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.

February Rathskellar Milonga

02/20/2010 - 8:00pm

Come dance the night away on
Saturday, February 20th, 8:30pm to midnight, at the Montana Club Rathskellar
It's a little after Valentine's, but feel free to wear red . . . .

Jazz & Just Desserts

02/19/2010 - 6:45pm
02/19/2010 - 9:00pm

TangoHelena dancers will be demonstrating tango and dancing to the Jazz.

Come join us and have fun!

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.

January Milonga Playlist

Here is the playlist from the January milonga.  Phil Robison was DJ...

Spring Tango Workshop with Alex Krebs

TangoHelena announces a Weekend Workshop with
Alex Krebs

May 21 - 23, 2010

Level 3 Class - Milonga

01/15/2010 - 7:00pm
01/15/2010 - 8:30pm

The next Tango 3 class will be a three-class series on milonga, taught by Patrick Marsolek and Grace Hodges. It will be offered Friday January 15th through Friday January 29th, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, followed by a practica until 9:00 pm. 

January - February Tango Classes

01/07/2010 - 6:30pm
01/07/2010 - 9:00pm

January/February 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.

Classes are Thursday evenings, January 7th - February 11th, at Allegro Dance Studio (3750 N. Montana Avenue).

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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General feedback on the most recent Milonga - 5/16/09

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