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Welcome
London Milongas is an independent, volunteer-run guide to social tango dancing in London and the South‑East. The site provides a comprehensive overview of milongas and social tango events — showing what’s on, where it takes place, and what to expect.
The primary purpose of the site is to provide a comprehensive listing of all milongas and social tango dancing that is planned to take place in London, and up to 100km away. The site is independent of all of the milonga-organisers, and is not paid to list or promote events. It exists to give you a clear overview so you can decide yourself about where to go.
- Listings are curated rather than user-submitted
- Events are checked and updated where possible
- Social dancing only – no arriving to find it’s lessons.
- Coverage includes central London, suburbs, and out-of-town venues
The site does not recommend specific events. What milonga is right for you depends on your preferences, where you’re based, what music or ambience you’re looking for and your skill level. And we don’t know which events your friends are planning on attending! Feel free to follow weblinks to the relevant events, and see whether you like what you see.
While the primary aim of this site is to assist the social dancer, we know that in tango, the learning never ceases. We don’t want to recommend classes or teachers, but we have put together a page with the contact details of the best known tango teachers in London. Why not test them out?
Best wishes from all of the London Milongas team – Donald Stark, Ben Lovejoy, Barbara Davies & Sarah Stribley
Central London
If you’re an urban resident, or a visitor to the capital, we have all the milongas listed. This category broadly covers venues within TfL’s zones 1-2, so from Archway and Hampstead in the north to Brixton and Lewisham in the south.
Suburban London
There may be fewer big milongas in the suburbs, but there are lots of classes and practicas. If there is social dancing, we will list it.
Outside the m25
Why come into the capital at all, when so many great milongas are available outside, often with plentiful car parking! We list social dancing events up to approximately 100km from London, around 65 miles. As a rough guide, that covers the whole of the Home Counties, up as far as Oxford, Basingstoke and Cambridge.
This site is volunteer-run, and so while we do our best to get everything right, we rely on eagle-eyed milongueros to tell us about errors. Please let us know if you spot something wrong!
Your easy guide to upcoming tango
Enjoy your evenings, find your friends, and reconnect with social dancing, as the country comes out of lockdown. We’ll tell you where and when.
This site verifies and checks with organisers what events are happening, and we’ll add updates if things change. However, things do change, often at the last minute, so to avoid disappointment, we encourage dancers to check organisers’ own sites before leaving on long journeys.
