TANGO IN VANCOUVER!
Tango Dancing in Vancouver is fun! Each venue offers a different atmosphere and mix of music. **
VENUES
Tuesdays
Tango Social
Polish Community Centre (tango dance hall)
4015 Fraser St. (corner of 24th Av. upper hall)
8:00 to 11:00 pm
host Wendy and Lucio (604) 872-8726
no partner required
spacious dance floor with beautiful sprung wood floor
DJ: Tango alternated with breaks of Milonga and Tango/Waltz
more modern recordings as the evening progresses
Cover Charge $5 
Wednesdays (except for August & December)
Open Practica
Edam Dance Studio
303 East 8th Ave. (corner of Scotia, near Kingsway/Broadway intersection)
8:15 to 10:15 pm
host Wendy, (604) 872-8726
no partner required
no street shoes allowed on the wood floor
CD's played collaboratively
cover $5
Fridays
Tango Social
Tango a Media Luz
2155 Commercial Drive
(between 5th & 6th Av. next to bowling Alley,
entrance next door to Ethiopian restaurant)
Dancing 9:30 pm to 2:00 am
host Clarry DJ's: (604) 836-8040
no partner required
Admission: $10
Fridays
Tango Social
at Tomato Fresh Food Café
2486 Bayswater St. (at Broadway)
Dancing 10:00 pm to 12:30 am
Host Louis Bongiovanni - D.J. Semiral
(604) 873-4697 (604) 874-6020
no partner required
Admission $8 (No cover charge if you wine-n-dine before dancing starts)
Saturdays
Maritime Museum Practica / Tango Social
Vancouver Maritime Museum, located in Vanier Park
1905 Ogden Avenue (Kitsilano Beach)
Practica 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Milonga from 9:30 pm - 12:30 am
music: Non-tanda song list with alternative music
Hosts Steven & Joanna
(604) 671-4363
no partner required
Cover Charge $5 before 9:00 pm $10 from 9:00
Free Parking with passes: $5 refundable deposit for the return of the parking pass
1st and 3rd Saturday of each month
Tango Social
Yasel Dancesport Academy (ballroom dance studio)
4603 Main Street (2nd floor)
9:30 pm to 1:00 am
host Semiral DJ's (604) 874-8707
no partner required
no street shoes allowed on the wood floor
Cover Charge $10
2nd Saturday of each month
"El Centro" Tango Social
Academie Duello (fencing studio)
422 Richards, (2nd floor, at Hastings)
9:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m
hosts Emiko & Francis, (604) 685-0034
no partner required
Cover Charge $10
Sundays
Open Practica
by Tango a Media Luz
2155 Commercial Drive
(between 5th & 6th Av. next to bowling Alley,
entrance next door to Ethiopian restaurant)
hosts Clarry & Lorie, (778) 999-4280
Cover Charge $5
Sunday Jun 28, Jul 19 & Aug 23
Tango Social
Outdoor Milonga (weather permitting)
held at Granville Island BBQ shed
(next to the Cat's Meow Restaurant and water park)
5:00 to 8:00 pm
hosts Wendy and Lucio
no partner required
- cement dance floor (hard on the feet, shins and shoes) so bring comfortable shoes with non-stick soles.
- careful with pivots and turns, floor is not as smooth as a wood.
- bring lots of drinking water, as it can get quite warm
- no alcoholic beverages allowed
- 3 hour free parking between 7am and 7pm.
- you can bring nibblies if you want.
free admission
**PLEASE NOTE: The above venues are not necessarily endorsed nor recommended. Before attending, it's a good idea to call venues directly, to be sure there are no postponements for private functions, etc..
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