May 22-25, 2026

EARLY BIRD PRICING DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

The 14th edition of the Philadelphia Tango Festival will take place May 22-25, 2026 (Memorial Weekend). Each year, we choose a theme to unite the various activities of the festival: the workshops, seminars, practicas, milongas, concerts and more.

This year’s theme is CONSCIOUS IMPROVISATION. At the heart of this theme is a paradox: through deep study of tango’s structure and components, we can achieve greater freedom, fluidity and musicality in improvisation. This is conscious improvisation, rooted in tango structure, but exploring the infinite possibilities that this structure affords. Our festival activities develop this sense of conscious improvisation by honing our understanding of musicality, technique, movement combinations and the subtleties of lead-and-follow communication.

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It’s deja vu, but not April Fool’s…

Wednesday, April 1

We’re taking advantage of one last chance to hear Bandoneonist Rodrigo Avalos before he returns to Buenos Aires. He’ll perform with Pianist Emiliano Messiez for our dancing pleasure, AND…

To convince you to come out for two live music Wednesdays in a row, Emiliano will make housemade pizza, from scratch, for everyone. Emiliano’s pizza in Fishtown happens approximately once every 5 years. Don’t miss it!

Here are all the details…

7-8 pm: Intermediate Tango - Meredith & Jennine
8-9 pm: Beginner Tango - Andres & Jennine
9 pm-midnight: Palermo Fishtown Milonga with DJ Andres Amarilla, LIVE MUSIC by Bandoneonist Rodrigo Avalos & Pianist Emiliano Messiez, and HOUSEMADE PIZZA by Emiliano

On live music nights, we ask everyone to pay for the milonga, even if they have paid for the class.

Pricing:
$20-40 sliding scale

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There’s a great article in the New York Times this week about the efficacy of tango to improve mobility and reduces symptoms for people with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. You can read the article here.

The Philadelphia Argentine Tango School is happy to offer private lessons for people with Parkinson’s or other Movement Disorders and their care partners on a sliding scale basis. We also work with stroke survivors. We accept payment from $0 (free) to our regular private lesson price of $110. A private lesson is 50-minutes long. If you can attend the lesson with a care partner, that is ideal, but you can also attend alone.

Lessons are given by Director Meredith Klein, who has been teaching tango for over 20 years, and has completed a Teacher Training in Adapted Tango for Older Individuals and Those with Movement Disorders with Professor Madeleine Hackney through Tango Mercurio and MDT Education Solutions.

To learn more or schedule a free first private lesson, you can reach out to Meredith at meredithklein at gmail.com or 617-291-3798.

The Philadelphia Argentine Tango School (PATS) strives to create spaces and events that are safe, welcoming, and inclusive for everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, sexuality, ability, experience, or background.

We’re very happy to launch a Safer Spaces Program to support this effort. Please check it out!

Huge thanks to our Safer Spaces Coordinators, Kate Donohue, Gustavo Rueda, and Amy Yang, who have been working tirelessly on this effort. They can be reached at [email protected]. You can report a an incident or concern here.