Tango Clubs in Havana, Cuba?

September 9, 2010 1:15 PM

In Havana, Cuba this weekend for a quick weekend trip. Suggestions for good tango clubs?

My wife and will be in Havana this weekend with my father-in-law. He's a mad keen tango dancer. From a previous visit I know finding a salsa club or flamenco dancing shouldn't be too hard, but he really wants to go out tango dancing.

We are staying in the Old Havana area. Any suggestions? We've done the "get in a taxi and ask to be taken to a club" trick in Cuba before with...umm...mixed results. Also we've seen lots of tango teacher listings in Cuba, but he really just wants a place to go hang out and tango with other "tango people".

posted by inflatablekiwi to Travel & Transportation around Havana, Cuba (2 answers total)

Best answer: There is a milonga tomorrow.

http://www.habanatango.cult.cu/dondeencontrarnos.htm

Milongas

Días: 2do sábado del mes
Hora: 7:00 pm
Lugar: Casa de la Cultura de Plaza, calzada y 8 vedado
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Días: Todos los domingos
Hora: 6.00 - 8.00 pm
Lugar: Salon Shangri-La del Hotel Bruzón
Canto, Baile, Milonga, Poesia y Espectáculos
Calle Bruzón No 217 e/ Boyeros y Pozo Dulce / Plaza / Telf.: 8775682/84 (al costado de la terminal de omnibus)
posted by JJ86 at 8:37 AM on September 10, 2010

Response by poster: Thanks JJ86. Unfortunately I was on a plane before I got a chance to read your answer. But good to know for next time! We must have asked 10-20 people in Havana while we there (taxi drivers, hotel staff, tourist information center staff), and not one came up with that information. We did get sent to Prado park for some afternoon tango event, that apparently only happens some weekends (and not unfortunately while we were there).
posted by inflatablekiwi at 11:09 AM on September 13, 2010