetown. $24/$29. Register in advance online or call 512.930.3596. |
13 Practica at Tapestry 7-9 PM. Enter at
the side door to the right of the main entrance. Tapestry Studio
I (the big room), 2302
Western Trails (behind Central Market South). $3 for students, $4
for tangueros, free for first time visitors. Participation is for
those with some previous training. |
14 Classes at
EsquinaTango: Int. 6:30-7:30PM, advanced 7:45-8:45PM.
Classes taught by Monica. Instructor approval required for the
advanced class. 209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Call 512.524.2772 or for Registration, fees &
info. |
15 UT
Tango Club practica 7-10PM. Held in the Texas
Union Showroom, 2.208, 24th
St at Guadalupe. Email for more info. |
16 Laura's classes at the Khabele Studio. Technique /
connection, 7:30-8:30, sacadas 8:30-9:30. $15 for one class, $25 for
both. Anyone could attend who has completed at least one series of
beginner classes. 701 W 7th St at
Rio Grande. Contact for info,
590-3644. |
17 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 6:30-7:30PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Bruce teaches @ Uptown North level1: 7:30PM, level2: 8:30PM. 8868 Research Blvd. For more information email . Milonga with Glovertango at Lambert's, 7-9PM. 401 W 2nd St. Please come and support the restaurant by buying some food and drinks, and bring generous tips for the band! Milonga at Thai Passion Downtown 9:30-12:30. DJ music. 620 Congress Avenue (entrance on 7th St). For more information contact or . |
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19 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 1-2PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Stephen & Mardi intermediate classes, 6-7PM. 4-week series starting on July 5th at the Georgetown Recreation Center, 1003 N Austin Ave, Georgetown. $24/$29. Register in advance online or call 512.930.3596. Argentine Independence Celebration and Milonga @ EsquinaTango, 9PM-1AM. Many activities, $5 at door. 209 Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on Pedernales St. Call 512.524.2772 or for info. |
20 Practica at Tapestry 7-9 PM. Enter at
the side door to the right of the main entrance. Tapestry Studio
I (the big room), 2302
Western Trails (behind Central Market South). $3 for students, $4
for tangueros, free for first time visitors. Participation is for
those with some previous training. |
21 Classes at
EsquinaTango: Int. 6:30-7:30PM, advanced 7:45-8:45PM.
Classes taught by Monica. Instructor approval required for the
advanced class. 209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Call 512.524.2772 or for Registration, fees &
info. |
22 UT
Tango Club practica 7-10PM. Held in the Texas
Union Showroom, 2.208, 24th
St at Guadalupe. Email for more info. |
23 Laura's classes at the Khabele Studio. Technique /
connection, 7:30-8:30, sacadas 8:30-9:30. $15 for one class, $25 for
both. Anyone could attend who has completed at least one series of
beginner classes. 701 W 7th St at
Rio Grande. Contact for info,
590-3644. |
24 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 6:30-7:30PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Bruce teaches @ Uptown North level1: 7:30PM, level2: 8:30PM. 8868 Research Blvd. For more information email . Milonga with Glovertango at Lambert's, 7-9PM. 401 W 2nd St. Please come and support the restaurant by buying some food and drinks, and bring generous tips for the band! Milonga at Thai Passion Downtown 9:30-12:30. DJ music. 620 Congress Avenue (entrance on 7th St). For more information contact or . |
25 Happy Tango Hour at
Copa's 7-10PM. 217
Congress Ave. DJ DJ MC.. Free lesson from 7-7:30PM taught by
Monica. Info: 524.2772. |
26 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 1-2PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Stephen & Mardi intermediate classes, 6-7PM. 4-week series starting on July 5th at the Georgetown Recreation Center, 1003 N Austin Ave, Georgetown. $24/$29. Register in advance online or call 512.930.3596. |
27 Practica at Tapestry 7-9 PM. Enter at
the side door to the right of the main entrance. Tapestry Studio
I (the big room), 2302
Western Trails (behind Central Market South). $3 for students, $4
for tangueros, free for first time visitors. Participation is for
those with some previous training. |
28 Classes at
EsquinaTango: Int. 6:30-7:30PM, advanced 7:45-8:45PM.
