One of the delights of Argentine Tango is that you can travel almost anywhere in the world and dance. There is no partner required. Tango is a very social dance and at most milongas, someone will ask you to dance. Here in our small community, everyone will ask you to dance.
Tango in Des Moines
or email Fr. Kevin Cameron
Look for Argentine Tango in Iowa:
Ames
Call for information: 515-232-7374
Cedar Falls
Iowa City, Cedar Rapids
About the Argentine Tango
For more tango links:
Los Creadores Click on Musicians to listen to tango music
Henry's Tango Resource List
Tango Society of Minnesota
Tango History from Gotango Brief info on Tango from The Tango Lesson
Greg Kovaciny's fav disc list
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Tango in Ames
Milongas on Sundays at the Memorial Union on the ISU Campus Map
4:00pm Technique and Beginning figure
5-7pm Open Dancing (Intermediate figure ~6pm)
No partner required.
Memorial Union, ISU Campus
Register by calling the Workspace, 294-0970 or buy a dance card on any Sunday
$30 for a 5 lesson dance card (good for any Sunday)
Tango Classes
Tango 1 - Beginning
Learn the basics!
Learn what it takes to get moving on the dance floor.
Learn how to dance from the center of your body.
Learn to link basic figures.
Tango 2 - Beginning Intermediate
Learn vocabulary for dancing tango: axis, giro, parada, gancho, sacada, etc.
Tango 3 - Intermediate/Advanced
Learn necessary technique to improve your dancing.
Learn more complex figures.
Gain a stronger understanding of the underlying structure of Tango dancing and music.
Dance with other tangueros.
The Argentine Tango is a rich and complex improvisational dance, considered to be the most challenging and fulfilling of all the partnered dances. The study of Argentine Tango can improve your balance, focus, sensitivity, and particularly your ability to work with and respond spontaneously to a partner.
AND, Tango is a fun way to meet and get to know people. Ames hosts regular tango salons and milongas and is fortunate to enjoy the excellent teaching of tanguera Valerie Williams. Tango dancing is available at Cafe Diem and at the ISU Ballroom Dance Club's socials.
Tango has been showcased and celebrated on the stage and screen for decades. You may be surprised at how the real experience of dancing the tango socially differs from what you've seen in live performance and on TV. Try Tango this year!
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Ames Tango Calendar