2026
June 2026
Sunday 14 June 2026
Sun 14 Jun, 5:30 pm-12 am. Alchemy Club, 602 S Main Street, Gainesville. Miha Kim. Tango El Abrazo Milonga - [facebook][events]
Friday-Saturday
The Alchemy Club, 602 S Main Street, Gainesville, Florida
Workshops, Milonga, Show, Live Music
Bring your favorite bottle
Refreshments, water and cafe on premises
If you are able, feel free to bring your own bottle/cup
Saturday Night
7:30 - 9 pm ALL Levels workshop on musicality for dancers by Juan and Pato
9 pm - 12 am Milonga
Sunday
Ichetucknee Springs
Do not forget your bathing suit
Private residence - address to be provided to registrants
Empanada making workshop
House concert, empanadas and wine
No partner needed. We encourage learning one or both roles as proposer and or interpreter! In 2026, many women are leading, men are dancing in heels, and we are all inclusive! We are intentional about creating safe dance spaces so please let us know if you see or experience anything less than safe.
Enjoy the discount for the all inclusive FULL PASS to enjoy the entire weekend of activities in this little secret town called Gainesville!
Register and save your spot HERE
www.gatortango.com
Additional discounts
• Teens — 50 % off
• Students under 30 (with ID) — 20 % off
• Please email Miha at
tangopeony@gmail.com if you are under financial hardship to learn about work exchange.
• If you would like to make a donation to support this community initiative of tango and to assist with the many costs involved with this event and or future events, we would be grateful.
www.venmo.com/u/Miha-Kim-1
Gator Tango Festivalito
Together with Andrés Amarilla, Meredith Klein, Ignacio Ondartz, Juan Villareal and Patricio Crom
Organized by Miha Kim with Gainesville Tango
Sometimes the stars align and we said yes. We are grateful for another opportunity to welcome back our Maestro Andres Amarilla and Meredith Klein, and for the first time in Florida, Ignacio Ondartz, Juan Villareal, and Patricio Crom. We are over the moon and tickled to be with Ignacio Ondartz (a new creation - ask him what he has been up to), a beautiful voice in tango, Juan Villareal, and the internationally leading tango duo, Juan Villareal and Patricio Crom who create magic when tango dancers are in the room. It is an honor to be with all of these extraordinary artists. Let us enjoy our togetherness on the dance floor, in tango and musicality workshops, on a trip to the infamous cold springs, by learning to make Argentine empanadas and by listening to one another and tango at a local house concert. We are planning for an intimate weekend with connection, music, dance and nature. Say hello and introduce yourself to someone you don't know. Talk a little less, listen a little more and dance with heart. Never stop learning or growing. Be kind. Andres once said, "Tango does not wait for you." Now let us make some magic. Vamos.
With LIVE tango singer/guitarist Juan Villareal and guitarist Patricio Crom from Buenos Aires
Juan Villarreal and Patricio Crom began their activity in 2010, playing tangos in milongas and clubs in Buenos Aires city. From the beginning, the Villarreal Crom duo tried to find a unique aesthetic and style that, over the years and recordings, solidified the sound that characterizes them.
Today, they are one of the most recognized duos in the tango scene in Buenos Aires and the world, having embarked on countless tours across Latin America, Europe, and the United States. And having participated in numerous festivals and venues such as the CCK Symphonic Hall "Ballena Azul" in Buenos Aires, La Locura Tango Musik Festival in Innsbruck Austria, Lyon Tango Festival and Philadelphia Tango Festival among others.
They have released 5 albums: De corte romántico (2012), Cinco otoños (2015), En la luna de Valencia (2017), D’Arienzo en guitarras (2022), Moderno trovador (2023), which consists entirely of their own compositions and their latest release, Live in Zagreb, recorded live in that city in 2024. In 2022, they graced the cover of the renowned German magazine “Tangodanza,” the world’s most widely circulated tango magazine.
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With DJ Ignacio Ondartz from Buenos Aires/Philadelphia
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Andres Amarilla began dancing tango in 1987 at age 11. While still a child, he studied with and performed in the dance companies of three of the greatest tangueros of all time: Gustavo Naveira, Juan Carlos Copes, and Rodolfo Dinzel. After 10 years of intensive immersion in the music, culture and movement of traditional Argentine Tango, Andres became part of a small group of young people seeking to push the limits of the traditional art form. Together, they analyzed and codified the movements, sequences and rules of traditional tango and began to play with the “grammar” of the tango language, thereby developing uncounted new sequences of movements, and giving birth to a new means of teaching, dancing and thinking about tango. This way of analyzing tango has become the basis of most good tango pedagogy in the world today.
A greatly sought-after teacher, Andres has taught in more than 70 cities worldwide, including Istanbul, Beirut, Warsaw, Gdansk, Moscow, Sydney, Brisbane, Belo Horizonte, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Vancouver, Montreal, and New York, among many others. In 2008, Andres and his dance partner, Meredith Klein, founded the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School. Until Covid-19, Andres was splitting his year between Philadelphia and traveling to teach in other parts of the world.
andresamarilla.com/
www.philadelphiatangoschool.com/andres
Meredith Klein has been dancing tango for 27 years, including three years spent living in Buenos Aires. Meredith directs the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School (since 2008), the Philadelphia Tango Festival (since 2010), Milonga Tours (offering tango tours of Buenos Aires for dancers since 2009), and the tango record label Bochinche Records (since 2023).
Before tango, Meredith came from a background in music, and has made it her life’s mission to help tango dancers and tango musicians understand each other a little better. Her Bochinche Records released Psicoporteño by Tipica Messiez in June 2023. The next year, Bochinche released La inevitable tentacion de ir a contramano by Sexteto Fantasma, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for “Best Tango Album.” On December 11, 2025, Bochinche released the first triple album in the history of tango, Icónico y Barrial by Orquesta Misteriosa Buenos Aires. Three albums are forthcoming in 2026.
Meredith has taught and performed with Andres Amarilla in more than 40 cities worldwide, including Istanbul, Sydney and Byron Bay (Australia), Gdansk and Brzeg (Poland), Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Beirut (Lebanon), Nicosia (Cyprus), Vancouver and Montreal (Canada), and more than 30 cities in the United States.
Meredith has completed a Diploma in Tango at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. She has also completed Dr. Madeleine Hackney’s Teacher Training in Adapted Tango Classes for Older Individuals and Those with Movement Disorders.
In July 2024, Meredith became one of very few foreigners in the world to be named an “Academic” of the National Academy of Tango in Buenos Aires, a program of the Argentine Ministry of Culture and Department of Education.
www.philadelphiatangoschool.com/meredith
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Message Miha Kim for registration and LIMITED private lessons.
Private lesson with Andres $125/hr
Private lesson with Meredith $125/hr
Private lesson with both Andres/Ignacio & Meredith $200/hr
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Follow @TangoBreakdown for Andres’ upcoming tours & online classes.
Special thanks to the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School for lending us their registration system. We could not have done any of this without your support.