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  • Tango Práctica during DST

    Tango Práctica during DST

    19:30 -21:30
    2024-06-06
    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 during DST. The admission is $15 cash only. Treat your body and soul by attending this event, and remember that everyone is welcome!

    Free parking is on the south 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 during DST

    Tango Práctica during DST

    19:30 -21:30
    2024-06-13
    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 during DST. The admission is $15 cash only. Treat your body and soul by attending this event, and remember that everyone is welcome!

    Free parking is on the south 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 during DST

    Tango Práctica during DST

    19:30 -21:30
    2024-06-20
    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 during DST. The admission is $15 cash only. Treat your body and soul by attending this event, and remember that everyone is welcome!

    Free parking is on the south 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 under the Sun

    Tango under the Sun

    13:00 -14:30
    2024-06-22
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Eau Claire

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/o81aJGhMpZxK1bi6A

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/o81aJGhMpZxK1bi6A

    Join us for the free Milonga on June 15 at Eau Claire.

    Starts 1 pm and lasts till whatever. Please arrive on or 1 pm.In the past, one person arrived, but no one else was there. After this person left, another person showed up. We could have had a party of 50 if everyone had arrived at the same time.

    It is a decked area, so stiletto heels won’t be a good idea. Bring plenty of water. Weather permitting.

    It is a free event, but your tipping is appreciated.

    We may head out to a nearby bar for beverages after the dance.

  • Tango Divino Milonga

    21:00 -23:59
    2024-06-22
    Vincenzo Renzi
    Ballroom and Country Dance Studio

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

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

    This event occurs every 4th Saturday of the month
    Admission approx. $20

    Contact Vincenzo Renzi at virenzi@shaw.ca

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  • Tango Práctica during DST

    Tango Práctica during DST

    19:30 -21:30
    2024-06-27
    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 during DST. The admission is $15 cash only. Treat your body and soul by attending this event, and remember that everyone is welcome!

    Free parking is on the south 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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  • Calgary’s Joint Milonga

    Calgary’s Joint Milonga

    21:00 -23:59
    2024-06-29
    Maria Soledad de Biblao
    Judy Chu and Ralph Bennetsen
    Paul and Denise Varro
    Rami El Bourini
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Haysboro Community Association

    1204 89 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2V 0W4, Canada

    1204 89 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2V 0W4, Canada

    Calgary Tango event organizers cordially invite you to our highly anticipated community gathering on June 29th. We have devoted our efforts to curating a series of exhilarating tango events that showcase the vibrant essence of life in Calgary. We warmly encourage you to grace us with your presence, accompanied by your cherished friends, at this remarkable joint milonga that transcends borders and unites tango enthusiasts from all walks of life.

    Admission: $20 cash  only at the door

    Time: 21:00 – 24:00

    For more info, please contact the organisers listed below:

    Leo, Marina, Paul, Denise, Ralph and Judy
    helped by Rami and Maria out of town

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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!