Fabulous February started February 1st with a lesson and performance by US National Champion Sean Ericson and his lovely wife Jackie Pham. Next up are Pablo and Iwona plus DJ Svetlanna.

Fabulous February ends on Leap Day, February 29th. Don’s miss this, the next Leap Day Thursday will be 200 years away. VivaTango will host a Leap Day Milona, honoring Sadie Hawkins Day with guest instructors and performers Aluminé Deluchi and Ariel Almirón who were finalists of the 2019 and 2021 Tango World Cup in both tango stage and tango salon. MayoK will DJ for the milonga.

In the three Thursdays between there will be guest instructors and DJs and live music to make magic for your Tango Life. Details in follow later in this newsletter

THE MAGIC CONTINUES.
At VivaTango – You Will Dance!
ABRAZOS!

Thursday February 8th 
will feature a lesson by Pablo Garcia Gomez & Iwona Ionescu and a Milonga hosted by Svetlana Howells. 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 will be “Conventional and unconventional crosses”. 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. Svetlana Howels will DJ the milonga and play well composed tandas for your dancing pleasure. Lesson at 7 PM, Milonga at 8:15. Lesson $15 Milonga $15, Both $20.

Thursday February 15th 
will feature Andres Amarilla and Carolyn Merritt. Andres Amarilla is on tour from Buenos Aires and returns to VivaTango. Carolyn is the author of the book Tango Nuevo. Ignacio who is a popular DJ in Buenos Aires will DJ for you at this event. Lesson at 7 PM, Milonga at 8:15. Lesson $15 Milonga $15, Both $20

 Thursday February 22nd 
will feature Maurizio Najt on Piano and Shinjoo Cho. Shinjoo has recently returned from Buenos Aires where she recorded a solo Album. Milonga starts at 7 PM with music by DJ and Live Music starts at 8:30. $20

Thursday February 29th 
will feature Aluminé Deluchi and Ariel Almirón who are professional tango dancers and teachers, and finalists of the 2019 and 2021 Tango World Cup in tango stage and tango salon. They also have performed at many tango dinner shows in Buenos Aires such as Señor Tango, Café de los Angelitos, Tango Porteño, Palacio Tango, Rojo Tango etc. They are currently on their USA 2024 Tour.  You are invited to see their show in Princeton, and to take a lesson from these esteemed instructors. Ariel is the brother of Martin Almiron who performed at VivaTango in July 2022. DJ MayoK (aka Urszula) will play your favorite tandas for the milonga.  Lesson at 7 PM, Milonga at 8:15. Lesson $15 Milonga $15, Both $20

FREE EVENTS FOR VOLUNTEERS
VivaTango continues to need help to make events run smoothly. Setup only takes a little time and you do not miss any milonga time. The same is true about cleanup. Working on the welcome desk is a great way to get to know your fellow dancers. The hero of the night is the person who brings the food for the event. If you can help contactSylvie

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

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