With the intention to bring the tango community closer, and inspired by the book The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, our beloved tango dancer, teacher, DJ, and organizer, Ayano Yoneda, hosted the first two editions of Women’s Gathering at the beginning of 2023. The following conversations happened between SF Loves Tango and Ayano before and after these two … [Read more...]
Che! Tango SF 💬
Che, amigos! What's new? Did you notice the rising of Che! in the SF tango scene? About Che! Che! is the name chosen by Ramada Salieri and Elaine Chiu in the Fall of 2022 to brand their endeavor of creating a collective of all tango-related events. It includes but isn't limited to traditional milongas for social dancing, but also experimental formats, such as música (for … [Read more...]
Alma del Tango, “the soul of Tango” in Marin
Tango can be found in many cities, counties, and suburbs of the Bay Area. Alma del Tango (ADT) is the gem in Marin county, located in the northwestern part. It will be celebrating the 26th anniversary at their Milonga de San Anselmo on September 23rd, 2022 with live music performances featuring visiting artist Hugo Satorre on bandoneon collaborating with local musician Seth … [Read more...]
The Dome, a tango event space unicorn
If you haven't heard of The Dome or haven't yet been there for a live tango music event, you are missing out. What is The Dome & who is behind it? The Dome Center for Art, Music and Dance, is a dome-shaped live/work space for Bay Area artists in Oakland, established by the renowned sculptor Peter Voulkos in 1976. Now under the direction of Pier Voulkos, Clay Jensen, … [Read more...]
Celebrating 20 Years of All-Night Tango Dancing in the SF Bay Area
2020 marks a momentous milestone for tango dancers in the SF Bay Area. Since 2000, there has been a monthly milonga in the region where dancers could dance all night to their hearts’ and feets’ content. The All-Night Milonga (ANM), or “The All-nighter” as it is often referred, is held at The Beat, a dance studio in West Berkeley. It happens on the 4th Saturday of every … [Read more...]