We hope you find these sites enjoyable.
MayIHaveThisDance.com shares our mission to "to get partnered dance and its ettiquette into the schools". Based in Chicago Illinois, they share our belief that Dance is more than just learning the steps and are working to spread the word that Dance can help students to develop important social and living skills. As Aretha would say: R-E-S-P-E-C-T ! See the OTHER DANCE SERVICES section to see what they are already doing for dance in grades K through 12.
Tangueros everywhere – in the Ashland Oregon area, the Rogue Valley, the State, Buenos Aires, Mexico, and elsewhere – will want to visit ClaysDanceStudio.com for info about Tango around the Rogue Valley and around the state. Lot's of fun and useful stuff; check out his and Polly McBride's book on how to do Festivals. The formed and evolving Argentine Tango communities of Oregon; Washington; Alaska; and Idaho are basically originally in this gentleman's debt.
TangoCenter.org is a non-profit community center, dedicated to the music and dance of Argentine Tango based in Eugene Oregon. You'll find announcements of Tango events in Eugene plus an online community you can join.
tangobrio.com is Tango instructor ---Teacher Extraordinaire--- Andrew McCollough's site. You'll find information about his classes in Eugene, Oregon; class schedule, and some of Andrew's thoughts about Tango. Plus, you'll find the coolest variety of videos that give great "visuals"; great "music"; and great "sense & essence" of "letting go into awareness". Soak up this fun, helpful site and then go dance the Argentine Tango!
Polly McBride is the author of "Tango Quest—Seeking Argentine Tango" on our recommended books list and also the director of the Paradise Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon.
TangoLagniappe.com is the web site for "the warm and inviting Argentine tango community in Baton Rouge, LA." Find Tango stories, photos, videos and haiku here.
Instructor Ector Gutierrez is behind EctorTango.com from New Orleans, La. You'll find videos here as well as info about Ectors classes and where to Tango in New Orleans.
Tango Society of Minnesota
http://www.mntango.org/ Click anywhere on text below & site comes up:
On their Home Page, click on the left on "TSoM Board" section to read their By-Laws and realize how Argentine Tango teachers, students, musicians, and other Community Members (who may not necessarily dance the Argentine on the "circuit") all came together to form their Argentine Tango Non-Profit STATE MISSION Organization . This path enables them to apply for Grants and Funding from various sources, both Private and Public, including funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This also means that monies and services given to them to help further Argentine Tango in the State of Minnesota are Tax-Deductible for the Donors. Click on oregontango.com NEWS for more information.
Tango Argentino de Tejas
http://www.tejastango.com/tango_links.html Click anywhere on text below and site comes up. This is a really clear site to read. The site gives great information about Argentine Tango, including reviews of instructional videos; guides to music; articles about learning and dancing Argentine Tango; tango links throughout the World, listed by country; tango links throughout the States, listed by state; and tango events in Dallas and Ft. Worth, Texas; and also other Texas locations. Links are also given to Tango art, books, clothing, CDs, shoes, teachers, and videos.