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Thursday Aug 2nd at Viva Tango Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu class following Milonga DJed by Dmitri Rizer

30 Monday Jul 2018

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Modern music has rap artists, and Tango has Wrap Artists. This week learn about “Sweet and Gentle Wraps”. Wraps are the Kodak moment in a Tango dance. The lesson will teach how to be a wrapper or wrapee. A milonga Djed by Dmitri will follow the lesson. Iwona and Pablo will provide a guided practica after the lesson for those dancers wanting help in mastering the lesson.

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8pm Class with Pablo & Iwona

9 pm to Midnight Milonga

Milonga DJed by Dmitri Rizer

Guided Practica following lesson

 

Directions to Viva45 Stockton St, Princeton NJ 08540

Large hardwood dance floor

Off-street parking at the entrance

Socialize VivaTango’s food tables
Partner is not necessary

Cost $15 and $5 for students

Details at www.VivaTango.org

 

 

Pablo, who is originally from the suburbs of Buenos Aires, has studied tango with various master teachers in his home country and in the United States. Iwona explored a few other forms of dance before taking up tango, which she has studied in depth and practiced locally. Pablo and Iwona teach the Argentine tango classes at Princeton Adult School and they teach regularly at Viva Tango in Princeton, where they are artists in residence.

 

Coming Events

8/9 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena –Roberto DJing

8/16  Michael Nadtoch with dance partner Paulita from London – Princeton Summer Tango Festival Event 5

8/23 Live Music Maurizio Najt, Javier Sanchez and Pablo Lanouguere – Princeton Summer Tango Festival Event 6

9/6 Ivan Romero and Silvana Nunez – Princeton Summer Tango Festival Event #7

Thursday, February 22d, At Viva Tango live music by Javier Sanchez – bandoneon, Milonga, 9pm-11:45pm

18 Sunday Feb 2018

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Live Music by Javier Sanchez

Milonga 

Javier will be DJing and playing the Bandoneon

                        Thursday February 22 from 9 – 11:45. 

 

Javier Sanchez – Bandoneón, has toured the world with Orquesta Típica, Tango Pasión, Tango Viaje al Sentimiento, Pedro Chemes Group, Tango Emotión, Tanguera and Quinteto Típico Buenos Aires. Javier has performed in Buenos Aires tango shows including Café Tortoni, Chiquin Buenos Aires, Pigmalión Tango, El Viejo Almacén, Esquina de Carlos Gardel, Tango Porteño, Piazzolla Tango. Javier has numerous recordings.


Suzanne Patterson Building at 45 Stockton St, Princeton
Large hard-wood dance floor with off-street parking at the entrance

Socialize around VivaTango’s Food and Beverage table

Dress to match your Tango Passion
Partner is not necessary – Non dancers are welcome

Cost $15 and $5 for students  

 

******* UPCOMING EVENTS **********

3/1 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu 

3/8 Michael Nadtochi

3/15 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena

3/22 Live music by Maurizio Najt with Kerry Kay DJing

Argentine Tango Basics Class taught by Pablo and Iwona .Begins Thursday February 15th at 7:30 just before VivaTango events. This is an 8 week progressive class taught by Pablo and Iwona. Registration is required through the Princeton Adult School.

*** Tuesdays at West Windsor Arts Center by Pablo & Iwona, very lovely and convenient – class and Practica, 8:30pm-10:30pm. Please come to perfect your skills during the week under the gentle but firm guidance  http://www.jerseydance.com/Calendar.html

Thursday, February 15th at Viva Tango – Jacklyn Shapiro And Roberto Pena – Class And Milonga – Notice Time Change 9pm – 11:45pm

11 Sunday Feb 2018

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Jacklyn Shapiro And Roberto Pena

Back from Buenos Aires

Creative Tango Salon Combinations

Four-time US Tango Championships finalists, Jacklyn and Roberto, have returned from Buenos Aires with fresh lesson material. They will teach Creative Tango Salon Combinations emphasizing Direction and Importance of Line of Dance! They will share the highlights of their just completed tour. Jackie will be displaying the latest dress and shoe styles she brought back from BA !!

