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Welcome to
The Tango Society of Boston

We are celebrating our 26th year of bringing the best of Argentine Tango to the community!

We hope you enjoy our events and thank you for your continued support

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January Tango Classes at a glance
Welcome 2026!

(see below for complete information)

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𝙅𝒂𝙣𝙪𝒂𝙧𝙮 𝙏𝒂𝙣𝙜𝙤 𝘾𝙡𝒂𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝒂𝙩 𝘿𝒂𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣
𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝒂𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙝𝒂𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚:
>𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬
>𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞
>𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
>𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐀𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲.

𝐖𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨,

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨.𝐨𝐫𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟔𝟏𝟕-𝟕𝟐𝟏-𝟒𝟖𝟕𝟐

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SPECIAL EVENT
"Introduction to Argentine Tango"
February 1, 8, 15, 22,  2026
5:00-6:00pm

with Laura Grandi


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For Total Beginners, or beginners who wants to LEVEL UP their Tango, and anyone who wants to learn/review fundamentals in a course of 4 classes.
Learn the fundamentals, basic moves, organization of the dance, connection, navigation strategies for dancing.
Ideal for absolute beginners, people who need to review fundamentals, or dances from another genre who want to learn Tango quickly.

You will acquire the knowledge to become a social tango dancer, and attend with more confidence to the regular group classes. You just need to continue practicing A LOT!
Requirements

All gender is welcome to lead or follow
Bring comfortable shoes and clothes. Not sure about shoes? Bring a pair of socks


You will have a lot of practice and individual corrections.
Any questions, please contact Vicky at 617-721-4872

Venmo: @danceunionstudio
Paypal: [email protected]
Cash, Venmo, Zelle at the door

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WEEKLY EVENTS

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WEDNESDAY TANGO BREAK -- WEEKLY CLASSES AND DANCING

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DANCING

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The Tango Society of Boston sponsors a Mid-Week Tango Dance Break every Wednesday.
It is Boston's first and largest informal Milonga (Tango Social Dance)

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"WEDNESDAY ARGENTINO TANGO BREAK"
(Dancing)


February 4, 2026
DJ: Nanying




Every Wednesday - Classes & Dancing

7:00-8:00pm - Beginner Tango
8:00-9:00pm - Intermediate+
 Classes with Guillermo Merlo and Laura Grandi

9:00pm-12:00am - Dancing

Weekly classes and Social Dancing
Weekly Guest DJs


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WEDNESDAY TANGO BREAK --- CLASSES
FEBRUARY, 2026


𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬—𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐞 + 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!


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DECEMBER 2025

We have a new plan for students: Each class is now $15, to help you save and get back to dancing!!

Free Wednesday Tango Break Milonga if you take a class prior


For the month of November, in the Intermediate+ class will  work on:
"Tangolonga"  New Concept of learning the same step to be used for Tango and Milonga.

OH WHAT FUN!!!


Whether you’re new to these movements or ready to polish your style, this course will help you dance ganchos & enganches with confidence, safety, and flair.




𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤.

 Guillermo Merlo and Laura Grandi will partner and teach both classes together.

Currently, we do not have a "couple" teaching Tango classes on a regular basis in our community, so this will be a wonderful addition and perfect experience for both leaders and followers


Wednesday Tango Classes

7-8pm Beginner Tango
8-9pm Intermediate +
Tango


NO PARTNER NECESSARY
NO NEED TO PRE-REGISTER. 

Just come and join us any time.



𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧!

More information HERE


𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 Guillermo 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙯𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩


For the month of December  we will work on the following in the Intermediate Class;

Introducing: TANGOLONGA — A 3-Week Adventure into Tango & Milonga

This December, we’re delighted to present “Tangolonga”, an exciting and unique 3-week intermediate series built especially for intermediate dancers taught by Guillermo Merlo and Laura Grandi.
In our Intermediate Class we’ll explore how the same steps and sequences can be danced in both tango and milonga.


Same movements, two different flavors—discover versatility, musicality, and playful expression across both dances.
A fun and inspiring way to expand your tango and milonga technique.


This class is designed for both leaders and followers equally since both Guillermo and Laura will be showing both roles.

