Argentine Tango festivals and congresses

Argentine tango dancing consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions and eras, and in response to the crowding of the venue and even the fashions in clothing. Even though the present forms developed in Argentina and Uruguay, they were also exposed to influences re-imported from Europe and North America. There are records of 18th and early 19th century tango styles in Cuba and Spain,[4] while there is a flamenco tangos dance that may share a common ancestor in a minuet-style European dance.[5] Consequently there is a good deal of confusion and overlap between the styles as they are now danced - and fusions continue to evolve.

Argentine tango is danced in an embrace that can vary from very open, in which leader and follower connect at arms length, to very closed, in which the connection is chest-to-chest, or anywhere in between.

Tango dance is essentially walking with a partner and the music. Dancing appropriately to the emotion and speed of a tango is extremely important to dancing tango. A good dancer is one who transmits a feeling of the music to the partner. Also, dancers generally keep their feet close to the floor as they walk, the ankles and knees brushing as one leg passes the other.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_tango#The_Dance

Argentine Tango events in February 2012

10 - 13 Feb Punta Cana Tango Fest (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic)
11 - 18 Feb Spring Mango (Totnes, United Kingdom)
15 - 20 Feb Portland ValenTango (Portland, OR, United States)
17 - 20 Feb Planetango (Moscow, Russia)
23 - 27 Feb Tango in Punta (Punta del Este, Uruguay)

Argentine Tango events in March 2012

02 - 04 Mar 1st Annual USF Tango Festival (Tampa, FL, United States)
02 - 04 Mar ASU Tango Festival (Tempe, AZ, United States)
07 - 11 Mar Tango to Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey)
09 - 11 Mar Tango ¿por qué no? Festival (Arlington, VA, United States)
11 - 18 Mar CITA - Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
14 - 19 Mar Tucson Tango Festival (Tucson, AZ, United States)
23 - 25 Mar Summer Tango in Nelson (Nelson, New Zealand)
28 Mar - 1 Apr Doble Ocho 9th International Tango Festival Nijmegen (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
29 Mar - 2 Apr Dancing Fools' Tangofest (Fort Bragg, NC, United States)
29 Mar - 1 Apr TodosTango Festival (Todos los Santos, Mexico)
30 Mar - 1 Apr Montecatini Terme Tango Festivalito (Montecatini Terme, Italy)
30 Mar - 1 Apr Austin Spring Tango Festival (Austin, TX, United States)
31 Mar - 1 Apr Teesside Latin Dance Festival IV (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom)
31 Mar - 9 Apr EasterTango (Basel, Switzerland)

Argentine Tango events in April 2012

05 - 08 Apr Argentine Tango USA (San Francisco, CA, United States)
05 - 09 Apr Tango Torino Festival (Turin, Italy)
07 - 09 Apr 4. Kölner Queer Tango Festival (Cologne, Germany)
12 - 15 Apr Festival Internacional de Tango do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
12 - 16 Apr The Brussels Tango Festival (Brussels, Belgium)
13 - 15 Apr Cork Tango Festival (Cork, Ireland)
13 - 15 Apr Yale Tango Fest (New Haven, CT, United States)
17 - 23 Apr Belgrade Tango Encuentro (Belgrade, Serbia)
19 - 23 Apr Ankara Tango Festival (Ankara, Turkey)
19 - 22 Apr Chicago Mini Tango Festival (Chicago, IL, United States)
19 - 22 Apr Movida Tango 3' (Paris, France)
19 - 22 Apr Chicago Mini Tango Festival (Chicago, IL, United States)
20 - 22 Apr Terrapin Tango Festival (College Park, MD, United States)
25 - 29 Apr All-Star Salsa Cruise (Barcelona, Spain)
25 Apr - 1 May Firenze Tango Festival (Firenze, Italy)
26 - 29 Apr Beirut International Tango Festival (Beirut, Lebanon)
27 - 29 Apr Dublin Festivalito (Dublin, Ireland)
28 Apr - 3 May Tango Camp - Crimean Vacation (Sudak, Ukraine)

Argentine Tango events in May 2012

03 - 06 May 6. Bonner Tangofestival (Bonn, Germany)
03 - 07 May Seoul Tango Festival (Seoul, South Korea)
04 - 06 May Santa Monica International Tango Holiday (Santa Monica, CA, United States)
04 - 06 May Abrazos - Encuentro Milonguero (Totnes, United Kingdom)
09 - 13 May TangoNeta! Cardona (Cardona, Spain)
10 - 13 May Tango Amadeus - Vienna Tango Festival (Vienna, Austria)
16 - 20 May Copenhagen Tango Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
17 - 21 May Festival de Tango Nuevo de Montreal (Montreal, Canada)
17 - 21 May Vancouver Tango Festival (Vancouver, Canada)
17 - 20 May Tango Festival Alghero (Alghero, Italy)
17 - 20 May TangoRojo Festival (London, United Kingdom)
17 - 20 May Festival International de Tango Des Illuminations Argentines (Cote d Azur, France)
18 - 20 May International L'Aquila Tango Festival (L'Aquila, Italy)

* The highlighted events in this list are dedicated to Argentine Tango, others feature it as an additional style.

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