The mid-Atlantic’s premier tango event, the annual DC Tango Festival, is a collaborative celebration of tango music, tango dance and tango cinema with performances and workshops taking place in various venues throughout beautiful, historic Washington, DC.  Tango Night at the movies The 2011 DC Annual Tango Festival  opens at the Embassy of Argentina with a tango themed film from 1935, El dia que  me quieras , starring Carlos Gardel and Rosita Moreno at 6:30 PM at the Embassy of Argentina This event is free and open to the public. Friday, April 29 at 6:30 PM Embassy of the Republic of Argentina 1600 New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington DC DC Tango Festival Milonga Milonga- A Tango Dance Party Celebration! Show off your fancy footwork - ganchos, sacadas, arrastres, paradas - at the newly renovated, historic Embassy of Argentina in the heart of Dupont Circle. This elegant evening of tango dancing to celebrate PASO's 20th anniversary and  the 5th Annual DC Tango Festival features live music by PASO's Tango Ensemble . With continuous music between live music sets and a cash bar with  Argentine wines to refresh between dancing, this promises to be a memorable  Milonga! Admission is only $25 and payable at the door (with cash or check only  - no credit or debit cards accepted). Friday, April 27 from 8:00 PM to 11 PM Embassy of the Republic of Argentina 1600 New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington, DC 20009 Parts of the proceeds will go to benefit the Orquesta Escuela program in Rosario, Argentina