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Woodstock Tango hosts weekly classes, monthly milongas
and special workshops featuring outstanding dancer/teachers
from NYC and Buenos Aires. We are a growing tango
community with a solid core of enthusiastic, dedicated
dancers. In 2005, visiting artists include Nelson
Avila, Junior Cervila, Luiza y Pulpo, Ruben ‘Milonga’
Terbalca, Mariela Franganillo, Chan Park (Tango Zen)
and other stellar talents.
Woodstock Tango was founded in January 2004 by Ilene
Marder, an ardent tango dancer and media relations
consultant. She noticed one day that a client‘s
venue had a great dance floor…. and so the first
Woodstock Tango events – Argentine Tango milongas
and workshops, plus live Salsa nights – were
held in February 2004 at The Catamount Café,
outside the arts colony of Woodstock in New York’s
Hudson Valley Catskills. Just 2 hours from NYC, the
milongas attracted many dancers from all over the
region, from Albany, Poughkeepsie and the Berkshires
to New Jersey and the NYC metro area. A ‘tango
outpost’ in the country was born!
The first series of workshops was held February through
June and taught by Dario Da Silva, Jackie Wong, Daniel
Trenner, Junior Cervila, Angel Garcia Clemente &
Rosa Collantes.
In the summer of 2004, we moved into a new venue
in the heart of Woodstock, hosting a second series
of workshops taught by Junior Cervila, Carlos De Chey,
Ruben ‘Milonga’ Terbalca, Pulpo y Luiza
and Dario Da Silva.
In September 2004, we began hosting weekly classes
with Dario Da Silva, a superb young dancer and teacher
from Rosario, Argentina, now living in the Berkshires.So
far, we have developed a core community of 30-70 dancers
of all levels, supplemented by many experienced dancers
from the surrounding tri-state area.
Woodstock Tango is dedicated to growing a vibrant
tango community by regularly hosting events with some
of the best dancers & teachers from NYC and Buenos
Aires. Please go to Upcoming
Events for detailed info on what’s coming
up!!!
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