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Tango continues ….

By hola | Published April 5, 2013 | No Comments

Go-Go may be the District’s unofficial soundtrack, but there’s a whole lot of tango going on at the moment. The Embassy of Argentina has just kicked off a month-long tango celebration that includes not just music and dancing but art and film too. And Sunday, the Kennedy Center gets into the mood with Urban Tango Trio playing a free concert on the Millennium Stage.

Next week, the tangoing continues around the city. And the Argentine Embassy opens a new exhibition by the collective, PA7 (A.K.A. Pintores Argentinos 7). According to the invitation, the painters “express the soul of Argentine music, dance and culture from their special view point as expatriates.” There will be more music, dancing–and a special screening of the classic tango-ambienced movie, “Arrabalera”–through early May.

DETAILS:

Friday, April 5

Tango for Beginners: Tonight at 6 p.m, the Embassy of Argentina hosts a free “Introduction to Tango Dancing.” Instructors Arnaud Lucas and Corinne Merzeraud will teach “the basic elements of and convey the essential feeling of the tango dance.” Only couples need apply and you must register. And don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes!

DC Tango Fest’s Milonga I: After the students have cleared the dance floor, some serious dancing will commence accompanied by live music by the Pan Am Symphony’s Tango Ensemble and pianist Octavio Brunetti.

Sunday, April 7

Urban Tango Trio plays the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage.

Wednesday, April 10

PA7 exhibition

For more information about these and other Tango happenings this spring, check out the Argentine embassy’s website.

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