NY Queer Tango Festival Returns

The fourth edition of New York Queer Tango Weekend, NYQTW, will offer an opportunity to the international Queer Tango community to convene in New York City, September 27-30, to hone their craft at workshops and master classes taught by the leading tango teachers, explore the endless variety of tango at milongas - tango social parties - and mix and mingle with the New York tango community.

Friends of Argentine Tango, a New York-based not-for-profit organization, will present awards to tango teachers and activists who have made important contributions to disseminating tango and creating a thriving tango community in the US and worldwide.

The NYQTW will offer a variety of lessons and master classes by a number of International leading teachers: Augusto Balizano, Carla Marano, Alejandro Villalobos, Karina Romero, Mariana Parma, Walter Perez & Leonardo Sardella.

The program will also include special tango social parties every night; performances by our featured artists - teachers, musicians, singers and DJs - will be the highlight of each event. The NYQTW milongas will begin with the Welcome Milonga at Dardo Galletto Studios, on Thursday 9/27, in the heart of Times Square. The program continues at Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center, on Friday, 9/28 and The Special Milonga at All Night Milonga on Saturday 9/29 and concluding with the Farewell Milonga at Astoria Tango Club on Sunday, 9/30.

This year , there will have a special performance by non professional dancers. New York local students will participate on the 12 weeks program "Breaking Boundaries with Queer Tango" hosted by Queer Tango Collective, under the sponsorship of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

The NYQT Weekend 2018 is organized by Walter Perez and Leonardo Sardella. Since 2010, Walter and Leonardo have taken part in the International Queer Tango Festivals worldwide and performed and taught in major cities in the United States as well as in England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Bolivia, and Argentina. They are ranked high among the world's top Argentine tango dancers who are able to flawlessly and creatively exchange roles as leader and follower.

For more info: www.nyqueertango.com