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Cheesman Pavilion

Denver Tango Festivals from 1999 - 2015

Denver Tango Festivals: 1999 - 2015

The mission statement for the Denver Tango festivals was always "By dancers; for dancers." 

The needs and desires of the dancers should be the priority. To that end, three things are essential: 

  • Most important: the quality of the DJ & the music
  • Organize of the dance floor to enable good dance flow
  • Provide everyone a seat so that the cabaceo is easy.
Vintate Tom
Vintage Tango Teacher

T om produced the Denver Tango Festivals for 15 years, Memorial & Labor Day weekends. These were some of the largest tango festivals in the US during the first decade of the 2000s. Tom was happy to take a break for 7 years, during which he recovered his passion for teaching and dancing Argentine Tango. 

Starting in 2023, the Denver Close-Encounters Tango Festival is a return to the original mission, which emphasized the social dancing of the golden era milongas of Buenos Aires.

Tom Stermitz   
303-725-5963   
[email protected]