Milonga con Amigos is all about dancing with friends โ a warm, welcoming space where everyone feels at home. Formerly Marthaโs Milonga, we refreshed the name to capture the heart of the night: relaxed, friendly tango shared with our Peninsula community and dancers visiting from beyond.
Come for a beautiful walk around the floor, to mingle, chat, or simply enjoy the music. Weโll have coffee, tea, and water ready, and youโre invited to bring your favourite drinks (and glasses) plus a small plate to share if youโd like.
Bringing a fun, high-energy milonga pop-up class for tanguer@s who want to dive into rhythm, playfulness and that signature milonga groove!
Weโll be focusing on following technique, and weโll also be trying everything out with partners. Plus, Iโll be introducing role-swapping so everyone can get a fuller, more dynamic feel for the dance. Get ready to move, laugh and explore this cheeky rhythm togetherย
ย 20th Dec 2025 ย 11 to 12 pm ย Milonga Follower’s Technique with role swap ย Bounces vs traspie ย Partner dancing experience is recommended to attend this workshop. Please bring flat shoes to warm up and your preferred tango-practice shoes. Robles Dance, 277 Queensberry st Melbourne ย $25 AU General ย $15 AU Students or concession card holders
I look forward to guiding you through a dynamic and musical class.
The incredible ๐๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ will delight us with tandas that will no doubt keep the floor humming all night long.
Bellamy Hall is on corner of Albert and Octavia Streets
Entrance $25pp
Complimentary yummy light supper and weโll have coffee, tea, and water available.
We invite you to bring your favourite drinks and a little plate of something if you would like to contribute to the supper table! ๐
Step into the mystery and magic of the night as we bid farewell to 2025 and welcome the New Year with elegance, joy, and tango!ย
Join your tango friends for an unforgettable evening of music and dance to the exquisite selections of our mysteryย TDJ, who will keep the floor alive until the first hours of 2026.
Dress to impress inย classy evening wearย and complete your look with aย maskย โ mysterious, glamorous, or playful โ and become part of the enchantment.
ย Theย bar will be openย all night, featuring aย special Tango Cocktailย created just for the occasion. ย Your entry includes aย light supperย and aย glass of sparklingย for theย midnight toastย as we celebrate the arrival of the New Year together!
For 5 weeks in August we will work on the 5 most important fundamentals of Tango. Also including Giros, Paradas, Barridas and how to apply them in the Milonga. We will also focus on “Milonga ethics” an understanding on Cabeceo (a non verbal invitation to dance), how to enter the floor, when to enter the floor and most importantly how to become part of the flow of the dance floor.
8.30pm Intermediate Workshops
1st August – 5 different combinations for giro including planeos, enrosques and rulos. Understanding centrifugal force and how to connect it to your partner.
8th August – 5 different colgadas suited for social dancing, learn all the techniques required before leading or following a colgada and you will never miss them.
15th August – 5 different Barridas, left foot, right foot, natural and reverse. After learning these 5 Barridas we will give you a little time to create your own!
22nd August – 5 different styles of the abrazo, Apilado, Tango de Salon, Nuevo (or open), Canyengue and Milonguero. Learn how to seamlessly change from one style to the other to suit changes in the music or simply to suit your mood.
29th August – 5 different Salidas – A good strong/creative/different Salida can set the mood for the rest of the song. Being too predictable is never productive in the conversation of the TANGO!
ย Theย bar will be openย all night, featuring aย special Tango Cocktailย created just for the occasion.
ย Your entry includes aย light supperย and aย glass of sparklingย for theย midnight toastย as we celebrate the arrival of the New Year together!
ย Time:ย 9:00 pm โ 1:00 am
ย Dress:ย Classy eveningwear + Mask
ย Theme:ย Masquerade
ย Venue:ย Tango Esencia โ 327 Swan Street, Richmond
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