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Milonga Sentimental Tango Dance Party! at Motion Arts Center in San Mateo, CA on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Tickets from $20.
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Join us on every Saturday at the Milonga Sentimental in downtown San Mateo and come dance to the best music from the Golden Age of Tango! The venue has a state of the art sound equipment, an inviting colored mood lighting and a wonderful sprung dance floor for you to have a very nice experience. Feel free to bring your own spirits. SATURDAY (check website for dates) 8pm-12am Milonga Sentimental with DJ Gustavo Hornos TICKETS PER PERSON: $20 Milonga Party LOCATION: 217 S Claremont St, San Mateo, CA REGISTER HERE HOSTS: Maestros Gustavo and Jesica Hornos, Professional Teachers and USA Tango Champions LOCATION: Motion Arts Center 217 S Claremont St, San Mateo, CA 94401 What is a Milonga? The word Milonga can refer in Spanish to two different things: one is the party where you go to dance tango (like our Milonga Sentimental) and the other is the name of one of the three rhythms of the tango family (Tango, Vals and Milonga). Someone that frequents the Milonga party is called a “milonguero or milonguera”. At a milonga dance party, the DJ will play “tandas” which are sets of 3 or 4 songs of the same rhythm (Tango, Vals or Milonga). After each set, the DJ will play a ‘cortina” (in Spanish means curtain) which is non tango-music of 30-45 seconds long to clear the dance floor. Who can attend? Dancers of all levels can attend the milonga. Milongas are the best places to watch people dancing tango. It is the place to see tango in its own environment and a great opportunity for you, specially during your first visits to the milongas, to learn a lot just from watching other dancers! Also, you don’t need to know how to dance in order to attend this event, in fact you can invite your friends and family and enjoy a great time just listening to the music!

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