Hereβs the upcoming schedule of teachers. Please cross-reference this schedule with our registration site for the specific classes offered and to sign up.
ππ«π You are invited! ππ«π
The ππππ‘ ππ‘π’π₯ππππ₯π©π‘π’π πππ§π π¨ π ππ¬ππ’π―ππ₯ will take place over Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27, 2024.
This yearβs festival will explore the theme
ππ ππππππ πππ ππππππ (The Poetry of the Tango Embrace)
π Festival Maestros
RocΓo Lequio & Bruno Tombari (in the U.S. for the first time!)
Los Totis (Christian Marquez & Virginia Gomez)
Felipe Martinez & Ayano Yoneda
ποΈ Lecturers
Matias Mauricio (in the U.S. for the first time!)
Ayano Yoneda
πΉ Live Music
TΓpica Messiez (2 nights!)
Juan Villarreal & Patricio NoΓ© Crom
Horacio Romo-Pablo Agri-Emiliano Messiez Trio
Eleonora Barletta
Sexteto Fantasma (by livestream from Buenos Aires)
πΌ New Music
Since 2023, the Philadelphia Tango Festival produces a new album of tango music for tango social dancing each year. We are very pleased to be working with SEXTETO FANTASMA to produce an album which will be released & presented at the festival!
Ignacio left Temple University Hospital on Monday, April 22, after more than 6 weeks. Heβs at Moss Rehabilitation in Elkins Park now, and making enormous progress. You can read daily updates on Ignacioβs condition here. Thank you for all the love, support, good wishes, prayers, and strength that you have sent to him and to me.
The full article about Sheldon, Emiliano Messiezβs Sheldoneando, and the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School is now available. You can read it online here.
Or if youβre not a Philadelphia Inquirer subscriber, you can see the PDF here.
Photo: Jose F. Moreno
We are overwhelmed to have been named the Best Dance School for Adults in Philly in 2023, sharing the honor with the illustrious Philadelphia Dance Academy.
Thank you to everyone who voted for the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School. And huge, huge thanks to Metro Philly!
The Philadelphia Argentine Tango School (PATS) strives to create spaces and events that are safe, welcoming, and inclusive for everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, sexuality, ability, experience, or background.
Weβre very happy to launch a Safer Spaces Program to support this effort. Please check it out!
Huge thanks to our Safer Spaces Coordinators, Kate Donohue, Gustavo Rueda, and Amy Yang, who have been working tirelessly on this effort. They can be reached at SaferSpacesPATS@gmail.com. You can report a an incident or concern here.