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Where to tango this weekend

16 Thursday Feb 2012

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FRIDAY_________________________________________

 Buttonwood, Lesley and Kelly’s lesson and milonga, Philadelphia, PA  info

SATURDAY_______________________________________

El Besito Milonga, live music and lesson, Marlton, NJ  info

Tangazo, CJDS’s monthly lesson and milonga, Princeton, NJ  info

SUNDAY________________________________________

Buttonwood, Milonga en Casa, potluck dinner milonga, Philadelphia, PA  info

Collegeville Milonga, lesson and milonga, Wayne, PA  info

Milonga Sentimental, Atrium Studio, Pennsauken, NJ  info

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It’s not the 4th of July

09 Thursday Feb 2012

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But we’ll have pinwheels tonight anyhow, thanks to Lesley Mitchell. She’s teaching  rocking turns from backward ochos – pinwheels, if you will. You don’t want to miss this. Lesley’s going to keep at it until every last one of us perfects that rocking step! It’s all happening tonight at 8 pm at the Suzanne Patterson Center.

Here’s another thing you don’t want to miss:

My Funny Valentine Milonga  next Tuesday at

Tusk Restaurant and Lounge.

We really want you to be our Valentine.

And finally here’s something you will miss – There will be no Viva Tango Practica next Thursday, February 16th. We’re giving our all to love on Tuesday, Valentine’s Day. We’ll just be pooped out on Thursday.

Don’t cry for me Argentina

06 Monday Feb 2012

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In fact, smile, because Lesley Mtchell says “This is our 20th year of teaching tango and I’m still enthralled. Thank you Argentina!” Lesley has lived in Buenos Aires, speaks Spanish fluently, knows where to buy the best custom made tango shoes, can spot a Malbec at 50 paces, and knows who dances at which milongas each night in BsAs. That’s cultural immersion, a Norteamericana by birth, a Porteña at heart.

Lesley will be back at Viva this Thursday at 8 with a lesson in pinwheel turns (not molinetes.) You’ll be saying muy gracias before the night is out and smiling too.

And here’s another reason to smile: You’re just a week and a day away from My Funny Valentine Milonga at the beautiful Tusk Restaurant.

This is turning out to be a very warm, smiley winter, don’t you think?

Where to dance this weekend

26 Thursday Jan 2012

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FRIDAY______________________________________

Lesley and Kelly’s lesson and milonga at Buttonwood in Philadelphia, PA. info

Mate Amargo lesson and milonga, Highland Park, NJ. info

SATURDAY____________________________________

Acropolis Milonga, Lafayette Grill, NYC. The National Tango Champions of Greece perform at the milonga after their workshop. info

Milonga del Corazon, Sea Girt, NJ. Vittoria and Guillermo teach before the milonga.  info

Milonga Melodia lesson and milonga, Lambertville, NJ. info

Milonga Qilombo, lesson and milonga, Philadelphia, PA. info

SUNDAY_______________________________________

Acropolis Milonga, Lafayette Grill, NYC. Anais Haven & Alfredo Melendez perform. info

Collegeville lesson and milonga, Wayne, PA. info

Spin the bottle, wheel, pin, instructor

19 Thursday Jan 2012

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We’ve got a surprise for you tonight. In fact, we’ve got a surprise for us tonight. A surprise instructor.

Well, maybe not that much of a surprise. We’ve narrowed it down to two of the best instructors we could possibly have, Lesley Mitchell or Kelly Ray. Lesley and Kelly have been teaching tango in Philadelphia for 20 years, are hosts of Philadelphia’s original weekly milonga, and will be among the hosts for this Saturday’s Unity Milonga. If you know a good dancer from Philly, you can be sure they’ve taken lessons with Lesley and Kelly.

Both are clear and precise in their instruction. That’s a good thing because tonight’s topic is pinwheel turns from back ochos (that’s a molinete to you advanced tangueros) and rocking turns. You’ll be spinning before you know it, and doing it right.

Come be surprised and spin with us tonight – 8 pm at the Suzanne Patterson Center. Admission $12, $5 for students.