Magic happens every Thursday at VivaTango in Princeton! Thursday September guest instructors Martin Maldonado & Maurizio Ghella provided that magic with an outstanding lesson and a performance with two encores.
Dance to live music and Celebrate with us! September ends with live music by the Abaddon Quartet on September 28th. Headlining the live music are Shinjoo Cho, bandoneon; Sergio Reyes, violin; Emilio Teubal, piano; and Pablo Lanouguere, double bass. DJ DimOn will be master of this Celebration Milonga. This celebration marks the 12th anniversary of VivaTango Princeton. Please share the news of this event with your tango events and invite them to join you.
October will be filled with milongas you do not want to miss. Highlights include live music at two milongas, one of the world’s best DJs, a national Tango champion, and a performance.
Details about the coming events in the content that follows.
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ABRAZOS!
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. There will be a lesson before the milona, and a performance. All levels lesson starts at 7:00, Milonga at 8:15. Lesson $15, Milonga $15, Both $20.
Thursday October 12th Celebrate 25 Years of Thursday Tango in Princeton with Lesson by Octavio Fernandez and Meredith Klein; and live music by Emiliano Messiez and Horacio Romo; and Milonga hosted by DJ Octavio Fernandez. Octavio was headliner for this year’s Phalidelphia Tango Festival and is in high demand as instructor and DJ at international festivals. Meredith Klein is the organizer of the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School and teaches and performs internationally at many festivals. Horacio Romo is one of the best living bandoneonists. He has won one Grammy and two Gardel awards. He has played solo on the best stages of the world and has played with orchestras such as the Orquesta Color Tango, with which he performed around the world for 9 years, the Fernando Suárez Paz Quintet, the Astor Piazzolla Foundation Quintet, the Leopoldo Federico Orchestra, the National Tango Selection, and many others. He is the musical director and first bandoneon of the company Forever Tango, a show with the same name that tours the world. 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. All levels lesson starts at 7:00, Milonga at 8:15. $20.
OTHER TANGO EVENTS
Monday night Tango in Red Bank
Speakeasy Milonga in Patterson NJ September 23
Milonga Fernet in East Brunswick October 7
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
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