Classes free of tango in Buenos Aires

Are you thinking of doing a trip to Buenos Aires? Would you like learning to dance a good tango? Since you are of luck! HostelBookers offers you the opportunity to enjoy a class of free tango in the Argentine capital.

The tango is a dance of very sensual and complex origin from the River Plate region that is danced every time in more places of the world. The tango radiates passion, feeling, delivery. They say that it is addictive and is, obviously, an alternative entertaining and entertained to do exercise and to be in form.

Although we have just said that the tango is danced in many places of the world, his roots are in Argentina, in Buenos Aires, and it is an activity that we recommend to those who visit the city.

Milongas

Next we present a list to you with some of the best milongas of Buenos Aires, where you will be able to enjoy the tango in the pure state.

The Viruta. On Wednesday, Saturdays and Sundays in Armenia 1366

The Viruta is the biggest milonga of Argentina, it has 14 of years of experience and Soho is placed in the popular quarter of Palermo. It is a place with a very familiar ambience and the whole world is welcome, so to forget you of the luxury and the glamor if you decide to visit this milonga. If you are less bold and you do not feel like dancing do not worry, you will be able to observe other ballet dancers without any type of problem. There the same, also, you will be able to enjoy good meal and drink, but bear in mind that if it is a question of some special event you will have to reserve table with advance. And it do not forget: "entrás walking … you go out dancing”.

The Cathedral. Every Tuesday in Vine shoot 4006 “5“

This milonga is located in an ancient factory of slightly large and rambling aspect, but it is a part of the grace. Nevertheless, do yourselves to cheat; in spite of what the building could seem, the level and the quality of the tango that it is danced in this milonga is difficult to overcome. If you are beginners it will be slightly complicated to enter the track, but the simple fact of seeing dancing stars of the elite of the new tango is already worth it. Of course, we recommend to you to go in taxi because the area where it is is not very sure.

Ideal confectionery. From Monday until Sunday in Suipacha 380/4

The Ideal Confectionery has not anything in common with two milongas on that we have just commented. It is glamorous, luxurious, ideal. It has been considered to be an area of historical protection and place of tourist interest in the authorities of Buenos Aires. It was founded in 1912 and, during all these years, it has received to big personalities of the world of the politics, of the painting and of the music. Nowadays it is a very popular place to which every time there come more teachers and more ballet dancers, of more or less level, but with a thing together: the passion for the tango.

The Marshàll. On Wednesday in Maipú on 444 and Saturdays in Rivadavia 1392

We present in this case a milonga to you gay in whom the whole world is welcome. There they offer the possibility of dancing with the couple that each one chooses, without any type of discrimination, whenever there are respected the rolls that the dance demands. The ambience is very agreeable and perhaps slightly more intimate than in other places, so to feel at ease performs the easiest thing.

Madwoman! Every Sunday in Niceto Vega 5248

This milonga is relatively new but it has turned into a point of very popular meeting for many "milongueros". Soho is placed in the quarter of Palermo, one of the most animated and fashionable quarters of the city, so it is ideal to be able to go to have a drink earlier or after dancing, or to enjoy a good dinner. Often they organize holidays and special events: so you do not get lost it!

Tango shows

If you believe that this of dancing is not done for you or that these “alternative milongas” are not exactly the most suitable place: do not worry! We offer you next some tango shows so that you could enjoy to the maximum this Argentine dance but, in this case, like spectator. Of course, you have to be prepared to find many other tourists and somewhat high prices.

Carlos Gardel forms a corner

With something more about pomp and sumptuousness, this place will make you astonished. There receives the name of the famous person tanguero Carlos Gardel, whose voice was registered by the UNESCO in the program Memory of the World. The tango show includes live music and couples of ballet dancers who leave ensimismado the public. Also, for a few weight more, you will be able to enjoy a delightful dinner in stalls (for the wealthiest there is even a Menu VIP) before the spectacle this way to submerge of plenary meeting in the culture of Buenos Aires.

Mouth Tango

Mouth Tango offers you the possibility of discovering the tango, the conventillos and the history of Buenos Aires. Day and night open sea, there you will be able to enjoy a good meat roast and other Argentine specialties of the house. In the night, the spectacle includes a recreation of the everyday life in the streets of the Walk of the Conventillo and a show of tango in which you will surprise singers, musicians and ballet dancers. It is a very nice experience since it offers performances so much in lounges as outdoors.

Square Dorrego, San Telmo

Every Sunday in the Square Dorrego it is possible to enjoy a tango show. The tanguero of Buenos Aires Pedro Benavente, nicknamed the Indian, organizes the show in order to collect donations for charitable ends. It is outdoors and it is opened for all kinds of public, so it is a perfect way of happening a nice evening / night in the quarter of San Telmo. Also, if you do not feel like having left you in the square, you can always cover the streets of the quarter where sure you will find couples of ballet dancers who demonstrate his talent opposite to small groups of the people. It is true that the area is very tourist, but he is worth living through this experience.

Classes of free tango

Very well: you already see it! If there were no already sufficient ones, here you have another motive for which to visit the Argentine capital. And do not forget, if you travel with a slightly exact budget and do not want to spend a lot of money, the best thing is Buenos Aires stays at cheap hotels.

Also, as we have already explained to you, HostelBookers offers you the opportunity to enjoy a class of completely free tango. To obtain it is very easy! You have only to become fans of our group in Facebook and order an e-mail to competitions@hostelbookers.com indicating the following information:

- Finished name

- It dates in the one that you would like to assist to the free class of tango

- Answer to the question: In what year was the declared tango a Patrimony of the humanity?

Easy: no? And bear in mind that the deadline to receive the free class of tango is May 31, 2010. HostelBookers will choose the winners, who will receive a free class on the part of Constance Vecslir and Rolando Valdivia to learn to dance Argentine tango.

Do you like the tango? Would you like going to Buenos Aires and dancing? Tell us!

Thanks for the photos to Tokyo Tanenhaus, Alaskan Dude, mojitopt and Christian Haugen in Flickr.