Tango Downtown offers classes in The Essentials of Argentine Tango, technique classes for all experience levels, incorporating insights into the music, dance, and etiquette of Milonguero Style social dancing.

Traditional Argentine Tango music is intrinsic to the dance — our goal for our students is that they quickly become enamoured with the music and comfortable with the conventions of this beautiful dance, then join us on the dance floor!

Classes are held Monday evenings in the Theater Studio at the Harwood Art Center, 1114 7th Street NW (at Mountain Road), in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Entrance is by the northside parking lot basement stairs.


2010 CLASSES

Begin January 4, 2010

Details here

Join us to dance

Kellys Brew Pub Milonga, Sunday, February 7, 7:30-10:30pm, at 3222 Central Ave SE, in the Nob Hill business district. Hosted by Tango Club of Albuquerque. 2/7 DJ: Garth Bawden. No cover charge; food &/or beverage purchase & generous tipping appreciated. Dance on Route 66!

Milonga Roma, Saturday, January 30, 8:00pm-Midnight. Intimate Buenos Aires-style milonga at a beautiful new space in the Albuquerque Old Town/ Country Club area at 1508 Roma Ave NW, at the rear of the former Bell Trading Post building at the corner of Central Avenue & Laguna. From the intersection of Central & Laguna, go north on Laguna. The street becomes Roma as it curves east.

Albuquerque Tango Festival, November 4-7, 2010 at Embassy Suites in Downtown Albuquerque! Events include 6 milongas, 22 classes, a practica guided by Alex Krebs, a guerrilla milonga, a beginner's milonga and cakes at every milonga. Faculty: Alex Krebs (Portland), Christopher Nassopoulos & Caroline Peattie (San Francisco), Daniela Pucci & Luis Bianchi (Buenos Aires & NY). Guest instructors will include Jay Abling (San Diego) & Robert Hauk (Portland). DJs: Sabah Chamas (San Diego), Tine Herreman (NYC), Varo Boyajyan (LA), Paul Akmajian (Albuq).
Organized by Daniel Boardman.
Website: albuquerquetangofestival.com
Join the Facebook group Albuquerque Tango Festival.

Karen maintains a complete list of NM Tango events on the Tango Club of Albuquerque website.


Tango on the Radio

Corazón Tanguero, a radio program devoted to Argentine Tango, is on the air 1st & 3rd Mondays on KUNM (89.9 FM), 7:30-8:00pm. Hosted by Jenny
DeBouzek on the 1st Monday & by Sebastian Pais on the 3rd Monday. Jenny also hosts the Global Music Program on the 1st Monday of the month, 10:00pm-1:00am.


Read "Dancing in Buenos Aires," a guide to Buenos Aires Milongas by Jenny DeBouzek.

Tango Downtown is a small business owned & operated by Karen Reck.
Monday evening group classes & special events are presented by Karen and her spouse, Paul Akmajian.

Tango Downtown, founded in 2001 by Karen Reck & Jenny DeBouzek, presents group classes, workshops, and other special events promoting Argentine Tango in the Milonguero Style.

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