Concerts & Events

Friday, August 18, 2017  ♦  9:00 PM

Milonga Cumparsita at Old Town School

with DJ Charrua and special guests
Global Dance Party

4545 N Lincoln Ave · The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall · 773.728.6000

  • Global Dance Party

    The Global Dance Party series offers an exciting opportunity to experiment with dance styles from around the globe. Each evening will feature a dance class followed by two hours of music from live bands or DJs in our Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall.

  • Intermediate tango lessons with Rod and Jenny being at 8:00 PM. Beginning tango lessons with Netza Roldan begin at 9:00 PM. Music begins at 9:30 PM.

    DJ Charrua

    Rodrigo “DJ Charrua” Saraibe, originally from Uruguay, studied sound and light engineering in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rodrigo has been working as a sound engineer, DJ, and stage manager since 1995, and has ample experience as a promoter of rock and tango events and stage in Buenos Aires, and worked in Miami for various local bands and TV shows as a music designer. Rodrigo has resided in Chicago since 2002 where he has been working in the integration of audio and visual arts using his sound and light design skills. As a native Uruguayan, Rodrigo began discovering his origins by exploring tango music. His passion for tango music has lead him to acquire an extensively impressive collection of music. He has DJ'ed in some of the most prominent Tango Millongas across the US.

    Rod and Jenny

    Rod and Jenny have been dancing together since 2009 - they believe that the connection, musicality, and technique are the keys to fully appreciate the beauty of Tango. In their classes they want to concentrate on how to be comfortable inside the embrace, based on the logic and naturalness of the movement. They travel all around the U.S. and as well as abroad (Vancouver, Victoria, Mexico City, Cancun, Poland, India, etc…) to perform and share their tango knowledge at festivals and weekend workshops. Their infectious energy and love of the dance have created a large following of students in Chicago and the surrounding area.

The Old Town School of Folk Music, Inc.
4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago IL 60625  •  773.728.6000