The VivaTango Holiday Party with live music is on Thursday December 19^th. This annual tradition draws back the whole VivaTango family. We are always happy to see dancers and instructors who have not been dancing recently join in. Expect to see many dancers you have not seen recently at this event. Dance and socialize with your friends at this party. Live music will be provided by Emiliano Messiez and Sergio Reyes. DJ Meredith Klein will make you dance with her music. Do not sit home this Thursday!

The Holiday Party will be our final event this year. This has been a very good year with 50 Memorable Events . We are looking forward to making 2025 even better. The new year starts off on January 2^nd with a “Just Dance Milonga” hosted by DJ DimOn. Come dance, eat, drink, be merry and join in a toast to the new year.

Details of all these events and more follows.


Magic happens here every Thursday
At VivaTango – You Will Dance

ABRAZOS

Emiliano Messiez is a Latin Grammy Nominee ’23 pianist and composer. With a very versatile and personal sound, he is the founder and director of the Orchestra Típica Messiez. He has performed all around the world in venues such as The Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of New York and The Houston Opera Theater, among others. Sergio Reyes is a violinist, composer, and arranger who is one of the most sought-after tango violinists. These extraordinary musicians will play for your dancing pleasure at VivaTango. Meredith Klein will DJ before and between the sets of live music.

7:00 pm: Milonga starts with DJ Meredith.
8:30 pm: First live music set by Emiliano and Sergio.

Admission:  $20. 

JUST DANCE, eat, drink and be merry with your friends at Viva Tango. We will have Holiday snacks and sparkling wine to toast the New 2025. And of course, DJ DimOn will play his festive tandas and cortinas all evening long. Come and celebrate the New Year 2025 with us. Note, we start at 8:00 pm, no lesson, performance, or live music – Just Dance!

8:00 pm: Milonga with DJ DimOn.
Admission:  $15. EVENT LINK

Thursday, January 9th. Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu are very popular instructors at Viva Tango and other tango events. After the lesson Pablo and Iwona will be available at the side of the dance floor to help any dancers wishing more assistance with the lesson. This is a Viva debut for DJ Gerardo Razumney who grew up listening to tango in his native Buenos Aires. Although his generation was mostly dancing rock and roll, the essence of tango became a part of him. Gerardo likes tango from all the decades, not just the Golden Era, but also la Guardia Vieja of the late 20’s and 30’s, as well as the more modern creations from the 50’s, 60’s and contemporary ones.

7:00 pm: All levels lesson.
8:15 pm: Milonga with DJ Gerardo (de Monserrat) Razumney.
Lesson $15, Milonga $15, or Both $20.

Thursday, January 23. A duo of extraordinary musicians will play 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 bandoneón maestro, a living legend as a composer, arranger and performer, who’s been playing his instrument for six decades, since the age of 15. He was born and raised in Buenos Aires. Tito has played at milongas of Buenos Aires during the Golden Age of Tango. DJ Urszula will keep you dancing between sets.

– Milonga begins at 7:00 pm with DJ Urszula.
– First live music set starts approx. at 8:30 pm.
– Admission: $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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