Washington DC Argentine Tango Marathon, DC Argentine Tango Festival

Directions
Trinity College 125 Michigan Ave NE Washington DC, 20017 How to get there Click Here for information on the campus, how to get there etc. Most of it has been copied on this website Trinity's campus is located in northeast Washington, just 2.5 miles from the U.S. Capitol and Union Station, minutes from downtown, and close to Washington's Metrorail (Red Line, Brookland Station). By Metrorail/Trinity Shuttle Trinity is close to the Brookland/CUA Metro station on the red line (for further information on the Trinity Shuttle schedule, contact Campus Safety at 202-884-9111). To catch the shuttle at the Brookland/CUA station, exit to the right. At the top of the escalator, turn left and walk to the end of the iron railing and wait for the shuttle with the Trinity logo on the side. By Automobile From the Northwest: From I-495 (the Washington Beltway), take Exit 31B, Georgia Avenue South. Proceed approximately six miles, crossing the Maryland/DC line. Turn left on Irving Street (the three preceding streets are Morton, Lamont, and Kenyon). Cross Warder Street and at the next intersection, turn right onto Park Place. In one block bear left onto Michigan Avenue. Continue on Michigan, crossing First, North Capital, and Franklin Streets. Trinity College is on the right. From the Northeast: From I-95 take I-495 South. Follow 495 to exit 19B, Route 50 West/Washington. Follow Route 50 West approximately five and one half miles to South Dakota Avenue and turn right onto South Dakota. Follow South Dakota one and one half miles to Monroe Street. On the right corner is a sign posted for Trinity and the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Turn left onto Monroe and follow Monroe, staying in left lane, approximately two miles until Monroe dead ends into Michigan Avenue. Turn left onto Michigan and proceed a short distance passing the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on your right. Cross Irving Street, and Trinity College will be on the left. From the South: From I-495 (the Washington Beltway), take Exit 4B, 395 North, Washington. Continue on 395 North. Watch the exit signs. After Exit 10, get in the right-hand lanes (after Exit 11, the road divides and the left-hand lanes funnel onto Route 1). Continue on 395 North. Watch the exit signs carefully but do not take any of them, as you want to remain on 395. Continue on 395 North (follow signs) until it ends at New York Avenue. Turn right onto New York Avenue. Go through 2 traffic lights, take first right-hand turn after 2nd light (this is M Street). Continue on M Street for a short distance; at 2nd traffic light, make a left-hand turn onto North Capitol Street. Proceed approximately 1 mile; at 8th traffic light make a right-hand turn onto Michigan Avenue. Trinity College is on the right after first traffic light. By Air The Washington, DC metropolitan area is served by three major airports: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore Washington International Airport. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Trinity Metrorail has a station located at the Concourse (Level 2) of the New Terminal. You can take the Metrorail ($1.60/non rush hour per person) from the airport to Trinity. At the airport Metro station, take either the Yellow Line toward Mt. Vernon Square/UDC or the Blue Line toward Addison Road. If on the Yellow Line, get off at the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop; if on the Blue Line, get off at the Metro Center stop. Transfer to the Red Line in the direction of Wheaton. Get off at the Brookland/CUA Metrorail station and look for the Trinity Shuttle (Free), which leaves Trinity every twenty minutes (weekdays; holidays and weekend times vary) for the Metro station. A taxi cab from the airport to Trinity will cost approximately $16.00 per person. The dispatcher outside the airport will assist you in getting a taxi and answer any questions. There are also several rental car companies at both National and Dulles airports. Washington Dulles International Airport to Trinity. You can take the Washington Flyer bus (703-685-1400, $8.00 per person) from Dulles Airport to the West Falls Church Metro Station (Orange Line). At West Falls Church, board the Metro ($1.60 non rush hour per person) in the direction of New Carrollton. At Metro Center, transfer to the Red Line in the direction of Wheaton. Get off at the Brookland/Catholic University Metro station. From the Brookland Metro station, you can take the Trinity Shuttle (Free). You also can take the Washington Flyer Express bus from Dulles Airport directly to downtown Washington, DC ($16.00 per person, $26.00 round-trip). From the Washington Flyer terminal, you can take a taxi to Trinity College (approximately $7.00 for one person, $9.00 for two people). The fare for a taxi from Dulles Airport to Trinity would be approximately $70 one way (if there are several people in your party, it may be worth looking into). Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) to Trinity (30 miles) By Super Shuttle (1-800-258-3826, $21.00 per person, $32.00 round trip) Go to the Super Shuttle desk on the lower level of the terminal and buy ticket. The Super Shuttle will deliver you to 1517 K Street, N.W. (the In-Town Terminal). Taxis (approximately $7.00 for one person, $9.00 for two people) can be hailed just outside the terminal, or you can take Metrotrail ($1.10 non rush hour per person) from the Farragut North (Red Line) Metro station toward Wheaton. Get off at the Brookland/CUA Metro station. From there you can take the Trinity Shuttle (Free). Airlines Serving the Washington, DC Area American 800-433-7300 Continental 800-523-3273 Delta 800-221-1212 Northwest 800-225-2525 Southwest 800-435-9792 United 800-241-6522 US Airways 800-428-4322 By Amtrak to Union Station The following Amtrak trains arrive in Union Station in Washington, DC, on a regular schedule. Contact Amtrak (800-USA-RAIL) for schedules and fares: Metroliner, NorthwestDirect, Vermonter, Keystone, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, Carolinian/Piedmont. From Washington's Union Station, you can take a cab or Metrorail (red line to Brookland/CUA Metro station). Taxi Companies Capitol Cab 202-546-2400 Clean Air Cab 202-667-7000 Diamond Cab 202-387-6200 Yellow Cab 202-544-1212

