Argentine Tango in Chicago July 16-20?

Question

I will be at the Gay Games from 7/15-7/21 and have some time to take some Argentine Tango classes or go to Milongas. I am an intermediate female leader and will bring my own partner. Where would you suggest I go? I will be staying at the Hilton on Michigan Ave.

Answer 1

Tango lessons, huh? cool. Try this place:

http://www.tangoinchicago.com/

It's probably closest to where you'll be staying. And when you're done with the tango lesson, stop by Weeds bar (1555 N. Dayton) right down the street for a unique, bohemian experience. There's poetry on Monday nights, live music on the weekends and a relaxing outdoor patio.

Answer 2

http://www.tangoinchicago.com/

even though it is not tango classes offered during the time u will be here, u might still want to check out our free dance lessons in Grant Park (also on michigan ave.) for some swing, waltz, dufangese or chicago bop lessons.. here is the listings:
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/SummerDance2006updated.pdf


Also (in grant park) if u have time while you're here:
The City of Chicago presents the 7th Annual Chicago Outdoor Film Festival. View seven weeks of classic films every Tuesday evening beginning July 18 through August 29, presented the Chicago Film Office, a division of the Mayor's Office of Special Events and the Chicago Park District.

Now considered a Chicago tradition, this one-of-a-kind outdoor theater experience includes a gigantic screen (50' x 34') and a state-of-the art sound system. Movies begin at sunset (see show times below) in Butler Field, Grant Park at Lake Shore Drive and Monroe. Admission is free, thanks to the generosity of sponsors.

Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, hosts of Ebert and Roeper at the Movies, will open the festival. They will share comments, anecdotes, ideas and criticisms. Ebert and Roeper take center stage at 8:15 p.m.
Chicago Outdoor Film Festival

July 18, 2006
Rebel Without a Cause 8:55pm
James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo
This 1950s classic portrays the trials and tribulations of teenage life in a new way that conveys the angst and pain of not fitting in, and carries it to a tragic height. Rebel is one of only three starring roles that Dean performed on film, and it was released a month after his death. Both Mineo and Wood were nominated for Academy Awards®, as was director Nicholas Ray for the now-defunct category of Best Writing, Motion Picture Story.
1955 (111 minutes)