Calendar

Your one-stop calendar of Milongas in Calgary.

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  • 01
    01.August.Sunday

    New courses start and registration

    18:30 -19:00
    2021-08-01

    No additional detail for this event.

  • 02
    02.August.Monday

    Civic Holiday

    All day
    2021-08-02

    No additional detail for this event.

  • 02
    02.August.Monday

    New courses start and registration

    18:30 -19:00
    2021-08-02

    No additional detail for this event.

  • 05
    05.August.Thursday

    Thursday Social @ Rio Bar and Grill

    19:00 -21:30
    2021-08-05
    Ali Kadri
    Rio Bar and Grill
    800 6 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3G3, Canada

     

    7:00 – 7:30 Mini Tango Argentino Lesson

    7:30 – 9:30 Solo Argentine Tango Social

    9:30 – 10:00 Mini Latin Dance Lesson (Bachata, Kiz, Salsa) with Bernard Mendoza

    9:30 – 1:00 Latin dance social and bar

    Cover: Only $10 for all night

  • 07
    07.August.Saturday

    Rami's Milonga

    20:00 -00:00
    2021-08-07-2021-08-08
    Rami El Bourini
    Ballroom and Country Dance Studio
    121C 17th Avenue Northeast, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Admission approx. $20

    Contact Rami El Bourini at ramybourini@gmail.com

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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!