Join us for a free Argentine tango practica at the Hillside Club in Berkeley! With DJ Prashant!

No stiletto heels are allowed at the Hillside Club, to protect the wooden floor. Please wear either flat dance shoes or dance shoes with low heels, such as character shoes or west-coast swing shoes. Socks or sneakers are fine too.

Sunday, July 12th, 2026
7:00-10:00 pm

Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
Berkeley, CA 94709

This is a queer-friendly event where everyone is welcome to lead and follow.

There is no dance class at this event, but beginners are welcome. We encourage practicing at this practica!

BYOB: Beer and wine only. No hard alcohol. All ages welcome. Please bring your water bottles.

Note to beginners: You are welcome at our event. If you would like to dance with others, we recommend looking around the room for people who are making eye contact with you, especially at the beginning of a song or set. If you meet someone’s eyes and want to dance with them, give a little nod. This is called the cabeceo. Then one or both people will walk towards each other to start dancing. If you don’t look around, you might not notice that someone is trying to dance with you. You can also say “Would you like to dance?” If someone asks you to dance, you are free to say “yes” or “no, thank you.”

This is a tango practica (not a milonga) that takes place in the San Francisco Bay Area about once a month.  This event is in Berkeley, near Oakland, in the East Bay Area!  See you soon!

Hosts Lindsey Newbold and Alec Oyung

Join us for a free Argentine tango practica at the Hillside Club in Berkeley! DJ Joe will be spinning traditional tango music and alternative music!

No stiletto heels are allowed at the Hillside Club, to protect the wooden floor. Please wear either flat dance shoes or dance shoes with low heels, such as character shoes or west-coast swing shoes. Socks or sneakers are fine too.

Sunday, June 14th, 2026
7:00-10:00 pm

Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
Berkeley, CA 94709

This is a queer-friendly event where everyone is welcome to lead and follow.

There is no dance class at this event, but beginners are welcome. We encourage practicing at this practica!

BYOB: Beer and wine only. No hard alcohol. All ages welcome. Please bring your water bottles.

Note to beginners: You are welcome at our event. If you would like to dance with others, we recommend looking around the room for people who are making eye contact with you, especially at the beginning of a song or set. If you meet someone’s eyes and want to dance with them, give a little nod. This is called the cabeceo. Then one or both people will walk towards each other to start dancing. If you don’t look around, you might not notice that someone is trying to dance with you. You can also say “Would you like to dance?” If someone asks you to dance, you are free to say “yes” or “no, thank you.”

Hosts Lindsey Newbold and Alec Oyung

Join us for a free Argentine tango practica at the Hillside Club in Berkeley! DJ Jonas Aquino spins traditional tango and alternative tunes.

No stiletto heels are allowed at the Hillside Club, to protect the wooden floor. Please wear either flat dance shoes or dance shoes with low heels, such as character shoes or west-coast swing shoes. Socks or sneakers are fine too.

Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
Berkeley, CA 94709

This is a queer-friendly event where everyone is welcome to lead and follow.

There is no dance class at this event, but beginners are welcome. We encourage practicing at this practica!

BYOB: Beer and wine only. No hard alcohol. All ages welcome. Please bring your water bottles.

Note to beginners: You are welcome at our event. If you would like to dance with others, we recommend looking around the room for people who are making eye contact with you, especially at the beginning of a song or set. If you meet someone’s eyes and want to dance with them, give a little nod. This is called the cabeceo. Then one or both people will walk towards each other to start dancing. If you don’t look around, you might not notice that someone is trying to dance with you. You can also say “Would you like to dance?” If someone asks you to dance, you are free to say “yes” or “no, thank you.”

This event is a member event of the Hillside Club. We would like to find one more tango person who is interested in joining the Hillside Club, who could help us make sure that this event happens at least once a month. Come talk to Lindsey or Alec! We can take up a collection for your membership fee.

Hosted by Lindsey Newbold.

