Tango Mercurio

VENUES

La Cosecha (Union Market)

1280 4th Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002
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Metro: NoMa-Gallaudet U / New York Ave Station


Balance Gym Capitol Hill

214 D Street SE

Washington DC 20003
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Tango Mercurio

For detailed information and updates go to TangoMercurio.org

More information at Facebook.com/tangomercurio or contact info@tangomercurio.org


Registration link for all activities:

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=291605&stype=41&sTG=91

Matinee Milonga

La Cosecha, 1280 4th Street NE, D.C., 20002

Matinee Milonga resumes on June 9 and continues through the end of August (no breaks).

June 23, July 14, 28, August 11, 25


June 9 has special programming (see pride weekend below)

The other summer dates have a regular schedule: 2-3pm class, 3-6pm dancing.


Tango Mercurio Pre-Matinee Class 2-3pm

Join our supplemental trainings to accelerate your learning experience. We will cover special topics throughout the season, including sacadas and boleos. 

Visit us at tangomercurio.org/classes for more information


Dancing 3-6pm

Visit us at tangomercurio.org/events for more information

La Cosecha (1280 4th Street NE, D.C., free garage parking for first 3 hours)

Friday Classes - Initiation and Foundation

Balance Gym Capitol Hill, 214 D St SE, Washington, DC 20003


Friday classes @ Balance Gym June 14 - July 26  (no classes on July 5)

LVL 1 Tango Initiation w/ Nick Thompson & Wonseon Choi 

LVL 2 Tango Turns w/ Joerg Schlatterer, Sarah Schlatterer, Amanda Garley & Ramu Pyreddy


Class 6:30-8pm
Practica 8-8:45pm

Registration link:

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=291605&stype=41&sTG=91


more info: https://www.tangomercurio.org/classes

Pride Week Celebration

Pride Weekend celebration

https://www.tangomercurio.org/special-eventsguest-instructors/2024/06/07/pride-weekend


Join us and invited guest artists Andrés Ozzuna, Mira Barakat, Ray Sullivan, and Elly Fernandez for a weekend of queer tango classes, practica, a book talk and panel discussion on queering tango, and a milonga with performance. Jointly hosted by DC Queer Tango Collective & Tango Mercurio.

OPEN to ONE and ALL

This event is partly supported by a grant from DC Commission on Arts & Humanities.

All Events at
La Cosecha
1280 4th Street NE, Washington DC 20002
Parking in La Cosecha Parking Garage is free for the first 3 hours and $15 thereafter.


PRICING

Pride Weekend Pass ($60)
Includes all Pride Weekend activities

Sizzling Summer Pass ($150)
Includes Pride Weekend and all other Summer Classes/Milongas.
(10% discount for 120 Day Challenge participants $135)

Drop-in for 1 Workshop ($25)

Pride Milonga ($15)


SCHEDULE
All Events at La Cosecha

Friday, June 7
7:00pm - 8:30pm Workshop
”Embrace, Walk, Connect” (All Levels) w/ Andrés Ozzuna
In this tango class we will explore the fundamentals of the embrace, walking, musicality and connection with your partner. The instruction focuses on teaching the fundamentals of walking and partnering connection.  We will develop a walking technique in a close embrace to create your own experience of artistry and self-expression.

8:30pm - 10:00pm Guided Practica w/ Andrés Ozzuna


Saturday, June 8
2pm Tango: Connection (All Levels) w/ Mira Barakat
In this workshop we'll dive deep into connection, embrace, and partnering through a series of exercises, games, and movements designed to help us explore and deepen connection.

3:30pm Tango: Musicality (All Levels) w/ Mira Barakat
Step up your dance in this workshop with both accessible and nuanced ways to approach dancing the music with more easy, variety, and fun!


Sunday, June 9
1:30-2:00pm Book Talk w/ Ray Sullivan
”Changing the World One Tango at a Time”
Free and Open to All

2:00-3:00pm Panel Discussion, Moderator : José Otero
Free and Open to All

3:00-6:00pm Milonga w/ DJ TBA
Performance by Mira Barakat & Elly Fernandez
4:30pm Community Mixer Tanda



Updated May 23, 2024

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