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Your one-stop calendar of Milongas in Calgary.

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  • Tango Práctica

    Tango Práctica

    19:30 -21:30
    2024-12-05
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Scarboro Community Association

    1727 14 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0W7, Canada

    1727 14 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0W7, Canada

    Join us tonight for Arg. Tango Thursday Practica. This is not a structured class but a freestyle event where you can enjoy music, dance on a spacious floor, and connect with like-minded individuals. If you require any guidance, our instructors will be available upon request. The event runs from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The admission is $15 cash drop-in. Treat your body and soul by attending this event, and remember that everyone is welcome!

    Free parking and the entrance is on the south side (back side) of the building.

    Please try bring your friends to help maintain the good ratio. “Your friend is everyone else’s treasure.”

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  • Tango Práctica

    Tango Práctica

    19:30 -21:30
    2024-12-12
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Scarboro Community Association

    1727 14 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0W7, Canada

    1727 14 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0W7, Canada

    Join us tonight for Arg. Tango Thursday Practica. This is not a structured class but a freestyle event where you can enjoy music, dance on a spacious floor, and connect with like-minded individuals. If you require any guidance, our instructors will be available upon request. The event runs from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The admission is $15 cash drop-in. Treat your body and soul by attending this event, and remember that everyone is welcome!

    Free parking and the entrance is on the south side (back side) of the building.

    Please try bring your friends to help maintain the good ratio. “Your friend is everyone else’s treasure.”

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  • Tango Práctica

    Tango Práctica

    19:30 -21:30
    2024-12-19
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Scarboro Community Association

    1727 14 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0W7, Canada

    1727 14 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0W7, Canada

    Join us tonight for Arg. Tango Thursday Practica. This is not a structured class but a freestyle event where you can enjoy music, dance on a spacious floor, and connect with like-minded individuals. If you require any guidance, our instructors will be available upon request. The event runs from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The admission is $15 cash drop-in. Treat your body and soul by attending this event, and remember that everyone is welcome!

    Free parking and the entrance is on the south side (back side) of the building.

    Please try bring your friends to help maintain the good ratio. “Your friend is everyone else’s treasure.”

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  • Christmas Day

    All day
    2024-12-25

    No additional detail for this event.

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  • Ralph’s NYE Milonga

    20:30 -23:59
    2024-12-31
    Judy Chu and Ralph Bennetsen
    Ballroom and Country Dance Studio

    121C 17th Avenue Northeast, Calgary, AB, Canada

    121C 17th Avenue Northeast, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Admission $25 Door

  • Tango, Latin and Lindy Hop show at Charbar

    Tango, Latin and Lindy Hop show at Charbar

    21:00 -23:59
    2024-12-31
    Charbar
    Charbar

    Simmons Building, 618 Confluence Way SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0G1, Canada

    Simmons Building, 618 Confluence Way SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0G1, Canada

    Join Leo Sato and Friends for an Unforgettable Evening of Dinner, Dance, and Spectacle on NYE

    Experience the magic of live Latin music with the incredible band *Los Majes*. Delight in captivating performances of Tango, Latin, and Lindy Hop, showcasing some of the finest talents in the dance world.

    📍 **Where:** Argentine-inspired restaurant, *Charbar*
    📅 **When:** December 31, 2024
    📞 **Reserve your spot now!** Call Charbar to book your table and secure your place for this one-of-a-kind evening.

    Don’t miss this extraordinary celebration of music, dance, and culture!

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What are Prácticas and Milongas?

Prácticas

In Tango, a práctica refers to a practice session where dancers come together to work on their dance skills in a less formal environment than a milonga (tango dance party). Unlike milongas, which are social events where the emphasis is on dancing and socializing, practicas are focused on learning and improvement. They provide a space for dancers to experiment with new steps, work on technique, and ask for feedback from more experienced dancers or instructors who might be present.

Milongas

In Tango, a milonga is also a social dance event or gathering dedicated to dancing tango, including its various forms such as traditional tango, milonga (the dance style matching the milonga music genre), and vals (waltz-style tango). These events are where dancers of all levels come together to enjoy tango music and dance in a social setting, often following specific cultural etiquettes and traditions such as the “cabeceo” for inviting partners to dance.

Milonga Etiquette:

  1. No teaching, no criticizing.
  2. No lifts.
  3. No unsafe figures.
  4. Leave the figures for shows at home
  5. No loud talking.
  6. No soliciting.
  7. Stay in your lane and move forward in Line of Dance.
  8. Move up and fill gap in front of you.
  9. Use Cabeceo and accept refusals. 
  10. Keep eyes up to avoid collisions, both gents and ladies.
  11. Apologize regardless of who is at fault in case of collisions.
  12. Shower, brush teeth before milonga. Dry sweat between tandas.
  13. Ladies, feel free to ask men to dance with you in Calgary!