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"Milongueta Tanguetta" at La Tazza Fresca

Time: Second Friday of each month
Place: La Tazza Fresca, 519 W. 37th St. (at Guadalupe), Austin, TX
Cost: Free.
Information: Coffee, beer, wine, and food available. Tango DJ (Monica) all night. (512) 453-0403

Uptown Milonga

Time:
Place: Austin Uptown Dance Studio, 8868 Research Blvd. #706 [on Hwy 183 just two blocks south of Burnet Rd]
Cost: $5/person, $3 for students
Information: DJ music by Pat Dickerson. Some snacks provided or bring snacks, BYOB. For more information write Bruce at hauflerb@arlut.utexas.edu

"Practica del Este": Supervised Practicas at EsquniaTango

Time: Saturdays 2-4 PM
Place: EsquinaTango, 209 Pedernales St. (at 3rd St), Austin 78702
Cost: $4/$3 for current students
Information: Full Info: www.esquinatangoaustin.com Email: info@esquinatangoaustin.com or telephone: 512.524.2772

Milonga del Campanario

Time: Every 3rd Saturday of the Month (Usually).
Place: EsquinaTango, 209 Pedernales St. (at 3rd St), Austin 78702
Cost: $5
Information: Every 3rd Saturday of the Month @ EsquinaTango

Tango Technique Classes by Laura Pellegrino

Time: Wednesdays (from 7 January 2009), 7:30-8:30 and 8:30 - 9:30 PM
Place: Khabele Studio 701 W. 7th st. Austin, Tx. 78701
Cost: $15/class for individual classes, $25 for both classes.
Information: Laura's Tango Technique II from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Topics will vary from 8:30 to 9:30 pm. Taught by Laura Pellegrino. For more information go to www.tangointexas.com or call Laura Pellegrino at 512.590.3644

Milonga "Lo De Laura"

Time: First Friday and Third Saturday of every month.
Place: Dance Institute, 6612 Sitio Del Rio, Austin
Cost: $10
Information: A beautiful space, a beautiful floor, loads of parking, a great sound system. Just 6 miles west of Mopac on 2222 in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Food and drinks provided. $10 For more information go to www.tangointexas.com or call Laura Pellegrino at 512.590.3644: or email: bsasbaby@gmail.com

Milonga and classes at Milano Ristorante

Time: Thursdays, class 6:30 - 7:30, milonga following. Starts 26 March
Place: Milano Ristorante Italiano, 11802 Wurzbach Rd. 78230, 210 493 3611
Cost: Free, but spend huge amounts of money at the restaurant.
Information: Beginner class of Argentine Tango 6:30 - 7:30, taught by Judith Foster. Open dancing after that. All encouraged to dress nicely with no tennis or T shirts. More experienced dancers are encouraged to come and help with the new students. For more information, contact rincondeltango@sbcglobal.net

Milongas at the Olmos "Bharmacy": Second and Fourth Tuesdays

Time: Every Second Tuesday, 7 - 10 PM
Place: The Olmos Bharmacy, 3902 McCullough Ave., San Antonio, TX 78212 (210) 822-1188
Cost: Free.
Information: Tango dancing at the old Olmos Pharmacy, now converted into a "Bharmacy". Terry Bauch will be the DJ. The Bharmacy serves food: Burgers, BLTs and chicken sandwiches, fries, tots, chicken fingers, fried mushrooms and fried pickles just to name a few of the menu selections.

Fiesta De Tango

Time: Thursday - Sunday, 4-7 June, 2009
Place: The Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark, Austin, TX
Cost: See event website at www.FiestaDeTango.com
Information: Registration Now Open! Fiesta De Tango 2009: All-Star cast of teachers: Guillermo Merlo y Fernanda Ghi, Diego di Falco y Carolina Zokalski, George y Jairelbhi Furlong. 6 milongas, over 30 hours of social dancing including Friday Poolside, Saturday All-Night and Shows, Sunday Texas Tango Brunch, 75 hours of tango fun, 3 levels of classes and plenty of practice time. No partners required. For information, location, and registration go to www.FiestaDeTango.com .

