Tangoverse means: community-owned digital infrastructure that puts tango communities back in control of their communication, events, and connections
Facebook doesn’t work for Tango anymore
You’ve Felt This, Haven’t You?
- Your event posts reach 20-40% fewer people than they used to, despite identical promotion strategies
- Community members miss events they would definitely want to attend
- You’re spending more money “boosting” posts just to reach your own followers
- Your carefully crafted announcements are buried by platform algorithms designed for ad revenue, not community connection
This isn’t happening to just one community or city. It’s a systematic pattern affecting tango communities worldwide, and not just tango communities…
Tangoverse: connecting existing websites, making them visible, owned and controlled by tango communities.
Tangoverse is not “another” social media platform. It’s a combination of existing and new websites, as well as a proven social layer based on a open and standard federation protocol (called: ActivityPub) that connects your existing tango websites, event pages, and community resources into a unified network that you control.
What This Means in Practice
🎭 Your Existing Website, Enhanced Reach
Keep your current website, add TangoVerse federation to reach dancers across the global network
🔍 Universal Tango Discovery
Your events, classes, and content automatically appear in a curated directory visible to the entire tango community—like having your own spot in a global tango Yellow Pages
🌍 Connect Without Compromise
Link with other tango communities worldwide while maintaining full control of your content and data
📱 Visibility Without Algorithms
Your events and announcements appear directly to interested dancers, no platform filtering required
🤝 Community-Owned Infrastructure
Built by tango communities, for tango communities—not designed to extract profit from your connections—
How Tangoverse Works
Federation: Making tango websites talk to each other
Just like email works across different providers (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook), TangoVerse enables tango websites to communicate across different platforms while maintaining independent ownership.
Your Berlin tango school website can automatically share events with Buenos Aires community calendars and online tango course platforms—all while each organization keeps full control of their own content and community.
Three Ways to Connect
🏛️ Federate Your Existing Website
- Add the ActivityPub protocol to your current website or event platform, if possible (easiest: WordPress). If that doesn’t work, at least turn on RSS.
- Keep your domain, design, and community exactly as they are
- Gain visibility across the global tango network
🤝 Join a Community Hub
- Connect through an existing tango community that’s already federated, or start your own
- Share resources and audience while maintaining your identity
- Perfect for individual teachers, small schools, or regional groups
🌐 Bridge From Current Platforms
- Continue using Facebook, Instagram, or other platforms as usual
- Gradual transition at your own pace
Built on Proven Technology
ActivityPub Protocol
TangoVerse uses the same open standard that powers Mastodon, enabling interoperability with millions of users while maintaining community control.
TangoVerse Directory: Yahoo for the Tango Universe
Beyond federation, Tangoverse provides curated visibility across the entire tango ecosystem:
- Comprehensive Tango Directory: Every federated website, event, teacher, and resource automatically appears in our searchable directory
- Community-Curated Categories: Schools, milongas, festivals, online courses, music, and cultural resources organized by community input
- Global Discovery Engine: Find tango opportunities anywhere in the world through our unified search interface
- Quality Curation: Community-reviewed listings ensure high-quality, relevant results
- Local-to-Global Navigation: Drill down from your city to global resources, or explore worldwide opportunities
Think Yahoo’s original directory model, but specifically designed for tango communities and maintained by dancers who understand what matters.
Community-Focused Features
- Event Management: Create, promote, and manage tango events with tools designed for our community
- Dancer Profiles: Connect with local and traveling dancers without platform interference
- Knowledge Sharing: Share techniques, music, and cultural insights in community-controlled spaces
- Direct Messaging: Communicate privately without corporate surveillance
