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 May 2013

22 - 25 May 4th Dubai Tango Festival (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
23 - 26 May Rodos Tango Festival (Kallithea, Greece)
23 - 26 May International L'Aquila Tango Festival (L'Aquila, Italy)
24 - 27 May Edinburgh International Tango Festival (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
24 - 26 May Stockholm International Queer Tango Festival (Stockholm, Sweden)
25 - 27 May England International Tango Festival (Brighton, United Kingdom)
31 May - 2 Jun Tango Weekend Sofia (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Argentine Tango events in June 2013

1 - 9 Jun Formentera Tango Festival (Formentera, Spain)
5 - 9 Jun Lusitango - Festival International de Tango de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
13 - 16 Jun FestivalitoDelMar (Brussels, Belgium)
18 - 25 Jun New Zealand Tango Festival (Wellington, New Zealand)
20 - 23 Jun Roma Tango Meeting (Rome, Italy)
23 - 30 Jun 2nd International Meeting of Tango Argentino (Ascea, Italy)

Argentine Tango events in July 2013

1 - 7 Jul Tangopostale (Toulouse, France)
3 - 7 Jul International Istanbul Tango Festival (Istanbul, Turkey)
7 - 13 Jul 12th International Taboe Tango Camp (Austerlitz, Netherlands)
10 - 15 Jul TangoMagic (Seattle, WA, United States)
11 - 14 Jul Toronto Tango Experience (Toronto, Canada)
11 - 14 Jul Tango Port Tallinn (Tallinn, Estonia)
17 - 21 Jul TangoNeta! Cardona (Cardona, Spain)
21 - 25 Jul Tango Retiro Milonguero Festival (Rättvik, Sweden)
26 Jul - 4 Aug TangoSafari Summer (Wusterhausen, Germany)

Argentine Tango events in August 2013

1 - 4 Aug TarraTangueando (Tarragona, Spain)
2 - 11 Aug DMAES Summer Bootcamp (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
5 - 10 Aug Colombia Tango Festival (Cali, Colombia)
10 - 18 Aug Catania Tango Festival (Catania, Italy)
11 - 17 Aug Colombia Tango Tour (Cartagena, Colombia)
13 - 20 Aug Tango Sun Festival (Jūrmala, Latvia)
14 - 18 Aug Festival de Tango Strastango (Strasbourg, France)
15 - 18 Aug The International Partner Dance Intensive (TIPDI) (New York City, NY, United States)

Argentine Tango events in September 2013

1 - 8 Sep Festival Tango de Bonifacio (Bonifacio, France)
4 - 8 Sep Tangoworld (Fivizzano, Italy)
5 - 8 Sep Moonlight in Vermont Tango Weekend (Brandon, VT, United States)
6 - 8 Sep Tango en Punta (Bregenz, Austria)
7 - 16 Sep World of Tango Festival (Tampere, Finland)
11 - 15 Sep Zango Festival (Haarlem, Netherlands)
19 - 22 Sep Tucson Tango Fall Fest (Tucson, AZ, United States)
20 - 22 Sep 5th International Paris Tango Rally (Paris, France)
25 - 30 Sep Tango at Sea Festival - TASF (Barcelona, Spain)

Argentine Tango events in October 2013

3 - 6 Oct Ball Tango Argentino (Wuppertal, Germany)
16 - 20 Oct Afro-Bailar Prague Festival (Prague, Czech Republic)
25 - 27 Oct Tangosutra (Washington, DC, United States)

Argentine Tango events in November 2013

27 Nov - 1 Dec Ankara Tango Carnaval (Ankara, Turkey)

Argentine Tango events in April 2014

17 - 21 Apr Tango Torino Festival (Turin, Italy)

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

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