ViveTango is looking forward to making your 2025 a great year. January has four more events for you. This Thursday Pablo and Iwona will teach a lesson, and the Milonga will be hosted by DJ Gerardo Razumney. Details of this milonga and all of January’s milongas follow. The events bring new guest instructors, performers and live music for your dancing enjoyment.


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ABRAZOS!

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 16th. Andres Amarilla & Olesya Kershaw will teach a lesson and grace us with performance. Olesya started dancing in Kiev, Ukraine, in 2011, and has been attending tango festivals and milongas around the world since then. She joined tango community in Philadelphia this year, and has enriched it by her presence. She is known for her beautiful adornments, exceptional musicality and elegant lines. Andres is well-known to Viva Tango community as a teacher, performer, and DJ. He will play his very best music for your dancing pleasure.

7:00 pm: All levels lesson.
8:15 pm: Milonga with DJ Andres Amarilla.
9:30 pm: Performance by Andres and Olesya.

Admission:  $20.
EVENT LINK

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.

Thursday, January 30th. Coming from Montreal, Melina Mistral pierced the international and festival/marathon stage first in the USA, to eventually expand out to Europe. Her experience and versatility as a social dancer in both roles, as well as a professional teacher and performer, have made her very sensitive to the dancer’s energy. She believes in a balance of fun, sweet, power & drama, keeping in mind the venue, the event, the time of day and the dancers. Our DJ Sara La Rocca is well-known in New York City and Washington, DC as a long-time organizer of the legendary All-night Milonga, and recently the Milonga Volver. She also excels at selecting and playing her tango tunes to keep up the dancer’s mood and inspire them to dance.

7:00 pm: All levels lesson with Melina Mistral.
8:15 pm: Milonga with DJ Sara La Rocca.
Lesson $15, Milonga $15, or Both $20.
EVENT LINK

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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