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 July 2012

27 - 29 Jul Festival de Bouverans (Bouverans, France)
27 - 29 Jul Pune International Dance Congress (Pune, India)
27 Jul - 5 Aug 8th TangoSafari at Klempowsee (Wusterhausen, Germany)

Argentine Tango events in August 2012

2 - 5 Aug VI Lyon's Freestyle Festival (Alicante, Spain)
2 - 5 Aug Toronto Tango Experience (Toronto, Canada)
8 - 12 Aug Côte d'Azur Tango Festival (Nice, France)
9 - 12 Aug New England Dance Festival (Newton, MA, United States)
10 - 12 Aug Workshopfestival Düsseldorf (Dusseldorf, Germany)
10 - 12 Aug Passion for Tango Festival (Victoria, Canada)
11 - 19 Aug Catania Tango Festival (Catania, Italy)
18 - 26 Aug Tarbes en Tango (Tarbes, France)
22 - 26 Aug Tango Sun Festival (Jūrmala, Latvia)
26 Aug - 2 Sep Tangoweek (Pizzo, Italy)
27 Aug - 2 Sep Abaneraz Paris Tango Festival F.I.T.A (Paris, France)
30 Aug - 2 Sep Tango on ICEland (Reykjavík, Iceland)

Argentine Tango events in September 2012

1 - 7 Sep Festival Tango de Bonifacio (Bonifacio, France)
2 - 9 Sep Apassionato Tango Week (Florence, Italy)
5 - 11 Sep Tangoworld (Fivizzano, Italy)
11 - 15 Sep Colombian Tango & Milonga Festival (Bogotá, Colombia)
20 - 23 Sep Tango Addiction Festival (Mons, Belgium)
20 - 23 Sep Tucson Tango Fall Fest (Tucson, AZ, United States)
20 - 23 Sep Tucson Tango Fall Festival (Tucson, AZ, United States)
26 - 30 Sep Pau Tango Festival (Pau, France)
26 - 29 Sep TangoNeta! Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
27 - 30 Sep Ball Tango Argentino (Wuppertal, Germany)
27 Sep - 1 Oct Sydney Tango Salon Festival (Sydney, Australia)
27 - 30 Sep 10th Taipei Tango Festival (Taipei City, Taiwan)

Argentine Tango events in October 2012

3 - 8 Oct Portland TangoFest (Portland, OR, United States)
4 - 8 Oct Canada Salsa Congress (Toronto, Canada)
4 - 8 Oct Vilnius Tango Fiesta (Vilnius, Lithuania)
11 - 14 Oct El Congreso - Canada's International Argentine Tango Congress (Toronto, Canada)
11 - 14 Oct International Tangofestival in Rovinj (Rovinj, Croatia)
12 - 14 Oct Festivalito con Amigos (Saarbrücken, Germany)
18 - 21 Oct TangOtoño - Tangofestival Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Austria)
18 - 21 Oct Kiev International Tango Festival (Kiev, Ukraine)
25 - 28 Oct Hallesche Tangotage (Halle, Germany)
26 - 28 Oct Tangosutra (Washington, DC, United States)
31 Oct - 4 Nov Artetango (Albi, France)

Argentine Tango events in November 2012

1 - 4 Nov Afro-Bailar Prague Fesival (Prague, Czech Republic)
14 - 18 Nov Istanbul Tango Ritual (Istanbul, Turkey)
18 - 30 Nov St Lucia Caribbean Dream (Castries, Saint Lucia)

Argentine Tango events in December 2012

6 - 10 Dec 11° Mantova International Tango Festival (Mantua, Italy)
27 Dec - 1 Jan San Diego Tango Festival (San Diego, CA, United States)

Argentine Tango events in January 2013

26 - 28 Jan Le Petit Festival Tango de l' Entre-2-Mers (Monprimblanc, France)

Argentine Tango events in February 2013

20 - 25 Feb Portland ValenTango (Portland, OR, United States)

Argentine Tango events in March 2013

6 - 10 Mar Tango to Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey)
21 - 24 Mar 2nd Annual USF Tango Festival (Tampa, FL, United States)
22 - 24 Mar NeotangoRave (Bremen, Germany)
28 Mar - 1 Apr Tango Torino Festival (Turin, Italy)
30 Mar - 1 Apr Kölner Queer Tango Festival (Cologne, Germany)

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

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