It's that time of the year again when we get to dance to our hearts content (and more) at the San Francisco Tango Marathon! This year's sold-out marathon is November 9-11th, and attendance is capped at 450 dancers. So if you'd like to join for next year, make sure to sign up early! I love Tango festivals as it's an opportunity to be surrounded by hundreds of people who share my passion. It's wonderful to dance in unique and beautiful venues with top Tango DJs, orchestras and be surrounded … Continue reading
Articles by Guest Writers
Tango Confessions by Tanguera Escondida
SF Loves Tango is thrilled to introduce Tanguera Escondida, our new guest writer. “Tango Confessions by Tanguera Escondida” will be a regular series at SF Loves Tango. Tanguera Escondida (TE) shares her stories, with honesty and a wry sense of humor, the joys and frustrations of dancing Tango in the Bay Area. TE frequents all the […]
Tango Dancing with the Stars
Everyone has to start somewhere. In Tango, we were all beginners at one point. But once we get past the point of being a beginner and become moderately competent, most of us do not want the challenge of dancing with a beginner again. It might make us look bad, or much worse, we may get […]
Teaching Tango in Africa
A few years ago I received an email from Camille Cusumano requesting support for her “Go Fund Me” campaign to teach tango in Africa. Camille is someone I’ve known for several years now, first as the author of Tango: An Argentine Love Story and then in person as a Bay Area dancer and teacher. Her […]
Tango and the Feminist
A new guest post By Sasha Cagen “You’re not getting the lead,” he tells me. Gruff, mid-fifties, beady eyes, a ponytail dwindling halfway down his back, Ponytail Man chose me as his partner for this advanced tango class at Floreal, a traditional milonga in Buenos Aires. It’s nice to be chosen, but now I’m not […]
More Tango Confessions by Tanguera Escondida
Another humorous story by guest writer Tanguera Escondida: Situations In Which Followers Should Be Paid To Go To Group Classes I recently decided to take a group class with one of my favorite instructors in the Bay area. I love his focus on the basics, his salon tango embrace, the way he walks around the […]
Practicing Tango
Tanguera Escondida returns with more thoughtful and humorous observations on the benefits of practice and a salad with tuna: A couples months ago I said something truly ridiculous to my tango partner, Klondike. He had remarked that I’d danced beautifully at a recent milonga with good posture and elegance. I really took this compliment to […]
Articles about Bay Area Milongas
Milonga Spotlight: The Verdi Club Milonga
The Charming Verdi Club Milonga. The Verdi Club still depicts its original 1930’s charm and on a Thursday evening it will have you feeling as if you returned to Tango’s Golden Age. Ladies are wearing their fanciest dresses and sparkling heels and the men are handsome in suits and jackets. Chandeliers loom over the large […]
Tips for SF Tango Visitors
Are you planning a Tango Trip to San Francisco? If you are looking to dance in one of the best US cities for Tango, this guide is for you. Where are the milongas? Most of the milongas are located in the Mission district of San Francisco with the exception of a few in the East […]
Milonga Spotlight: Cellspace
It’s a Wednesday Night and you are in the Mission. You are at 18th and Bryant to be exact. You find yourself attracted to the colorful murals flanking the outside walls as the music of Piazolla, Bajofondo or Tom Waits drifts out on to the street. As you enter, an ever changing art gallery greets […]
Milonga Spotlight: The Seahorse
The Bay Area is teeming with milongas. You can find them in a variety of places, from dance studios, social halls, cafe’s and bars and sometimes even people’s homes. But one of the Bay Area’s most special and unique milongas is the Seahorse. Located just across the Bay from San Francisco in the charming town […]
Milonga Spotlight: Sácale Punta
In Tango, when we think of Berkeley, most people think of the Beat. And for good reason of course. The Beat has maintained its status over the years as a great place for Tango primarily due to the Monday nights Practica and the monthly All-Nighter. That being said, there is now another reason to head […]
Studio 1924 Slumberlonga
Do you often wish the milongas would last longer? Do you wish you could dance in your PJs? Then the upcoming slumberlonga is just what you need. Starting this coming Sunday, August 31st, Count and Melissa will be hosting their third Slumberlonga at studio 1924. The upcoming Slumberlonga celebrates the second anniversary of Studio 1924 […]