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Please note that dates for specific nights of dancing are posted on the calendar page.

The Tango Society of Boston
hosts various dancing events throughout the month at various locations (check the calendar for specifics). For more information, write to the info@bostontango.org or call 617-699-OCHO.

  • Wednesday Tango Dance Break. Instruction from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, dancing until 11:45 pm. Attire is casual and no partner required.
  • La Milonga, usually held on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 8:30 pm to 12:30 am.
  • Tango Bar, usually held on the 3rd Friday of the month from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am, with a guided practica starting at 8:00 pm.
  • Tango by Moonlight. Outdoors during the warmer months (usually around the full moon) at the Weeks Footbridge over the Charles River near Harvard Square. Check the calendar for specific dates. Starts 8 pm. (usually a rain date is available).
  • All Night at the Cambalache, at Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street (Washington Square), Brookline. 11:00pm to 5:30am. Every two months featuring traditional and alternative tango music.

Sunday Practica
Extreme DanceSport Studio, 288 Norfolk Street, 3rd Floor, Cambridge.
Every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm. For more information, contact sunday_practica@yahoo.com.

Blue Milonga
Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline.
2nd Saturday of every month. Lesson at 8:00 pm, dancing from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am.

Milonga Naranja
Springstep, 98 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford
2nd Friday of every month. Dancing from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am. Intermediate lesson at 8:00 by Tova & Carlos. For more information, contact Tova at 617-983-4064.

The Odd-Tuesday Milonga
The Lily Pad Gallery, 1353 Cambridge Street, Inman Square, Cambridge.
1st, 3rd, and applicable 5th Tuesdays. Class at 7:00, practica at 8:00, and dancing from 9:00 pm to midnight. For more information, contact Steve Slavsky at 508-561-0844.

The MIT Argentine Tango Club
MIT campus, Cambridge.
Offers basic and intermediate lessons and informal practice every week on the campus. Free tango practica in Room 112 of Building 36, 50 Vassar Street in Cambridge, from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. For more information, contact tango@mit.edu.

Tango Paradiso
Springstep, 98 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford
1st Saturday of every month. Dancing from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am. Guided practica at 8:00 pm. For more information, contact Adriana Pinto at 617-816-1967.

Tango At The Factory
At the gallery in the Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow Street, Worcester on Sundays (except holiday weekends). Usually the session involves a class, but occassionally Occassionally, a practica is held instead of lessons. See their website for the specific schedule. For more information, contact Dawn Michanowicz at 774-364-1099.

Vida Mia
Church of Our Saviour, 21 Marathon Street, Arlington.
4th Saturdays of the month. Dancing from 9:00pm to midnight. Intermediate lesson at 8:00. For more information, contact Simonia Cekovic-Vuletic at 617-497-5568.

Milonga Dulce Vida
Sweet Sue's, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington.
First Fridays of the month with dancing from 9:00pm to 1:00am. For more information, contact Joseph.

Go to Providence Tango
Providence Tango
99 S. Bend (between Division St and Johnson St.), Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Classes, workshops, milongas. For more information, contact Ellen Mayer at 401-273-2855.
  • Wednesday night practica from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
  • The "LongaMilonga" on the fourth Saturday of every month from 9:00 pm until whenever.
  • The Alternative Tango Incident is a regular Friday event featuring alternative and traditional tango music, with a tango intro lesson at 7:30 and milonga from 8:30 to midnight. Admission is $10, or $5 with potluck contribution. 1st & 3rd Fridays are "more alternative".

Tango on the Spot
286 Thayer Street (2nd floor), Providence. 401-383-7133. Dancing 8:00-11:00 pm.
Suspended until the fall of 2008.

GLBT/Queer Tango Practica
Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth Street, Jamaica Plain. Sundays, 8:00-10:00 pm.


Note: This website is updated fairly regularly; however the information on this page changes, sometimes without any notice. Neither this website nor its webmaster is responsible for any errors, cancellations or changes in venue specifics, such as time or location. Always check with the dance promoter to confirm their information.

Suggestions, additions, and comments should be directed to dancenet@havetodance.com.

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