Argentine Tango is a partner dance that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Metro Atlanta area has a nice and active tango community.
Here you will find a summary of Atlanta tango schools and milongas:
(The information came from teachers, organizers, or their respective websites. Please contact me for changes or corrections.)
- Atlanta Tango (Barbara Durr and Angel Montero)
Atlanta Tango offers the experience of tango as it is danced in Buenos Aires and the best festivals in the United States. Atlanta Tango aims to get students on the social dance floor as quickly as possible. We want you to be able to share the passion and elegance of this beautiful dance—and not be stuck in classes forever without a social dancing experience. We teach the close embrace style of tango, also known as milonguero or apilado, which predominates in the crowded clubs of central Buenos Aires. Unlike the performance version of tango, the social dance is improvised. The close embrace style emphasizes the connection between partners and musicality and uses a rich and subtle body language.
- BATA (Horacio Arcidiacono)
Buenos Aires Tango Academy offers tango classes on Tuesdays at Several Dancers Core in Decatur, GA. Fundamentals classes start at 7:30pm for one hour, Intermediate/Advanced are at 8:30 for one hour as well. Horacio also teaches regular workshops in North and South Carolina.
- Danneman's Milonga + Practica
Drop by to dance tango at the Atlanta downtown location, or just have a glass of wine, chat, and enjoy the edgy urban atmosphere. We welcome all tango dancers - no matter what age or nationality you are or what the "color" of your tango is.
WHERE: Danneman's Coffee Shop, 466 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta GA 30312
(corner of Boulevard and Edgewood)
WHAT DAY: First and third Wed of the month, 8-11pm (unless noted otherwise)
WHAT TIME: Learn from 8-9pm, Social Dancing from 9-12pm
- La Cooperativa Milonguera (Ron Dennis)
LCM is a group of 40+ tango enthusiasts here in Atlanta sponsoring Milonga Buenos Aires generally on the last Sunday of each month. MAML welcomes all dancers while making a special place for the Buenos Aires style of close embrace. Horacio Arcidiacono offers instruction and personal coaching before the milonga from 6:30-7:30pm.
- Tango Bohemia (Ilya)
Tango Bohemia offers tango lessons in Atlanta two days a week - Tuesdays (Beginner and Intermediate) starting at 7:00p and Fridays (Beginner) at 7:30p. Visit our About page for information on the tango instructior. We also host a monthly tango party - Milonga Bohemia on every third Friday of a month at Take Hold Ballroom in Buckhead.
- Tangueros Emory (a student-led organization)
Horacio teaches weekly tango classes at Emory in Atlanta Mondays at 7:30 pm, which is intended for Emory-affiliated persons, but the practicas, 8:30 - 10:00 pm, are free and open for everyone. We also have milongas the first Saturday of every month, with Horacio teaching an introductory lesson beforehand. Our milongas are organized by the students, and Horacio DJs.
- Tango Evolution (Clint Rauscher, Lena Hrybok, and others)
TE tango classes in Atlanta focus on teaching a social style of Tango which enables our students to dance anywhere in the world, from Atlanta to Buenos Aires to Paris. In our classes, we combine the techniques of traditional Tango with the newer ideas of Tango Nuevo. Through the use of a dynamic embrace, our students are able to comfortably dance any style of Tango. We offer classes that range from beginning students taking their first steps to classes with the newest advanced techniques in the art of Tango.
- Tango Rio (Ronda and Manuel Patino)
Tango Rio is dedicated to promoting Argentine Tango as a social dance and art form. You'll find us in Atlanta, teaching, performing and hosting special events. About six times a year Tango Rio organizes a tango party - Milonga at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center.
- Tango Salon (Rick and Lynda Wilson)
Rick and Lynda teach Open Embrace and Close Embrace Tango at the Atlanta Ballroom Dance Centre, in Sandy Springs. They host Barrio Norte Milonga on the second Saturday of each month.
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