Heyni Solera and Rodrigo Avalos present selections from their new album, Bach en Bandoneon.  These are original arrangements for two bandoneones!  The event begins with begins with a sit-down concert, classical-music style.  After the concert, we transform the space into a milonga, and Heyni and Rodrigo play tango duets for dancing. 

This event is inclusive to queer, trans, and non-binary people. Role-switching is welcome.

7:00-7:45 pm concert
7:45-10:00 pm milonga with live music and DJ

$25 general admission
$15 student with ID

Albums will be for sale at the milonga!  Make sure you get yours signed.

Drinks and empanadas are for sale at Morgan’s Bar and Lounge, and you may carry them into the ballroom.  All ages are welcome in the concert-milonga.

For more info on Heyni Solera’s music: https://heynisolera.com/

Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704

We are a 10-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART. For bike parking, use the bell to enter through the service entrance, and go straight to get to the back courtyard. No parking in the City Club lot. Extra parking is available for $2 per hour at the Ellsworth Structure at 2337 Haste St.

Event organized by Lindsey Newbold

Join us for a milonga (tango social dance) with live music by Seth Asarnow (bandoneon) and Marcelo Puig (guitar and voice). With DJ’d music by Homer Ladas. This is a queer-friendly event where all genders are welcome to lead and follow. Dancers and listeners welcome.

7:00-10:00 pm milonga
Live music begins at 7:45

$25 general admission (cash only)
$15 students with ID (cash only)
$10 members of the Berkeley City Club (cash only)

Drinks (full bar) and mini beef empanadas are available for purchase. All ages welcome.

This event takes place in the ballroom on the second floor of the Berkeley City Club, which has a wooden floor.

We are a 10-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART. For bike parking, use the bell to enter through the service entrance, and go straight to get to the back courtyard. No parking in the City Club lot. Extra parking is available for $2 per hour at the Ellsworth Structure at 2337 Haste St.

Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704

Event organized by Lindsey Newbold

Bandonegro is a world-class tango orchestra from Poland that plays traditional tango music, tango nuevo music, and original compositions influenced by jazz and classical music. They love playing for dancers! This is a queer-friendly milonga where all genders are welcome to lead and follow. Plenty of seating is available for listeners. Drinks (full bar) and refreshments are offered for sale. All ages.

Wednesday, Nov. 1st, 2023
$25 general admission (cash only)
$15 students with ID (cash only)

Orchestra members:
Jakub Czechowicz: violin
Marcin Antkowiak: double bass
Marek Dolecki: piano
Michał Główka: bandoneon

With DJ Jonas Aquino playing traditional tango and alternative music. Live music starts at 7:45.

There is no dance class on this date. Join us for our milonga rhythms class starting Wednesday, November 8th, with Jonas and Xiaomin.

Bandonegro has toured extensively in Europe and Argentina, and they played at the Mundial de Tango in 2019. Their albums are Color Aires (2022), Tangostoria (2020), Hola Astor! (2019), and Tanchestron (2017). Find out more at https://bandonegro.com/en/

Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704

To enter the building, ring the bell and say “tango!” We are a 10-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART. For bike parking, enter through the service entrance at left, and then go straight to reach the back courtyard. No parking in the City Club lot. Extra parking is available for $2 per hour at the Ellsworth Structure at 2337 Haste St.

Sumi Lee (piano) and Sinai Rim (bandoneon) present a concert of contemporary tango music. Arrive on time to enjoy the concert, and then stay for the dancing! With DJ Homer Ladas playing traditional and alternative tango music.

Wednesday, August 23rd

6:30 doors open, bar open
7:00-7:40 sit-down concert
7:45-10:00 milonga with two tandas of live music

$25 general admission (cash only)
$15 full-time students with ID (cash only)
$10 City Club members (cash only)

Masks optional.

