TangoNut News December 31 2025

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Dear friends,

 

Here is your New Year’s Eve edition of the news – enjoy!

 

From Esther:

Esther's monthly GoTango Milonga (first Saturday of the month) has changed times. It is now regularly held from 7-10pm NSW time.

 

From Anton:

Tuesday Afternoon Tango will cease at the Sailing Club until the long-awaited renovations are completed.

 

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See you soon…
Lydia

 

 

Date Claimers
The latest information on special events, festivals and marathons is in the Date Claimers section, later in the newsletter.

 

The calendar:
The TangoNut Calendar is your dance hub with the most up-to-date source of information on social tango dance events.
All the details and any changes to events are put in the online calendar first so check it if you are unsure: TangoNut Calendar

 

Recent calendar news:

- Moonlight Tango Festival Early bird tickets are now available. See links below.

- GoTango Milonga has changed times to 7-10pm NSW time.

 

 

 This week in summary:

 

Milongas:

Thursday 1 January – New Year’s Day Afternoon Milonga

Friday 2 January – Love St Milonga

Saturday 3 January – Maleny Social Tango Milonga, Tangomania Milonga and Go Tango Milonga

Sunday 4 January – TangoNut Milonga

Practicas:

Saturday 3 January – Alma de Tango Practicalonga

 

 This week’s Milongas / tango events

 

Thursday 1 January 2026

 

Dos Mujeres and DJ Ray

invite you to dance at the

New Years Day

Afternoon Milonga 

Thursday 1st January 2026

at Wellers Hill Bowls Club 

Esher Street Tarragindi. 

2.30pm to 6pm

DJ Ray will be playing the tunes for you.

$15.00 entry 

Tea, coffee, water and snacks will be provided.

Due to the public holiday the bar will not be open.

For more info or to book a table 

phone 0416037389.

See you there 

Mara and Vikki xx

 

Friday 2 January 2026

 

Love St Milonga 

We’ll be beginning the new year with TDJ Kit whose theme for this night is love, harmony and ambition. (A little bird has chirped that it may be someone’s birthday Ssshh 😊)

7:45 – 11:15pm 

10 Love St Spring Hill   $10 pp, Air-Con

A post New Year’s oasis for a relaxed and enjoyable evening of dance and friendship

www.e-tango.com.au/Wordpress/milongas-and-practicas-4/

 

Saturday 3 January 2026

 

Maleny Social Tango Milonga

1st Saturday of each month

Traditional & Alternative music

Place: Maleny Masonic Lodge – 31 Tamarind Street

Time: 7:00 – 10:30 pm

Timber floor, air-conditioned, friendly community

Everyone is invited to bring a plate to share for supper

Entry: $10

 

Tangomania Milonga

When: Come and join the class 6:30pm -7:00pm then practice the steps and enjoy dancing until 10.30pm.
Cost: $20 cash or card

Where: 42 Matilda St, Burleigh Heads @ the Senior Citizens Centre

Ample parking and air-conditioned

Search for Tangomania in FB or contact Latinmani...@hotmail.com

 

Byron Monthly GoTango Milonga

Brought to you by GoTango (Esther Zellweger, 0431130456, est...@gotango.com.au)

7.00 – 10.00pm NSW time.

GoTango Studio, 1/102-104 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay A&I Estate NSW 2481

AU$20.00 cash including a glass of bubbly and bikkies, BYO

Street parking only; no parking on site please

Sophisticated environment, air con, sprung floor, 50/50 traditional & alternative tango music with DJ EZE

 

Sunday 4 January 2026

 

TangoNut Milonga
Where: Weller’s Hill Bowls Club, 34 Esher St, Tarragindi
Cost: $15 for milonga
When: 2.00 – 6.00pm
Great dance floor, happiest dancers, fun music, air-conditioned
DJ Conrad
Contact Conrad Mob: 0413 348 186

 

This week’s Practicas

 

Saturday 3 January 2026

 

Alma de Tango Practicalonga
When: 6.00 – 9.30pm
Where: 45 Balaclava St, Woolloongabba
Entry: $10.00 - card payment (contactless, transaction fee applies), cash, bank transfer
Preferred to bring your own dance partner but it is not essential. Everyone is welcome.
BYO drink and food.

Practilonga including an hour solo practice with Jason and Shirley for both Leader and Follower with some tips.

Please note: Alma de Tango Saturday Practicalonga runs Every Saturday unless notified of changes in TangoNut Calendar or newsletter; or through social media in Brisbane Tango group or Alma de Tango page.

 

Date claimers and recently added events:

 

Byron Bay Tango Festival - 6 – 8 March 2026   NEWS!

1.This year the immersion class (Red pass) and workshops class (Blue pass) are filling up super-fast.  The feedback I'm getting is that Andres' Molina and Natacha Lockwood are awesome and keen dancers like yourself don't want to miss out on their classes. Don't you miss out.

2. All passes, including for single follow/lead and milongas-only are now open. However more follow-only have booked, so we'll be halting this option very soon to allow lead-only bookings to catch up and maintain lead: follow balance. The message here is that leads may like to secure their place a little earlier this year. It will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

3. Did you know that numbers at the festival are limited to avoid overcrowded milongas? This festival provides a stress-free environment for learning and dancing.

4. Finally, the cost of passes are sooo.. reasonable for such an iconic festival in such a spectacular destination. 

5. The festival is now organized by a team (myself, Sammi, Glen and Yulia) and "the team" is looking forward to your company.

Conrad

You'll find all the details here:

https://www.tangonut.com/bbtf-2026-booking

 

Noelia Hurtado’s visit 9 – 14 April 2026

Thanks to Fabio's initiative on bringing the Queen of Rhythm back to Australia, collaborating with other cities, Noelia Hurtado's Brisbane leg of her 2026 Australian tour is currently set from 9th April to 14th April 2026 (subject to change), with a Special Milonga to be held on Saturday 11 April at Wellers Bowls Club, run by Alma de Tango.

 

Sunshine Coast Neotango Festival 24 – 26 April 2026

Sunshine Coast Neo-Tango Festival – Sunshine Coast Tango

 

Cecilia Gonzalez and Luciano Bastos in Brisbane 13 - 20 May 2026

Hosted by e-tango

 

Moonlight Tango Festival 15 – 20 September 2026

Tickets & info: https://www.moonlighttango.org

Questions: in...@moonlighttango.org

Gala Milongas:  Brisbane City Hall 

Friday 18 Sept: 6 pm - 11:30 pm

Saturday 19 Sept: 6 pm - 11:30 pm

Sunday 20 Sept: 1pm to 6 pm and 6 PM- 11 pm

…plus workshops and other events

 

Dos Mujeres Afternoon Milonga schedule for 2026

Thursday 1 January

Monday 26 January

Friday 3 April

Monday 6 April

Saturday 25 April

Monday 4 May

Wednesday 12 August

Monday 5 October

Thanks Mara and Vicki!

 

More info and links:
Access the TNN calendar for details of all the practicas and milongas, throughout the week, up and down the South East coastline at: http://tangonut.com/
Follow TNN on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/377049705705310/
To see an online copy of this and all previous editions of the TangoNut News follow this link: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tangonut