Directions

Trinity College 125 Michigan Ave NE
Washington DC, 20017

How to get there

Click Here for information on the campus, how to get there etc. Most of it has been copied on this website

Trinity's campus is located in northeast Washington, just 2.5 miles from the U.S. Capitol and Union Station, minutes from downtown, and close to Washington's Metrorail (Red Line, Brookland Station). By Metrorail/Trinity Shuttle Trinity is close to the Brookland/CUA Metro station on the red line (for further information on the Trinity Shuttle schedule, contact Campus Safety at 202-884-9111).

To catch the shuttle at the Brookland/CUA station, exit to the right. At the top of the escalator, turn left and walk to the end of the iron railing and wait for the shuttle with the Trinity logo on the side.

By Automobile From the Northwest: From I-495 (the Washington Beltway), take Exit 31B, Georgia Avenue South. Proceed approximately six miles, crossing the Maryland/DC line. Turn left on Irving Street (the three preceding streets are Morton, Lamont, and Kenyon). Cross Warder Street and at the next intersection, turn right onto Park Place. In one block bear left onto Michigan Avenue. Continue on Michigan, crossing First, North Capital, and Franklin Streets. Trinity College is on the right.

From the Northeast: From I-95 take I-495 South. Follow 495 to exit 19B, Route 50 West/Washington. Follow Route 50 West approximately five and one half miles to South Dakota Avenue and turn right onto South Dakota. Follow South Dakota one and one half miles to Monroe Street. On the right corner is a sign posted for Trinity and the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Turn left onto Monroe and follow Monroe, staying in left lane, approximately two miles until Monroe dead ends into Michigan Avenue. Turn left onto Michigan and proceed a short distance passing the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on your right. Cross Irving Street, and Trinity College will be on the left.

From the South: From I-495 (the Washington Beltway), take Exit 4B, 395 North, Washington. Continue on 395 North. Watch the exit signs. After Exit 10, get in the right-hand lanes (after Exit 11, the road divides and the left-hand lanes funnel onto Route 1). Continue on 395 North. Watch the exit signs carefully but do not take any of them, as you want to remain on 395. Continue on 395 North (follow signs) until it ends at New York Avenue. Turn right onto New York Avenue. Go through 2 traffic lights, take first right-hand turn after 2nd light (this is M Street). Continue on M Street for a short distance; at 2nd traffic light, make a left-hand turn onto North Capitol Street. Proceed approximately 1 mile; at 8th traffic light make a right-hand turn onto Michigan Avenue. Trinity College is on the right after first traffic light.

