Saturday, August 23

As they say in Spanish, we’re throwing the house out the window! Tiramos la casa por la ventana! Don’t miss a huge birthday celebration for Ignacio Ondartz on Saturday, August 23, including:

• A potluck community dinner: each attendee brings a side dish, appetizer or dessert, we provide a main dish. (Eric Cho will be providing a delectable main for omnivores, and we’re looking for someone to commit to make a main for vegetarians or vegans.)
• Milonga Qilombo with DJ Karen Johnson
• Live Music for dancing by the MESSIEZ QUARTET, featuring
  • Sami Merdinian, violin
  • Loic Cordeone, bandoneon
  • Pedro Giraudo, bass
  • Emiliano Messiez, piano

Here’s the plan:
7:30-9 pm: Community Potluck Dinner
9 pm-2 am: Milonga Qilombo with DJ Karen Johnson and LIVE MUSIC by the Messiez Quartet

PRICING IN ADVANCE (By 8/22 at midnight)
Dinner + Milonga: $35
Dinner + Milonga (non-dancing family or friend): $15
Milonga only: $35 (same cost as with dinner)

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PRICING AT THE DOOR:
Dinner + Milonga: $45
Dinner + Milonga (non-dancing family or friend): $20
Milonga only: $45 (same cost as with dinner)

If you plan to attend the dinner, please reach out to let me know what you’re bringing so I can coordinate a good range of offerings.

July 2025

After a great one-month residency by Gustavo, we’re happy to announce that Andres is back from Argentina and will be teaching throughout the summer.

Our current weekly schedule includes:

MONDAYS
Hybrid: In studio and on zoom
7-8 pm: Tango Technique (all levels) - Andres
8-9:30 pm: Partners-Only tango (int/adv level) - Meredith & Andres

WEDNESDAYS
In studio only
Partner change classes, everyone tries both roles

7-8 pm: Intermediate Tango - Ignacio & Meredith (substitute taught by ANDRES on July 2 due to travel)
8-9 pm: Beginner Tango - start any week - FREE for anyone ages 30 and under - Andres & Jennine
9 pm-Midnight: Palermo Fishtown Milonga

SUNDAYS

4-6 pm: Bailongo de los Domingos Practica, a real PRACTICING practica (staff available to answer your tango questions)

PRIVATE LESSONS

Consider investing in your dance this summer. You can schedule private lessons with Andres Amarilla ([email protected]) or with Ignacio or Meredith ([email protected]). We now allow students to use private lesson packages with any in-house teacher. Previously, you had to commit to all lessons with the same teacher.

Our Sheldon appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer again this week, where he was called an “A-list” cat-fluencer in an article about Shopcats.com's collaboration with select cat-owning businesses. You can now purchase two Sheldon tote bag designs, created by Shopcats, at the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School. And you can VOTE for Sheldon’s design on the Inquirer website.

USE THIS FREE LINK

to avoid the pay wall.

Thank you helping Sheldon achieve his full celebrity potential! Proceeds from tote bag sales go to Sheldon’s inhalers and other veterinary care, and to a local animal shelter.

The Philadelphia Argentine Tango School (PATS) strives to create spaces and events that are safe, welcoming, and inclusive for everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, sexuality, ability, experience, or background.

We’re very happy to launch a Safer Spaces Program to support this effort. Please check it out!

Huge thanks to our Safer Spaces Coordinators, Kate Donohue, Gustavo Rueda, and Amy Yang, who have been working tirelessly on this effort. They can be reached at [email protected]. You can report a an incident or concern here.