CT Tango Fest 2025 Schedule, Argentine Tango in Connecticut, Workshops, Show, Milongas, Classes

CT Tango Fest
16th Edition
July 11-20, 2025

Schedule

Connecticut Tango Festival
July 11-20, 2025, 16th Edition

Milford, Norwalk, Greenwich, Middletown

Carolina and Gabriel, Tango World Championship Finalists
Dale and Gem, Emiliano Messiez, Rodolfo Zanetti
Anahí Barrios, Grupo Folklorico Rio de la Plata
Tango Sueño Performance Group

CT Tango Fest is organized by the Connecticut Argentine Tango Academy

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Carolina and Gabriel
"Mundial de Tango" Finalists

Festival Summary

Tango Passion Show:

Friday, July 18, A stage show featuring pianist Emiliano Messiez with bandoneonist Rodolfo Zanetti, Carolina and Gabriel, a special appearance by Anahí Barrios and more.

Classes/Workshops:

July 11, 12, 13: Beginner Boot Camp, The Essence of Tango and Nuevo Tango Workshops, with Dale and Gem
July 19, 20: Special Workshops
with Carolina and Gabriel

Milongas (Tango Socials):

July 11: Opening Milonga, Greenwich
July 12: Special Milonga TS New Dimensions, Norwalk, performance: Dale and Gem
July 19: Red and Black Formal Milonga, Milford. with surprize performances!

Dale Ellison and Gem Duras

Festival Activities and Full Schedule Hotline: (203) 584-4480

Emiliano Messiez, pianist

Grupo Folklorico Rio de la Plata

Anahí Barrios, boeladoras

Tango Passion Show

A night of Tango Music and Dance

Friday, July 18
Milford Arts Council, Milford

A stage show featuring pianist Emiliano Messiez with bandoneonist Rodolfo Zanetti, Carolina and Gabriel, Grupo Folklorico Rio de la Plata and the Tango Sueño Performance Group, with a special appearance by Anahí Barrios on the boleadoras.

8:00 PM: Assigned and Limited Seating
Tickets $38/$48, for sale online, or by calling
(203) 584-4480

Select your seat using the seating chart and purchase!

Carolina and Gabriel

Rodolofo Zanetti, bendoneonist

Tango Sueño Performance Group

Classes, Workshops and Milongas

Classes and Workshops

The festival presents an extensive and inclusive set of classes and workshops to cover various aspects of Argentine Tango with Carolina and Gabriel, as well as Dale Ellison from Charleston SC and Connecticut's own Gem Duras. Snacks will be served at the breaks. Singles are welcome, we change partners.

Tango Workshops
with Dale and Gem
Day I

Saturday, July 12

Boot Camp for Beginners
Milford Arts Council, Milford

2.5 hours of instruction with Dale and Gem packed into this Saturday of intensive Argentine Tango. Limited enrollment.

2:30 - 5:00 pm, with a short break

Argentine Tango basics, embrace and connection. Next phase, pivots, ochos and turns. Free leg movements, combinations with ganchos hooking legs together

The Essence of Tango
First Church of Christ, Middletown

10:00 am: Dancing to Romantic Tango

10:00 am: An exploration of various tango orchestras, and interpreting the music with breathing and pauses, with an application to spiral crosses.

11:15 am: Dancing to Rhythmic Tango

11:15 am: Exploring the rhtymic aspects of tango with variations and dancing to dynamic orchestras like d'Arienzo and Troilo.

Tango Workshops
with Dale and Gem
Day II: Nuevo Tango

Sunday, July 13
Dance Dimensions, Norwalk

Full day, 4.5 hours of intensive tango instruction with guest instructor Dale Ellison and Gem Duras with workshops focusing on nuevo tango idioms.

1:00 pm: Dancing tango to alternative music, rhythm and phrase.

1:00 pm: Apply sacadas and boleos to alternative music with sensual movements, musicality and embellishments.

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

2:30 pm: An exploration of soltadas with underarm turns.

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

2:30 pm: Create thrilling turns with split weight and switching arm combinations.

4:00 pm: Advanced cadenas

4:00 pm: Combine sacadas and soltadas from the previous workshops to create advanced chain walks.

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

Dale and Gem

Tango Workshops
with Carolina and Gabriel
Day I

Saturday, July 19
Milford Arts Council, Milford

Carolina and Gabriel will present workshops addressing various aspects of tango in a fun environment. All tango dancers are welcome as well as beginners who have taken Dale and Gem's intensive workshops the previous weekend.

