October 12th, will celebrate 25 Years of Thursday Tango in Princeton. This celebration will offer a triple treat with a cast of star instructors, DJs and Musicians – details of all October events are in the event descriptions that follows. Don’t miss any of these events! At VivaTango – You Will Dance!
ABRAZOS!
Thursday October 5th Helen Wang and Rainier Pereira. Will host Milonga, Teach a Lesson and Perform. The lesson will focus on dynamic circular movements in the line of dance. Lesson at 7 PM, Milonga at 8:15 and Performance at 9:30. Lesson $15 Milonga $15, Both $20.EVENT LINK
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 Philadelphia 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 bandoneonists in the world. 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. EVENT LINK
Thursday October 19th will feature Pablo Garcia Gomez & Iwona Ionescu. Pablo and Iwona are the instructors for the Princeton Adult School Tango classes, and they are popular instructors at VivaTango and other tango events. Their lesson this week is “The versatility of Salida Americana: Exploring the richness of this popular tango step”. After the lesson Pablo and Iwona will be available at the side of the dance floor to help any dancers wishing more help with the lesson. Lesson at 7 PM, Milonga at 8:15. Lesson $15 Milonga $15, Both $20.
Thursday October 26th Milonga will feature Live Music, Performance and Lesson. Sean Ericson and Jackie Pham will teach the lesson. Live music for the milonga will be played by Emiliano Messiez and Sergio Reyes. Sean Ericson and Suying Jin will perform. And Jackie Pham will DJ between the sets of live music. Lesson starts at 7:00. The Milonga will follow the lesson at 8:15. Sean and Suying Jin will perform at 9:30. $20
OTHER TANGO EVENTS
Milonga Fernet in East Brunswick October 7
Speakeasy Milonga in Patterson NJ October 28
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.) MAP
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
Viva Tango Inc. 