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Your one-stop calendar of Milongas in Calgary.

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  • Tango Práctica

    Tango Práctica

    19:30 -22:00
    2023-04-06
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Highland Park Community Association

    3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y5, Canada

    3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y5, Canada

    New hardwood floor.
    Large unobstructed space.
    Wonderful Tango music.
    Local instructors to whom you can speak to.
    New and old friends with mutual passion.
    Extended hours.
    All of these for only $15 cash at the door. In order to save CC commissions, cash is appreciated.
    Jump start lessons for newcomers if Leo is available
    Please bring your friends to help maintain the good ratio. “Your friend is everyone else’s treasure.”

     

    Highland Park Community Association, Calgary, 3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y4
    Thursdays 7:30-10:00 till Dec 15 (except June 16)
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  • Tango Práctica

    Tango Práctica

    19:30 -22:00
    2023-04-13
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Highland Park Community Association

    3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y5, Canada

    3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y5, Canada

    New hardwood floor.
    Large unobstructed space.
    Wonderful Tango music.
    Local instructors to whom you can speak to.
    New and old friends with mutual passion.
    Extended hours.
    All of these for only $15 cash at the door. In order to save CC commissions, cash is appreciated.
    Jump start lessons for newcomers if Leo is available
    Please bring your friends to help maintain the good ratio. “Your friend is everyone else’s treasure.”

     

    Highland Park Community Association, Calgary, 3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y4
    Thursdays 7:30-10:00 till Dec 15 (except June 16)
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  • Tango Práctica

    Tango Práctica

    19:30 -22:00
    2023-04-20
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Highland Park Community Association

    3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y5, Canada

    3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y5, Canada

    New hardwood floor.
    Large unobstructed space.
    Wonderful Tango music.
    Local instructors to whom you can speak to.
    New and old friends with mutual passion.
    Extended hours.
    All of these for only $15 cash at the door. In order to save CC commissions, cash is appreciated.
    Jump start lessons for newcomers if Leo is available
    Please bring your friends to help maintain the good ratio. “Your friend is everyone else’s treasure.”

     

    Highland Park Community Association, Calgary, 3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y4
    Thursdays 7:30-10:00 till Dec 15 (except June 16)
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  • Tango Práctica

    Tango Práctica

    19:30 -22:00
    2023-04-27
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Highland Park Community Association

    3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y5, Canada

    3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y5, Canada

    New hardwood floor.
    Large unobstructed space.
    Wonderful Tango music.
    Local instructors to whom you can speak to.
    New and old friends with mutual passion.
    Extended hours.
    All of these for only $15 cash at the door. In order to save CC commissions, cash is appreciated.
    Jump start lessons for newcomers if Leo is available
    Please bring your friends to help maintain the good ratio. “Your friend is everyone else’s treasure.”

     

    Highland Park Community Association, Calgary, 3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y4
    Thursdays 7:30-10:00 till Dec 15 (except June 16)
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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!