Calling all tango dancers!
Discover how to improvise without overthinking & express your creativity on the dance floor with:
The Tango Improvisation Online Weekend
There's nothing more powerful than traditional tango music
As a dance based on improvisation, tango gives you the freedom to express your creativity & individuality.
Yet, despite its beauty, tango can also be challenging to dance to.
Even though you're a tango dancer with experience dancing in milongas, you can often find yourself -
- Stuck in your own head overthinking every step instead of being in the flow of the music
- Repeating the same steps because you don't know how to improvise (and worrying you’re boring)
- Struggling to understand the different layers of tango musicality (and connect your movements to the music)
- Feeling like a puppet who is forced to follow the rigid movements of the leader, instead of expressing your creativity
But it doesn't have to be this way!
When you truly understand tango musicality and how to connect your movements to the music, you’ll be able to unlock ALL the possibilities offered by traditional tango
Whether you are a leader or a follower, you will be able to:
- Be more creative on the dance floor
- Improvise to your heart’s content without getting stuck in your head
- Connect meaningfully with your partner
- Become the great, musical dancer you’ve always wanted to be
And we're going to show you how!
Introducing:
The Tango Improvisation Online Weekend
A virtual, 2-day experience where we give you the tools & knowledge to connect your movements to the music and unlock all the possibilities tango has to offer
Saturday 30th April & Sunday 1st May 2022
SHOW ME HOW TO IMPROVISE
John Little
Anne and Pablo are inspiring, capable, accessible and very professional in every way. I cannot think of any box they do not tick.
Heidi Werner
I'm convinced that anyone who learns from Pablo will become a good dancer - for sure! Pablo is not only a brillant dancer himself, but also a very skillful and patient teacher who attaches importance to detail.
Merle Morgan
Pablo was my first Argentine Tango instructor. He was amazing! From my first lesson, he instilled his passion for the dance and I learned so much and so quickly that I was dancing at the Milonga in less than 2 weeks.
Ken Speed
Excellent instruction and friendly people.
Over the course of a weekend, you’ll discover a whole new way of approaching tango β
One that empowers you to truly improvise without overthinking and express your creativity!
Here’s what our time together will look like:
Saturday, 30th April 2022
Hour 1: How to Understand the Different Layers of Tango Music (And Make Your Dancing More Exciting)
To truly learn how to dance traditional tango, you need to understand the different layers and complexities of tango music. Otherwise, you’ll always end up dancing to the rhythm (which gets pretty boring after a while!).
In this session, you’ll discover:
- How to hear the different layers in your favourite tango song (counter melody, melody, rhythmic bass, musical bridge, etc)
- How to connect your movements to the different layers of music so you can unlock more possibilities of tango dancing
- How to get in the flow of the music and let the song inspire your steps
Hour 2: How to Connect Your Movements to the Music (Using the Simplest of Steps)
In this session, we will play a specific part of a song and show you all the different movements you can make.
You’ll discover:
- New ideas & inspiration for how to improvise your own movements
- How to make even the simplest steps shine—by connecting them to the music in a way that helps you express your individuality
- All the different possibilities that are offered to you as dancers
Sunday, 1st May 2022
HOUR 3: How to Create Multiple Variations Using Fundamental Movements
Did you know it’s possible to get creative and improvise a whole new routine using even the most fundamental tango moves?
By adjusting the speed, length, quality & repetition of ONE movement, you’ll be able to open up a whole world of possibilities for your dancing.
In this session, you’ll discover:
- Why you don’t need to spend more time and money learning fancy new moves
- How to spice up even the simplest steps by adjusting the speed, length and quality of the movement
HOUR 4: How to Use Decorations to Express Your Creativity
Decorations & embellishments are powerful for helping you communicate to your partner how you feel about the music, and have some fun as well!
In this session, you’ll discover:
- What decorations to use depending on the music
- How to use decorations to add showmanship, flair, and creativity to your dancing
- How to be more playful & fun
Hour 5: Live Q&A with Pablo & Anne
Get clarity on your most pressing tango questions!
This is your chance to ask us anything about the world of tango. Whether that’s asking us how to lead your partner with confidence, troubleshoot why a specific movement isn’t working, or asking us to demonstrate another variation β we’re all ears!
Michael Grandcolas
Pablo and Anne's deep knowledge, enthusiasm and gentle spirit is infectious and inspiring.
Christine Al Khalil
The environment created by Pablo and Anne is so warm and friendly that we felt we were part of a family!!
By the end of the weekend, you will feel empowered to:
- Improvise new moves WITHOUT getting stuck in your head
- Turn the simplest movement into a beautiful expression of music and dance
- Improve your technique and confidence, whether you’re a leader or a follower
- Dance to the different layers (melody, counter melody, and rhythmic base) of your favorite tango song β not just the rhythm
- Express your creativity & individuality while dancing
- Have more fun at the next milonga!
Learn how to truly improvise when dancing tango, so you can express yourself... not just repeat steps
Sofia Fomina
Pablo and Anne are absolutely amazing teachers - they manage to explain the steps in a very easy way, help you feel the music and adjust the movements to it
Bernard Kujawski
I love those tango classes! Pablo and Anne are very skilled teachers and you can feel they love what they do
This programme is perfect for you if:
- You are a tango dancer looking to improvise with confidence, but you’re not sure how to connect your movements to the music
- You want to be more in the flow of the music when dancing tango, yet you struggle to understand the music
- You are always dancing in the same way and put “pressure” on yourself to entertain your partner with new steps or decorations
- You know there is a lot more you could bring to your dancing but you aren’t sure what
This is not perfect for you if:
β You are new to tango dancing. If you haven't danced socially yet, it's best if you join us next year when we organise this weekend again!
The Tango Improvisation Online Weekend isn’t about teaching you new steps
It’s about showing you how to use the steps & tools you already have at your disposal as dancers!
By helping you interpret the different layers of music, and showing you how easy it is to make simple movements exciting β
We want to empower you to improvise with confidence on the dance floor, express your creativity, and unlock all the different possibilities of tango dancing.
So grab your dancing shoes and let us help you become the great tango dancer you always wanted to be!
Meet Your Instructors
Hi! We’re Pablo and Anne.
With over 27 years of combined teaching experience, we know that improvising without overthinking is something so many tango students struggle with.
Since we started teaching online 5 years ago, we’ve trained over 20,000 students. And over and over again, we hear them sayβ
“I’m always stuck in my head when I’m dancing!”
That’s why we created this simple, but in-depth, workshop weekend where we will teach you:
how you can dance to the different layers of tango music and express your individuality on the dance floor.
Our mission is to help you rely less on the steps, and instead discover how to go with the flow of the music and move as one with your partner.
We hope you join us and look forward to seeing you there!