"Noche de Tango" at EsquinaTango

Time: 9 PM - 1 AM Saturday 13 June 2009.
Place: EsquinaTango, 209 Pedernales St. (at 3rd St), Austin 78702
Cost: $10
Information: Tango Class at 9pm. Live Music by GloverTango and DJ during the breaks. Snacks provided. Bring your own beverage. All welcome! No partner needed!! www.esquinatangoaustin.com Email: info@esquinatangoaustin.com or telephone: 512.524.2772

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Until noon on Thursday 2 April: Florencia Taccetti is available for private lessons in Austin

Florencia will be teaching privates through noon on Thursday at Esquina Tango. To set up a private, call Florencia at 612 735 6579. She prefers you have a partner.

Class by Anne-Sophie Ville and Josh Rigley

Time: Saturday 2 May, 3 - 5 PM
Place: ZenMonsters Studio, 2813 Hillcrest Dr, San Antonio, TX 78201. Located just off Loop 410, near the Medical Center. Exit Loop 410 at Babcock, go south (inside the loop) less than 1 mile, turn in the mall with the yellow Dollar General sign, on the left side just before Hillcrest Drive. The door is next to the Massage Spa. There is no sign on the door.
Cost: $20/person, check or cash
Information: 2 hours Leaders and Followers technique class with Anne-Sophie Ville and Josh Rigley ( www.le-tango.com ) No reservation or partner needed. They will share with you all the tips and tricks that will make you amazing leaders and followers... and not only while dancing! Anne-Sophie will work with the followers to refine the understanding of the body to create the perfect follow.... We will work on pretty feet, elegant posture and connected movements. Wear comfortable clothes and bring socks and dancing shoes. During this time Josh will work with the leaders to create a clear understanding of the lead, what's creating it and how it's translated for the followers. He will work on Creating Disassociation for pivots (his and hers); embrace and connection For the last part of the class, they'll work on incorporating the techniques we learned into the embrace. www.SATango.com (210)-479-0081

Milonga for Ville-Rigley Workshop

Time: Saturday 2 May, 9 PM - 12 AM
Place: ZenMonsters Studio, 2813 Hillcrest Dr, San Antonio, TX 78201. Located just off Loop 410, near the Medical Center. Exit Loop 410 at Babcock, go south (inside the loop) less than 1 mile, turn in the mall with the yellow Dollar General sign, on the left side just before Hillcrest Drive. The door is next to the Massage Spa. There is no sign on the door.
Cost: $5/person
Information: DJ'd Romantic and Rhythmic Tango, Milonga, Vals and Alternative music by Terry Bauch. www.SATango.com (210)-479-0081

Carlos Ca�edo Workshop and Milonga

Time: Wednesday 29 July through Sunday 2 August 2009
Place: Zen Monsters Studio 2813 Hillcrest Dr, San Antonio, TX 78201
Cost: ?
Information: Carlos Cañedo returns to San Antonio to give workshop and private classes. There will also be a milonga on Saturday night. For more information on Carlos Cañedo, see thetangocompany.com .

Workshop by Oscar Mandangaran and Georgina Vargas

Time: Thursday 29 October through Tuesday 3 November 2009
Place: Zen Monsters Studio 2813 Hillcrest Dr, San Antonio, TX 78201
Cost: ?
Information: Oscar Mandangaran and Georgina Vargas return to San Antonio to give workshop classes and private lessons. More details will be announced when available. For more information on Oscar Mandangaran and Georgina Vargas, see their web site at www.tangodebuenosaires.com

Practica at UT Health Science Center

Time: Mondays, 5:15 - 7 PM
Place: Medical School Auditorium, UT Health Science Center. 7703 Floyd Curl Drive,78229.
Cost: Free.
Information: Open practice for all levels. Run by Sarah Stayer and friends. Enter in the driveway across from Methodist Hospital. At the gate, ask for the Main Auditorium.

"Milonga Ardiente"

Time: Saturday 20 June, 9 - 11:30 PM
Place: Ballroom Dance Academy, 2581 Jackson Keller & Vance Jackson
Cost: $10
Information: Great music, great wood floors to dance, and lots of space!!! Tango Lesson 8 - 9 PM, Open Dancing 9:00-11:30 PM BYOB For more information: loreentango57@sbcglobal.net Web Site: www.purotangoargentino.com

