Between Tradition & Innovation: Folkloric Workshops & Concert, Live Music Milonga Qilombo & more!

💃🎶 Join us for a special weekend celebrating Argentine Folkloric Dance & Music, Friday, August 21 through Sunday, August 23! The event features dancer & performer Nicholas Wallach, guitarist Alejo de los Reyes, and pianist Emiliano Messiez, and coincides with International Folklore Day on Saturday, August 22.
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📅 FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 — POTLUCK DINNER & TALK
🍽️ 7–8 pm: Potluck Dinner
🎤 8–9 pm: "Argentinian Culture beyond Buenos Aires: Cosquín and Cultural Diversity" — a talk by Nicholas Wallach
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📅 SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 — WORKSHOPS, CONCERT & LIVE-MUSIC MILONGA QILOMBO
👣 2–3:15 pm: Chacarera Unstructured — Freedom in Movement
The chacarera invites us to be free, so why learn it as a series of rigid structures? Centering personal and collective expression, we'll find new paths to enjoy and understand chacarera more deeply, and leave with everything needed to dance it socially.
✨ 3:30–4:45 pm: Argentinian Folkloric Technique — Zapateo, Zarandeo & Foundations
Inspired by the works of Ballet Sumampa, winners of Pre Cosquín 2026. Enrich your chacarera with new zapateos and zarandeos and move more confidently as a dancer. Includes a short group sequence based on Ballet Sumampa's winning works from this year's Pre Cosquín, Argentina's most important folklore competition.
🎸🎹 8–9 pm: Concert of Argentine Folkloric Music & Tango — guitarist Alejo de los Reyes & pianist Emiliano Messiez
🌙 9:30 pm–2 am: LIVE MUSIC Milonga Qilombo — featuring Alejo de los Reyes & Emiliano Messiez, with a SHOW by Nicholas Wallach and DJ Karen Johnson
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📅 SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 — WORKSHOPS
👣 2–3:15 pm: Traditional Zamba in a Contemporary World
Explore one of Argentina's greatest cultural traditions, danced for over 200 years. This workshop covers the first steps and offers experienced dancers deeper understanding and variations, including traditional improvisation techniques seldom taught outside Argentina.
🫂 3:45–5 pm: Argentinian "Embraced Dances" — Chamamé, Taquirarí & More
Travel through unique Argentinian folkloric soundscapes and find new perspectives on the embrace and its form in contemporary and historic tango.
🧉 5–6 pm: Mate Hour — Chat and Q&A with Nick (free to those who take workshops)
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🎟️ PRICING — PRE-REGISTRATION (until Thursday, August 20 at midnight)
Full Weekend (4 workshops + Dinner/Talk + Concert + Live-Music Milonga with Show): $210
Concert + Live-Music Milonga with Show: $65
Live-Music Milonga Only: $45
Concert Only: $45
Dinner/Talk: $20
All 4 Workshops: $140
Any 3 Workshops: $111
Any 2 Workshops: $77
Single Workshop: $40
💵 PRICING — AT THE DOOR
Concert + Live-Music Milonga with Show: $75
Live-Music Milonga Only: $50
Concert Only: $50
Dinner/Talk: $25
Single Workshop: $45
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📍 LOCATION: Philadelphia Argentine Tango School, 2030 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
🔗 REGISTER: https://philadelphiatangoschool.cowtinker.com/checkout/workshop/workshops-concert-show-and-live-music-milonga-qilombo-celebrating-international-folklore-day