Let us collaborate with you on your tango journey.
Our services.
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Performance/Exhibitions
We’d be honored to perform or conduct an exhibition at your event! We’ve performed at various places within the USA. We may keep your audience guessing on who’s leading/following by performing in a reverse embrace or switching roles.
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Workshops & Classes
We teach in both roles and each provide a unique perspective on the dance. We offer beginner to advanced to all level topics. Let us work with you to develop workshops based on your community needs.
Check out our sample catalog below.
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Private Lessons
We offer private lessons for individuals or couples. There are options to book with one teacher or both of us.
Possible reoccurring private lessons available in the Boston area and Western MA (Florence and Northampton). -
Other
DJing, artist collaborations, community building, unofficial field trips, and all things tango. Okay this one isn’t really a service but we’re both organizers and host milongas throughout the year. We love connecting and engaging with communities.
Workshop and Class Sample Catalog
We’re able to tailor or customize workshops or classes to your community needs.
Did we mention we teach in both roles?
Beginner
Level: Minimal to Zero Experience
We offer a beginner class or beginner series of Argentine tango. This class or series will cover the essence of the dance. We will cover the 6 steps, embrace, navigation, and codes.
Learning Objectives:
6 Steps (Baldoza)
Embrace
Navigation
Utilizing Axis
Level: All*
The subtlety of Argentine tango mystifies many people. Part of that mystery is the lack of understanding of axis. We will focus on a few areas where the axis is within the couple.
Learning Objectives:
Finding your axis
Finding the couple’s axis
Communicating with your axis
Colgada Fundamentals
Level: Pre-Advanced+
In this workshop we’ll be working on the fundamentals of colgadas. It's all bananas. If you don't know you'll find out. Creating colgadas provide such a magical sensation but takes time to recognize this out of axis feeling.
Learning Objectives:
Introduction to colgada feeling
Recognizing in and out of axis
Exercises to practice the sensation
Refining your Giros
Level: All*
Sure Argentine Tango only has 6 steps but within those 6 steps there are numerous possibilities. Giros (turns) are a critical component. There are multiple kinds of turns and this class will cover techniques to apply to many of them.
Learning Objectives:
Learn the various turns
Techniques for turns
Following the Follower
Level: All*
Learn how to move together with grace and ease. As the cliche goes it takes two to tango. As a leader you’ve been told to follow your follower but what exactly is that feeling? As a follower you’ve been told don’t move alone, but how do you balance not moving alone with moving in collaboration? This class will explore these contradictions in tango.
Learning Objectives:
Isolating lead and follow
Leading self vs leading your follower
Eliminating “just following”
Implementing interpretation of lead
Boleo Fundamentals
Level: Pre-Advanced+
In this workshop we’ll be working on the fundamentals of boleos. Baleos from mini to the over exaggerated from circular to linear along with techniques for each.
Learning Objectives:
Technique for boleos
Con and Contra boleos
Exploring sequences to build your own
Level: All*
“Oh no, I'm at the milonga and ran out of vocabulary on the first song of the tanda.” It’s not about how many words you know but how you can mix and match them to the music for your own dance.
Learning Objectives:
How to use your existing vocabulary to build your own sequences
Milonga/Tango etiquette
Level: Beginner focused / People new to milongas
Milongas are a social event but the codes may be unfamiliar. We’ll provide an overview of them to prevent awkward situations.
Learning Objectives:
Brief history of how the codes have evolved overtime.
Guidelines on the codes
Forward Sacadas for Days
Level: Intermediate+
Sacadas are a must have for your tango vocabulary but going into someone’s space causes some sense of alarm. Sometimes you need to breath and go for it. In this workshop well help you find the timing.
Learning Objectives:
Technique for sacadas
Relaxing into the music
Level: All*
Why are you so stressed? It’s just a dance. What’s a phrase and how do I use it for both roles?
Learning Objectives:
Phrasing
Identify ways to relax into the music
“Sticky Situations”
Level: All*
We’ve all been to a milonga where the floor gets packed at peak hour. As leader, how do you navigate this scenario? As a follower, how do you keep the couple together?
Learning Objectives:
Handle a crowded milonga for both roles
Tactics for what to do when the floor gets sticky
Bada$$ Barridas
Level: All*
Many dancers lead barridas in one format. Come discover some other possibilities where barridas can be. We’ll first review basic barrida technique and play with some barrida varieties
Learning Objectives:
Barrida technique
Barrida vs arrida
Back Sacadas for Days
Level: Intermediate+
Sacadas are a must have for your tango vocabulary but going into someone’s space causes some sense of alarm. Sometimes you need to breath and go for it. In this workshop well help you find the timing.
Learning Objectives:
Technique for back sacadas
Gancho Fundamentals
Level: Pre-Advanced+
We’re exploring gancho possibilities. Bring your creativity and see how many you’re able to find. Once you’ve found them we’re going to unlock how to communicate and understand the communication of them.
Learning Objectives:
Technique for ganchoes
Breaking the gancho pose habit
Gancho safety
Torsion’s Use in Opposition
Level: All*
Opposition adds another flavor to the dance. Many dancers default to leading movements that are going in the same direction as their partner. With opposition another level of freedom is unlocked.
Learning Objectives:
Familiarize yourself with the feeling of opposition and how to create it.
Importance of torsion
Solo Exercise Variety
Level: Any
We offer various solo technique exercises
Learning Objective Examples:
Forward & Backward ochos
Walking
Boleo
Molinete
Surprise Sequence
Level: Adjusted as needed
Brian and I love a challenge. Come with your bold ideas and we’ll see how we can put them together. Of course we have to be able to navigate, function in the ronda, and communicate it to our partner. Check out how we are able to break these down and make them our own.
Learning Objectives:
How sensations unlock improvisation
Group collaboration
To weight change or not to weight change that is the question
Level: All*
I know what you're thinking, a weight change how sexy can that be? You want to learn boleos, ganchos, colgadas, volcadas. But if you can't lead/follow a weight change it’s going to possibly limit these movements. Harsh… we know.
Sure a weight change may seem simple. It's a piece we learn immediately in beginner class but it's underutilized in adding variety to your dance. When the dance floor is crowded and you need to abandon your default pattern it can rescue you. When the tandas are 4 songs long but you've used all your patterns it can rescue you. When you're following you’re able to distinguish the intent of the movement. Find the answer yourself, to weight change or not to weight change.
Learning Objectives:
Adding weight changes in non typical areas
Eliminating weight changes in typical patterns
Weight change vs side step
Technique for weight changes for proposing and receiving
Levels:
Beginner - Little to no experience
All - Assuming beginner course complete
Intermediate
Familiar with turns
Familiar with axis
Familiar torsion
Familiar with how to lead/follow
The 6 steps
Ochos
Pivots
Basic to the cross
Pre- Advanced
Understanding of proposing and receiving movements
Basic understanding of axis
Understanding of torsion
Understand how to lead/follow
The 6 steps
Ochos
Pivots
Basic to the cross