In Martinique , the Vaya con Tango Exole de Dance in Saint-Pierre offers tango dance classes with José Désiré- Faula . He has trained with Argentine maestros Hernan Villegas , Gaston Torelli , Raul Bravo and Olga Uralde , as wellas the French masters Gerome Lefevre and Dominique Lescarret . He is convinced that the tango will lose its richness if it is limited to a single style ,. He teaches three main styles — traditional tango , tango salon and tango nuevo . Tango soirée are sometimes held at the Ô Tango Bar in Saint-Pierre , Martinique . They are organized by the Association TangoFelino which holds practicas in Fort de France on Thursdays . Their school has a full range of classes , and is located in Le Lamentin . In January , they hold a festival called Madin ’ Tango .
In Puerto Rico , Rut Riv organizes a regular Wednesday milonga , called Milonga Realenga . It is held on the Condado at El Barril Bar . Rut also organized the October Puerto Rico Tango Festival for five years . However , the 2015 festival was the last . There may be another someday . But , none is planned now .
In October , they host the Puerto Rican Tango Festival . It began in 2010 , when Juan Rosa and Rut Riv traveled to the Istanbul Tango Festival , while Carlos Riverea Burgos and his wife traveled to Miami Tango Festival . They all wanted to do something similar in Puerto Rico . Then , they met Emily Ortiz who was teaching workshops in Puerto Rico at that time . She was thinking the same thing . They started dreaming about the possibility to do it ; and in 2011 , they did !
When they started the festival , hey were focused about the Puerto Rico tango community . The goal was to recreate the experience for the local community of what they had experienced at other tango festivals . They wanted to inspire the community . They wanted to give them the feeling of being transported to another place without leaving the island . At the same time , they wanted to let the world know that on this little island there is a group of committed tangueros .
The festival has contributed a lot to put Puerto Rico in the tango map . Throughout all the years , they have received plenty of emails asking them about tango in Puerto Rico . Most people are surprised to find how vibrant the tango community here is , The festival has done a lot to maintain that sense of community .
Puerto Rico are part of the USA . But it is also a Caribbean island . US citisens can travel to the island without a passport . When people get to the festival , they can expand their horizons , have a cultural infusion . experiencing the Puerto Rican culture , music and food . This is not your usual tango festival . The Puerto Rico Tango Festival mixes tango and culture in a friendly atmosphere .
All of the venues are historical places , like old barracks and castles in the magical city of Old San Juan . There are free salsa workshops for the participants and a beach milonga . They dance in magical venues , filled with history . San Juan is a beautiful setting - the sun , the ocean , the antique and the new ....
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