This Thursday, August 8th MayoK (aka Urszula) will host a milonga and Pablo Garcia Gomez & Iwona Ionescu will teach a lesson. August will end with live music provided by three fabulous musicians. And between these two events there will be performances and instructors from three continents. Hot events with cool air conditioning! Details for these events are below:

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Thursday August 8th will feature a lesson by Pablo Garcia Gomez & Iwona Ionescu and a Milonga hosted by MayoK (aka Urszula Abolik). Pablo and Iwona are the instructors for the Princeton Adult School Tango classes, and they are popular instructors at VivaTango and other tango events. They will teach an all-levels lesson. After the lesson Pablo and Iwona will be available at the side of the dance floor during the milonga to help any dancers wishing more help with the lesson. DJ MayoK will host the milonga and play well composed tandas and cortinas for your dancing pleasure. Lesson at 7 PM, Milonga at 8:15. Lesson $15 Milonga $15, Both $20.

Andres Amarilla and Karen Johnson will host the milonga and teach a lesson.  Andres was born and raised in Buenos Aires. He studied with and performed in the dance companies of three of the greatest tangueros of all time: Gustavo Naveira, Juan Carlos Copes, and Rodolfo Dinzel. Karen is a dual role dancer and co-founder of Philly Queer Tango. She has taught queer tango across the United States. Karen will also DJ the milonga. Her sets are primarily traditional, highly danceable Golden Age tandas, with thoughtful contemporary and alternative accents. She loves creating warm, energetic settings where people are excited to dance every tanda. 7:00 Lesson $15, 8:15 Milonga $15, Both $20.

Thursday August 29th features live music by Shinjoo Cho, Alejo de los Reyes and Pablo Lanouguere. Alejo is one of the most highly regarded Tango guitarists in the world. He is on tour and VivaTango is please to host him for your dancing pleasure. He is joined by Shinjoo and Pablo – both extraordinary Tango musicians based here in the NYC and Philly area. Alejo is a third-generation Argentine guitarist trained by his father and grandfather. He has performed in many prestigious events around the world. He is also a composer and recording artist. Shinjoo (bandoneon) is a leader and member of Tango musical groups in the Philly and NYC area. Pablo (double-base) is also a well known Tango musician and frequent performer at VivaTango. These three musicians recently performed in NYC at the Lincoln Center, Summer for the City concert as part of the Abbadon Tango Group performance. Come see these amazing musicians in the intimate venue of the VivaTango dance floor. DJ Kerry Kay will be the host of this milonga. She will play Tangos for your dancing pleasure starting at 7 PM. Live music starts at 8:30. $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 and a cold/hot water dispenser that you can use to refill your water bottle or get a drink to 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

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