This is not a typo: The Tango Festivalยs Saturday-night Milonga (dance session) runs from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thatยs a lot of twists and turns. Saturdayยs is just one of four scheduled during the festival (the others run to a conservative 2 or 3 a.m.). Along with the dance sessions, the festival has plenty of performances and classes with leading tango experts from around the world. Classes have intriguing names like ยVertigo in Intimacy: Off-Axis Movements for the Narrow Embrace,ย ยTango Toysย and our favorite, ยLearn to Seduce and be Seduced.ย 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, noon to 3 a.m. Sunday. Rice University, 6100 Main. For information, visit www.houstontangofestival.com. $40 to $180.
Jan. 22-25, 8 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 23, 7 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 24, 11 a.m.; Sun., Jan. 25, noon, 2009
This article appears in Jan 22-28, 2009.