Regular Argentine Tango Dance Parties held at our 1315 Buttonwood Street Studio Practicas every Tuesday night
Milongas every Friday night
La Milonga en Casa - 3rd Sunday of each month
Milonga La Matine First Saturday of each month
Our Friday Night Milonga has a new schedule with new classes & practica before the Milonga: Kelly or Lesley plus occasional guest instructors will be offering intermediate/advanced classes on selected topics every week.
Intermediate/Advanced Class 8:30 - 9:30 pm
Practica (free), 9:30 to 10 pm
Also at
8:30 pm: Beginners Class (free)
Friday Night Milonga, 10 pm to 2 am
1315 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia
Prices:
Int/Adv class: $5 with Milonga admission, $10 without.
Friday Night Milonga admission: $12, full time students $10
Arrivals after 12:30 AM pay 1/2 price
Beginners class always free with milonga admission. Arrivals after 12:30 a.m. pay 1/2 price.
Excellent refreshments! Great tango company!
1315 Buttonwood St, Philadelphia
Classes at the Buttonwood Street Studio
Tango
at Buttonwood Studio, 1315 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia:
Tango I, Absolute Beginners. Friday, 8:30 - 9:30 pm. Drop in classes, ongoing
Tango I (Fundamentals), Tuesdays 6:30 pm. Drop in classes, ongoing
Tango I, Saturday, 1:30 - 3 pm. 8-week class series
Tango II (Variations), Tuesdays 7:30- 8:30 pm. Drop in classes, ongoing
Tango II, Saturdays. 3:00 - 4:30 pm.8-week class series Move beyond the basics, build leading/following skills, add new tango vocabulary
Tango III, Sundays. 5:30-7 pm. Ongoing. Challenge yourself with new vocabulary, subtle rhythm changes. Hone your skills!
Tango IV, Mondays 7:45 - 9:15 pm. Ongoing.1/2 hour practica follows. Advanced figures and techniques. (Permission of instructor needed)
Special Topics in Tango, Fridays, 8:30 - 9:30 pm. Drop in classes, ongoing
Upcoming Tango Boot Camps:
Tango Boot Camps are an opportunity to immerse yourself in a
two-day intensive study of Argentine Tango or a related
dance such as Tango Vals or Milonga. Boot camps are designed
to give you a concentrated learning experience that gets you started
fast or takes your dance to the next level. We address key skills such
as dance vocabulary, movement, posture, leading & following and
musical interpretation for each dance at each level.
You
are always welcome to drop into any scheduled class for a preview.
Private lessons are available in two Philadelphia locations with
Kelly or Lesley for individual attention to accelerate your learning!
TUESDAYS, TangoTuesdays classes & PRACTICA MAX
6:30 pm Tango Fundamentals
Fundamentals class addresses one of the basics of tango each week, such as walks, posture, ochos, crosses, molinetes, musicality.
It's for leaders and followers, absolute beginners or anyone who wants to sharpen their basic skills.
7:30 pm Tango Variations
Variations class takes the subject of the first class and expands/develops it for use on the dance floor.
It is also of course for leaders and followers, all levels of dancers with at least some tango experience
8:30 - 11:15 pm Guided Practica
We're available to answer your tango questions throughout the evening. There'll be great tango company and excellent refreshments.
Prices:
1 class $10, 2 classes $17, 2 classes & practica $20
1 class & practica $15
Practica only $7
Discounted series plans available!
UCAL:
4226 Spruce St, Philadelphia (215) 382-7811 (to register for UCAL
classes only)
BSStudio:
1315 Buttonwood St, Philadelphia (215) 574-9555 or
(215) 629-2344 (to register for Buttonwood Street Studio
classes or for all other information)
Private lessons:
Consider arranging small classes tailored to your specific needs. You
and a group of friends can find a time that suits you, what aspect you
want to concentrate on. Small classes give you lots of individual
attention. You can do one lesson or a series, rotate partners or not.
