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Tango Cities

Below are facebook group links by city and country, where tango is happening. Secondly, you’ll see a
list below for a series of Tango Groups where Tango is being discussed and shared. This list will be updated as time goes by,
so check back, and share this post with everyone you know. If you do not see your group or city listed, you can submit a listing here
Note: All Facebook Pages, or a Facebook Group promoting a singular milonga will not be accepted. Any submission must
be for a Facebook Group where there is community oriented discussion about local events and happenings.

Tango Cities & States – Facebook Group List:

North & Central America Cities (May include states or regions)
Ann Arbor, Anchorage, Austin, Boston (1), Boston (2), Brattleboro VT, Calgary, Cape Cod (Region), Chicago, Colorado (Denver), Columbus, Costa Rica, Durango (Colorado), Edmonton, Fairbanks, Flagstaff, Georgia, Hartford, Hawaii, Houston, Ithaca, Kansas City, Los Angeles (1), Los Angeles (2), Las Vegas, Miami, Memphis (1), Memphis (2), Mexico City, Montreal, NYC (1), NYC (2), NYC (3), New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Reno, Seattle (1), Seattle (2), Seattle (3), San Francisco, San Diego, St.Louis, Tampa (1), Tampa (2), Toronto, Traverse City, Vancouver, Vermont (State), Washington DC, Winnipeg

Another Resource for Tango Happenings, Practicas, Milongas in the United States: Tango Mango!
Looking for an up-to-date Marathon and Encuentro Listing ? Look at the Tango Marathon Directory.
Looking for an updated yearly list of Encuentros ? Look at Melina Sedo’s list of Encuentros.

European Cities
Amsterdam, Aarhus (Denmark), Athens, Berlin (Berlin Tango Guide), Bremen, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Caserta, Copenhagen, Denmark, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Gent, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kassel & Hessen, Krakow, Lincoln Linconlnshire UK, Lisbon, Leipzig, London, N.London, London Tango, Liverpool, Madrid, Malta, Milan, Munich, Nijmegen – El Corte, Nurnberg, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Torun, Vienna, Wroclaw, Zurich

Middle East/Asia/Au/Nz
Auroville, Bangalore, Beruit, Brisbane, Cairns, China, Hobart, AU, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Minsk, Moscow, Newcastle, AU, New Delhi, Perth, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, St. Petersburg (Russia) (Tango Map in Russian), Sydney, Tokyo, Turkey

For All Buenos Aires Milongas, see ‘Hoy Milonga’, also consider downloading their app for iOS and Android devices.

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Tango Facebook Groups List:
(Key: Op = Open, Ci = Other City Group, Co = Country Group, Dg= Discussion Group – No Ads, Dga = Discussion Group with Ads,  = Closed Group, Qu = Questions to enter)

Tango in Italy (Op, Co, Dga), Tango in Italy Too (Op, Co, Dga), Italia Tango Events (Op, Dga), Tango in Belgium (Op, Dga),  Tango Belgium (Op, Dga), Tango Serbia (Op, Co, Dg), Republika Beograd (Op, Co, Dg), The Tango Social Revolution (Dg, Qu), Tango at the Beat (Cg, Dg), El Groupo Del Tango (Ci – Melbourne, Cg, Dg), Tango in the Balkans (Op, Co, Dga), Tango in the USA (Op, Co, Dga), Tango Events in Europe (Co, Op, Dga), Tango a Roma (Op, Co, Dga), Tango France (Op, Co, Dga), Tango Orlando (Op, Dga, Ci), Encuentro Events Only (Op, Dga), Tango in Vietnam (Op, Co, Dga), Where to dance in Berlin (Ci, Dg), United Tango (Dg), Yo Soy Milonguero (Op, Dga), United Tango Chicago (Ci, Op, Dga), Tango at Penn State (Cg, Dga), Tango Austria (Op, Co, Dga), Finland (Co, Dga), The Tango Spot (Op, Dga), Todo Tango Chicago (Op, Dga), Tango De Tres Paises  – NL, DE, BE (Op, Dga), SouthEast Tango (Op, Dga), Tango in Las Vegas (Op, Dga), Philadelphia Tango (Op, Dga), Milongueros (Op, Dga), Irish Tango (Cg, Dga), Tangueros (Op, Dga), Tango Germany (Cg, Dga), Tango Frankfurt (Op, Dga), Tango (Op, Dga), Tango Noticias (Op, Dga), Tangueros y Tangueras de Miami (Op, Dga), It’s Carlos Di Sarli (Op, Dg), Where to Dance in San Francisco ? (Op, Dg), Cabeceo (Op, Dg), NeoTango Events (Op, Dga), Berlin Tango Classes (Op, Dga), Queer Tango London (Op, Dga), TangoPolix Group (Op, Dga), Tango Poland (Op, Dga), Tango Portal – Germany, Festivals & Marathons (Op, Dga), Tango Too (Op, Dga), Tango In The Rheinland (Op, Dga), Tango Events in Poland (Op, Dga), Tango Embrace! (Op, Dg), Tangoville (Op, Dga), QueerTango Zurich (Op, Dga), Tango FFS (Op, Dg), Tu Tango (Op),  Yorkshire Argentine Tango Dance Community Group (Op).