By Air

The Washington, DC metropolitan area is served by three major airports: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore Washington International Airport.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Trinity Metrorail has a station located at the Concourse (Level 2) of the New Terminal. You can take the Metrorail ($1.60/non rush hour per person) from the airport to Trinity. At the airport Metro station, take either the Yellow Line toward Mt. Vernon Square/UDC or the Blue Line toward Addison Road. If on the Yellow Line, get off at the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop; if on the Blue Line, get off at the Metro Center stop. Transfer to the Red Line in the direction of Wheaton. Get off at the Brookland/CUA Metrorail station and look for the Trinity Shuttle (Free), which leaves Trinity every twenty minutes (weekdays; holidays and weekend times vary) for the Metro station. A taxi cab from the airport to Trinity will cost approximately $16.00 per person. The dispatcher outside the airport will assist you in getting a taxi and answer any questions. There are also several rental car companies at both National and Dulles airports.

Washington Dulles International Airport to Trinity.
You can take the Washington Flyer bus (703-685-1400, $8.00 per person) from Dulles Airport to the West Falls Church Metro Station (Orange Line). At West Falls Church, board the Metro ($1.60 non rush hour per person) in the direction of New Carrollton. At Metro Center, transfer to the Red Line in the direction of Wheaton. Get off at the Brookland/Catholic University Metro station. From the Brookland Metro station, you can take the Trinity Shuttle (Free).

You also can take the Washington Flyer Express bus from Dulles Airport directly to downtown Washington, DC ($16.00 per person, $26.00 round-trip). From the Washington Flyer terminal, you can take a taxi to Trinity College (approximately $7.00 for one person, $9.00 for two people). The fare for a taxi from Dulles Airport to Trinity would be approximately $70 one way (if there are several people in your party, it may be worth looking into).

Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) to Trinity (30 miles) By Super Shuttle (1-800-258-3826, $21.00 per person, $32.00 round trip)

Go to the Super Shuttle desk on the lower level of the terminal and buy ticket. The Super Shuttle will deliver you to 1517 K Street, N.W. (the In-Town Terminal). Taxis (approximately $7.00 for one person, $9.00 for two people) can be hailed just outside the terminal, or you can take Metrotrail ($1.10 non rush hour per person) from the Farragut North (Red Line) Metro station toward Wheaton. Get off at the Brookland/CUA Metro station. From there you can take the Trinity Shuttle (Free).

Airlines Serving the Washington, DC Area

American 800-433-7300 Continental 800-523-3273

Delta 800-221-1212 Northwest 800-225-2525

Southwest 800-435-9792 United 800-241-6522

US Airways 800-428-4322

By Amtrak to Union Station
The following Amtrak trains arrive in Union Station in Washington, DC, on a regular schedule. Contact Amtrak (800-USA-RAIL) for schedules and fares: Metroliner, NorthwestDirect, Vermonter, Keystone, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, Carolinian/Piedmont. From Washington's Union Station, you can take a cab or Metrorail (red line to Brookland/CUA Metro station).

Taxi Companies
Capitol Cab 202-546-2400

Clean Air Cab 202-667-7000

Diamond Cab 202-387-6200

Yellow Cab 202-544-1212

Anne-Sophie Villé founded the annual Washington DC Tango Marathon in 2002, after dancing in cities around the world and realizing it was time for DC to have a festival of its own.

Now in its 5th year, the DC Tango Marathon attracts dancers of all levels, bringing in top teachers from the East Coast, West Coast, and Europe, along with students and experienced milongueros from around the globe, for 4 days of non-stop tango.

The concept is simple: at a really good festival, you can never have too much dancing. Anne-Sophie organizes the Marathon to include not only evening milongas (all-nighters running till 5am), but also afternoon milongas, daytime workshops, and other events.

The DC Marathon also embraces variety, and welcomes all styles of dancing. Whether you’re a devotee of the close or open embrace, traditional or alternative music, an old-guard adherent or a tango nuevo punk, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. The Marathon’s one driving purpose is the same as its inspiration: people who love to dance tango.

Newcomers are welcome too, and the DC Marathon makes special room for those who’ve never had a lesson before, with beginners’ classes taught by a variety of excellent local and visiting teachers.

The international flavor of the DC Marathon has been heating up in recent years, as Anne-Sophie continues to travel abroad and recruit new participants—and influences—from around the world.

This year’s Marathon, in March 2008, promises a wide range of teachers from America, Europe, and Argentina. With hundreds of dancers attending, it’s set to be even bigger and better than last year’s festival. Keep checking the website for details, and make sure to get a discount with early registration once it becomes available.