This is a queer-friendly event where all genders are welcome to lead and follow. Drinks (full bar) and empanadas are offered for sale (cards accepted for refreshments). All ages welcome.

http://www.sumilee.com/

Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704

This event takes place in the ballroom on the second floor. To enter the building, ring the bell and say “tango!” We are a 10-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART. For bike parking, enter through the service entrance at left, and then go straight to reach the back courtyard.

Milonga La Bruja with live music by Duo Villarreal-Crom from Argentina! Guitarists and singers Juan Villarreal and Patricio “Pato” Crom have been touring together for over 10 years, and have made four albums together, the most recent of which is “D’Arienzo en guitarras.” This is a tango social dance. Dancers and listeners are welcome.

Masks are optional.

Wednesday, April 26th
7:00-10:00 pm

$25 general admission (cash only)
$15 student with ID (cash only)

DJ Jonas Aquino plays tango music and alternative music between live sets. Live music begins at 7:45 pm.

This is a queer-friendly event where all genders are welcome to lead and follow.

Full bar available at Morgan’s Bar and Lounge until 9:00 pm.  Empanadas offered for sale.  All ages welcome.

Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704

To enter the building, ring the bell and say “tango!” We are a 10-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART. No non-member parking in the Berkeley City Club lot. For bike parking, enter through the service entrance at left, and then go straight to reach the back courtyard.

www.villarrealcrom.com

Trio Tangazo, the dynamite tango trio made up of Sascha Jacobsen (bass), Seth Asarnow (piano), and Adrian Jost (bandoneon), takes the stage for the first time at La Bruja. Join us for an epic evening of music and dancing.

Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
7:00-10:00 pm

$25 general admission (cash only)
$15 students with ID (cash only)
$10 City Club members (cash only)
Masks required.

With DJ Jonas Aquino! Live sets begin at 7:45 and 9:15.

This is a queer-friendly event where all genders are welcome to lead and follow.

Drinks (full bar) and empanadas are offered for sale (cards are accepted for refreshments). All ages welcome.

This event takes place in the ballroom on the second floor. The floor is slippery.

Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704

To enter the building, ring the bell and say “tango!” We are a 10-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART. For bike parking, enter through the service entrance at left, and then go straight to reach the back courtyard.

Las Almas presents traditional and contemporary Argentine tango music that will take the audience on a magical journey to Buenos Aires. Las Almas is a collaboration between powerhouse female tango musicians Sumi Lee, Heyni Solera, and Teagan Faran. This concert will feature the famous tango singer Romina Bianco from Barcelona as a guest artist.

Arrive on time to enjoy the concert, and then stay for the dancing! With DJ Robert playing traditional tango music.

6:30 doors open
7:00-7:40 sit-down concert
7:40-10:00 milonga with two tandas of live music

$25 general admission (cash only)
$15 full-time students with ID (cash only)
$10 City Club members (cash only)
Masks required.

Those who arrive between 7:00 and 7:40 will be seated during the applause between pieces.

This is a queer-friendly event where all genders are welcome to lead and follow. Drinks (full bar) and empanadas are offered for sale (cards accepted for refreshments). All ages welcome.

The mission of Las Almas is to present contemporary Argentine tango through virtuosic artistic performance and educational events. Sumi Lee, Heyni Solera, and Teagan Faran originally bonded in Buenos Aires, drawn by a mutual love of tango music, as well as by a realization of the inequality of professional opportunity for women in the tango genre. They studied under the same maestros and performed with prestigious tango orchestras in Buenos Aires. They now frequently perform around the world, including in their respective adopted cities of San Francisco (Sumi), Washington, DC (Heyni), and NYC (Teagan). All of the musicians also produce their own music.

http://www.sumilee.com/
https://www.teaganfaran.com/
https://heynisolera.com/
https://www.rominabianco.com/

The Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704

This event takes place in the ballroom on the second floor. The floor is slippery.
To enter the building, ring the bell and say “tango!” We are a 10-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART. For bike parking, enter through the service entrance at left, and then go straight to reach the back courtyard.