For a while, San Francisco was seriously lacking a good regular Friday night tango venue, that is until La Genesis came along. Tango Sabor (also the host of Tuesday’s 'El V') has been hosting this Friday night milonga for over a year now and it has quickly become one of the most popular milongas in the city. The location is Inner Richmond, a very lively neighborhood … [Read more...]
Looking for Tango on Valentine’s Weekend?
With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, this is a good time for a round-up of upcoming SF Bay Area Tango events. For some reason, many consider Argentine Tango to be romantic, passionate or sensual. Perhaps it’s the physical closeness of the dance, the intertwining of legs or the serious, contemplative look on dancers faces. For those who dance tango regularly, we know that … [Read more...]
Tango Etiquette and Floor Craft
It’s a phenomena that I’m sure is not limited to the Bay Area. Chaotic dance floors. A chaotic dance floor has no flow, people weave in and out of lanes, couples enter with no regard for those already on the floor and accidents and near collisions happen almost everywhere you look. I’ve been to a few milongas in the Bay Area recently of which symptoms of the chaotic dance … [Read more...]
Pushing Boundaries with Fusion Tango
Some would say true creativity can only happen when we push the boundaries on tradition. Tango has evolved a lot in the past 20 years. But then again, it has evolved a lot since its humble beginnings on the streets of Buenos Aires in the late 1800's. Although many still revere the "Golden Age" of tango music and dance (the period generally from about 1935 to 1952 that is still … [Read more...]
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 and also takes advantage of the long … [Read more...]