Join us for the CU Tango Music Festival 2025!
Schedule of Events:
3 pm - Tango Music Workshop for Strings and Bass
Location: Community Center for the Arts
Cost: FREE
Are you a string player curious about tango music? Explore the origins of the music of Astor Piazzolla. This free workshop, led by tango musicians Maxfield Wollam-Fisher and Teagan Faran is an introduction to how to make a tango sound like tango. Open to all levels.
This event is co-sponsored by the Community Center for the Arts.
12:45 - 5:30 pm - Tango Dance Workshops with Daniela and Hernan
12:45 pm Ocho cortados, Paradas, Ganchos (Intermediate/Advanced)
2:30 pm Technique (All levels)
4:15 pm Milonga Musicality (Intermediate/Advanced)
Location: Urbana Dance Company
Cost per workshop: $35 (at the door)/$30 (preregistration)/$20 (student)
Limited private lessons available by request: email [email protected]
8 pm - Intro to Tango Dance
Location: Urbana Dance Company
Cost: FREE
Now that you're hooked on the music, are you curious about the dance? Try this free, low-commitment, judgement-free intro to tango dance class.
9 pm - 1 am - Festival Milonga
Location: Urbana Dance Company
Cost: $30 (at the door)/$25 (preregistration)/$15 (student, non-dancer)
The festival milonga brings together our guests artists, local tango band Bandoneon Massacre, and Midwest guest musicians for a magical night celebrating the beauty and drama of tango music and dance. The milonga features music from DJ Mariano Bejarano and our 20+-piece festival orquesta as well as a special live-music dance performance from Daniela Roig and Hernan Prieto. You will not want to miss this one-of-a-kind evening in the enchanting ballroom at Urbana Dance Company.
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