Our affordable prices vary according to number of people in class.
Regular prices:
$85/hour for 1 or 2 people
$110/hour for 4 people
$135/hour for 6 people
Private lessons:
Consider classes tailored to your specific needs. You can find a time that suits
you, decide what aspect of dance you want to concentrate on. Want to learn showy
figures, concentrate on lead & follow, or maybe navigation? Small classes
give you lots of individual attention. You can do one lesson or a series, rotate
partners or not.
Prices: $85 per hour for a one or two people. Substantial savings are available for our private lesson packages.
Private lessons are available at the Buttonwood St. Studio. You can
arrange for us to videotape your private lessons.
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Custom Gift Certificate Packages:
A great gift idea! Also a great gift for yourself. These packages can be customized to suit the recipients preferences. The recipient can choose their own mix of group and private dance lessons and dance parties to the value of the certificate.
Prices:
$200 Introduction to Argentine Tango
$350 Deluxe Package
$500 Premiere Package
For more information about demonstrations &
performances at your events, or group and private lessons, call Kelly
or Lesley at (215) 574-9555 or (215) 629-2344.
Milongas
(Argentine Tango Parties)
Friday Night Milonga
Enjoy a warm welcome at the first and longest running Milonga in Philadelphia!
We are a diverse and friendly group which meets weekly to share our passion for Tango. Friday Night Milongas are now officially (instead of de facto) on until 2 am
8:30 - 9:30 pm lesson for beginners: always FREE with milonga admission
8:30 - 9:30 pm intermediate topics lesson: $5 with milonga admission, $10 without
9:30 - 10 pm practica for workshop attendees
10 pm to 2 am dancing to classic tango music
Great refreshments, & company
1315 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia
Admission $12, full time students $10
Arrivals after 12:30 am pay 1/2 price
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La Milonga en Casa
Potluck dinner and tango dancing.
If you'd like to join us at the potluck dinner, please RSVP with your intended contribution, decribed generally, ie appetizer, main dish (meat or vegetarian?), side dish, dessert, etc. If you won't be bringing food but rather intend to support someone else's dish, let us know in advance so we can ask that person to make extra. We want to make sure there is enough food for everyone.
About La Milonga en Casa, held every 3rd Sunday It was conceived nearly a decade ago as an opportunity for the Tango comnunity to enjoy good food, good company and tango. We supply non alcoholic beverages. Each diner is asked to contribute food, keeping in mind that the dinner group usually numbers between 25 & 30 people. Ideally everyone should get at least a taste of what you've brought.
Join us for dinner at 7:30 pm and/or tango dancing, 9 - 11:30 pm.
Admission to dinner: Something to share.
Admission to dance $10; full time students $8.
1315 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia
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Special Events
Join us on Facebook for lots of news and photos of the Philadelphia tango community!
PRESS: See press coverage of the Falls Bridge event: WHYY NewsWorks looks at Dance on the Falls Bridge
Dance Tutor lessons! Our Tango
Valse 2 online video lessons are 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
Be sure to check the tango calendar for the
latest news. And don't forget Friday night milongas
at the Buttonwood Studio, 1315 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia!
Philadelphia's
Argentine Tango Community
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Argentine Tango Links
More Philadelphia area tango information - http://www.tangophiladelphia.com/
Other U.S. cities and regions:
Princeton, NJ - http://www.princeton.edu/~tango/
Washington DC area - http://www.le-tango.com/
San Francisco Bay area - http://www.batango.com/
General Tango Information - National and International:
Reportango Magazine (great where-to-dance listings, general info) -
http://www.reportango.com/reportango.html
A Buenos Aires site (general information) - http://www.abctango.com.ar/
Christian Mensing's great links to tango sites - http://www.inorg.chem.ethz.ch/group/cm/tango_link.html
The Tango Catalog's online web contacts - http://www.thetangocatalogue.com/Links.asp
Our favorite tango
music and where to buy it!
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