Welcome To TangoHelena

The tango scene is small but friendly in Helena, Montana. We are an enthusiastic non-profit organization that shares a passion for tango. This website is meant as a place for us to share information regarding tango events, technique and other tango information to help promote Argentine tango in our community. We welcome you to join us at various tango events.

Of all the dances, the Argentine Tango is unique in its construction and dynamic. Danced in a  close embrace, it utilizes a free rhythmic pattern in which the dancers have to really listen to the music and interpret it on the spot. It is rather like jazz improvisation with freedom to move within a certain musical structure. It makes for a very interesting puzzle combining the elements of space and time and coordination with another person. It becomes an engaging activity which takes time to master but somehow gets under your skin in the process; thus the “passion” of Argentine Tango.

Level 3 Sacadas and Giros Class

04/09/2010 - 7:00pm
04/09/2010 - 9:00pm

The next Level 3 class will be a three-class series on sacadas and giros, taught by Patrick Marsolek and Grace Hodges. It will be offered on Friday April  9th, 16th, and 23rd, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, followed by a practica until 9:00 pm.  Please mark your calendar!

Spring Tango Workshop with Alex Krebs

05/21/2010 - 6:30pm
05/23/2010 - 4:00pm

TangoHelena announces a Weekend Workshop with
Alex Krebs

May 21 - 23, 2010

Community Outreach Performances and Classes

As part of its mission as a non-profit, TangoHelena supports other community organizations through tango performances and classes.  Following is a list of free performances and classes offered to the Helena community by TangoHelena dancers in 2010:

Next Level 3 Tango Class: Ganchos

The next level 3 tango class will be on ganchos.  We'll be covering follower ganchos and leader ganchos, low ganchos and high ganchos, enganches, using ganchos to express musicality, and who knows what else!  Phil Robison and Grace Hodges will teach this as a two-class series on Friday March 5th and Friday March 19th, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, practica til 9:00

February/March Tango Classes

02/25/2010 - 6:30pm
02/25/2010 - 9:30pm

February/March Classes

Tango 1 classes are a great way to start for anyone wanting to learn this wonderful dance.

Tango 2 classes are great for continuing dancers wanting to learn new moves and improve the fundamentals of their dance.

Tango gets UN cultural approval

The Tango has been declared part of the world's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation aims to preserve a list of legacies under threat from global change.

Argentina and Uruguay, where the dance originated, jointly submitted it.

UNESCO said heritages seeking approval, transmit from "generation to generation" and give "communities and groups a feeling of identity".

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