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Fear of Milonga

March 20, 2017 No Comments

The fact is that some folks have a justifiable fear of Milonga! No not the dance party, nor the music at the milonga, no…this fear refers to the abject fear that is expressed by some people when Milonga music is played because now they must dance ‘Milonga’ moves to milonga music. The reason ? Either it’s the speed at which it is seemingly danced, or the music that is perceived to be ‘fast’, movements/steps/patterns/figures that are associated and specific to Milonga. Some people just freak right out when it comes to milonga. Some people actually break out in a cold sweat at the very thought of it, Lead or Follow.

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The Follower’s Work

February 15, 2017 No Comments

The Follower’s Work. These words may come as a surprise to you dear reader considering that this page has seemingly ‘bashed’ or disparaged the role of the Follow in any number of ways, however: The role of the Follower is work. This is by no means a complete list, but just a taste: A Follower must master in order to ‘dance’ with a particular Lead their stability, their walk backwards, and forwards to the side without wobbling.

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Follower’s Left Arm

January 17, 2017 No Comments

You’re going to see this, and quite honestly, from a whole swath of Followers from your run of the mill local social dancer to professional doing this. Is this desirable ? No. Why ? Several reasons. Two of the more common reasons:

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Lead Bashing

February 11, 2017 No Comments

Bashing ? Meaning that you’re throwin’ some shade, picking on, pointing out the errors of, giving some shit, pointing fingers at, trash talking, talk down, blaming and shaming, and the euphemistic UK’ism “taking the piss”. While that last one is more about making fun of someone, that’s not actually what this idea is all about. It’s about disparaging someone, or in this case, from a Tango perspective, the L/lead’s abilities (the person, and the action).

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5 Reasons

January 22, 2017 No Comments

Why does someone enter the Tango world ? What drives them to engage in Argentine Tango ? Not what makes them stay but why do they get involved with Argentine Tango ? There are commonalities to why someone walks this pathway, no pun intended. These are distilled down to about Five Common Reasons why someone enters Tango. These are the reasons why and not the reasons why someone stays in Tango. Those are very different reasons, but rather why they started dancing in the first place.

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Cake!

February 19, 2017 No Comments

Should you eat before, or after a milonga, or not at all ? Some people say “before, so that you don’t get hungry during the milonga”. But then they complain that they can’t move as freely. Some people say “After! Because I’ll be ravenous”. But then these same people quite factually ‘grumble’ (meaning their stomachs are growling because they’re hungry) while they dance with you. Some people are in the ‘not’ at all category! They can seemingly contain their exertion and not require sustenance before, during, and after a milonga.

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The Row of Men That Stand

February 7, 2017 No Comments

There’s that row of men that stand at every milonga. They hover. They waver from side to side. They stand with their arms crossed. All by themselves. They never sit, and they seemingly never dance. There’s usually a row of them, more than 3 or 4. And no matter what happens, you almost never see them dance. There’s a reason for that. It’s because a good portion of the better Followers in the room has had a less than desirable experience with them.

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The Birthday Song

May 22, 2018 No Comments

The Benefits of a Birthday Song. There are a few, but important, benefits to having a Birthday Song for one or more people at the Milonga. 1.) From an organizational position, the Milonga Organizer can use this as a way to advertise the weekly Milonga. "It’s Miles’ Birthday, Come and Dance with him into the wee hours!". That sort of thing. 2.) It’s a way for the Community to come together and support one of their own.

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