The Best Places To Experience Tango In Argentina

Located in San Telmo, Plaza Dorrego is one of the oldest public spaces in the city, dating back to the 18th century. The picturesque Sunday market, which began in the 1970s, is a popular attraction and a good place to watch the locals perform tango throughout the day. At the end of the day, when the market starts to close, free tango lessons are often given in the Plaza.

This dance school located in Palermo Soho was established in 1994. Held in an original Argentine milonga, La Viruta offers both private and group lessons with experienced bilingual teachers. This milonga is the largest in Argentina.

The renowned Mente Argentina Tango School combines various teaching techniques from experienced and certified professors. Offering beginner, intermediate and advanced classes to allow for further development of tango, the school covers everything from the basic to the most complicated techniques. The classes include milonga outings at tango clubs around the city to practice both the dance and experience the flourishing tango scene in Buenos Aires. Located in Palerm, the courses run for a minimum of two weeks.

Lucia Y Gerry Tango is a class run by an Irishman and an Argentinian. Their teaching is based on how the tango is danced in the milonga’s style, focusing upon how to use the space of the dance floor and to flow with the music. They believe in order to be successful you need to understand the importance of the connection with your partner and to realize that a relaxed natural movement is key.

The Tango Piola dance studio in Buenos Aires offers private tango lessons in English or Spanish, teaching several styles of tango including milonguero, traditional, neo tango and show tango. The studio is situated in Palermo Hollywood, a popular area with many cafes and restaurants. The teachers are both locals and graduates from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Additionally, the instructors conduct tango tours around Europe.

Alejandro Gee is a local Argentinian tango instructor whose style is traditional milonguero, inspired by his grandfather who was a milonguero dancer and musician. He also chooses to focus on the traditional milonguero style because this forms the basis of all other tango styles and is a reflection of his own culture and character. Gee is also a psychotherapist with degrees in clinical psychology. His thesis was on tango therapy, which extensively explored the experience of dancing the tango and the effect it has upon people’s moods.

The World Tango Museum is located above Cafe Tortoni. This museum is dedicated to everything tango, covering aspects of different styles and generations from De Caro, Gardel and Contursi, through to Discépolo, Pugliese, Goyeneche, Mores, Piazzolla, Avant-Garde and Contemporary.