Calendar

Your one-stop calendar of Milongas in Calgary.

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August 06 - August 12
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  • 06
    06.August.Sunday

    Long weekend - No class

    All day
    2017-08-06

    No class during long weekend except for Remembrance Day

  • 07
    07.August.Monday
    No events
  • 08
    08.August.Tuesday
    No events
  • 09
    09.August.Wednesday
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    Session 5: Tango Advanced Course (2 of 6)

    19:00 -19:55
    2017-08-09
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Ballroom and Country Dance Studio
    121C 17th Avenue Northeast, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Argentine Tango Course

    Course 5
    Six Wednesdays, August 2, 9, 16, 23, September 6, 13 (No class on August 30 due to workshop. Please note the date has been changed since the last posting.)
    or
    Six Sundays, July 30, August 13, 20, 27, September 10, 17 (No class on August 6 and September 3 long weekends)

     

    For fees and more details, please click the link here

     

    Step notes will be posted after the completion of the course. Below is the link to the Step notes for the last course. Please subscribe our channel at http://www.youtube.com/tangocalgary to receive the notices when we upload new videos. (Please give Leo a Thumb-up!)

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSf1YWsjCLrqKLr461wQFCxcAWagRB9h2

     

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    Session 5: Tango Beginner-Intermediate Course (2 of 6)

    20:00 -20:55
    2017-08-09
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Ballroom and Country Dance Studio
    121C 17th Avenue Northeast, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Argentine Tango Course

    Course 5
    Six Wednesdays, August 2, 9, 16, 23, September 6, 13 (No class on August 30 due to workshop. Please note the date has been changed since the last posting.)
    or
    Six Sundays, July 30, August 13, 20, 27, September 10, 17 (No class on August 6 and September 3 long weekends)

     

    For fees and more details, please click the link here

     

    The Step notes for the course have been posted at the below link. Please share them among your friends. Please subscribe our channel at http://www.youtube.com/tangocalgary to receive the notice when we upload new videos. (Please give Leo a Thumb-up if you like!)

     

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSf1YWsjCLrqtuUA_Do8CQqftxgXGzBVY

     

     

    La BA Tango Practilonga

    20:30 -22:30
    2017-08-09
    Diego Smola
    Scarboro Community Association
    1727 14 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0W7, Canada

    This event occurs every Wednesday.
    Admission approx. $5

    Contact Diego Smola at diego_smola_job@yahoo.com

  • 10
    10.August.Thursday

    Thursday Practica

    19:30 -22:30
    2017-08-10
    Jim Goud and Alice Ho
    Sunalta Community Association
    1627 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0J8, Canada

    This event occurs every Thursday.

    Admission is approx. $6

    Contact Jim Goud atjlgoud56@gmail.com for more info.

  • 11
    11.August.Friday

    Our Milonga

    21:00 -23:55
    2017-08-11
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Ballroom and Country Dance Studio
    121C 17th Avenue Northeast, Calgary, AB, Canada

    The 2nd Friday of the month is our milonga,

    It will be a wonderful place for you to meet new friends and greet old friends. You will also have a chance to meet and greet local community leaders.

    Ladies, all my tandas are pink tandas. Please ask men to dance with you. Men are often too shy to ask you 😉

    Please shake hands with everyone before putting your shoes on!

    9:00 – 0:00 Milonga (Tango social) with the access to the Kizomba lesson / social included! Guest DJ X

    $10 General / $5 with Student ID, cash only at the door

  • 12
    12.August.Saturday

    Calgary Milongueros' Milonga

    21:00 -23:59
    2017-08-12
    Patricia Roering
    Mount Royal Community Association
    2317 10 St SW, Calgary, AB T2T 3G7, Canada

    This event occurs every 2nd Saturday of the month.
    Admission approx. $15

    Contact Patricia Roering at proering@telus.net

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!