It’s that time of the year once again: To enjoy dancing Tango at San Francisco’s Union Square.
Tango in the Square first began on September 11th 2005 and has been happening every summer since as part of San Francisco’s “Diamonds on the Square” series (now called Union Square Live) in the heart of San Francisco. This is a great event for non-tango dancers to get an introduction to Tango and for all of us die-hards, to enjoy dancing to fantastic live Tango music in the middle of Union Square.
This year’s program is as follows: A DJ set starts the dancing off at 2pm, tango lessons begin at 2:30 and live music and open dance kick-off from 3pm onwards. This year there are no scheduled performances, so make sure to get there early to get in as much dancing as possible.
Here is the schedule:
Sunday, August 25: Trio Garufa
2:00pm until 6:00pm
DJ Zeycan will play music between sets and the lovely Mirabai Deranja will be teaching a 20-minute introductory class.
Trio Garufa is an international ensemble dedicated to performing authentic Argentine music. Strongly rooted in dance, their styles range from traditional Argentine tango, modern tango styles including electro tangos, original tango compositions and Argentine folk music.
Sunday, September 1st: Redwood Tango Ensemble
2:00pm until 6:00pm
San Francisco-based quintet the Redwood Tango Ensemble plays transcriptions and adaptations of the classic orchestras as well as original compositions and nuevo-tango from around the world.
Sunday, September 8th: Tango No. 9
2:00pm until 6:00pm
Tango No. 9 is an all-star Bay Area ensemble united by a love for tango since 1998. The quartet is Joshua Raoul Brody on piano, Isabel Douglass on accordion & bandoneon, Greg Stephens on trombone and bandleader Catharine Clune on violin.
Note:
- Please bring your non-tango friends to convert
- ALL tango teachers and milonga hosts in the bay area are welcome to bring their 4×6 postcards for distribution
- ALL Events are Free
- Brought to you by the Bay Area Argentine Tango Association