Magic happens every Thursday night at VivaTango Events. If you haven’t seen the recent performance by Rocio de los Santos and Luciano Capparelli at VivaTango click here VIDEO. This Thursday, September 21, there will be another great performance, and after that live music by a great quartet, then Helen Wang and Octavio Fernandez. Does this sound like the cast of a major festival? Don’t miss any of these events! Details below.

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ABRAZOS!

Thursday September 21st Martin Maldonado & Maurizio Ghella will teach and perform. Martin and Maurizio are both from Argentina and currently live and work in Vienna, Austria. They studied Tango in Buenos Aires with the original milongueros. They bring the tradition and culture of authentic Argentine tango to the world through their teaching and performances on many world stages and festivals. They have also been innovative pioneers in interfacing Tango with other art forms, and also in making Tango more inclusive of peoples with different abilities. Read more about these interesting activities HERE. Meredith Klein will be the DJ for the milonga.  All levels lesson starts at 7:00, Milonga at 8:15, Performance at 9:30. Lesson $15, Milonga $15, Both $20. EVENT LINK  (Martin and Maurizio will be teaching workshops and private lessons, and performing at Milonga Qilombo, at the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School over the September 23/24 weekend.  Learn more)

Thursday September 28th The Abaddon Quartet will fill the dance floor with live music. This quartet explores the vast repertoire of vibrant and passionate music from Buenos Aires, infusing it with new vitality while respecting the essence of its traditions. Shinjoo Cho, bandoneon; Sergio Reyes, violin; Emilio Teubal, piano; and Pablo Lanouguere, double bass. DJ DimOn will be playing your favorite tandas during the breaks. Milonga starts at 7 PM with DJ. Live music starts at 8:30. $20EVENT LINK

Thursday October 5th the Milonga will be hosted by Helen Wang. All levels lesson starts at 7:00, Milonga at 8:15. Lesson $15, Milonga $15, Both $20.

Thursday October 12th the Milonga will be hosted by Meredith Klein and Octavio Fernandez, world class performer and DJ. All levels lesson starts at 7:00, Milonga at 8:15. Performance at 9:30. Lesson $15, Milonga $15, Both $20.

THER TANGO EVENTS

Monday night Tango in Red Bank

Milonga Deseo in East Brunswick September 16

Speakeasy Milonga in Patterson NJ September 23

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 VOLUNTEERS

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