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  5. Olivia guest teaching at North Beach Milonga8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-11 18:15–19:15 (milonga)
  6. Free flat-shoe practica @ Hillside Club8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-08 19:00–22:00 (practica)
  7. CELLspace Odyssey Dance Event w/ Homer8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-07 15:30–18:30 (milonga)
  8. Classic Argentine Tango w/Nora8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-07 13:00–14:00 (milonga)
  9. Ocho Loco Milonga night8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-07 18:00–22:00 (milonga)
  10. Tango Monterey Bay's 2d Sat milonga8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-07 20:00–23:00 (milonga)
  11. Che Milonga w DJ8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-07 21:00–01:30 (milonga)
  12. Che Practica w/ Elaine & Ramada8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-11 21:00–00:00 (practica)
  13. Intro to Tango w/Yuki and Aaron8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-11 18:00–19:00 (milonga)
  14. Free: Tango Richmond Rec Center SF.8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-11 23:00–01:00 (milonga)
  15. Tango Monterey Bay Practica8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-10 20:00–22:00 (practica)
  16. TNTango Alternative Milonga8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-10 21:00–23:00 (milonga)
  17. Guided Practica by Maestros Andrea & Adrian8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-09 21:15–23:15 (practica)
  18. Milonga @ Alberto's. DJ: Juan Cantone8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-08 19:00–00:00 (milonga)
  19. Marin Matinee Milonga Larkspur8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-08 15:00–18:00 (milonga)
  20. RWC FreeHalloween Practica8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-07 14:00–16:00 (practica)
  21. Firehouse 5 - Práctica8 days agoSchedule night once 2026-11-10 21:00–22:00 (practica)
  22. Villa Urquiza style8 days agoGlossary meaning The tango of the suburban family clubs, such as Villa Urquiza, emphasizes long elegant steps and complex figures
  23. Estilo milonguero (close embrace)8 days agoGlossary meaning The milonguero style has a close embrace, small steps and syncopated footwork, based on the crowded downtown clubs of the 1950s
  24. Volver8 days agoDescribed as Volver deals with returning to one's place of origin after a long absence: nostalgia, melancholy and reflection
  25. Volver8 days agoDescribed as Volver is a tango song composed in 1934 by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera
  26. Origins of tango: Río de la Plata, 1880s–1890s8 days agoDescribed as In the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata the words tango and tambo were used as synonyms for the places where Black people danced
  27. Origins of tango: Río de la Plata, 1880s–1890s8 days agoDescribed as Tango appeared in the second half of the 19th century, amid large waves of immigration to the Río de la Plata region
  28. Golden Age8 days agoGlossary meaning Tango reached its so-called golden age centred on the 1940s and part of the following decade
  29. Guardia Nueva8 days agoGlossary meaning The Guardia Nueva followed the Guardia Vieja: the stage when tango reached maturity, refinement and international reach
  30. Guardia Vieja8 days agoGlossary meaning The Guardia Vieja was the stage when tango gained its own identity, was recorded by professional musicians and spread widely
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