Tango news
Online registration for the class series starting MAY 17th is open at this location:
www.argentinetangolab.com
For private classes call: 604 600 0657
TANGO FESTIVALS

Cancun Tango Festival 7-11 Nov. 2013 website
La Garufa- Argentine Tango Festival / Vancouver / 2014 website
OTHER EVENTS::
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Bailemos Tango Festival / Buenos Aires / Nov. 25 to Dec. 1st/ 2013 website

Milonga tips
Monday:
15:00 to 22:00 - Salon La Argentina/ El Arranque at Bartolome Mitre 1759
21:00 to 4:00 - Club Gricel at La Rioja 1180
(the best dance floor, but extremely crowded)
Tuesday:
18:00 to 24:00 - Plaza Bohemia at Maipu 444
(also our favorite milonga, meeting the local middle-age crowd, good energy)
Wednesday:
16:00 to 23:00 - Salon Canning at Av. R. Scalabrini Ortiz 1331
(a very large square dance floor)
22:30 to 4:00 - Confiteria Ideal at Suipacha 384 (Live Orquestas)
(tourist crowd, stone tile floor, but excellent live music by two different orquestas, Eduardo Saucedo made us feel very welcome!)
Thursday:
18:00 to 0:30 - El Beso at Riobamba 416
(be careful of the big column in the middle of the dance floor, avoid being seated below the water dripping air conditioning unit)
22:30 to 4:00 - Nino Bien/ Centro Region Leonesa at Humberto 1 - 1462
(good dance floor in a large venue)
Friday:
23:00 to 3:00 - Tango Cool at Club Malcolm at Av. Cordoba 5064
(recommended by locals for younger crowd)
22:30 to 5:00 - Club Gricel at La Rioja 1180
(recommended by locals for couples on Friday nights)
22:30 to 4:00 - Club La Independencia at Av. Independencia 572
24:00 to 6:00 - Centro Armenio at Armenia 1366/ La Viruta
(recommended by locals for younger crowd)
Saturday:
22:00 to 4:30 - Sunderland Club at Lugones 3161
(recommended by the locals for couples and groups, dine, dance and people watching in a basketball court, very far from city center, no taxi service when you leave at 4:00; pre-arrangement for taxi service is recommended)
0:15 to 5 - Sabor a Tango at Italia Unita at Tte. Gral. J. D. Peron 2543
Sunday:
15:00 to 21:00 - Confiteria Ideal at Suipacha 384
(lots of space to practice on sunday afternoon, occasionally tourists group dropped in to take photos...)
Shopping tips
DNI - Corrientes 2140 - Tango shoes and clothing for men and women
(Best fitting women's slitted pants and excellent women's practice shoes)
Sexo Opuesto de Fran Yard - Corrientes 3058 Abasto - Goth/ Heavy Metal clothing (lots of Men's Italian-cut pants)
Artesanal - Tomas de Anchorena 537 - Tango shoes/ clothing for men and women
(Very good service and their shoes fit wider feet in very good style)
Lolo Gerard - Tomas de Anchorena 607 - Tango shoes for men and women
(Very good service and their shoes fit wider feet in very good style for both men and women)
Tango 8 - Lavalle 3101 - Tango shoes/ clothing for men and women and instructional DVD
(Good clothing selections at very good prices and they are all hidden at the back of the store)
Tango Brujo - Esmeralda 754 - Tango shoes/ clothing for men and women
(Good service; Women's shoes fit narrower feet; Men's Italian-cut pants of higher quality)
Comme il Faut - Arenales 1239 Puerta 3 Dpto. M (1061) - Tango shoes for women
(You don't get to see their entire stock; their staff will pick for you based on what you describe, so be prepared)
Neo Tango - Sarmiento 1938
(No service at all)
Tango Leike - Sarmiento 1947
(shoes in the front, clothing at the back. Cash only for the clothing.)
Fabio Shoe - Riobamba 10 piso 10 A (10th floor)
(Nuevo Style, extremely light and comfortable dance shoes for both men and women, cash only.)
Classes tips
Escuela Argentina de Tango at Galleria Pacific, Centro Cultural Borges
Recommendations:
1, Alejandro Figliolo and Valeria Inarra
2, Demian Garcia and Laura De Altube
CAD$5 per class or CAD$54 for a 12-class package deal
DNI - Corrientes 2140
Pablo and Dana, the owners. CAD$5 per class
Confiteria Ideal - Suipacha 384
Wednesday Night 21:00 to 22:30
Edurado Saucedo and Marisa Quiroga. CAD$6.5 class and milonga
