AUCKLAND TANGO - Dancing Argentinian Tango

This website is for Auckland tango dancers, visiting dancers and potential beginners to get useful, up-to-date information about Auckland tango events, teachers, classes, private lessons, festivals, shoes and other tango-related products and services.

Nearly every week there are regular tango classes on offer for beginner and intermediate dancers and at least two milongas and two practicas. Everyone is most welcome to attend.

Content for this website is provided by members of the Auckland tango community. Its publication should not necessarily be seen as an endorsement.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct
18
Fri
2024
8:30 pm Milonga Para Ella @ Viva Dance S... @ Viva Dance Studio
Milonga Para Ella @ Viva Dance S... @ Viva Dance Studio
Oct 18 @ 8:30 pm – Oct 19 @ 12:00 am
Milonga Para Ella @ Viva Dance Studio @ Viva Dance Studio | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
composition: Tango Para Ella (Tango For Her) artist: Beltango (Belgrade Tango Quinteto) composer: Aleksandar Simic Great environment, great music with great people to dance and laugh with. Bring a friend for FREE! Lots of Free Parking after 6pm at Ophir … Read More
Oct
19
Sat
2024
10:00 am Tango Concert and Milonga at Sho... @ Shore City Shopping Centre
Tango Concert and Milonga at Sho... @ Shore City Shopping Centre
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tango Concert and Milonga at Shore City Shopping Centre @ Shore City Shopping Centre | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pre-show Milonga kicks off at 10:00 AM with DJ Stephan Resch, followed by the AOTANGO Duo live at 12:00 PM. Don’t miss out on this rare chance to experience world-class music for FREE at Shore … Read More
4:00 pm Tango Workshop in Tauranga – Mt ... @ Mt Maunganui Community Hall
Tango Workshop in Tauranga – Mt ... @ Mt Maunganui Community Hall
Oct 19 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Tango Workshop in Tauranga - Mt Maunganui @ Mt Maunganui Community Hall | Mount Maunganui | Bay of Plenty | New Zealand
Here we are again to add tango to Tauranga. This time with Kelly Poon ,an experienced teacher and dancer, who will be giving us a tango workshop and playing music at the milonga! We also have some spots available for … Read More
8:00 pm Milonga in Tauranga – Mt Maunganui @ Mt Maunganui Community Hall
Milonga in Tauranga – Mt Maunganui @ Mt Maunganui Community Hall
Oct 19 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Milonga in Tauranga - Mt Maunganui @ Mt Maunganui Community Hall | Mount Maunganui | Bay of Plenty | New Zealand
Here we are again to add tango to Tauranga. This time with Kelly Poon who will be giving us a tango workshop and playing music at the milonga! We also have some spots available for private classes on Saturday and Sunday … Read More
Oct
20
Sun
2024
4:00 pm Tea & Tango – DJ MAIDA @ Pasion Por Tango
Tea & Tango – DJ MAIDA @ Pasion Por Tango
Oct 20 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tea & Tango - DJ MAIDA @ Pasion Por Tango | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
20 October: DJ MAIDA, delicacies from the kitchen of Chez Ballard, and David’s award-winning DDTea. Join us for Auckland Tango’s best baked goods and New Zealand’s finest tea and an enjoyable and memory-making late afternoon Milonga! Pasión por tango Summer … Read More
Oct
21
Mon
2024
7:00 pm Argentine Tango Classes with Nat... @ Zion Hill Methodist Church Hall
Argentine Tango Classes with Nat... @ Zion Hill Methodist Church Hall
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Argentine Tango Classes with Natallia and John @ Zion Hill Methodist Church Hall | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
Learn how to dance Argentine Tango with Natallia and John. Please note that this is an open level class, suitable for beginners or advanced. Want to learn to dance… then this is the class for you…. If you can walk … Read More
7:00 pm Beginners Tango Class with Kelly @ Pasion Por Tango
Beginners Tango Class with Kelly @ Pasion Por Tango
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Beginners Tango Class with Kelly @ Pasion Por Tango | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
    About ME Hello, I’m Kelly! Thanks for checking out this page! I started my Tango journey in London in 2009 and have been studying with some of the most well known and respected teachers in Buenos Aires since … Read More
8:00 pm Improvers Tango Class with Kelly @ Pasion Por Tango
Improvers Tango Class with Kelly @ Pasion Por Tango
Oct 21 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Improvers Tango Class with Kelly @ Pasion Por Tango | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
  8pm – Class 9pm – Practica About ME Hello, I’m Kelly! Thanks for checking out this page! I started my Tango journey in London in 2009 and have been studying with some of the most well known and respected … Read More
Oct
22
Tue
2024
6:00 pm Beginners Tango Class @ Pasion Por Tango
Beginners Tango Class @ Pasion Por Tango
Oct 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Beginners Tango Class @ Pasion Por Tango | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
      About ME Hello, I’m Kelly! Thanks for checking out this page! I started my Tango journey in London in 2009 and have been studying with some of the most well known and respected teachers in Buenos Aires … Read More
7:00 pm Argentine Tango Classes with Nat... @ St Alban the Martyr, Anglican Church Hall
Argentine Tango Classes with Nat... @ St Alban the Martyr, Anglican Church Hall
Oct 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Argentine Tango Classes with Natallia and John @ St Alban the Martyr, Anglican Church Hall | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
Learn how to dance Argentine Tango with Natallia and John Want to learn to dance… then this is the class for you…. If you can walk then you can dance tango. Dance Pasion have specialized in teaching and Performing Tango … Read More
Oct
23
Wed
2024
6:30 pm Milonga Tahaki Wednesdays – St B... @ St Barnabas Church Hall
Milonga Tahaki Wednesdays – St B... @ St Barnabas Church Hall
Oct 23 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Milonga Tahaki Wednesdays - St Barnabas Hall @ St Barnabas Church Hall | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
Hi All Come and enjoy some mid-week tango dancing at the Milonga Tahaki INDOOR venue, just up the road from the Tahaki Reserve in Mt Eden. The Entrance fee is $10 for dancers. Please bring your own water bottles. For … Read More
7:00 pm Beginners Tango Class with Carlos @ Pasion Por Tango
Beginners Tango Class with Carlos @ Pasion Por Tango
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Beginners Tango Class with Carlos @ Pasion Por Tango | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
I’m Carlos, a fun tango teacher/dancer from Uruguay, with a passion for Tango!
8:00 pm Improvers Tango Class with Carlos @ Pasion Por Tango
Improvers Tango Class with Carlos @ Pasion Por Tango
Oct 23 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Improvers Tango Class with Carlos @ Pasion Por Tango | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand
I’m Carlos, a fun tango teacher/dancer from Uruguay, with a passion for Tango!

