Welcome to the Washington DC QUEER Tango Collective
Organized by LGBTQ+ tango dancers in the Washington, DC area, the DC Queer Tango Collective strives to create queer-centered spaces for learning and dancing social tango. We value community and coalition-building among underprivileged groups, and we welcome allies. All of our events are free of charge. We strive to create a space where members of the queer community can safely explore tango without preconceptions about gender and gender-based roles.
COME AS YOU ARE!!!
DANCE AS YOU WISH!!!
ONLINE LECTURE SERIES
The Music Framing the Dance:
A Three-Part Online Series with Matías Donadío
Tuesdays: Nov/18, Dec/02, Dec/09 — 7:00 PM
(via Zoom)
Zoom Link https://zoom.us/j/92081695312
Agenda https://docs.zoom.us/agenda/doc/c5553001-0083-4ab3-b8eb-f83844901b75
FREE OF CHARGE
Donations encouraged on a sliding scale ($1–$10+ per session
to support our instructors and community programming.
All levels welcome.
Join us for a special three-part online lecture series exploring the musical world of tango from two perspectives: the dancer’s connection with the music and the DJ’s approach to creating a milonga.
Led by Matías Donadío, a tango teacher, DJ, and researcher originally from Uruguay, now based in New York City, this workshop bridges listening, dancing, and musicalizing — helping participants deepen their understanding to help shape and enjoy their dance and their milonga social experience.
Each lecture is 50 minutes long, offered via Zoom, and open to all levels — whether you’re a dancer, DJ, or tango enthusiast.
Class 1 – TUESDAY NOV 18 - 7PM EST - Fundamentals of Tango Music (Nov 18): An introduction to the history and evolution of tango music and lyrics. We’ll explore its main eras, rhythmic structures, phrasing, syncopation, variations, and the “yumba.”
Class 2 – TUESDAY DEC 2ND - 7PM EST - Orchestras and Interpretation (Dec 02): A deeper analysis of the styles of Carlos Di Sarli and Juan D’Arienzo, among others. We’ll study their instrumentation, phrasing, and distinctive endings to understand how each orchestra creates a unique experience.
Class 3 – TUESDAY DEC 9TH 7PM EST - The Art of Musicalizing (Dec 09): Practical application of musical concepts to design a tango event. We’ll discuss cortinas, tandas, song order, energy, and how to adapt the music according to the type of audience, space, and event atmosphere, including a queer perspective.
WEEKLY QUEER TANGO CLASSES AND PRÁCTICAS
Starting March 22, 2025, we will meet every week on Saturday afternoon for tango classes and a guided practica. The practicas are always free of charge and beginners are welcome, with more experienced dancers available to assist and guide newcomers. The practicas are held at the Dance Studio of Montgomery College Takoma Park Campus, located at 7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland. The closest Metro station is Silver Spring on the Red Line, which is a 15-20 minute walk from the Campus.
For the first hour of our Saturday afternoon events, we typically hold a queer tango class, for beginners with little or no experience tango dancing. The rest of the time (until 430pm), we play tango music for practice, open to all dancers and dancers from the community at large. From time to time we hold special workshops during this time period. For more details on the content of the classes or any workshop please visit the Collective’s Facebook, Instagram or Discord channel links below.
We host queer milongas (tango dance parties) from time to time in the DC area. All free of charge. Beginners welcome!
Upcoming Events
Transgender and non-binary people are essential, valued members of our community—they are our colleagues, friends, family, loved ones. We stand united in celebrating transgender and non-binary identity and in affirming the right of transgender and non-binary people everywhere to live with dignity, access health care, employment, safe housing and all other human rights. There is no queer, no LGB, no allyship without the T. Now more than ever, we come together in supportive community and look to a future where we all people are respected, protected, and free. We dance in the hope of a better future.
Connect with us on social media!
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Discord server
This is our main space now.
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Pix.LGBT
We share photos on the Fediverse, a community-built social network.