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  Please note that dates for specific nights of dancing are posted on the calendar page.

The Tango Society of Boston
For more information, write to the info@bostontango.org or call 617-699-OCHO.

  • Wednesday Tango Break, Dance Union, 16 Bow Street, Union Square, Somerville. Instruction from 7:00 to 9:00 pm (sometimes extra fee), dancing until midnight. Attire is casual and no partner required.
  • La Milonga, Dance Union, 16 Bow Street, Union Square, Somerville. Usually held on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am, with a lesson 8:00-9:00pm. Hors d'oeuvres, light refreshments.
  • Tango Bar, Dance Union, 16 Bow Street, Union Square, Somerville. Usually held on the 3rd Friday of the month from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am, with a class 8:00-9:00 pm.
  • Tango by Moonlight. Outdoors during the warmer months (usually around the full moon) at the Weeks Footbridge over the Charles River near Harvard Square. Check the calendar for specific dates. Starts 8 pm. (usually a rain date is available).
  • Café Tango Milonga, on the fifth Saturday of the month from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am; lesson 8:00-9:00pm.
  • Late Night Cambalache Milonga at Dance Union, 9:00pm till whenever, with a lesosn 7:00-9:00pm, on the 4th Saturday of the month featuring traditional and alternative tango music.
  • Mix It Up Practica at Dance Union, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, on some Sundays, featuring Traditional and Nuevo Tango music.
  • Porteno y Bailarin, at Dance Union, on the fifth Friday of the month. Lesson at 8:00 pm, dancing from 9:00pm to 1:00 am.

Sunday Practica
Extreme DanceSport Studio, 288 Norfolk Street, 3rd Floor, Cambridge.
Every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm. For more information, contact sunday_practica@yahoo.com.

The MIT Argentine Tango Club
MIT campus, Cambridge.
Offers basic and intermediate lessons and informal practice every week on the campus. The location for the practicas changes all the time due to the college's logistics and scheduling so check their website for that day's location.

  • Practica every Monday from 9:00 to 11:00 pm. For more information, contact Debbi.
  • Practica every Thursday from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. For more information, contact tango@mit.edu.

Vida Mia
Dance Union, 16 Bow Street, Somerville.
4th Fridays of the month. Dancing from 9:00pm to midnight. Intermediate lesson at 8:00. For more information, contact Simonia Cekovic-Vuletic at 617-497-5568.

Vive la Milonga
368 W Broadway, 4th Floor, in Boston
First Fridays of the month with dancing from 9:00pm to 1:00am. Free parking at the Citizens Bank across the street on evenings and weekends behind the bank. For more information, contact Eunha.
This venue has been temporarily suspended.

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New England Tango Academy
620 Cambridge Street, Cambridge. For more information, call 617-863-6282.
  • Thursdays Lunchtime Practica, noon-2:00pm
  • Friday Afternoon Practica, 4:30-8:30pm
  • Saturday Practica, 4:00-6:00pm
    2nd & 4th Saturday practicas are run by Armando & Nuria.
  • Milonga Arrabal
    Third Friday milonga, 9:00pm-1:00am

More Tuesday Milonga
Lily Pad Gallery, 1353 Cambridge Street (Inman Square), Cambridge. Held on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month with dancing from 8:00 pm to midnight. For more information, contact Catherine.

Milonga Nueva
New England Tango Academy, 620 Cambridge Street, Cambridge. Dancing on the first Fridays of the month from 9:30pm to 1:00am.

Social Dance Club at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester. Milonga on the last Friday of the month.

Patio de Tango Milonga
At Dance Union, 16 Bow Street (Union Square), Somerville. Every Monday from 9:00 pm to closing with a lesson at 8:00. Hosted by Hernan Brizuela.

Blue Milonga
Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline.
2nd Saturday of every month. Lesson at 8:00 pm, dancing from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am.

The Odd-Tuesday Milonga link to Facebook page
The Lily Pad Gallery, 1353 Cambridge Street, Inman Square, Cambridge.
1st, 3rd, and applicable 5th Tuesdays. Dancing from 9:00 pm to midnight. Lesson at 8:00 on the first Odd-Tuesday of the month; Tango Jam at 7:00 on the 2nd Odd-Tuesday. For more information, contact Alisha at 508-930-0185.

Have To Tango
For more information, contact Adriana Pinto at 617-816-1967.

  • Tango Paradiso
    1st Saturday of every month at Springstep, 98 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford. Dancing from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am.
  • Milonga Tanguera!
    2nd Friday of every month at New England Tango Academy, 620 Cambridge Street, Cambridge. Dancing from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am.

Go to Providence Tango
Providence Tango
99 S. Bend (between Division St and Johnson St.), Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Classes, workshops, milongas. For more information, contact Ellen Mayer at 401-728-9393.
  • Wednesday night practica from 7:00 to 9:30 pm.
  • The Tango Incident Milonga takes place every Friday featuring traditional tango music and a healthy dose of alternative. Tango intermediate lesson at 7:00 pm and introduction lesson at 7:30 pm. Guided practica from 8:30 -9:30 pm and milonga from 9:30 to midnight. Admission is $10, or $5 with potluck contribution. See website for EXTENDED Incidents (until 2am).

Barefoot Tango Practica
University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge. Every Saturday, 1:00-4:00 pm.

Tango Democracy
at the Democracy Center, 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge. On the last Saturday of the month. Lesson is 8:00-9:00 pm; dancing from 9:00pm to 1:00am. Bring food to share and get 1/2 off admission.

Boston Alternative Milonga
Location to be determined. Check the calendar. Alternative and traditional music every other Sunday from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. For more information, contact bostonalternativemilonga@gmail.com.

Worcester Tango
For more information, contact David Chester.



Note: This website is updated fairly regularly; however the information on this page changes, sometimes without any notice. Neither this website nor its webmaster is responsible for any errors, cancellations or changes in venue specifics, such as time or location. Always check with the dance promoter to confirm their information.

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