Argentine Dinner and Dance - Tango Helena Fundraiser

09/11/2010 - 5:00pm
09/11/2010 - 11:59pm

 

A Cultural Event: Food, Wine, Films, and Dance

Saturday September 11, 2010
Gate opens at 5:00 • Dinner 6:00 • Dance 7:00

844 9th Ave - Helena

Price: $25.00

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.

Classes Start September 2nd!

09/02/2010 - 6:45pm
09/02/2010 - 9:30pm

Tango Basics classes are a great way to start for anyone wanting to learn this wonderful dance, and are good for everyone to return to many times.

Continuing Tango classes are great for experienced dancers wanting to learn new moves and improve the fundamentals of their dance.  Three six week Tango Basics classes or permission of the instructor are required to participate.

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, classes, and other benefits offered to the Helena community by TangoHelena dancers in 2010:

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".

Recent Newsletters

  • Continuing Tango Classes on Milonga and Vals

    Fall tango classes start Thursday, September 2nd!

    Classes are at the Small Dance Studio at the YWCA (501 N. Park Avenue).

  • Farmers Market Tango Tomorrow!

    You're invited to join in the festivities at the Farmers Market tomorrow morning, Saturday August 28th.

  • Classes, Practica, and more...

    Hello Dancers and Friends,

    This is a reminder of our upcoming class series starting on Sept. 2nd, and out Dinner and dance on the 11th. See below for more info.

    Also this thursday night, the 26th we will also have a practica at our new space at the YWCA at 6:45. So come and join us!

     

    Tango classes starting Sept. 2nd!

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