Workshops, Private Lessons & Performance

Join us September 21-25 to learn with one of the most inspiring couples on the tango scene, Martin Maldonado & Maurizio Ghella. They taught in Philadelphia in 2012 and we have been pleading with them to return ever since.

Exceptional teachers and performers, Martin & Maurizio captivate their students and audiences with the refinement of their movement, their seamless exchange of lead and follow, and their profound range of emotional expression.

Don’t miss their visit to Philadelphia. What if they don’t make it back for another 12 years?

Mary Carmel Etienne will be co-teaching the Wednesday night classes with Meredith in September. Yay! 🥳🥳🥳 To take advantage of Meredith & Mary’s shared passion for MILONGA, we’ll be working on this topic in the 7 pm intermediate class. Our goal is to make you love milonga as much as we do!

New beginners are welcome every week in the 8 pm class.

7-8 pm: Intermediate Tango (Topic in September: MILONGA)
8-9 pm: Beginner Tango - start any week - FREE for students ages 30 and under
9 pm-midnight: Palermo Fishtown Milonga

Class costs & promos:

• One class - $25 or use your class card
• Pay for the intermediate class and get the rest of the night free.
• Pay for the beginner class and get the rest of the night free.
• The Beginner class is free if you are age 30 or under.

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Thank you to everyone who attended the 11th Philadelphia Tango Festival. It was everything I had hoped and more.

You’ll find a ginormous thank you post here.

If you attended the festival, please give us your feedback by completing this survey.

The next Philadelphia Tango Festival will take place from May 24-27, 2024 (Memorial Day Weekend: Friday through Monday). Please save the dates! The theme will be “The Poetry of Tango.”

As of Monday, May 8, we will no longer require proof of Covid-19 vaccination for participation. We continue to strongly recommend vaccination / boosters.

If you have respiratory symptoms or have been exposed to Covid-19, please do not come to the studio, unless you can definitively rule out Covid. A single antigen test is not sufficient to rule out Covid. Please take antigen tests for three days straight, and only come if the result is negative each time.

If you start having symptoms, or test positive, within 3 days of attending an event, please reach out to Meredith so we can inform other attendees.

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 and Gustavo Rueda, who have been working tirelessly on this effort. They can be reached at SaferSpacesPATS@gmail.com. You can report a an incident or concern here.