Classes taught by Monica. Instructor approval required for the
advanced class. 209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Call 512.524.2772 or for Registration, fees &
info. |
29 UT
Tango Club practica 7-10PM. Held in the Texas
Union Showroom, 2.208, 24th
St at Guadalupe. Email for more info. |
30 Laura's classes at the Khabele Studio. Technique /
connection, 7:30-8:30, sacadas 8:30-9:30. $15 for one class, $25 for
both. Anyone could attend who has completed at least one series of
beginner classes. 701 W 7th St at
Rio Grande. Contact for info,
590-3644. |
31 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 6:30-7:30PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
.Bruce teaches @ Uptown North level1: 7:30PM, level2: 8:30PM. 8868 Research Blvd. For more information email . Milonga at Thai Passion Downtown 9:30-12:30. DJ music. 620 Congress Avenue (entrance on 7th St). For more information contact or . |
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2 Beginner classes at
EsquinaTango: 1-2PM. Classes taught by Monica.
209
Pedernales St. Park inside or next to Monica's lot or on
Pedernales St. Pre-registration requested, call 512.524.2772 or
. |
3 Practica at Tapestry 7-9 PM. Enter at
the side door to the right of the main entrance. Tapestry Studio
I (the big room), 2302
Western Trails (behind Central Market South). $3 for students, $4
for tangueros, free for first time visitors. Participation is for
those with some previous training. |
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Tango customs, floorcraft and etiquette by Jay Rabe.
Austin links
Learn to Dance - Weekly tango classes, private lessons. The organizer of the annual Fandango de Tango festival
MoniTango - Monica Caivano, teaches group classes and private lessons, organizes and DJs milongas.
Footworks - Dance sudio in Downtown Austin with weekly tango classes.
GoDance - have weekly Argentine tango group classes.
Dance International - have weekly Argentine tango group classes.
Glovertango - Glover Gill, internationally know tango composer, pianist and accordion player. Glovertango plays every Thursday at the Cipollina's restaurant.
Tosca Strings - together with Glovertango they form the Tosca Tango Orchestra.
Jennifer Bratt - Jennifer is an internationally known tango instructor who has moved to Austin recently. She is travelling a lot, but you may be able to catch her for a private lesson when she is in town.
See Homer Ladas and Charity Lebron dance to Tosca's El Choulo from the album "Amado" on the 2005 ValenTango festival.
List of events sponsored by the Centro Argentino of Austin.
Pictures from the April 3rd potluck with Tomas and Florencia.
Danceline - Austin's dance hotline: 512-416-5700 ext. 3262.
Movin' Easy - Dancewear store at 30th St & Guadalupe, 512.474.0980.
Capezio - A dancewear store at the Gateway Courtyard, 512.502.1150.
MalevaShoes - Jennifer Bratt's online shoe store selling Comme il Fauts shoes now has a showroom in Austin.
Texas Links
La Vida Tango - Reporting on the Texas tango scene and beyond...
satango.info - San Antonio Tango
Puro Tango - Latin & Argentine Tango Club of San Antonio
Tango Argentino de Tejas - Tango in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. The site also has lots of excellent articles about the history of tango, the music, the customs, styles etc. It is highly recommended!
Tango Evolution - George and Jairelbhi Furlong in Dallas, TX
Creative Tango - John Trimble and Lydia Essary in Dallas, TX
Houston Argentine Tango Association
Martin and Natia's Argentine Tango - from Houston, TX.
Always Tango - A tango website from Houston.
Tango Tango - Another Houston site
Argen Tango - from Houston.
Miscelaneous regional links
PortlandTango - Portland, Oregon
TangoColorado - Tango in the Boulder/Denver area.
AllSeattleTango - Seattle, Washington
Dancing for Schools - A Tango Festival & Silent Auction in Philadelphia to Benefit K-12 Dance Education
DCDanceNet - links to DC area tango sites
SieteTango - an organisation of Tango volunteers in Washington DC
BATango - San Francisco Bay Area
Tango Afficionado - Los Angeles
Tango resources on the web
Tango-L Mailing List Archive - an active online discussion forum about tango. Now they have a new website for subscription and recent archives.
Tango Video Project - lots of downloadable videos of classes and performances
Tangopedia - collaborative tango encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia. Anyone can add or edit entries.
This is the Tango - radio documentary by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Tango Montreal
ToTANGO - a great website with lots of articles. The home of the tango restoration project, where you can buy restored golden-age music CDs.