9:00 PM – Doors Open, Workshop – Lessons from Buenos Aires

9:45 Milonga, Food and Shopping

DJing by Roberto

 

 

 

Socialize around our food Table

Partner is not needed

Beginners and spectators welcome

Off street, lighted parking at door

Cost $15 (full time students $5)

 

******* UPCOMING EVENTS **********

2/22 Live Music and DJing by Javier Sanchez

3/1 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu 

3/8 Michael Nadtochi

3/15 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena

3/22 Live music by Maurizio Najt with Kerry Kay DJing

Argentine Tango Basics Class taught by Pablo and Iwona .Begins Thursday February 15th at 7:30 just before VivaTango events. This is an 8 week progressive class taught by Pablo and Iwona. Registration is required through the Princeton Adult School.

Thursday, February 1st Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu Class, Milonga DJed by Dmitri Thursday 8pm- 11:30pm

27 Saturday Jan 2018

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Learn about  “Elegant and Playful Tango Kicks” in Pablo and Iwona’s lesson. Meet new Friends in the milonga that follows. Warm up in the hot embrace of Tango! 

Find out about  the 8 week, progressive Tango Basics classes that will start in 2  weeks.

8pm-Doors Open

8:10pm Class

9pm-11:30pm  Midnight MilonGa

Guided Practica following lesson

Suzanne Patterson Building at 45 Stockton St, Princeton

Large hardwood dance floor with off-street parking at the entrance

Socialize around VivaTango’s Food and Beverage tables
Partner is not necessary – Beginners welcome

Cost $15 and $5 for full time students

Details at www.VivaTango.org

 

Pablo, who is originally from the suburbs of Buenos Aires, has studied tango with various master teachers in his home country and in the United States. Iwona explored a few other forms of dance before taking up tango, which she has studied in depth and practiced locally. Pablo and Iwona teach the Argentine tango classes at Princeton Adult School and they teach regularly at Viva Tango in Princeton, where they are currently artists in residence

******** COMING EVENTS **************

2/8 Michael Nadtochi

2/15 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena

2/22 Live Music and DJing by Javier Sanchez

3/1 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu

3/8 Michael Nadtochi

3/15 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena

3/22 Live  Maurizio and Kerry DJing

 Weddings Announcement. January is wedding month at VivaTango. Last January we hosted a reception for our friends Vittoria and Guillermo. This January we extend our best wishes to Junior and Guadalupe who will be married the day after VivaTango’s coming event. Junior and Guadalupe will be Guest Performers and instructors in May, when we can wish them well in person.

***** IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD  *****

Argentine Tango Basics Class will begin Thursdays at 7:30 just before VivaTango events. Pablo and Iwona will teach. Registration required through Princeton Adult School, session starts Feb 15.

Princeton Tango Club. Robin Thomas soon starts his classes at Friends Center in Princeton. Please sign for the email announcement at Princeton Tango Club.

 


 

Thursday, January 18th At Viva Tango – Michael Nadtochi GANCHO – TIPS & TRICKS, 8pm-11:30pm

14 Sunday Jan 2018

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       Michael Nadtochi

GANCHO – TIPS & TRICKS

                                            Thursday January 18th

8 PM Doors Open

Lesson 8:10 to 9

Milonga 9 to 11:45

DJing by Michael

 

 

Socialize around our food Table

Partner not needed

Beginners and non-dancers welcome

Off street lighted parking at door

Cost $15  (full time students $5)

 

Michael Nadtochi has been a professional dancer for more than two decades. His vast dance experience consists of performing, competing, choreographing and educating dancers and professionals all over the world.  For the past 14 years Michael focused entirely on performing and teaching the art of Argentine Tango. He has traveled the world, took part in major international tango festivals where he taught and performed at some of the most spectacular venues. Germany, Italy, Denmark, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Cyprus, Malaysia, Canada, Scotland are among the countries that he visited as special guests and performing artist. He has taught and performed in the major tango festivals in the USA, and he has been one of the dancers at Malbec & Tango House NYC –  the first authentic nightly Argentine Tango show produced in USA.

*******   COMING EVENTS  ***********

1/25 Live Music by Nick Franco – Svetlana DJing

 2/1 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu

2/8 Michael Nadtochi – Michael DJing

2/15 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena –Roberto DJing

2/22 Live Music

Thursday January 11th , At Viva Tango – Jaclyn Shapiro And Roberto Pena, 8pm-11:30pm , Workshop followed by Milonga

06 Saturday Jan 2018

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Jacklyn & Roberto

Sacada Combinations Workshop

No more snow storms – we want to Tango! This week is your chance to learn how to build simple to complex SACADA combinations from your 4 time US Tango Championships finalists. Come out of the cold and warm up in Tango’s close embrace. Say Bon Voyage to Jacklyn and Roberto as they set off to lead their BA Tour.

