Paradiso and Viva Tango Paradiso, a weekly Friday night milonga run by Patricia and Regina, is the longest running milonga in Toronto. An introductory class preceeds the milonga for anyone wishing to start learning tango. During the summer months, they also host a mini milonga as part of the Pedestrian Sundays at the Kensington Market. Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Road, just north of Bloor Street, west of Ossington station on the subway. Visit torontoargentinetango.blogspot.com or check the calendar in one of the links below. Regina teaches on Tuesdays. Here is her web site. Rhythm and Motion Dance Studio Elizabeth is an accredited CDTA dance instructor with extensive training both in Europe and in Canada. Trained in ballet, modern and jazz, she has also studied Ballroom, Latin, and Argentine Tango. She provides group and private lessons in her own studio, runs a practica (practise) on Wednesdays, and a milonga on Sundays (Closed for the summer). She is also the organizer of the Toronto Tango Festival. Visit the web-site for contact and more detailed information. Milonga La Cachila Hosted by Lorena and Bernice, who is also the DJ. This continues the tradition of Sunday night milongas. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington Avenue between Queen and Dundas. Milonga El Porteņito Hosted by Maria-Fernandez and Jorge Andres, who became a DJ because he loved the music. Alternate Sunday nights. Check the Calendar (link below) for dates. Revival Club, 783 College Street, 2 blocks east of Ossington. Contact Jorge Palermo Tango Club Hosted and DJed by Linda, tanguera, writer, artist. Every Saturday. Joy of Dance, 95 Danforth Ave at Broadview Avenue. Visit tangolirico.com for more info. Tango Loft Hosted by Andy, long time dancer and DJ in Toronto. 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. Hungarian House, 840 St. Clair Avenue West near Oakwood Ave. Visit www.tangoloft.ca Mad for Tango Raija and Michael host the twice monthly milonga on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Admission includes beverages and a generous dessert table. They do not have a web-site, but you can contact them at madfor@bellnet.ca WE Tango (West-End Tango) A milonga hosted by John and Pam, who started because they wanted to dance in the middle of the week, in a nice space. Wednesday nights 9-11. Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Avenue, Walking distance from Runnymede or Jane subway. Click here for map and directions. Practica La Coqueta Organized by Masha, with classes and practica on Thursday nights, right smack downtown. Habeeba Dance Studio, 179 Dundas Street (at Jarvis), 2 Floor Click tangobsession.com for more info. Club Milonga A non-profit, members-run club that was formed by the pioneers of Tango in Toronto back in 1990. Its Tuesday night classes and practica is the longest running tango activity in Toronto. The club's web-site has an extensive listing of milongas and classes in Toronto. "Comme Il Faut" shoes in Toronto "Comme Il Faut" is one of the most notable names in Tango shoes. Now you don't have to go to Buenos Aires to get them. Order them direct from Debirah's web-site. If you are lucky, you may catch her showing her collection in one of the milongas. Here's the link: Calendars I try to keep these calendars up-to-date. Organizers, send me your event details as much in advance as possible. This calendar is for milongas and classes in Toronto. This calendar is for outdoor events and events just outside of Toronto. Other sites Toronto has its own "Porteņo y Bailarine" - Oscar Casas. Oscar and Mary Ann split thier time between Toronto and Buenos Aires, Oscar's home town. They teach, organize events, and have even led tango tours to the mecca. Here is their web-site: This site, maintained by Andy, is another long standing one listing tango happenings in Toronto. Top of page Back to intro
Keith Elshaw's Tango Pages Ex-Torontonian, now DJing and dancing in Montreal and elsewhere. Some interesting info, and definitely passionate about the music. Quebec Calendar of milongas in Quebec (in French) Links to Quebec tango sites British Columbia Tango in Vancouver - Note the articles on dance etiquettes Nova Scotia Tango in Halifax - definitely a growing community Manitoba Tango in Winnipeg - Surprise! Alberta Tango in Edmonton Top of page Back to intro
Tango in Buffalo A small community that is trying to establish a base for growth. Top of page Back to intro
Tango in Shanghai Surprise! Another small community that is trying to get bigger. Top of page Back to intro
Zivals of Buenos Aires One of the best sources of tango CDs on the internet. Samples of songs are available on the web site. Delivery world wide. A site full of resources, such as lyrics, sheet music, discography, images. This site is actually endorsed by the Argentinian government. Radio 2x4 of Buenos Aires (FM 92.7) live by internet. 2x4 (Dos por Cuatro) is not the building material. It refers to the beats per bar musical notation typically used for tango. Here's the link for the web-site. Weekly hour-long podcast direct from Buenos Aires. This program is now retransmitted by close to 100 radio stations around the world. Unfortunately, except for a short program, they are only available in Spanish. Parla italiano, molto bene. Questo č un sito web per un podcast di tango in italiano.
How to navigate on the dance floor - Robin Thomas's Floorcraft page Robin Thomas is a well known DJ and teacher from the US. He was one of the invited teacher/DJs in the first two Toronto International Tango Festivals, and he's coming back again in 2007. Here is a link to an article he wrote on floor-craft. Robin's own web site is here: Rick McGarrey started with some tango travelogues chronicling his experiences in Buenos Aires and the rest of Argentina in 2001, when the economic crisis hit Argentina and the rest of the continent. While there he connected with a tanguera, and through her, met many of the milongueros who not only dance tango, but live it. He started videotaping the milongueros as a way of recording the living history of the milongas. The result gave him material to examine what makes a good dancer. His stories are facinating, and his insights in dancing are thought provoking. I have spent hours on the site, and keep going back. Tango blogs written by a wide range of personalities. This one in Spanish: These two are in Chinese: With music played by Los Autenticos Reyes, formed by former musicians of d'Arienzo's orquestra. A funny video done for a piece of original music. From Italy. Be patient. Open the page, click pause, and go do something else while the movie loads. |