Social Tango - A Short Film

This seven minute video demonstrates quality social tango dancing and provides insights into what social tango involves, why the dancers began dancing tango, and what the dancers like in particular about tango dancing. It can be watched by clicking the image link.

Social Tango

Filmed & Edited by Yelizaveta Nersesova
Sound Design by Lynne Earls

SOTANGO is a collective of dancers and multimedia artists whose mission is to create original content that shows what we love about social tango.

Our aim is to build and strengthen the social tango community around the world. We support its development as a social practice by highlighting the benefits and healing qualities that the dance has to offer to people of all ages and abilities.

We believe that by documenting and sharing the impact of social tango on people’s everyday lives in organic and creative ways, we can support and encourage new and experienced dancers alike in this rich and rewarding journey through movement, music and authentic human connection.

UPCOMING TANGO FESTIVALS

Feb
28
Fri
2025
all-day Summer Tango in Nelson 28 Feb – ... @ Nelson - Various venues
Summer Tango in Nelson 28 Feb – ... @ Nelson - Various venues
Feb 28 – Mar 2 all-day
Summer Tango in Nelson 28 Feb - 2 March 2025 @ Nelson - Various venues | Nelson | Nelson | New Zealand
SUMMER TANGO IN NELSON 2 Feb – 3 March 2024 The 13th Summer Tango in Nelson is your chance to dance all weekend in the warmth of a Nelson Summer! 5 milongas, 5 great DJs and a whole heap of … Read More

Social tango dos and don'ts

Tango : Cartoon video from the sandiegotangofestival.com/navigation/ website.

FEATURED NEWS

Tango: The dance that changes everything

A short documentary on social tango by UK milonguero and film maker Ben Lovejoy. “This short documentary has been a long time in the planning, and a fair time in the making! If you don’t dance #tango, and are... Read More