Argentine Tango was born alongside the genre of music in the late 1800s or early 1900s in Buenos Aires, a melting pot of cultures at that time. It exists today in the setting of a milonga, or “dance party,” and each step is improvised based on the music, the couple dancing, and the entire floor of dancers. Read more about the dance under the F&Qs at http://tangogypsies.com.

Having danced in an open embrace for all the other weeks, this week will be about the close embrace. Keeping the fluidity and comfort of the open embrace, a close embrace will bring dancers chest to chest.

In this whole series* we will explore intentional walking (week 1), dissociation and crossed system (week 2), the cross (week 3), turns and changes of direction (week 4), ochos (week 5), and close embrace (week 6). If you are new to a fundamentals class, please read the full description of this format.

Registration is optional but strongly encouraged as details are always subject to change. Get in touch to let me know you are coming.

Six weeks - $60 (this can be used for any six consecutive weeks)

Drop-Ins - $12

*This series of classes is based on a curriculum designed by Karen Jaffe and used with permission.