The **Virtual Tango Festival** took place from May 22-25, 2020, and included thirty-five events: group classes (for individuals and couples), lectures, and concerts - all offered online. We are not planning to hold a Virtual Tango Festival in 2021. **RESOURCES FOR REGISTRANTS:** * [Advice for the Best Virtual Tango Fest experience](/virtual-tango-festival-zoom-help) - How to access help before and during the festival * [Virtual Artists Table](/virtual-tango-festival-virtual-artists-table) - Learn more about the artists' ongoing online activities * [What You Need for Special Activities](/virtual-tango-festival-special-activities) - If you are taking yoga, the bookmaking workshop, or the Nonviolent Communication Workshop, please have these items on hand. **NOTE: For most registrants, your zoom links are in the receipt(s) that got emailed to you when you registered.** If you registered before we had the zoom links figured out, you have received a personal email from me with your links. If you can't find the email, check your spam and promotions folders. You can also [login to your yogareg account](https://secure.yogareg.com/philadelphiatango/pub?action=shopOfferingsByDate&offerTypeFilter=Drop%20In%20Class,Workshop) to view your receipt. Check out the bios/photos of our truly amazing [Presenters](/virtual-tango-festival-presenter-bios). View the Virtual Tango Festival [Press Release](https://drive.google.com/file/d/13vjYfegDUchsXXwh_nLp4KaC_QmZ40Xs/view?usp=sharing) The grid below includes all festival offerings. **The time zone is New York (UTC/GMT minus 4 hours).**

2020 VIRTUAL TANGO FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
YOUR LIVING ROOM	YOUR DINING ROOM
Friday, May 22
2-3 pm: Yoga for Tango Dancers - Carolyn Merritt
3:30-4:30 pm: Make a Tango Notebook (Class on bookmaking) - Kristin Balmer	3:30-4:30 pm: Individual Technique for Followers & Leaders: Practical and dynamic exercises that can be practiced in very small spaces.Includes exercises for axis, alignment, balance and adornments. (Class for individuals) - Octavio Fernandez & Carla Marano
5-5:30 pm: Lovingkindness Meditation (FREE activity for everyone) - Communally setting a loving and positive intention for the worldwide tango community and for the world as a whole during this challenging time. Led by Mitra Martin, with live music played by Korey Ireland.
5:30-6:30 pm: Virtual Happy Hour (free)
6:30-8 pm: How Was Tango Born? (Lecture) - Leandro Ragusa (bandoneonist)	6:30-7:30 pm: Understanding Milonga Traspie - Musicality (Class for individuals) - Oliver Kolker
8:30-9:30 pm: Concert by pianist Pablo Estigarribia
Saturday, May 23
11 am-12 pm: Yoga for Tango Dancers - Monica Moya	11 am-12 pm: The Walk (Class for individuals) - Technique vs. Expression. Grounded technique for a deep, rooted tango walk. - Matias Facio
12:30-1:30 pm: Musical Figures (Class for Couples) - Adam Hoopengardner & Ciko Tanik	12:30-1:30 pm: Pivots & Giros: Pivot technique, tools to make giros more fluid and comfortable (Class for individuals) - Ines Muzzopappa
2-3:30 pm: Nonviolent Communication Methods as Applied to Tango (Lecture) - Andrei Andreev & Mitra Martin
4-5:30 pm: Society and Culture in the Buenos Aires of Tango (1920s-1940s) Exploring key changes in the history of Buenos Aires society and culture in central decades of the modernization of Argentine Society, including changes in sociability, gender relations, fashion, and the cultural industry. (Lecture) - Leandro Benmergui	4-5 pm: Musical Textures (Class for individuals) - Adam Hoopengardner & Ciko Tanik
6-7:30 pm: History of the Bandoneon (Lecture/Demonstration) - Leandro Ragusa (bandoneonist)	6-7 pm: Adorned Giros, including leader and follower adornments (Class for couples) - Adrian Veredice & Alejandra Hobert
8-9 pm: Concert featuring Tomos Regolo (piano) of Romantica Milonguera, Christine Brebes (violin), Gustavo Rember (guitar and vocals), Raul Jaurena (bandoneon) and Emiliano Messiez (piano), and more...
Sunday, May 24
11 am- 12 pm: Yoga for Tango Dancers - Veronika Kruta	11 am- 12 pm: Follower Sacadas (Class for couples) - Technique & Structure and combinations with other elements - Matias Facio
12:30-1:30 pm: Improvisation (Class 1 of 2): Leader Front Sacadas & Follower Back Sacadas (Class for couples) - Octavio Fernandez, Carla Marano & Natacha Lockwood	12:30-1:30 pm: Three-Dimensional Awareness (Class for individuals) - Andres Amarilla
2-3:30 pm: Sexual Citizenship and the Tango World: Exploring the nature of consent, boundaries, and creating safer communities (Lecture and part of a Virtual Book Tour) - Dr. Jennifer Hirsch, co-author of Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power and Assault on College Campuses, and Mitra Martin. Content warning: The discussion of Sexual Citizens will include descriptions of actual sexual assaults, as students recounted them.
4-5:30 pm: Milongueros - The Tension between the Individual and the Collective (Lecture) - Flor Argento	4-5 pm: Technique for Everyone (Class for individuals) - Erin Malley & Doruk Golcu
6-7:30 pm: What Makes Tango Tango? (Lecture) - Emiliano Messiez (pianist)
8-9 pm: Concert by Duo Grieco-Ragusa, featuring Nili Grieco, flute, and Leandro Ragusa, bandoneon
Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day)
11 am- 12 pm: Yoga for Tango Dancers - Marina Kenny
12:30-1:30 pm: Tango Barre (Class for Individuals who have a ballet barre available) - Meredith Klein	12:30-1:30 pm: Improvisation (Class 2 of 2): Follower Boleos with Different Leader Accompaniments (Class for couples) - Octavio Fernandez, Carla Marano & Natacha Lockwood
2-3:30 pm: All Tango Orchestras are Not Created Equal (Lecture) - Korey Ireland
4-5 pm: Rhythm & Melody: Perspective & Sequences(Class for couples) - Adrian Veredice & Alejandra Hobert	4-5 pm: Quality of Movements & Interpretation(Class for individuals) - Andres Molina & Natacha Lockwood
5:30-7 pm: Lessons Learned on Community Building (Lecture) - Alberto Cordero & Micaela Barrett of the Cleveland Tango School
8-9 pm: Concert featuring La Juan D'Arienzo