This Saturday (March 30th) we are excited and honored to be teaching a class at Petworth Library for the DC Queer Tango Collective. Explore tango with us in this joyful, safe, and inclusive tango space for queer tango dancers and allies. What is queer tango? Read more about it HERE. This event is free of charge. Donations accepted.

NEW Giros with Paradas Series

In two weeks we start a new session of classes on Tuesdays nights at the gorgeous ESL bar in Shaw. Every class is followed by a free Practica until 10pm.

Along with a brand new series for beginners, we are excited to be offering 6 weeks focussed on the skills & building blocks required to lead and follow tight turns (giros) and beautiful, decorated stops (paradas).

Time/Dates:
Tuesdays
April 9 - May 14
Beginners (and returning beginners) class: 7 PM
Advanced Beg/Intermediate class: 8 PM
Free Practica (open practice time): 9:15 PM - 10 PM

Location:
Eighteenth Street Lounge (Shaw)
1230 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
1st Floor, (in the Red Room)

ESL is a bar so you must present proof that you are over 21 EVERY WEEK at the door.

Remember! our Tuesday night classes always sell out so get your spot before someone else does.

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Korey Ireland is coming back to Washington DC this Spring! A former DC resident, Korey has a deep connection to our community and is always eager to share his knowledge of music and tango.

Join Masha and Korey for a weekend of dynamic, musical tango learning!

SATURDAY APRIL 13:

Workshop 1. Swooping Corridas - add rhytmic and lyrical spice to your dance. We will practice a very versatile and dynamic structure allowing followers to enliven the music in a compact space. We will explore connecting this move to other elements and to the music.

Workshop 2. Double-Double - movements with chained accelerations. We will build a toolkit of extended double-time dance possibilities for leaders and followers and use this as an opportunity to build our rhythmic awareness in music and dance.

SUNDAY APRIL 14:

Workshop 3. Troilo: Movement Playground and Musical Opportunities. We’ll bring the musical and movement ideas from Saturdays class to practice with fabulous tangos from Anibal Troilo’s orchestra in the early 40s. This music is energetic and changes often, allowing us lots of opportunities for dynamic/interactive dancing.

Workshop 4. Musical Dialogs. The interaction between leaders and followers in relation to the music. How can a dancer in each role reveal what inspires them in the music to their partner. Articulate, Aware, Connected dancing is super fun!

Korey will also be teaching before Milonga Zandunga April 15th, 9 PM - 10 PM.
Location: Capital Ballroom, 7800 Wisconsin Avenue (2nd Floor) Bethesda, MD 20814
Price: $20 (cash at the door)

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What’s happening in Annapolis?

*PLEASE NOTE: There will be no Práctica (or classes) on Sunday April 7th in Support of a very special event being held by our Baltimore friends: The Tango Space Project.

Fábrica will also be there selling a brand new selection of STUNNING ladies’ SUR tango shoes (arguably the most comfy, stylish Italian tango shoes ever!) along with our very own brand of phenomenal men’s tango shoes “Cielo”, handmade in Turkey.

Group Classes:

We have new classes coming up on Sundays, PLUS a visit from special guest artist, Andres Amarilla!

SPECIAL WORKSHOPS with Andres Amarilla & Aja Fenn!
Sunday, April 21
Workshop #1 12 PM - 1:30 PM
Workshop #2 1:30 - 3 PM
Guided Prácticalonga with Andres (and DJ Harvey) 3 PM - 5:30 PM
MORE DETAILS

*NEW* 4 Week Intro to Tango (Beginner)
With Aja Fenn
Sundays
April 28 - May 19
12 PM - 1:30 PM
REGISTER HERE

*NEW* 4 Week Close Embrace Dance Floor Favorites (Intermediate)
With Aja Fenn
Sundays
April 28 - May 19
1:30 PM - 3 PM
REGISTER HERE

The last bit of Annapolis news we want to share is that we just completed an amazing round of Tango Teacher Training. Congratulations to all the graduates who absolutely rocked it! The next Teacher Training will be in early 2025. Hear what past participants are saying about it:

“I really, really loved this course! There was an amazing amount of tremendously useful content, thoughtfully presented and somehow all delivered with Aja’s beautiful warmth and uncanny ability to find and tap into each of our unique strengths as dancers and potential future teachers" (C. Pax)

Aja has thought deeply about how to get people started down the path of learning and has developed a comprehensive approach to presenting that material to people interested in helping others learn the craft of tango. She was very generous with all of her "yeites". The program met my objectives of becoming a better dancer and practice partner, while exploring the possibilities of sharing my experiences with other students. (T.Berry)

We have another special Milonga Fábrica for you this month!

Corina Herrera and Ines Muzzopappa will be teaching a pre-milonga workshop and doing their ONLY performance in Washington DC at Milonga Fábrica. Special thank you to Gabriel and Catrinel of “The Tango Club”, for bringing these awesome artists to DC!

Please note that we are holding this Milonga Fábrica on the 4th FRIDAY and the location will once again be Colvin Run Dance Hall. We thank Tom White and Conrad Heer for your continued support while our regular spot is under the final stages of renovation (we expect Milonga Fábrica to be back in it’s new home in May!).

Date: 4th Friday, April 26th
Location: Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201 Colvin Run Rd, Great Falls, VA 22066

Class with Corina Herrera and Ines Muzzopappa: 7:45 PM - 9 PM
Topic: Milonga: sequences from the past (Advanced level)

Milonga with DJ Gabriel Gaumond : 9 PM to 1 AM
Performance with Corina and Ines: 11:00 PM

Price: $30 for the workshop, $20 for the milonga, $45 for both.

Milonga Fábrica is a green milonga so please bring your own glass or water bottle! We will have a spread of tasty snacks to keep you dancing through the night.