About us

• A few things
• Our Company
• Our Team
• FAQs

• Just a few things you can do with KnowTango

  Dance anywhere in the world

  Search for a city or address you'll immediately see the tango map in that region.  Quickly filter your search results to pick day and type of event that interests you.

  Search for any teacher, DJ, organizer, event, or venue

  Find profiles for every who, what, and where.  If you don't see someone you know, add an event with the correct information and automatically create the profile.

  Personalize your tango calendar

  In seconds you can have all tango events in your community on your calendar — just search for your city and click export to iCal.

  Embed a tango map on your site

  You can put a customized tango map [linked to embed] for your community on your site for your users.  Just copy one line and instantly become a more useful resource.

  Publicize your events to the world

  When you add the events you organize, teach or DJ to the KnowTango map, everyone in the world will see your event. 

  Add or update events in less than a minute

  Edit any of your event's information in just a few seconds and changes are instantly reflected on the map.

• Our Company

  KnowTango centralizes the collective knowledge of the tango community and provides easy-to-use tools to find the events, venues, and professionals that interest you.  Knowledge is power, and now you can find, dance, and connect anywhere in the world.

  We started KnowTango in January 2009 as a way to find milongas when we traveled, but quickly found many more applications.  Thank you to the hundreds and thousands of contributors from across the world who have expressed overwhelming support and helped make our effort a success.  We plan to keep adding more, free functionalities to the site to increase its usefulness to the tango community.  If you have suggestions, please email suggestions@knowtango.com.  

  Henry used data from KnowTango for two senior projects at Yale University.  If you would like to read the results or are interested in using KnowTango's data for your own research, please email Henry directly at henry@knowtango.com. 

  To read the latest on what we're up to, make sure to fan us on our facebook page, follow us on twitter, or subscribe to our blog.

• Our Team

  Henry Finkelstein, Founder and CEO.  Henry is obsessed with making it easier to learn and teach dance, and adamantly believes people would dance more if they just knew where to go.  His affair with tango started in college and right now the relationship is "it's complicated." 

  Gustavo Fernandez, Co-founder and CTO.  Gustavo focuses on making things beautiful, whether it's his job, his dancing, or his music.  He started dancing back in his home town of Mendoza, and carries his passion, his tradition, and his style everywhere he goes.

  Laurel Killough, VP of Business Development. Laurel enjoys figuring out the best ways to communicate ideas and make connections online.  She started dancing tango several years ago and it has slowly taken over her life. She looks forward to visiting as many of the dots on the KnowTango map [linked] as possible.  

  Sarah Jacob, Director of Salsa.  Sarah likes to dance around.  This year she is traveling around so she can dance around with lots of new interesting people all the time.  What has she discovered so far?  Tango people are highly intuitive sensitive generous big-hearted people who like to hug a lot.

  Guoneng Zhong, Developer.  Guoneng

• FAQs

  Using KnowTango

  What is a wiki-map?

  A wiki-map is a map that enables all users to add and edit map listings.  Just like Wikipedia, KnowTango depends on every user to make the site valuable to every other user.  Help tangueros around the world know where to go to dance!

  How do I add an event?

  Click on the orange, "Add an Event" button. A form will appear.  Enter all the details for your event and hit "Save changes". That's it!  Your event will now appear on the map.

  How do I edit an event?

  You can select an event to edit in one of two ways.

  1. From the map, click on the event's marker.  Select the word "Edit" located at the bottom of the balloon that opens.
  2. From the profileds [linked], search for the event you're looking for.  Once you've found that event's profile, just click edit at the bottom of the page.

  Once you click to edit, the form for that event will come up and you can make the necessary changes and then hit "Save changes".

  How do I delete an event?

  Click on the marker on the map for the event you would like to delete, and in the balloon that appears select "Request delete". Or, in the results at the bottom of the map, click on the red X to the right of the event you would like to delete.  After KnowTango has reviewed your request, the event will be deleted.

  How do I get directions to an event?

  Click on the marker on the map for the event you'd like directions to and select "Directions" at the bottom of the balloon that appears.  Or, in the results at the bottom of the map, click on the car icon that appears in the drop down results for each event. After you click on "Directions" a Google Maps window will open and you can enter your starting address to get directions to the event you have selected.

  How do I find an event?

  You can find events on our map, our calendar, or our profiles.  For the first two, enter the city and country where you would like to go dancing and in the filter select the type of event you are looking for (milonga, practica, class, etc.) and the day(s) of the week when you would like to dance. For the latter, simply search for the name of the event or the venue where it's held.

  Why should I log in?

  Logging in isn't necessary to add or edit events, but it sure makes things easier.  When you're logged in, you can watch, claim, and message profiles as well as add or edit events without re-entering your contact info.

  What does watching a profile do?

  Watching a profile allows you to receive email updates every time a change is made to that profile.  Stay up-to-date with instant notifications for the events, venues, and professionals that matter most to you.

  What does claiming a profile do?

  Claiming a profile allows you to change the profile picture.  We are adding more Claimed privileges such as moderating changes -- email your feature suggestions to suggestions@KnowTango.com.

  What should I do if I find a bug?

  If you encounter a problem using KnowTango, please send an email describing the problem to bugs@knowtango.com.  Include your operating system, browser, and a screenshot (if possible).

  How do I know the events are accurate?

  KnowTango's events are only as accurate as you and your community make them.  Make sure everyone in your dance community knows about KnowTango and adds their events!  See a mistake in the listing for an event you organize or attend?  Click "edit" and make changes!  Help dancers around the world stay up-to-date and Know Tango!

  Legally KnowTango

  Which of my information is visible to others?

  Only the information relevant to the event, such as organizer, teacher, and DJ, and the description box are displayed.  We never sell or share the personal information of our users.

  How do you copyright public information like the time and place of events?

  It is impossible to copyright information in the public domain such as the time, place, cost, and staff of events open to the public.  Instead, we copyright the organization and presentation, as well as any search algorithms or other manipulations of the information.

  Why do you not reference all of the sites you took information from?

  In our experience, there are often many competing sites in local communities and they rarely do a good job of having up-to-date information for every event.  Thus it's more likely that the information on KnowTango is more current and correct.  If an event organizer wants to include their website for more information, they can do so in the description box.

  The Business of KnowTango

  How did you come up with the idea?

  Lying in bed one night, Henry tried to imagine all the places in the world people were dancing.  Instead of just imagining, he decided to build a platform that allows you to *see* all the tango near you and everywhere in the world -- thus KnowTango was born.

  How do you make money?

  We don't!  Not yet anyway. As we add more functionalities to the site down the road we hope to change that. In the mean time, if you'd like to buy us tango shoes we won't say no.

  Why aren't there ads on your website?

  Ads are distracting, and most of the time they're for products you don't want. We figure you have enough demands on your time and attention already.

  Are you seeking investment?

  We are a fully funded company, but are interested in building relationships with potential investors.  Email henry@knowtango.com for investor documents and more information.

  How do I join the team?

  Email us at workisfun@knowtango.com. We are actively recruiting graphic designers and web developers well versed in Ruby on Rails. When emailing, please include a resume and portfolio.