The insider's guide to Argentine Tango in San Francisco and the Bay Area
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 [...]
There is something about the nature of Tango that fosters a close-knit community. We develop our regular haunts, and see other tango regulars at these places. Sometimes we see each other two, three, or more times a week. With Tango, there is a lot of waiting, watching, and socializing, more than most other social dances. [...]
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 [...]
They say you always remember your first time. And in the case of Tango, you always remember your first Tanda with someone new. I believe that memory stays with you no matter how many more times you dance with that same person. The first time I ever danced with Jay Abling was at the Saturday [...]
El V has a reputation. El Bailongo del Valenciano or “El V” as it’s affectionately known, has been described as the milonga in San Francisco most like one you would find in Buenos Aires. Some say it’s snobby, or intimidating, or that it’s hard to get a dance there. Others return week after week, in [...]
My first visit to Studio 1924 for the early Sunday Evening Milonga was a very pleasant surprise. The space is reminiscent of the Speakeasy’s of the 1920′s. It is very nondescript from the outside. You take the elevator to the third floor and walk down the meandering hall way until you find the welcoming atmosphere. [...]
After-hours DJ Club turns into Argentine Milonga. Yep, I’m talking about El Abrazo, the once a month Friday night Milonga at Danzhaus. Danzhaus, aka the Gingerbread House, located in the industrial part of Potrero Hill, is San Francisco’s only professional dance studio and late night party venue that has also been named “Best of the [...]
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 [...]
Tango in a Historic San Francisco Landmark Hotel! The Red Victorian is the big red Victorian smack in the middle of upper Haight. Really, you can’t miss it… that is unless you get sidetracked by all the tie dye, street kids, and hipster stores…. just kidding. Go directly there, don’t get sidetracked. Here is a [...]
Tonight, Saturday July 21st, is an exciting Tango event benefiting Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center. Ashkenaz, in Berkeley is a very fun events venue presenting awesome concerts, music and dance workshops rooted in traditional cultures from around the world. Ashkenaz supports local and international bands of both established and emerging artists in a “respectful, [...]
