This Thursday’s milonga will feature Meredith Klein and Andres Amarilla plus DJ Ignacio Ondartz.

Some of you have been asking about a beginner tango class. Pablo and Iwona will be conducting a 6-class series on our dance floor on Tuesday nights. This is sponsored by the Princeton adult school. Details can be found here Tango Series at PAS 

Details of this week’s event and the remaining two VivaTango events in September follow below:

At VivaTango – You Will Dance
ABRAZOS!

Thursday September 19th DJ Ignacio Ondartz hosts milonga and Meredith Klein and Andres Amarilla teach a lesson.  Meredith is the founder of Philadelphia Argentine Tango School (PATS). She is a popular instructor, performer and the organizer of the annual Philadelphia Tango Festival. 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. Introducing Ignacio is a well-known instructor, performer and DJ from Buenos Aires. Ignacio will be the host DJ for the milonga. 7:00 Lesson $15, 8:15 Milonga $15, Both $20. EVENT LINK

Thursday, September 26th will feature a trio of extraordinary musicians who will play “unplugged”, without microphones, for your dancing pleasure. Maurizio Najt is a well-known regular at Viva Tango and many other events. He played a leading role in the New York Tango revival scene during the late 90’s, performing with New York Tango Trio. He also was a member of Forever Tango Orchestra. Tito Castro is a bandoneon maestro, a living legend as a composer, arranger and performer, who’s been playing his bandoneon for six decades. He was born and lived in Buenos Aires where he started playing bandoneon at age 15. Tito has played at milongas of Buenos Aires during the Golden Age of Tango. Tom Kirchmer is a bassist extraordinaire. He began playing tango with Jorge Anders and Tito Castro in 2001 and recorded the album “Con Polenta” with that trio, named the “Buenos Aires Tango Trio”. He has played with Tito Castro ever since. He has performed on the sound track to Ang Lee’s 2007 film “Lust, Caution” and toured Japan with Anna Saeki playing tango with Tito Castro and Maurizio Najt. Between live music sets, our favorite DJ and performer Helen Wang will play her favorite tandas to keep us dancing.

Milonga begins at 7 pm with DJ Helen. First live music set starts approx. at 8:30 pm. $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

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

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