This Thursday features a milonga with Kerry Kay DJ Plus a lesson by Pablo and Iwona. Remaining July events will feature a special guest instructor from Buenos Aires and live music by Emiliano Messiez and Rodolfo Zanetti.  See detail of all July events below.

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ABRAZOS!

Thursday July 13th Pablo Garcia Gomez & Iwona Ionescu will teach a lesson on “Advanced musicality: interpreting music by varying pace, direction, and length of steps”. Pablo and Iwona are the instructors for the Princeton Adult School Tango classes, and they are popular instructors at VivaTango and other tango events. DJ Kerry Kay will play for the Milonga that will follow the lesson. She is a frequent DJ at regional events and festivals. All levels lesson starts at 7:00, Milonga at 8:15. Lesson $15, Milonga $15, Both $20.

Thursday July 20th will feature Ignacio Santiago, aSpecial Guest Instructor from Buenos Aries. Ignacio will teach with Meredith Klein. Don’t miss this special event. All levels lesson starts at 7:00, Milonga at 8:15, Performance at 9:30. Lesson $15, Milonga $15, Both $20.

Thursday July 27 Live music by Emiliano Messiez and Rodolfo Zanetti.

Emiliano Messiez was the pianist for the Broadway and London show “Forever Tango”, a show that has been seen by more than 8 million people around the world. He has also served as the music director and pianist for the successful shows “Impact” and “Tango Buenos Aires”, and he is the creator of “Barolo Tango,” a live tango show based in Argentina. Rodolfo Zanetti, a native of Argentina, plays the bandoneon. Rodolfo directed Maria de Buenos Aires, the masterpiece of Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer in 2003. In the United States, Zanetti has performed as soloist at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Embassy of Argentina, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall. In 2017 he won the First Prize as a bandoneonist at the “Che Bandoneón International Competition” awarded by the Argentine Tango Society. In 2018 he played the bandoneon on the album “Vigor Tanguero” by Pedro Giraudo, which won the Latin Grammy for the best Tango Album. DJing between live sets will be DimOn the Tango DJ.

OTHER TANGO EVENTS

Monday night Tango in Red Bank

Milonga Deseo in East Brunswick July 15th with Eleonora

Speakeasy Milonga in Patterson NJ July 22

SAFETY

We remind dancers that they should not come if they have any symptoms or have been exposed to people who have Covid.

WATER

We urge dancers to bring their water bottle from home to cut down on single use bottles. There is a chilled water fountain next to the bathroom to refill your water bottles with chilled water and a cold/hot water dispenser in the entry to help keep you hydrated.

DIRECTIONS

VivaTango is located at 45 Stockton Street, Princeton New Jersey. There is a well-lit, off-street parking lot at the venue. The large dance floor is in the smaller of the two buildings. The venue is easily accessed by rail from NYC and Philly. Just get a ticket to Princeton (not Princeton Junction. You get off the train at Princeton Junction and take the connecting shuttle train to Princeton.) The venue is 8 blocks from the Princeton Train Station with a lovely walk through the Princeton University Campus (0.8 mi.).

FREE EVENTS FOR VOLENTEERS

VivaTango continues to need help to make events run smoothly. Volunteering is a great way to get to know your fellow dancers. If interested contactSylvie

Thanks for dancing at VivaTango. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please email me at  Dennis

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