Thanks to the Most Fabulous Queer Tango Community, the practica WILL meet while we are away.

The practica will meet from 7-9 with hosting and DJing by Matt and Tad. There will not be a class, but Tad, Claudyne, and Eve will be there to work with students.

Dec 14: Matt
Dec 21: Tad y Claudyne
Dec 28: NO PRACTICA
Jan 4:  First Sunday of the month and nowhere to relocate. NO PRACTICA
Jan 11: Tad y Claudyne
Jan 18: Duro y Vio are back

Also, if you want to dance more, we know you will be welcomed at the MIT Practica on Thursdays.
They are meeting on Dec 18, but have not yet posted the January schedule. We recommend that you arrange to go to the practica with a practice partner or a group (maybe you can organize this on the 14th). Please check here for schedule and directions.  The practica usually meets in the elevator lobby on the 7th or 8th floors of the building. After you enter through the atrium, turn left for the elevators. Street parking should not be difficult in December and January.

!!! We do have space in the Monday night semi-private class starting January 19. Please let us know if you are interested.

7-8 pm: Practica (practice). if you come just to practice, you can continue until 9 pm. there’s plenty of space to dance even with the class starting at 8.

8-9 pm: Class (absolute beginners and all levels are welcome any time. no registration is necessary, this is a drop-in class.)

prices:   Practice only 1-2 hours $5
If you take the class: $10 (practica is free for people taking the class)

Also we are now offering semi-private lessons (maximum 6 students) in Jamaica Plain on Monday and Wednesday nights. Next series starts Monday January 19.  to sign up, contact: tango@duroyvio.com

In Cambridge, Eve is offerinig a drop-in class Tuesday nights at 6:45 pm at 16 Bow Street, Union Square. contact: tangoqueer@live.com.

Classes are 90 minutes

Sliding scale ($10-$20 pay what you can afford)

Info: contact   tangoqueer@live.com

Classes will be held at 16 Bow Street, Union Square. 

Details
• Summer Queer Tango will be 2 hours, from 7-9 pm.

• There will be only one class for all levels of beginners, starting at 7. Then supervised and unsupervised practica. Everyone is welcome.

• Absolute beginners are always welcome!

• The charge for instruction & supervised practica will be $10 per person. If people come just to practice unsupervised, we ask for a $5 donation to support the space.

• Al and Max will host the practica.

• Duro y Vio will continue to answer email and phone inquiries.

NEED MORE TANGO?
The following instructors have expressed support for Queer Tango and are excellent teachers.
• Thursdays starting June 5 in Cambridge with Pamela & Steve Slavsky. Info here:

• Tuesdays starting June 3 in at Ruggles Baptist Church in Boston with Carlos & Tova. Info here:

* 3rd Queer Tango outing Monday May 26 1 pm class on “leaders and followers secrets” with Homer Ladas (we LOVE him!)  at the Providence Tango Festival.

These classes that we have picked out for you are appropriate for your level. It is very inspiring to learn from very advanced professional dancers and they have special ways of understanding and explaining the movements. We are confident you will enjoy and develop in these classes.  Unfortunately the festival is a little expensive. The classes are $30 and the Friday night milonga is $20 and the discounts only kick in if you sign up for several days.

We’ll go to the MIT practica on Thursday May 15, 8-11 pm.

Meet at 8:00 in the lobby of Building 36 (black glass thing with an atrium) at 50 Vassar Street in Cambridge.

Street parking around and on Mass Ave. Also try Albany, south of Mass Ave.

It’s written by a tango musician and musicologist who is very historically informed and clear thinking, Pablo Aslan. He is working on his own music, with his NY band Avantango. Check them out!

If you have any questions, please

We started with Tina Herreman’s excellent guide to tango manners, then we added to it and queerified it.

On the last day of the beginner’s series, we’ll practice using the queerified codigos.