The Argentine Tango in Massachusetts

General Information

Tango Pulse has the best tango calendar for western Massachusetts.

This page covers that part of Massachusetts that is not within an hour's drive of Boston (more or less).

Dance Technics
20 Merrimac Square, Third Floor, Merrimac. 978-346-9290.

Marblehead School of Ballet
115 Pleasant Street, Marblehead. 781-631-6262

Tango Pulse

Pittsfield and Williamstown. Hosts of the monthly Tango Pulse Milonga.
For more information, contact Jackie Wong at 413-637-2025.

Classes held at:
Rhythms dance Center, 55 Pittsfield Road, Lenox, MA (Mondays)
Lorraine Michael Studio, 69 Fuller Street, Albany, NY (Thursdays)
Bard College, Red Hook, NY and Williams College, Williamstown, MA (check ahead)
HARTS, Celebrations Unlimited, 161 Woodford Avenue, Plainville, CT (check ahead)

Tango Pulse Milonga, at the Rhythms Dance Center, 55 Pittsfield Road, Lenox, on the third Saturday of the month from 9:30 pm to 12:30 am. Traditional 70% Alternative 30%. Sometimes a workshop or class preceeds the milonga.

NeoTangoZone Milonga
Sacred Heart church, 101 King Street, Northampton. First Saturdays of each month from 8:30 pm to 12:30 am. Traditional tango, 70%; Alternative, 30%. Sometimes a workshops or class before the milonga. Hosted by Jackie Ling Wong (Tango Pulse)and Daniel Trenner (NorthhamptonTango).
I get the impression that this venues doesn't have a permanent home.

Valley Tango Milonga
Milonga on the 2nd Saturday of the month at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 10 King Street, Northampton. Lesson at 8:00pm, dancing from 9:00 to midnight. For more information, contact Jacqui Maidana at 413-584-7099.

Dance World-Tango Mundo
Classes on Tuesdays at the Amherst Ballet Center, 29 Strong Street, Amherst. For more information, contact Jaime Alvarez at 413-585-9695.

Berkshire Tango Society
Classes and practica every Friday and monthly milonga on the 4th Friday of the month at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 194 South Main Street (Route 7), in Sheffield. For more information, contact berkshiretango@yahoogroups.com.

esTudioTango
Studio 1, East Street Studios, 47 East Street, Hadley
Beginner and intermediate/advanced classes every Thursday, together with a practica, and milongas on the last Friday of the month. For more information, contact the studio.

Northampton Tango
At the Northeast School of American Dance, 25 Main Street, Northampton, with Daniel Trenner.

Brandon Shaw
Studio Helix (3rd floor), 150 Main Street, Northampton.

The Massachusetts Tango Calendar

April, 2010
16-18	Just B 36 hours of dancing and workshops at The Fix, 30 Crafts Avenue, Northampton. For more information, contact Jackie Ling Wong.

The Metro Boston Calendar is on another page. For western Massachusetts, look at Jackie Wong's calendar.

Note: This website is updated fairly regularly; however schedules do change and plans can get changed or cancelled, sometimes without 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.

Suggestions, additions, and comments should be directed to dancenet@havetodance.com.