Carlos Moreno > Argentine tango instructor, performer, DJ, musician

What's going on...

Carlos lives in Seattle, WA. He is available for group and private tango lessons, workshops, DJing, performing, lectures, and bandoneon performance.

Upcoming: Carlos will be teaching group tango lessons for the UW Tango Club (Facebook page) starting in January, 2019. Classes are at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) Dance Studio (3931 Brooklyn Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98105). Visit the UW Tango Club Classes page to sign up for the classes.

- Thursday, January 10 is the start of a 6-week Beginner series (1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, and 2/14)

- Wednesday, February 20 is the start of a 4-week Intermediate series (2/20, 2/27, 3/6, and 3/13)

Carlos can be heard DJing regularly in the Seattle area. Recent gigs include: China Harbor, Century Ballroom, Milonga Cachirulo, and the Seattle Tango Marathon.

Carlos plays bandoneon in Orquesta Sin Trabajo, a Boston-based tango orchestra. Find them on Facebook! They have played most recently at the Moonlight in Vermont Tango Weekend in Brandon, VT. Previously, they gave a concert in Cambridge, MA, and did a tour of New England, playing at Amherst College and in Hartford, CT. They have also played at Milonga Nueva in Cambridge, MA, and at the West Coast Tango Marathon in San Diego, CA.

Carlos used to organize in bi-monthly tango jams in Boston, and he still thinks this is a great way for people to get their feet wet with playing tango music. Visit the Boston Tango Jam website to sign up for tango jams and to download sheet music and MP3s for practicing.

Photos above by Teresa Tam and Marty Katz. Copyright 2009.