If you who wish to refine your technique, expand your creative vocabulary, and deepen the expressive dialogue within the tango embrace, this class is perfect for you.




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PRACTILONGA CAMINITO
on Sundays

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Laura will be guiding you all night
to make sure you are
practicing the correct
Tango moves!



"PRACTILONGA CAMINITO"
THE 'REAL'
GUIDED PRACTICA


Every Sunday
6:00pm-9:00pm
$20/person




Every Sunday Practilonga Caminito is a space where old and new music is played,  a place to spend some time chatting and dancing, where the more experienced dancers will pass on information to the new ones.


6-7pm Tango class for all--with Laura

No partner necessary

7-9pm Practica--assisted by Laura

$20/person--that's all 
$15 for students
(class and practica--even if you choose just to come to one part of the evening)


Guest DJs

Delicious Refreshments but as always you are welcome to bring something to share with us.

More information here:


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"Noche de Practica"
Every Tuesday
7:00-10:00pm
Guided by Guilermo Merlo

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"Noche de Practica"
guided by Guillermo Merlo


Join us every Tuesday for a fun practica.
You won't be disappointed.


Every Tuesday you will have the opportunity to practice and ask questions of the Maestro.

Dance Union is the best studio in town!!

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MONTHLY EVENTS

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5th Saturday of the month
 "Cafe Tango Milonga" will become our 
"50/50" Milonga
January 31, 2026
9pm -- DJ David Chester


Come & enjoy a festive night of dancing with great music and warm embraces

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The 5th Saturday of the month is here!!
After a long absence, our popular

"50/50 Milonga returns

It is Hot Chocolate Day!  We will have Argentinean Hot  Chocolate and Churros

Dancing: $20/$15 (students/out of town)

𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟲𝟭𝟳-𝟳𝟮𝟭-𝟰𝟴𝟳𝟮



INFORMATION HERE 

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OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING AT DANCE UNION

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"TRASNOCHANDO MILONGA"
Hosted by Maestro Guillermo Merlo
ON VACATION IN JANUARY
Every First Friday of the Month
9pm-1am



DJ:  Guillermo Merlo 


More information HERE
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MONTHLY TANGO EVENTS OF THE TANGO SOCIETY OF BOSTON

The Tango Society of Boston  has been successfully presenting these events and others  for the past 26 years. 
We will continue to bring the best of Argentine Tango to our community to enjoy.
Some of these events have live music, performances and guest DJs.

SECOND WEEKEND OF THE MONTH
DANCING


2nd Friday of the Month
"El Arrabal Milonga"
9:00pm-1:00am



THIRD WEEKEND OF THE MONTH
DANCING


3rd Friday of the Month
"Tango Bar Milonga"
9:00pm-1:00am

3rd Saturday of the Month
"La Milonga" The original Milonga
9:00pm-1:00am

FOURTH WEEKEND OF THE MONTH
DANCING


4th Saturday of the Month
"Late Night Cambalache Milonga"
9:00pm-1am

FIFTH WEEKEND OF THE MONTH (Every 3 months an not all the time)
DANCING


5th Friday of the Month
"Porteño y Bailarin Milonga"
9:00pm-1:00am

5th Saturday of the Month
"Cafe Tango Milonga"
9:00pm-1:00am

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IN THE NEWS

In the News

Thank you New England Magazine for choosing the Tango Society of Boston as the #1 activity to do in
Union Square, Somerville, MA



Read the complete article here:





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We need your help

With this unprecedented world pandemic and our studio and activities cancelled, we don't have to explain to you the devastating loss small businesses are experiencing.
We humbly call on the entire community and friends to support us at this time and help us stay afloat and around for a while.

Please check our gofundme page for complete information and to contribute any amount you can.  Thank you


Click here to contribute

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FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION OF ALL OUR EVENTS


SATURDAY TANGO CLASSES

SUNDAY PRACTILONGA

MONDAY TANGO PRACTICE

MONTHLY MILONGAS by The Tango Society of Boston
TANGO BY MOONLIGHT
OTHER MILONGAS at Dance Union
THURSDAY NIGHT BLUES
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