Post date: Jan 17, 2016 10:20:20 PM
Tuesday Tango got its start at a First Night event at the now-defunct Roly Poly Sandwich Shop (on Beaver Ave across from Schlow Library), December 31, 2007, when the owner was pleased with our tango and agreed to let us practice on a slow weeknight. Tuesday Tango practica began the following week and has been going strong since then. It should seem obvious why we chose to name our practica Tuesday Tango after the day of the week and not the location. J
We held Tuesday Tango at Roly Poly until it closed without warning in March 2010. For the rest of that spring we held Tuesday Tango at Natalia’s (she’s now in NYC) or other locations, and that summer took over the atrium at the Business Bldg on campus. From there we moved to the lobby of Kern where Aimee and Eleonora (now in California) hosted for over two years. For a couple of summers we went back to the Business Bldg or the Drama Bldg and occasionally we would try out other venues. Throughout, we have rarely missed a Tuesday and, since we began dancing at Webster’s in September 2012, we’ve cancelled Tuesday Tango only twice (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day when Webster’s was closed). That’s quite a record for our small, but awesome tango community!
Many of our tango “alums” played a key role in keeping Tuesday Tango going by occasionally volunteering to DJ/host, including Sergey (Seattle), Jean Felix (Ireland), Giorgio (Rome), Yesica (LA), Max (Seattle)—and others I apologize for not remembering at this moment.
Last, but not least, thank you to the many in our community who continue to help Tuesday Tango thrive!
Upcoming events:
Aimee’s Práctica del Centro @ State College Municipal Building: 2/19, 3/ 11, 4/1, 5/6
Ciko & Adam weekends of January 29 and April 8 sponsored by BDC-Tango
February milonga @ Barbara K’s on Febr 13
Milonga “Una Emocion” @ Branch Road – March 26
April milonga @ Barbara K’s on April 30