The United States Tango Congress, founded by Lydia Henson, is holding its 13th Annual Tango festival this memorial day weekend (May 21st to May 26th) on Miami Beach. This is the longest tango festival held anywhere outside Buenos Aires and promises to be an excellent treat for all the tango lovers. The prices are a bit high but you get 5 days packed with Tango lessons, Milongas, excellent performances from famous tangueros and brilliantly romantic evenings of tango dancing under the moonlight on the beach. The festival is going to be held in the Deauville Beach Resort on Collins Avenue. Here is the exact address:

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United States Tango Congress 13th Annual Tango Festival

Tango Fantasy 2009,

Deauville Beach Resort

6701 Collins Avenue,

Miami Beach

FL 33141.

Ph: 305-865-8511.

For registration, program schedules, list of tango performances, milongas etc visit www.tangofantasy.com.

Miami in recent years has seen a significant increase in the Argentinian population and with it a great surge in the tango scene. There is a milonga to go to every night of the week, most nights with two or three to choose from, if you are willing to drive as few miles. For tourists, who will probably end up in the Miami Beach area, the most convenient location is the Monday night milonga in Tapas y Tintos.

This little restaurant at the intersection of Española way and Drexel avenue serves excellent calamari and has a good sellection of spanish wines, apart from being a platform for all sorts of latin music and dance: Tango on Mondays, Salsa on Tuesdays, Flamenco on Wednesdays Saturdays and Sundays (highly recommended).

The space is small, so the dance floor can get crowded, but the DJ Lorena plays good classical tango music and the ambiance is genial. The milonga starts at 10 PM and is free but there is also a lesson available from 8:30 which costs $10.

For more information contact:

Tapas y Tintos
448 Española way
Miami Beach FL-33139

Ph: 305-538-8272.
http://www.tapasytintos.com

viva la milonga!