TANGO LA NACIONAL.
Every Thursday for over twenty years
Featuring beloved performers and teachers, NYC’s oldest Argentine Tango club will return to its iconic New York City location in the Meatpacking District.
Every Thursday from 7 pm to 2:00 am
Intermediate level class 7 pm to 8 pm
Performance 11 pm
Dancing until 2 am
WANT TO visit us?
We are located at 239 W 14th St, between 7th and 8th on the first floor of the Spanish Benevolent Society. We welcome all, whether you are a seasoned dancer or a curious observer. La Nacional, a legendary Spanish tapas bar & restaurant, is located downstairs from the club. As always, we will have a full bar inside our space.
Tickets are first-come, first-serve at the door.
“The best place to watch really good dancers in the city.”
HISTORY OF TANGO LA NACIONAL
Every Thursday for over twenty years, Tango La Nacional hosts an intimate community of dancers from every corner of the world, displaying the beautiful nature of a melting pot. The longest-standing Argentine tango club (milonga) in the New York City area, Tango La Nacional is a haunt that holds both raw grit and glam. We are LGBTQ+ friendly with an emphasis on inclusivity and harnessing the power of embracing a stranger.
There is a reason why you can find a milonga in every city in the world. Tango is an empathic act of resistance — the music of immigrants — but only when embraced in an inclusive and respectful way can the dance unite total strangers with a shared sensuality. Tango La Nacional quietly bolsters the relationship between dancers (the verb [tanger (to touch) + mão (hand)] literally means to "play a musical instrument with one's hands”) by representing the symbolic and literal power of embrace and acceptance.
Tango La Nacional is a leader in a dying district of the art world that embodies one of the more beautiful qualities of New York: organic diversity. Radio hosts, fine artists, busboys, bike collectors, general oddballs, mathematics teachers, taxi drivers, and lovers of abandoned objects alike. Anybody authentic and alive will be elevated by the welcoming environment Tango La Nacional creates.