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WELCOME to CU-Tango, Your Guide to Tango in Central Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, is one of the liveliest centers of Argentine tango in the Midwest. You will easily find lessons, classes and workshops to learn tango. And our calendar of tango dances, milongas, and other tango events is a bonanza of creativity and friendly socializing. Below are some featured recent news and announcements.

New Classes Starting

LEARN TO TANGO !

Looking for tango class?

Check the classes page for the new schedule of tango classes in Champaign-Urbana.

UPDATE:

  • Quick Start to Tango is now closed to new enrollments.
  • Tango Lab is STILL OPEN... dancers can join at any time.
  • View classes.




    • Maria de Buenos Aires

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    Astor Piazzolla's Maria de Buenos Aires, Thursday Sept 3, 8:30 pm, and Saturday Sept 5, 10 AM at Allerton Music Barn.

    Featuring
    Yvonne Gonzalez Redman, soprano
    Ricardo Herrera, baritone
    Gustavo Flores, “El Duende”
    Julien Labro, bandoneon
    Eduardo Diazmuñoz, conductor

    Pre-concert Event
    Tango lesson and demo
    Thursday Sept 3, 6:30-7:30pm
    Markita Landry and Florin Bora, UI graduate school in Physics
    Winners of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's "Dance your PhD" competition, with their tango interpretation of Markita's research in single-molecule biophysics.

    Wednesday Tango Night

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    Argentine Tango Dancing - Wednesdays
    Cowboy Monkey
    6 Taylor St.
    Champaign, IL


    7:30 pm FREE intro lesson!
    8:00-10:15 pm Tango dance.

    Tasty menu • Ask about the wine specials on Wednesdays • NO cover charge • DJ: Groove Grohens + friends • followed by salsa until 2 pm

    Details: see Calendar

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    Upcoming Tango Festivals

    Major Tango Events in Central Illinois Region May-August 2009
    • June 4-11, 2009 - Susana Miller in Chicago
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      Contact: Ray Barbosa - chicagomilonguero@yahoo.com
    • July 1-6, 2009 - Chicago Tango Week 2009
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      Artists: Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa . Horacio Godoy & Cecilia Garcia . Pablo Inza & Eugenia Parilla . Melina Bruman & Claudio Gonzalez . Oliver Kolker & Silvina Vals . Pablo Villarraza & Dana Frigoli. Live music by Otros Aires.
    • August 21-23, 2009 - Oscar Casas in Indianapolis
      More info: tangoindy.com
    • August 28-30, 2009 - Chicago International Tango Festival
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      Artists: Gloria & Eduardo Arquimbau . Los Hermanos Macana . Sabrina & Ruben Veliz . Camila Alegre & Juan Pablo Del Greco . Melina Sol Greco & Fernando Rodríguez . Alex Krebs & Elizabeth Sadowska . Elizabeth Olivera