August at VivaTango continues with great events. Here is a VIDEO  from the August 1 event. This Thursday we gave guest DJ Karen Johnson hosting the milonga and teaching a lesson with Andres Amarilla. August ends with a milonga with a great trio of musicians. See details of all these events below. 

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August 15th  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