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UNLOCK ARGENTINE TANGO’S PAST
TO BUILD TANGO’S FUTURE TOGETHER.

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PERFORMANCES - MILONGAS - CLASSES - FILM & TELEVISION

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MIGUEL ZOTTO & MILENA PLEBS (FREE)

Cumparsita Fantasia Parody - Performed on Japanese Television
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MARÍA TERESA RIBERA INTERVIEW

Buenos Aires, 1997
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OLGA BESIO w. DANIEL TRENNER

The Art & Technique of Adornment - Tango Class
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JOSÉ GARÓFALO w. SHARNA FABIANO

Sacadas Volume 3 (Advanced)
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MILONGUER@S EN CAFE REGIN (FREE)

"Tango Mio" Documentary Clip by Jana Bokova Dancing
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DIEGO DIFALCO & NATALIA HILLS (FREE)

as kids (choreography by Antonio Todaro)

MILONGUER@S

FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE ARCHIVE

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Norberto Pulpo Esbrez &

Luiza Paes

Creators of New Tango

Carolina Zokalski & Diego DiFalco

Tango Fantasy Elegance!

Juan Bruno

Gentleman Milonguero!

Maria & Rodolfo Cieri

Dynamic Elders!

Omar Vega

First Generation Youth

Florencia Taccetti

Extraordinary Technique!

Fernanda Ghi &

Guillermo Merlo

The Art of Performance!

José Garófalo

21st Century Milonguero! 

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GOLDEN AGE & REVIVAL GENERATION

MILONGUER@S

INTERVIEWS - CLASSES - PERFORMANCES - MILONGAS

INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES

Filmed by BttTV (Bridge to the Tango Television) during the Revival of Tango.

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PERFORMANCES

From the Revival Era across Buenos Aires, Japan, the USA, the Netherlands and more.

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INTERVIEWS 

With the Old Masters & Milonguer@s.

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MILONGA FOOTAGE

Step back in time to the Salones de la Renovación.

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"THE BEST OF TANGO"

Rare footage from the Argentine TV Station screenings of Revival Milonguer@s.

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REVIVING THE TANGO FROM NEAR EXTINCTION:

Our Archive documents the revival of Argentine Tango through the 70s, 80s and 90s when Tango almost disappeared with the Last Generation of the Golden Age.

Thanks to the artists featured across our Archive, Argentine Tango has grown from being taught by only one couple in the 1980s, Nelly Argañaraz & Miguel Balmaceda, to a worldwide, enriching dance and social practice connecting millions of us across the world.

KNOWING, PROTECTING, EXPLORING & SHARING 

THE ARGENTINE TANGO HISTORY:

Knowing, studying and sharing the history, origins and evolution of Argentine Tango is what we are all about at Trenner’s Tango Archive.


Here we showcase, explore, celebrate, learn from and pay homage to originators and innovators of Argentine Tango throughout time.

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your Tango technique & dialogues whether you're learning or teaching Argentine Tango from anywhere in the world.

TRAVEL IN TIME

and step into the studio / milonga / classroom / salon to witness the unfolding evolution of Tango for anthropological study.

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THE OLD MASTERS TO:

  • Know, learn and share Tango history 

  • Explore the evolution of Argentine Tango and the careers and stories of the Milonguer@s of the Golden Age, Dictatorship and Revival 

  • Witness the evolution of Tango 

  • Learn the figures, technique and steps from the originators and innovators


  • Grow the awareness of the origins of Argentine Tango in your practice, your community, and beyond

  • Preserve the knowledge of the origins of Argentine Tango

  • Honor the history and those who came before us

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE ARCHIVE?

First Friday New Upload

Unseen Footage Uploaded to the Archive on the First Friday of each month.

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Online Community

Join the Online Community discussing in comment threads on the Archive and tuning in for exclusive Live Streamed Events.

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Live Streamed Events

Classes, Lectures, Q&As, Storytelling, Pedagogy, Interviews and more.

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Teaching Tango with The Masters

Showcasing how to use Archive Material to support students.

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Brand New Material

See the present day classes, pieces, performances, discussions of Archive Artists.

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Awareness Worldwide

Increasing the quality of Tango knowledge across the world and preserving the knowledge of where this beautiful dance for came from and how it survived.

NAVIGATING THE ARCHIVE

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Who is Daniel Trenner?

Daniel Trenner is a professional dancer, coming up on his 50th year in dance, who landed in Argentina by fate, or coincidence, in 1987, teaching jazz and improvisation at the State School of Contemporary Dance, and discovering Tango at it’s re-emergence, after 30 years of political repression.


He is one of the important characters of the first generation of revival youth, and an accidental anthropologist, as he studied from , interviewed, and filmed many of the last generation of Tango Elders in the 1980s and 90s. He went on to begin the Tango Tourism Industry, bringing more than 1500 visitors to Buenos Aires in the 1990s, started the Tango Catalogue, which was the first Tango store in North America, toured extensively teaching social tango and earning the nickname of “The Johnny Appleseed of Tango”.


He settled in Northampton in 2002, after almost 20 years on the road, and founded the Tango House, Casa 62, first as a site of alternative elder care, and alternative extended family, but also as the home of his Tango Archive, and intensive study opportunities. He taught st the Five Colleges as a lecturer and coach from 2004-2020. He is semi retired since the pandemic, focused on building the archive and writing.

Why is the Archive called Trenner’s Tango Archive?

Daniel took a camera with him wherever he went in Buenos Aires....

How do I contact Trenner’s Tango Archive?

You can contact us at trennerstangoarchive@gmail.com. :)

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Could you help the Archive with ...


  • Digitizing new footage?

  • Editing videos?

  • Translating (Argentinian Spanish)?

  • Generating subtitles (in Spanish & English) for videos?

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LIVE, WORK & STUDY 

at the Tango House

Florence, MA, USA

TANGO - STUDY - DANCE - PILATES - TRAVEL

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STUDY TANGO WITH...

Guest Artists & Teachers, local teachers & Daniel. Here pictured Lorena Ermocida & Daniel Trenner at the Tango House.
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JOIN THE COMMUNITY...

Join our shared house community: eat, play, study, create & dance with us.
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PILATES...

Work out in the Pilates Studio with Daniel - Pilates Teacher of 20 years & practicing since 1995!
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Stay with us for the season or for the week in the Guest Room to work alongside us, the local community & touring artists and teachers.
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FLORENCE, MA...

Your home base to explore further!
10-minutes drive from Northampton, 2 hours from Boston, & 3 hours from New York City.

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