8:00 PM – Doors Open

8:10 Workshop – Lessons from Buenos Aires

9:00 Milonga, Food and Shoping

DJing by Roberto

 

 

Socialize around our food Table

Partner is not needed

Beginners and spectators welcome

Off street, lighted parking at door

Cost $15 (full time students $5)

Details at: www.VivaTango.org

              

Jacklyn Shapiro began studying ballroom and Latin dancing at the age of 12 and performed and competed in this venue. Her introduction to Argentine Tango was a transformative experience giving her the opportunity to bring all of the elements together: Sensuality, connection and the desire to express her inner-self.

Roberto Pena grew up in a family of tangueros in Buenos Aires. His tango roots took hold and he studied with tango masters. Deep inside, he felt that no matter how much he was able to absorb from the masters a critical component of his dance was missing – someone who was able to reflect an equal amount of spirit and ambition.

Roberto and Jacklyn found each other 6 years ago. After her first dances with Roberto, Jacklyn realized that Tango offers something unique – the ability to dance from the heart, be yourself and feel as though no one is watching. Roberto found that dancing with Jacklyn gave him the opportunity to express himself and take his dancing to the next level.

Today, Jacklyn and Roberto take every opportunity to learn from each other, maintain an open mind and grow together as they continue on their tango Journey. They love to perform and teach. With each passing day, they aspire to become more versatile dancers, and stay true to what Tango is at its core: Love, Passion, Creation and a form of Expression.

*******   COMING EVENTS  ***********

1/18 Michael Nadtochi– Michael DJing

1/25 Live Music by Nick Franco – Svetlana DJing

 2/1 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu

2/8 Michael Nadtochi – Michael DJing

2/15 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena –Roberto DJing

2/22 Live Music

Thursday December 7th, Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu. Milonga DJed by Peace. Food Table by Chef Eileen !!

02 Saturday Dec 2017

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8 pm Lesson

8:45 to Midnight Milona

Guided Practica following lesson

Suzanne Patterson Building at 45 Stockton St, Princeton

Large hardwood dance floor with off-street parking at the entrance

Socialize around VivaTango’s Food and Beverage tables
Partner is not necessary – Beginners welcome

Cost $15 and $5 for full time students

This will be taught by Pablo and Iwona at the Viva Tango dance floor just prior to VivaTango’s 9PM event. This is sponsored by the Princeton Adult School. Register on the Princeton Adult School web page, or by coming to the first class.

Suzanne Patterson Building at 45 Stockton St, Princeton
Large hard-wood dance floor with off-street parking at the entrance
Socialize around VivaTango’s Food and Beverage tables
Partner is not necessary – Beginners welcome
Cost $15 and $5 for students

 

Pablo, who is originally from the suburbs of Buenos Aires, has studied tango with various master teachers in his home country and in the United States. Iwona explored a few other forms of dance before taking up tango, which she has studied in depth and practiced locally. Pablo and Iwona teach the Argentine tango classes at Princeton Adult School and they teach regularly at Viva Tango in Princeton, where they are currently artists in residence.

THANKS to all the volunteers who help make our Thursdays special!

VOLUNTEERS MAKE VIVA TANGO’S GREAT EVENTS POSSIBLE

********  Coming Events ******************

 

12/14 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena –Jacklyn DJing

12/21 Holiday Party –Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena –Jacklyn DJing

12/28 No Event

2018

1/4 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu – Dmitri DJing

1/11 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena –Roberto DJing

1/18 Michael Nadtochi – Michael DJing

1/25 Live Music TBD – Svetlana DJing

Thursday, November 30th, Milonga with Live Music by Maurizio Najt and Kerry Kay DJing.

