Tango Calendar

May - July 2008

Special Events in Philadelphia this month:

Milongas (Argentine Dance parties) at the Arts League every Friday.
Social Dance Parties at the Arts League every 3rd Saturday. Dancing on two floors.

New and ongoing classes at the Buttonwood Street Studio and at the University City Arts League.

Argentine Tango at Buttonwood Studio, 1315 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia:
Tango I, Saturdays 3 - 4:20 pm. May 31-Aug. 1.
Tango I (Fundamentals) Tuesdays 6:30 pm, drop in classes, ongoing
Tango II and III, Sundays 4 -5:20 pm. Drop in classes throughout the summer
Tango II (Variations) Tuesdays 7:30 pm, drop in classes, ongoing
Tango IV, Mondays 7:45 - 9:05 pm, ongoing (by permission of instructor, talk to us if interested!)

Argentine Tango at University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia:
Tango I, Fridays 7 - 8:20 pm. New class begins Aug. 1. 4-week series.
Contact Kelly & Lesley with questions, or call 215 382 7811 to register

You are always welcome to drop into any scheduled class for a preview. Private lessons are available in three Philadelphia locations with Kelly or Lesley for individual attention to accelerate your learning!

Ongoing Argentine Tango Practica at Buttonwood Studio, with preceding drop-in classes on Tuesdays, Buttonwood Street Studio.
6:30 pm: Tango Fundamentals class (for beginners or for review)
7:30 pm: Tango Variations class (some experience needed)
8:30 to 11 pm: Open Practica (with help from us if you want it. Plenty of individual attention is available.)

Drop in for one class or take a discounted package! Prices (drop-in rate):
$10 per class, $17 for both classes. $15 one class & practica; $7 practica alone; $20 both classes and practica. Dance, learn & socialize! Light refreshments provided.

Friday, August 22: Friday Night ICE CREAM Milonga, including Cornelia's home made ice.

Coming:
September 2 - 13, 2008: Buenos Aires No Duerme Tango Tour (Buenos Aires Never Sleeps)!

La Milonga en Casa. Each 3rd Sunday we welcome everyone to dine and dance at the 1315 Buttonwood Street Studio for our potluck dinner and Argentine Tango Dance. For dinner at 7:00 pm, bring a main dish, side dish, appetizer, dessert, wine, or sponsor someone else's efforts. Dancing 8:30-11:30. At the Buttonwood Street Studio, 1315 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Admission $10, full time students $8. All welcome.

Dance Tutor lessons! Our Tango Valse 2 online video lessons are now available at DanceTutor.com. From DanceTutor.com:
DanceTutor.com is pleased to announce the opening of Argentine Tango Waltz 2. The site is authored and danced by the popular Philadelphia Argentine tango teaching couple, Kelly Ray and Lesley Mitchell, and sports exciting figures, expertly danced and explained,---13 figures in all plus a demonstration video. Say the authors, "..... a fast, smooth dance that joins the seductive and rhythmic melodies of Argentine tango waltz to the complexities of Argentine tango. Tango vals utilizes almost the same vocabulary as tango, the biggest difference perhaps being that in response to the music the dancers tend to choose more turning steps, and also to choose not to pause as they frequently do in tango...". See www.DanceTutor.com for details:
Argentine Tango Waltz 2 table of contents: www.DanceTutor.com/tw2conten.htm
Argentine Tango Waltz 2 sample page with video: www.DanceTutor.com/tw2-12.htm
Argentine Tango Waltz 2 Authors' Introduction: www.DanceTutor.com/tw2-intro.htm

And don't forget Friday night milongas at the University City Arts League, UCAL!
9: 15 pm: Mini-lesson for first time dancers. 9 pm to 12:30 am: General dancing. Admission $10, or $8 for full time students. Main studio continues our classic mix of Tango, Milonga & Vals music for your dancing pleasure. 3rd floor studio is open for dancing to Tango Nuevo & Alternative Tango Music.

* Friday night milongas: We provide a get-started mini-lesson at 9:15 to first-time dancers

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
July 27 A. Tango III 2 - 3:20 BSS A. Tango II 4-5:20 BSS	28 A. Tango IV 7:45-9:05 BSS *	9 A. Tango Fundamentals 6:30 - 7:30 BSS A. Tango Variations 7:30-8:30 BSS A. Tango Practica 8:30-11 BSS	30	31	Aug. 1 Milonga (Argentine Tango Dance Party!) 9-12 UCAL Mini-lesson at 9:15*	2
3 A. Tango II & III 4-5:20 BSS	4 A. Tango IV 7:45-9:05 BSS *	5 A. Tango Fundamentals 6:30 - 7:30 BSS A. Tango Variations 7:30-8:30 BSS A. Tango Practica 8:30-11 BSS	6	7	8 Milonga (Argentine Tango Dance Party!) 9-12 UCAL Mini-lesson at 9:15*	9
10 A. Tango II & III 4-5:20 BSS	11 A. Tango IV 7:45-9:05 BSS *	12 A. Tango Fundamentals 6:30 - 7:30 BSS A. Tango Variations 7:30-8:30 BSS A. Tango Practica 8:30-11 BSS	13	14	15 Milonga (Argentine Tango Dance Party!) 9-12 UCAL Mini-lesson at 9:15*	16
17 A. Tango II & III 4-5:20 BSS Milonga en Casa 7:30-11:30 BSS	18 A. Tango IV 7:45-9:05 BSS *	19 A. Tango Fundamentals 6:30 - 7:30 BSS A. Tango Variations 7:30-8:30 BSS A. Tango Practica 8:30-11 BSS	20	21	22 Milonga (Argentine Tango Dance Party!) 9-12 UCAL Mini-lesson at 9:15* Ice cream Milonga!	23
24 A. Tango II & III 4-5:20 BSS	25 A. Tango IV 7:45-9:05 BSS *	26 A. Tango Fundamentals 6:30 - 7:30 BSS A. Tango Variations 7:30-8:30 BSS A. Tango Practica 8:30-11 BSS	27	28	29 Milonga (Argentine Tango Dance Party!) 9-12 UCAL Mini-lesson at 9:15*	30