1:00 pm: Changes of dynamic and musicality

1:00 pm: Adjust the intention and energy of the movement to interpret the music of diverse tango orchestras.

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

2:30 pm: On and off axis gyros

2:30 pm: Turn combinations with an exploration of the axis and its use for various effects.

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

4:00 pm: Dancing to Vals

4:00 pm: Carolina and Gabriel's favorite sequences for tango vals.

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

Tango Workshops
with Carolina and Gabriel
Day II

Sunday, July 20
Dance Dimensions, Norwalk

Carolina and Gabriel will continue their teaching in Connecticut with three more workshops. All tango dancers with some experience are welcome.

1:00 pm: A review of sacadas

1:00 pm: An exploration of the levels and energies to create diverse displacement effects

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

2:30 pm: Colgadas

2:30 pm: Shared and off axis dancing to create elegant and thrilling colgadas

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

4:00 pm: Stage Tango

4:00 pm: Stage tango elements and sequences a la Carolina and Gabriel, a taste of their amazing shows.

Sorry closed to single followers, call (203) 584 4480 for cancellations

Carolina and Gabriel

Milongas

Milongas are Argentine Tango Dance events where people spend the evening to socialize and dance tango.

The 2023 CT Tango Fest offers an exciting range of Milongas at some of Connecticut's most popular venues in Milford, Norwalk and Greenwich.

Opening Milonga in Greenwich, CT

Friday, July 11
Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Greenwich

Opening milonga hosted by Tango Sueño Academy. Classic and Nuevo tango mix, refreshments and snacks included. DJ: Gem. Performance and Workshop:
Dale and Gem.

7:00 - 8:00 pm: Milonga Lisa and Traspie:
An exploration of the two main milonga styles with fun steps for tight spaces.
8:00 - 11:00 pm: Milonga

admission at the door
$40 Workshop and Milonga
$25 Milonga only

Milonga TS New Dimensions

Saturday, July 12
Guest: Dale Ellison
Dance Dimensions, Norwalk

Superb dance floor, great ambiance, refreshments. DJ Gem with classic and nuevo mix. Performance: Dale and Gem.

8:00 pm - 12:00 am
$30 at the door

CT Tango Fest Preview Milonga

Saturday, July 5
Milford Arts Council, Milford

Celebrate the CT Tango Fest with a raffle and prizes. Wine, refreshments and music with nuevo and classic mix.
Suprize performances

7:30 - 11:30 pm
$30 at the door

Special milongas/receptions for festival participants

Sundays July 13 and 20

Location and times TBA during festival activities.

Red and Black Milonga

Red and Black Formal Milonga

Saturday, July 19
Carolina and Gabriel
Mundial de Tango Finalists
Milford Arts Council, Milford

A special milonga emphasizing the sensuality in tango! Ladies: dress as sensually as you feel comfortable, gentlemen suit and tie or black compadrito costume encouraged! Tango Sueño style refreshments with an extra twist, drinks and surprize performances!

8:00 pm - 1:00 am
$40 at the door

At a Glance
CT Tango Fest 2025 with Carolina and Gabriel

Weekend 1
	July 11	July 12	July 13
10 am		Essence of Tango Middletown Dale & Gem
1 pm			Intensive Tango Day Norwalk Dale & Gem
		Beginner Boot Camp Dale & Gem	Intensive Tango Day Norwalk Dale & Gem
			Reception for Participants
	Milonga Class Dale & Gem		Reception for Participants
8 pm	Opening Milonga in Greenwich	Milonga TS New Dimensions

Weekend 2
	July 18	July 19	July 20
10 am
10 am
1 pm
		Workshops Day I Milford Carolina & Gabriel	Workshops Day II Norwalk Carolina & Gabriel
			Closing Reception for Participants
8 pm	Tango Passion Show	Red and Black Formal Milonga with Carolina & Gabriel

Festival Venues

Milford Arts Council: 40 Railroad Avenue South, Milford
Dance Dimensions: 15 Cross Street, Norwalk
Fred Astaire Greenwich: 37 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich
First Church of Christ: 190 Court Street, Middletown

Contact Information

Phone: (203) 584 4480
E-mail: contact@cttangofest.org
Photos for the press: click here...

Get ready for two weekends of pure excitement!