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As you are Practica (weekly)

As You Are (AYA)
Tango Practica

Friday Practica:

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Organizers: Jenny Jen

0-1🌸 Introducing AYA – A Weekly Midday Tango Space 🌸
Fridays, 12–2 PM at Tango Berretin
Begins August 8, 2025

Come as you are.
Tired and in pajamas? Fancy and feeling good? In workout clothes and ready to sweat? However you are — you are welcome.

AYA is a warm, safe, and supportive space to dance, rest, connect, or simply be. I’ll be there each week to host, guide, and offer light snacks and flowers. Expect great music from a rotating lineup of talented DJs and, of course, lots of dancing!

✨ My hope is that AYA becomes:
– A nurturing and inclusive community
– A place where beginners feel safe and seen
– A space where artists can relax, explore, and rediscover themselves through tango

🫶 Suggested donation: $0-10 (or pay what you can)
I’m keeping the cost as low as possible to make AYA accessible to all, especially in these challenging times.

Let’s build something beautiful, together.
See you on the floor — or the couch — at AYA. 💕

Location

 

Tango Berretin

6305 SE Foster Rd.
Portland, OR 97206

1st & 3rd Fridays Magnetica Neotango @ Joy Studio

MAGNETICA Neotango
@ Dance with Joy Studios

1st and 3rd Fridays,
8:00 pm - 12:00 am

Organizers: Rachel Lidskog-Lim and Alison Bradley

Portland tangueros/as, are you ready to explore new music and expand your tango?

There’s a special kind of tango addict who wants to go beyond the familiar into new territory. To explore a space where there are no limits to their creativity, to the possibilities. Have you tasted this kind of tango? Find that tangasmic moment of ecstasy in your body, in your relationship with gravity, the earth, in your boundlessly creative connection with your partner and the music. This is your moment!

Come dance with us at MAGNETICA Neotango in Portland for an electrifying evening of friendship, fun and tango, featuring outstanding alternative tango music, the friendliest dancers, and lots of space to express yourself!

On the first and 3rd Fridays of each month, we will offer you a sensual, fun and delicious evening filled with an eclectic mix of musical surprises from international neotango DJ Alison, including delectable offerings from a range of genres, including contemporary tango, blues, world music, rock, electronic and more.

Spacious dance floor fun, friendly, welcoming & supportive environment, light snacks & refreshments, fun & friendly environment, no judgement – just joy!

TIME:

  • 8:30pm – 12ish – alternative music milonga with DJ Alison

COST: $15 (no one turned away)

LOCATION: Dance With Joy Studios 8051 SE 16th Ave Portland, OR 97202

MAGNETICA Neotango

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Location

 

Dance with Joy Studios

8051 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97202

Sunday Practica at Dance with Joy Studio (weekly)

Sunday Practica at
Dance with Joy Studios

Sundays, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Beginner Class 2:00 - 4:00pm

Organizers: Rachel Lidskog-Lim

This practica started in 1999 at Clay Nelson’s old dance studio in Garden Home. It moved to its old location at the Viscount on Burnside in 2004, and on Sept 2012 moved to the new location of the Viscount studios and was run by Bill Alsup and at times by Megan Pingree.

After Covid the practica restarted at Dance with Joy Studios and is now run by Rachel Lidskog-Lim

 This is a guided tango practica for dancers to cone together in supportive caring community, enjoying friendship and dance, every Sunday afternoon.

Wishing you warm embraces, connection and joy, as you practice, play, grow, in your tango journey.

There are also Argentine tango classes offered before the practica:

  • 12:00pm Argentine Tango Lesson Level 2-3 Series
  • 1:00pm Argentine Tango Lesson Level1-2 Series

For more information contact Rachel at support@dancewithjoystudios.com 

Sunday Practica

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Location

 

Dance with Joy Studios

8051 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97202

Ladies Practica @ Shabu Studios (Bimonthly)

Ladies' Practica @ Shabu Studios

2nd and 4th Saturday
Practica: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Organizer: Shannon Butler

www.shabustudios.com

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Ladies, come and join us on the second and fourth Saturday of each month at the  Shabu studio to practice your leading and following skills.

TIME: 2:00 – 4:00 pm

ENTRANCE: $10 cash at the door

Location

 

Ladies’ Practica @ Shabu

Shabu Studios,

6055 NE Glisan St.,

Portland, OR 97213

Tuesday Milonga @ Shabu Studios (weekly)

Tuesday Milonguita @ Shabu Studios Milonga

Tuesday
Milonga: 7:30- 10:30pm

Organizer: Shannon Butler

www.shabustudios.com

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Come and join us every Tuesday @ Shabu for a nice an cozy milonga. DJs will rotate every Tuesday. Visit Shabu studios Facebook page to find out who will DJ.

TIME: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

ENTRANCE: $12. online here or either cash or Venmo at the door

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Location

 

Tuesday Shabu Practica

Shabu Studios,

6055 NE Glisan St.,

Portland, OR 97213

Threepenny Practica (weekly)

Threepenny Tango Practica

Saturday
Practica: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Organizers: Xi Chen (host)
David Jencks (cohost) and Peter Silverman (cohost)

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Come and join us at the Threepenny practica for a relaxed dance with friends.

Hosted in a cozy location, this practica provides the opportunity for any level tango dancer to practice whatever they are working on to mostly traditional tango music from Spotify playlists of DJs around the world.

No class, not even trustworthy advice.

No partner required.

Price: $5, cash at the door.

Questions? threepennypractica@gmail.com

Location

 

Threepenny Practica

Peninsula Odd Fellows Lodge,

4834 N. Lombard St,

Portland, OR 97203

Alex Krebs’ Guided Practica (weekly)

Wednesday Alex Krebs'
Guided Practica Tango

Wednesday
Practica: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Organizers: Alex Krebs

Website: www.tangoberretin.com/

A Guided Practica with Alex Krebs, every Wednesday from noon to 2:00pm at his Berretin studio on Foster at Holgate.

Alex is there throughout the practica to give you individual coaching on whatever you need. His many years of experience have given him the ability to quickly diagnose your dancing and offer you the precise pointers that you need to move to the next level in your dancing.

Location

 

Tango Berretin

6305 SE Foster Rd.
Portland, OR 97206