"A tango experience to remember always"
-PG, New Mexico

THURSDAY: Arrive at your hub airport, in New York, LA or Miami, and board the aircraft on your own. Include some sleep in your flight plan. You're on your way to Buenos Aires! Don't forget your passport!

FRIDAY: We meet you at Ezeiza Airport, and get you checked in at the hotel. Take a nap, photograph the beautiful vintage architecture, and watching the locals go by. Buy tango shoes. Meet everyone at our evening orientation session. We'll have some performances so bring your cameras. Then, off to our first 'milonga' at Club Gricel! As always you'll be escorted by our fantastic staff instructors.

SATURDAY: Our classes are in some of the most picturesque salons in the city, like the Confiteria Ideal, featured in 'The Tango Lesson' and 'Tango.' Class periods consist of staff supervised practice sessions, the 'master class' and an interview session, where first hand you can discover the 'stories' behind these legendary tango dancers.. A break for dinner and an evening bus to join our staff at Club Juevenil.

SUNDAY: Buenos Aires lives day and night. 'Portenos' eat at 10 pm, and "rush hour" at the milongas is 2 a.m. Our schedule lets you fully enjoy this fascinating side of Buenos Aires - class sessions begin in the early afternoon! This morning is free for a visit to the historic San Telmo Street Fair. Then an afternoon practice, class and interview, dinner break, and a bus to Salon El Pial.

MONDAY: Sleep in or take an optional city bus tour. BsAs is often described as the Paris of the south. This afternoon one of the highlights of our trip, a private after-noon dance party at La Cúpúla, a spectacular turn-of-the century penthouse. Dance to a live Tango orchestra on the beautiful rooftop terrace, see special performances, and meet more of our tango friends. A free evening, and our service guide will give you lots of ideas on how to spend it!

TUESDAY: Sleep, shop, sight see or just relax over a cup the irresitable hot chocolate at the historic Care Tortoni! Class interview and practice in the afternoon. Around 10pm the very best of the many local Tango Shows!

WEDNESDAY: Feel like a native porteño? Visit Recoleta Cemetery, the resting place of Argentina's rich and famous including Eva Peron, a miniature version of the city and it's beautiful architecture. Practice, class, and interview in the afternoon. A dinner break and off to El Morroco, one of the most elegant milongas in Buenos Aires, and a chance to dress your tango best!

THURSDAY: Another free morning. Rest a little bit. Practice, class, and interview in the afternoon. Get some assistance from our talented and helpful staff instructors. More real stories of the tango told by the people who have lived them. This evening we go to Buenos Aires' hottest milonga of the last years, Niño Bien!

FRIDAY: We join our dance captains, Zoraida and Diego, at their famous Friday afternoon milonga at Confiteria Ideal. There are several 'daytime' milongas in the city, delightful and fascinating encounters with tango past and present. Your evening is free. Our staff and service guide will suggest plenty of options for you to enjoy it!

SATURDAY: One more pair of shoes, a few souvenirs for friends at home, or wander off the beaten track to the old district of Viejo Palermo. Our last class and our farewell milonga at Sunderland Club. A wonderful evening, full of dancing, and performance, in the company of our teachers, staff, and friends!

SUNDAY: Your flights leave Argentina in the late afternoon or evening. A last chance to visit your favorite spots. San Telmo's street fair runs all day, as does La Boca. Shop or just watch the street performers.. Take a last private lesson. We take you to the airport. You will arrive back in the US Monday morning.

Special thanks go to Rebecca Shulman, who helped create this program and served as co-director from 1993-1996.