Pepsi has nothing to do with it. It’s all Lesley Mitchell who continues her giro/molinete challenge tonight at 8:30. The giro is the turn, or what the couple does. The molinete is the grapevine pattern around the leader, or what the follower does. There will be an easy turn and a difficult one. If you’re really good, you’ll be able to do both. If you’re really, really, really good, you’ll be able to do both as a leader and a follower. Come at 8 and have something to eat before you test your tango skills. You’ll need to keep your strength up.

Now and again one of our dancers waxes poetic on the subject of tango. That’s exactly what Mary Ann Smorra did in this very well written article. We hope it helps to clarify your own thoughts about what tango means to you.

Everything happens tonight, starting at 8, at the Suzanne Patterson Center. Admission is $12 or $5 for full time students with ID.

 Directions to SPC

You should have been there last Thursday. Everybody else was. We had a great beginners class (with a great group of beginners) followed by a terrific giro/molinete lesson from Lesley Mitchell and a fun practica. See for yourself:

August 23, 2012

If you’re feeling remorse that you didn’t come to the Beginners Lessons, it’s not too late. You can come to the next two, August 30 and September 6, for the special price of $40 if you register (by sending an email to info@vivatango.org) or $25 per class if you pay at  the door.

Mark your calendars for our upcoming milongas: September 29, October 27, November 22 (really) and for Viva’s Birthday Party, October 18. 

We’ll see you Thursday at SPC.

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And you will be a Hero or a Heroine when you complete Lesley Mitchell’s three week giro/molinete challenge.  There will be an easy and a difficult giro every week for you to master.

The first lesson is tonight at 8:30.  We suggest you come at 8 to the Suzanne Patterson Center to enjoy some tasty snacks and help us welcome the beginners to the tango community. Then you can get down to the business of serious dancing. That will definitely make you our Hero, giro or not. Admission $12 or $5 for full time students with ID.

If you haven’t yet, tell your friends our Beginner Tango Series starts tonight. They’ve got just minutes left to send us an email to pre-register and get the lower price.

 Beginner Lessons                                     Directions to SPC         

All the other tango venues are on hiatus, closed, or taking up salsa. But if you want to tango anywhere this week (and who doesn’t?) between Cherry Hill and South Boundbrook, you’ve always got Viva.

Lesley Mitchell, Philadelphia’s premier tanguera, joins us this Thursday for an intermediate lesson at 8:30. Come to SPC at 8. Eat first, meet the beginners, dance later. We’re aiming to have an even better time than we did last week.

August 16, 2012

Tell your non-tangoing friends time is running out to pre-register for our Beginner Tango Lessons and get the lower price.

Game on.

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If you want to secure your place on the 2016 Olympic Tango Team, you need to start training immediately. Rio beckons.

Fortunately we’ve got the perfect coach for the tangathlete. ChuLo (whose team won gold at the San Marino Olympics) will be on hand Thursday at 8 to get us started with that all important teamwork.

If you know any tango wannabes who hope to qualify for the Team, please tell them our Beginner Tango Lessons start on August 23. Click the link for complete information.

Here are pictures of the medal ceremonies from last week. By the way, we never name you or geo-tag you in our photos. We wouldn’t want to jeopardize your place in the Witness Protection Program, even if you are an Olympic headliner.

August 9, 2012

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First to ChuLo’s lesson about milonguero sequences for changing direction in tight spots.  That’s at 8 o’clock tonight.

Then listen to the music. ChuLo will be DJing all night. He brings the Porteño’s passion for all things Argentine, a musician’s ear and a dancer’s sensibility to his music selections. He’s on a one man mission to make the level of DJing in these parts as good as it is in Buenos Aires.

Join us from 8 to 11:45 tonight at the Suzanne Patterson Center. $12 admission, $5 for full time students with ID.

If you’re still listening, remind your non-tangoing friends that Viva will have Beginner Tango Lessons starting August 23.

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