Ask Maleva - A Tango Advice Column
TangoFriends - Travel around the world and stay with local dancers
Tango and Chaos in Buenos Aires - Among others, it has pictures and analysis of milongeros dancing in BsAs.
Tango Styles ;-)
Tango Festival Operations Manual - a book by Polly McBride and Clay Nelson, the organizers of the largest tango festivals in the US.
Online instruction book in tango basics
Radio Tango - It's back online! 24x7 high quality 128kbit MP3 broadcast. It's free, but they take donations. Support them if you can.
Radio Zvezdelin - 96kbps MP3 broadcast from Bulgaria.
La 2x4 FM 92.7 - La Radio de Tangos de Buenos Aires. Medium quality 32kbit MMS/WMA broadcast.
Todo Tango - Huge downloadable music collection in low quality 20kbit WMA format.
Tango Evolution Radio - Low/medium quality 56kbit MP3 broadcast
Tangostore.com - a place to by tango CDs and DVDs at a reasonable price.
eMusic - Subscription-based music store offering legal DRM-free MP3 music. Has some classical tangos and some alternative/nuevo/neo tangos.
MP3tunes - Sells DRM-free MP3 songs at $0.88 each.
ALLOFMP3 - Based in Russia, they have a huge selection of DRM-free music in user-selectable format and quality, with bandwidth-based pricing. See the ALLOFMP3 FAQ. You can also try some other Russian stores.
iTunes - Pay more to get less, it sells DRM-crippled music in AAC format. You may be able to find some stuff not available from the other stores.
The DJ's Role - A must-read article about tango DJing by Stephen Brown
DJ Jackie Wong Neotango Zone - a list of neto-tango music with mp3 samples.
Sharna Fabiano's DJ List of Neo Tangos
Project Tango DJ Resource - from San Francisco by Homer & Sabrina
March 28-30, 2008: The second Argentine Tango Teacher Exchange will be held at The Dancers Workshop at 11150 Research Blvd.Suite 107. Teachers: Cecilia Gonzales, Florencia Taccetti, Tomas Howlin, Jaimes Freidgen; DJ: Avik Basu. for more information.
Sunday, April 13, 2008: Informal wedding reception for Jen Welch and Glenn Meter. All afternoon at the House on the Hill. More details as it gets closer.
November 26-30: The 10th annual Fandango de Tango (link to previous event). Sponsored by Learn to Dance Austin, this is one of the largest tango festivals in the US with an all-star cast of teachers. Call 512-450-0200 or .
Austin Tango was featured on KLRU! You can download and watch the video. If you have trouble viewing this, install MPlayer or VLC or alternatively on Windows, download and install ffdshow.
April 4-14, 2008: 4th Monitango tour to Buenos Aires. RSVP/INFO: 512-524-2772 or
Apartement for rent in buenos aires - daily/weekly/monthly rent available. Two bedroom 1.5 bathroom apartment in Recoleta at Cordoba & Callao, fully equipped with A/C and wireless internet. Hardwood floors on 2nd floor (with elevator). Centrally located, steps from subway & buses. Walking distance to milongas, commercial areas & the beat of the city! Send inquiries to or call 512.420.8839.
Upcoming Texas Events
February 8-10: Workshop with Robin Thomas in Houston.
Stephen and Susan Brown also maintains a list of tango events in Texas.
Other Notable Events in the US
If you cannot visit Buenos Aires, the next best thing is to attend tango festivals where you can dance with some of the best dancers around the world. Here are some of my personal favorites.
March 29 - April 1, 2007: Atlanta's Southern Tango Social - a relatively new festival, similar to the Denver festival attended by lots of great dancers and teachers.
May 24-28, 2007: 7th Annual Denver Memorial Day Tango Festival - the classes mostly focus on close embrace / milonguero style, but the main feature of the festival are the great milongas including the best outdoor milonga in the US. Denver has one of the friendliest tango community many great local dancers. Denver also hosts a very similar event during the Labor Day weekend.
August: Seattle's Annual Summer TangoMagic - One of the biggest tango events of the year, with great teachers, DJs and live music.
October: Portland's Annual TangoFest - it is probably the biggest and longest running festival in the US.
December 27-30: The 10th International Tangomagia festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands - It is not a US event, but it's probably the biggest tango event in Europe featuring the best teachers and live music from around the world.
You should not see this.