For the 'Milongueros y Milongueras'

This section contains milonga information and picture galleries.

At the CTC we use the term Milonga to describe an event (the dance salon where people go to dance tango) although Milonga can also be described as an style of Tango (Tango Milonga) as well as a type of music.

Indeed, the milonga, which precedes the tango in history, was a solo song cultivated during the 19th Century by the gaucho (a sort of Argentine cowboy) in the vast rural area known as the Pampa. It derives from the payada de contrapunto, in which two singers (payadores), accompanying themselves on the guitar, improvised on different topics in a competition-like practice. The verses were octosyllabic quartets structured in a musical period of eight measures in 2/4.

The picture gallery section contains photos of our:

Milonga Workshop with Brenda and Horst - August 2006

Monday's classes - August 2006

July Workshop with Peter & Lisa from Club de Tango, Sydney  - July 2006

Workshops at Newstead College - May 2006

Tango/Salsa Party night - March 2006

Milonga del Norte in Deloraine - February 2006

Tango Classes at the Polish Hall - January 2006

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