Jaimes Friedgen and Christa Rodriguez in Houston

Time: 6.30-9.00PM on 18,20,21, 26,27, 29 May, 1,3,4 June 2009
Place: Rice University, Ley Student Center, Farnsworth (map: www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html )
Cost: Varies.
Information: Jaimes Friedgen is coming back to Houston, this time for a longer period of time-three weeks. He is going to be here with his teaching partner, Christa Rodriguez. In addition to all the classes & workshops both teachers will be at the practicas and milongas ************************************** http://tangohous.com http://rsds.rice.edu
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Salon Style Tango Workshop by Juan Carlos and Alicia Suarez

Time:
Place: Uptown Dance Studio, 8868 Research Blvd. #706, Austin, TX
Cost: $20/person/class
Information: Juan Carlos and Alicia Suarez from Always Tango recently moved to Austin to be with their daughter and will be having a Salon Style Workshop on May 9. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Juan & Alicia are life time dancers of the Tango. They arrived in New York in 1966 and in 1978 moved to Houston, Texas where, as in New York, they became members of the "Argentinian House" and created Houston’s largest Argentine Tango community of dancers. Now that they are in Austin, you too can learn their traditional salon style (close embrace Argentine Tango! Call to register: (512) 459-5678
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Workshop by Kara Wenham and Yanick Wyler

Time: Saturday and Sunday, 18 and 19 July, 2009
Place: ?
Cost: ?
Information: Saturday, July 18-19: Kara Wenham and Yanick Wyler Workshop hosted by Laura Pellegrino. For information, location, registration go to to www.TangoinTexas.com

Workshop by Junior Cervila

Time: Saturday and Sunday, 15 and 16 August, 2009
Place: ?
Cost: ?
Information: Saturday, August 15-16: Junior Cervila Workshop in Austin, TX hosted by Laura Pellegrino. For information, location, registration go to to www.TangoinTexas.com

All Red, White, and Blue Milonga ("Lo De Bryan")

Time: Fridany, 3 July, 9 PM to 1 AM.
Place: Dance Institute, 6612 Sitio Del Rio, Austin, TX just 6 miles west of Mopac on RR 2222.
Cost: $5/person Early Bird from 9 - 9:30 PM, afterwards $10/person or $15/couple.
Information: Friday, July 3: Special 4th of July, All Red, All White, All Blue Holiday Milonga !!! (aka Milonga Lo de Bryan) Show your patriotism come dressed in red, white or blue and come early. DJ music by Bryan Lee Perez and Fil Cruz Jr.. Food and drinks provided or BYOB. For more information go to www.TangoinTexas.com or Facebook and for a really good map go to www.danceinstitute.com .

"Always Tango" Milonga

Time: Every 3rd Friday of the month 9:30 PM - 2:30 AM, starting 19 June, 2009.
Place: Austin Uptown Dance North, 8868 Research Blvd. #706 [on Hwy 183 just two blocks south of Burnet Rd]
Cost: $10/person
Information: Hosted by Alicia & Juan Carlos Suarez. Some snacks provided or you can bring your own. BYOB. DJ music by Fil Cruz Jr. For information, location, registration go to www.AustinUptownDance.com or call Kristy at 512.459.5678. [NOTE: Next July 17]

"Tango On The Terrace" featuring dancers Laura Pellegrino and David Sasha Tonn

Time: Friday 19 June, 2009
Place: Lady Bird Johnson WildFlower Center
Cost: ?
Information: Friday June 19th, Austin Chamber Music Festival “Tango on the Terrace” Gala featuring the music of Piazzolla, directed by Grammy Award-winning Tango Maestro Raul Juarena! Laura Pellegrino and David Sasha Tonn will be performing. The Gala will be held at the Lady Bird Johnson WildFlower Center. For tickets and info. go to www.austinchambermusic.org/festival .

Guided Practica by Laura Pellegrino

Time: Tuesdays while UT is on hiatus, 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Place: Khabele Studio, 701 W. 7th st. Austin, Tx. 78701 (SW corner 7th & Rio Grande)
Cost: $5/person
Information: Tuesday Night Practica at Khabele, while UT is on hiatus, Laura will be hosting a supervised practica. She will be on hand to answer questions. For more information go to www.tangointexas.com

Milonga at Zen Monsters

Usually, these milongas occur on the 2nd Saturday of each month.

Thursdays: Thai Passion changes to "Esquina Passion" milongas (Austin)

Also: not every Thursday. 9: PM - 12 AM at EsquinaTango, 209 Pedernales St. (at 3rd St), Austin 78702