Philadelphia Argentine Tango School

In-Person Events

Milongas, practicas & more...

We hold a weekly milonga on Wednesday nights, and our big monthly milonga on the 4th Saturday of each month. We also offer a real PRACTICING practica on the first Sunday of each month.

Wednesdays
9 pm-midnight: Palermo Fishtown Milonga, preceded by two classes. Milonga costs $10, but is free for students who take one of the previous classes, except on live music nights.

1st Sundays of the month
4-6 pm: Bailongo de los domingos Practica, a real PRACTICING practica. $10

4th Saturdays of the month:
Note: In December 2025, Milonga Qilombo takes place on the 3rd Saturday, December 20.
8:30-9:30 pm: Pre-milonga Class
9:30 pm-2 am: Milonga Qilombo with excellent DJs, often with live music

Except where otherwise noted, all activities takes place at

Philadelphia Argentine Tango School
2030 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125

Milonga Qilombo

Saturday, January 24

Don’t miss the DJ debut of one of Philly’s favorite dancers, Olesya Kershaw, at our January Milonga Qilombo. Olesya brings her training as a classical concert pianist, as well as many years of dancing and teaching tango, to her DJing, crafting elegant, exquisite tandas that will keep you dancing all night long. The night starts with an all-levels tango class taught by Andres and Olesya.

8:30-9:30 pm: All-levels Tango Class - Andres & Olesya
9:30 pm-2 am: Milonga Qilombo with DJ Olesya

Since this is a rare Milonga Qilombo without live music, we’re giving you a little New Year’s gift and slashing our prices for this milonga only.

Pricing in advance:
Milonga + Class: $20
Milonga Only: $15

REGISTER NOW

Pricing at the door:
Milonga + Class: $25
Milonga Only: $18

F/T students may use the code FTstudent to take 20% off. Monthly pass holders get in free.

2026 Philadelphia Tango Festival

May 22-25, 2026

Registration is open!

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.

We have assembled an extraordinary team to guide us on this exploration…

TEACHERS / PERFORMERS
Octavio Fernandez & Carolina Giannini
Rino Fraina & Graziella Pulvirenti
Andres Amarilla & Olesya Kershaw
Pablo Garcia Gomez & Iwona Ionescu
Ignacio Ondartz & Meredith Klein

LECTURER
Matias Mauricio

MUSICIANS
Tipica Messiez
Duo Villarreal Crom
Mariano Castro
Emiliano Messiez

DJs
Maria Valentina
Gabriel Gaumond
Octavio Fernandez
Ignacio Ondartz