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Your one-stop calendar of Milongas in Calgary.

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  • 21
    21.April.Sunday

    Tango Course 4-2024

    19:00 -21:00
    2024-04-21
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Olympia Dance Club
    517 16 Ave NE, Calgary, AB T2E 1K5, Canada

    Course 4 – 2024

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    For details, please visit, www.tangocalgary.com/classes

  • 22
    22.April.Monday
    No events
  • 23
    23.April.Tuesday
    No events
  • 24
    24.April.Wednesday
    No events
  • 25
    25.April.Thursday

    Tango Práctica during DST

    19:30 -21:30
    2024-04-25
    Leo Sato and Marina Gonzalez
    Scarboro Community Association
    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.”

  • 26
    26.April.Friday
    No events
  • 27
    27.April.Saturday

    Tango Divino Milonga

    21:00 -23:59
    2024-04-27
    Vincenzo Renzi
    Ballroom and Country Dance Studio
    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

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!