24 Friday Nov 2017

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8pm – doors open

Kerry Kay is DJing

Mauricio Najt – piano

 

***** Coming Events 8 PM start times *****

 

12/7 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu – Peace DJing

12/14 Eleonora Kalganova

12/21 Holiday Party –Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena

Thursday November 16th  *** 8:30 pm – 11:30pm **** Michael Nadtochi and Eleonora Kalganova Workshop and Milonga, Michael is DJing

11 Saturday Nov 2017

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Thursday November 16th  *** 8:30pm – 11:30pm ****

Michael Nadtochi and Eleonora Kalganova

Workshop and Milonga, Michael is DJing

MishaElla8:30 PM Doors Open

8:30 – 9 PM Join practica session

9 – 9:45 Workshop by Michael and Eleonora

9:45 – 11:45 Milonga

DJing by Michael

 

 

Socialize around our food Table, Partner not needed, Beginners and non-dancers welcome, Off street lighted parking at door

Cost $15  (full-time students $5)

When Michael & Eleonora met, they both realized that each one of them had a tattoo of a black panther… Perhaps this was a coincidence, but they believe that it was rather a sign of fate! Shortly after they decided to continue this exciting journey through life and dance together, forming a dance partnership based on respect for one another’s artistic views and desire to take Argentine Tango to a whole new level: exploring possibilities of fusing the most traditional form of this beautiful dance – tango being a social dance based on musicality & elegance with a more flexible and modern approach of a performing artist using the body as an instrument that is not limited to one particular style of movement or discipline.

Eleonora Kalganova was born and grew up in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Her dance career started at 6 years old with ballroom dancing and for 10 years straight she was either a finalist or a winner of all the local competitions. In 2003 she entered ballet department of the national choreographic school, while simultaneously studying folk dances of Uzbekistan. Later she became one of the principal dancers in the prestigious Bolshoi Theater of Opera and ballet named after Alisher Navoi. In 2009 parallel to her ballet studies Eleonora started learning Argentine tango. By now  Eleonora Kalganova has won the following titles in Argentine Tango competitions:
– The winner of the Int.l tournament “Spartak Cup 2010” in the category “Show”
– Vice-champion of 3rd Russian Open Argentine tango tourny of  “TANGO CUP 2011”
– The winner of the International tournament “MOSCOW BALL 2012″, “EMPIRE CUP 2012″ in the category “Show”

***** Coming Events – These are all 9 PM start times *****

11/23 Thanksgiving no event

11/30 Live Music by Maurizio – Kerry DJing

12/7 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu

12/14 Eleonora Kalganova

12/21 Holiday Party –Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena

12/28 No Event

Today Thursday, October 26th, 9pm-11:45pm, Milonga with Live Music by Nick Franco. Dimitry is DJing

26 Thursday Oct 2017

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Today , Thursday October 26th, at Viva Tango

Milonga with Live Music by Nick Franco.

Dimitry is DJing

9pm-11:45pm

Nick Franco, became enamored with the tango music during his graduate school days at the University of Miami in FLA.  There, he lived in an apartment next to “portenos”, a couple from Buenos Aires, who played tango tapes whenever they were home.  Eventually, he began playing tangos for them.  Over the past ten years, Nick has taken advantage of every opportunity to play the music for dancers and to dance himself at venues in the Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia/ New Jersey areas.

Nick has performed as a soloist and in five to fifteen piece orchestras at private homes and clubs, at public venues, and on cruise ships throughout New England, from Palm Beach to Miami Beach, Fla , in the Baltimore/ Washington, DC area  and in Pennsylvania.

 

Socialize around our food Table

Partner not needed

Beginners and spectators welcome

Off street lighted parking at door

Cost $15 (full time students $5)

 

*******  On-going Events ******************

 8 Week Beginners Class Starts at 6:30 Thur. 10/5th
Right before Viva Tango Inc. Event @ 9pm

http://www.ssreg.com/princeton/classes/classes.asp?catID=5424&pcatID=4790

This will be taught  by Pablo and Iwona at the Viva Tango dance floor just prior to VivaTango’s 9PM event. This is sponsored by the Princeton Adult School. Register on the Princeton Adult School web page, or by coming to the first class.

***** Coming Events – These are all 9 PM start times *****

11/2 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu

11/9 Michael Nadtochi and Eleonora Kalganova – Michael DJing

11/16 Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena –Jacklyn DJing

11/23 Thanksgiving no event

11/30 Live Music

12/7 Pablo Garcia Gomez and Iwona Ionescu

12/14 Michael Nadtochi and Eleonora Kalganova – Michael DJing

12/21 Holiday Party with Jacklyn Shapiro and Roberto Pena