Welcome to CU-Tango, Your Guide to Tango in Central Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, is one of the liveliest centers of Argentine tango in the Midwest. You will easily find tango lessons, tango classes and tango workshops to learn this amazing dance. And our calendar of tango dances, milongas, and other tango events is a bonanza of creativity and friendly socializing. Below are some featured recent news and announcements.

Guitar Classes through CU-Tango

Amine Kesseiri with Yacine Raik

Learn to play Classical and Flamenco Guitar with an experienced teacher.

 

Algerian guitarist and songwriter Amine Kesseiri is now offering guitar lessons through CU-Tango.

 

Amine teaches in both group lessons and one-on-one.

 

He offers lessons in:

  • Flamenco
  • Classical guitar
  • Theory and practice of Arabic and ethnic Mediterranean musics

 

Also, a group class in beginning flamenco guitar is forming now, to begin in early January. Class size will be limited to six students.

 

For more information, to schedule lessons, or to pre-register for the flamenco guitar class, contact
Joe at cu-tango.com

 

Featured Videos

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Milongas of Buenos Aires 1990s

Patricia Muller said she found these videos that a traveller left behind at her house. They show dancing in Buenos Aires in the early to mid 1990s. These videos are [...]

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Todaro-Bravo and friends

Dance exhibitions 1940-1980     Raúl Bravo y Haydée Antonio Todaro y Tití (su hija) Pedro Villafañe y Alejandra Kalisay y Tita Oscar y Beatriz Omar Boragno y Marta El [...]

Esther & Pablo Pugliese dancing at Stanford tango week, 1997

Remembering Esther Pugliese

Esther Pugliese died on August 14, 2011. May she rest in peace.

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Upcoming Events

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Tango Lounge

Fourth Sunday of The Month
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Emerald City Lounge
118 N First St
Champaign, IL

7-10 pm
Hosted by Joe & Carlota

  • Sunday night drink and food specials.
  • Chill, relax, dance tango.

Upcoming dates: 12/18, 1/29

Wednesday Tango Night

Join Us Every Wednesday
For Argentine Tango Dancing
At Cowboy Monkey, 6 Taylor St., Champaign, IL

  • 7:30-8:00 pm Free tango lesson
  • 8:00-10:00 pm Tango dance

No cover charge. Followed by salsa until 2 am
More details: see Calendar

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