La Nacional. Spanish Benevolent Society of New York since 1868.

The one and only house of forró organized by dancers, for dancers and all lovers of forró! Forró Nacional, forró for all, re-opens its grand red doors on the last Saturday of the month. DJapa back from Itaúnas, Brazil with even more pé-de-serra Forró tunes and tracks to keep you dancing all night long Live band: Eduardo Carvalho & Forró do Bom with the best of forró in NYC with their contagious energy + incredible repetoire Private venue and bar…

Coco Arregui and Juan Pablo Vicente have been hosting tango dances followed by a open-dance milonga at La Nacional each Thursday for the past 15 years. In 2009 the Village Voice awarded them with a “Best of New York” prize as the “best place to watch really good dancers in the city.” Every Thursday Beginners class: 7:00pm-8:00pm Intermediate class: 8:00pm – 9:30pm Open Social Dance: 9:30pm – 2:00am

Guitarist/vocalist ‘Big’ Frank Mirra’s specialty is slide guitar. He has performed with blues legends Hubert Sumlin and Moose Walker and has been inducted into the New York and the New Jersey Blues Halls of Fame. The Healers, established in 1990, have been cited in publications as far afield as Austria’s ‘Blues Gazette’. Local favorites, they specialize in blues of the Chicago, Delta and Texas traditions. Harmonica player Mike Smith began playing harp when he was 6 years old. Although he would learn a…

Coco Arregui and Juan Pablo Vicente have been hosting tango dances followed by a open-dance milonga at La Nacional each Thursday for the past 15 years. In 2009 the Village Voice awarded them with a “Best of New York” prize as the “best place to watch really good dancers in the city.” Every Thursday Beginners class: 7:00pm-8:00pm Intermediate class: 8:00pm – 9:30pm Open Social Dance: 9:30pm – 2:00am

Coco Arregui and Juan Pablo Vicente have been hosting tango dances followed by a open-dance milonga at La Nacional each Thursday for the past 15 years. In 2009 the Village Voice awarded them with a “Best of New York” prize as the “best place to watch really good dancers in the city.” Every Thursday Beginners class: 7:00pm-8:00pm Intermediate class: 8:00pm – 9:30pm Open Social Dance: 9:30pm – 2:00am

Coco Arregui and Juan Pablo Vicente have been hosting tango dances followed by a open-dance milonga at La Nacional each Thursday for the past 15 years. In 2009 the Village Voice awarded them with a “Best of New York” prize as the “best place to watch really good dancers in the city.” Every Thursday Beginners class: 7:00pm-8:00pm Intermediate class: 8:00pm – 9:30pm Open Social Dance: 9:30pm – 2:00am

Coco Arregui and Juan Pablo Vicente have been hosting tango dances followed by a open-dance milonga at La Nacional each Thursday for the past 15 years. In 2009 the Village Voice awarded them with a “Best of New York” prize as the “best place to watch really good dancers in the city.” Every Thursday Beginners class: 7:00pm-8:00pm Intermediate class: 8:00pm – 9:30pm Open Social Dance: 9:30pm – 2:00am

Coco Arregui and Juan Pablo Vicente have been hosting tango dances followed by a open-dance milonga at La Nacional each Thursday for the past 15 years. In 2009 the Village Voice awarded them with a “Best of New York” prize as the “best place to watch really good dancers in the city.” Every Thursday Beginners class: 7:00pm-8:00pm Intermediate class: 8:00pm – 9:30pm Open Social Dance: 9:30pm – 2:00am