The Philadelphia Tango Festival gets everyone dancing! (June 2024). It wouldn’t be a festival if ABC6 Video Journalist Tom Krestchmer didn’t produce a beautiful piece about it. We are so grateful to benefit once again from Tom’s exquisite video story-telling.
Festival de Tango en Filadelfia para el feriado (May 2024). An interview with festival director, Meredith Klein, by Telemundo.
A Latin Grammy-nominated composer wrote a tango for a shop cat in Fishtown (December 2023). An amazing article about Sheldon, the “patron cat saint,” of the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Philadelphia Inquirer IG post with more photos! (December 2023). Check out the IG post by the Philadelphia Inquirer as well, because it has more PHOTOS!
It Takes Two (Hundred) to Tango… (May 2023) We were lucky to have ABC6 Video Journalist Tom Krestchmer visit once again, this time to prepare a piece on the Philadelphia Tango Festival. He did an awesome job!
Women to Watch Series with Sue Rocco (October 2022)
Cheri Morrison interviews PATS Director Meredith Klein about her path in tango, the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School, and the state of tango worldwide.
Tango Takeover (June 2022)
NBC Philadelphia’s “Philly Live” covered our “Tango Takeover” of Comcast Plaza, and host Aunyea Lachelle learned her first tango steps.
YouTube Playlist of Tango Takeover Coverage (May 2022)
Thanks to the efforts of our PR team, Feldscher Horwitz Public Relations, every local network covered the “Tango Takeover” of Comcast Plaza on May 31, 2022.
Beautiful Piece on What Tango Means to Dancers (May 2022)
CBS Philly Journalist Tom Kretschmer visited our Milonga Qilombo and produced this beautiful piece about what tango is and what it means to dancers
“Passionate Pursuits” Episode of WHYY’s Movers and Makers (April 2022)
As part of a profile of pianist Emiliano Messiez, WHYY visited the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School, filming live music, dancing and interviews.
Philadelphia Tango Festival Heats Up the City this Summer (April 2022)
We were very honored that Metro Philly chose our event for the cover of their weekly Latinx news & culture insert.
Philadelphia Argentine Tango School Goes Virtual (August 2020)
PHL-17 visited PATS during the first pandemic summer to see what it was like for a tango school to operate 100% virtually.
Embracing Uncertainty (June 2020)
A great article by our favorite journalist, Carolyn Merritt, in thINKingDance.
When Will We Dance Again? (May 2020)
A wonderful article about how the tango community was processing the early days of the Covid-19 shutdown. By Carolyn Merritt for thINKingDance.
Performance & Interview on WRTI 90.1 FM (September 2019)
WRTI invited us into their studio for a performance by pianist Emiliano Messiez and bandoneonist Leandro Ragusa, along with interviews. Dancers Gustavo Rember & Meredith Klein performed as well, marking the first time that dance was included in one of WRTI’s broadcasts.
Visit Philly filmed Meredith & Gustavo performing on the Art Museum Steps (September 2019)
DanceUS.org
Review of the 9th Philly Tango Fest (July 2019)
ThINKing Dance (May 2019)
Tango’s New Golden Age: Highlights of the 2019 Philadelphia Tango Fest
The top dance fitness classes around Philly (March 2019)
FYI Philly
Five Things You Should Know about Tango in Philly (June 2018)
Al Dia News
An Emissary From the Golden Age of Tango (June 2017)
New York Times
Let’s Dance Tango, Philly! (May 2017)
Al Dia News
At This Festival, It Takes Everybody to Tango (May 2016)
Philadelphia Inquirer
It Takes Two (May 2015)
WHYY-TV’s Articulate with Jim Cotter, featuring interviews with Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne, Carolyn Merritt, and Meredith Klein, as well as footage from the 5th Philadelphia International Tango Festival.
Philadelphia loves (and knows how to) dance (October 2015)
Al Dia Article on the state of dance in Philly
Tierra (October 2015)
Article in ThINKing Dance by Carolyn Merritt, on our performance at Independence Hall during the World Meeting of Families 2015, shortly before Pope Francis spoke.
Philadelphia’s Tango Moment (June 2015)
ThINKing Dance
A la espera del proximo año (June 2015)
Article in Danza Hoy
Cheers, Desolation at World Cup Outcome (July 2014)
Article on Philly.Com about the World Cup Final. One of their journalists was tweeting from our studio throughout the heart-wrenching game
Tango Reunion (June 2014)
Article by Carolyn Merritt about the 2014 Philadelphia Tango Festival in thINKing Dance
Le Grand Tango - A World Apart! (May 2013)
A radio interview with Jill Pasternak on WRTI’s Crossover Show