Philadelphia International Tango Festival

Fri., May 28, 8 p.m.-3 a.m.; Sat., May 29, 2 p.m.-4 a.m.; Sun., May 30, 4 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; $10-$40, Philadelphia Argentine Tango School, 2030 Frankford Ave., 617-291-3798, philadelphiatangofestival.com.

by Tom Tiballi

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Published: May 25, 2010

[ mad hot ballroom ]

The club scene can get old, fast. Staying out all night, pounding brews and grinding up on various strangers just doesn't do a city as cosmopolitan and charming as Philadelphia much justice. Enter the first-ever Philadelphia International Tango Festival. "This way of living — staying out till 4 dancing, listening to live music and going out to dinner afterward — is common in Buenos Aires but not here," says Meredith Klein, executive director of Philadelphia Argentine Tango School. "We're trying to bring that ... to Philadelphia." The festival, chock-full of classes and performances, runs all weekend, but the romance boils over at the Skybox on Saturday with a night of dancing, live music and a late-night chow-down on into Sunday morning.

Fri., May 28, 8 p.m.-3 a.m.; Sat., May 29, 2 p.m.-4 a.m.; Sun., May 30, 4 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; $10-$40, Philadelphia Argentine Tango School, 2030 Frankford Ave., 617-291-3798, philadelphiatangofestival.com.

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