THE LEARNER'S TANGO JOURNEY

Not all themes are available all the time. Currently offered topics are in bold.
Level Stage Themes Sess Notes
  Outreach: develop awareness and appreciation for tango
  • Newbies Welcome Tea / Sampler
  • Concerts
  • Film Screening
  • Music Appreciation
  • Travel Discussions
  • 1
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    Sampler last Sunday of each month.

    Reading: Online Tango videos
    Beginner Induction: learn the elegant walk and basic figures
  • Beginner-I (walking)
  • Beginner-II (turning)
  • Fast track for Ballroom / Salsa Dancers
  • Wedding Dance Choreography
  • Boot Camp (4 hour)
  • 4
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    1
    New intake every month, Duration: 3 month

    Reading: History of Tango
    Salon: acquire minimum social dance skill to enjoy milongas
  • Foundation-I (elements)
  • Foundation-II (elements)
  • Musicality-I
  • Navigation and Milonga Code
  • Group Choreography
  • Boot Camp (4 hour)

  • 4
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    Duration: 3-6 months. Supplement with weekly milonga.

    Reading: Tango around the World
    Improver: focus on proper techniques, form and creativity
  • Close Embrace-I
  • Close Embrace-II
  • Improvisation-I
  • Techniques for Turns
  • Musicality-II
  • Parada and Barridas-I
  • Boot Camp (4 hour)

  • 4
    4
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    1
    Duration: 3-6 months. Supplement with workshops and choreography.

    Reading: Top 100 tango recordings
    Intermediate Discover: sample the many sub-genres of tango
  • Milonga Lisa
  • Milonga Traspie
  • Vals Cruzada
  • Canyengue
  • Candombe and Chacarera
  • Fantasia: Story telling in Choregraphy
  • 4
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    Duration: 3-6 months. Supplement with workshops and choreography.

    Reading: Tango shows and movies
    Explore: experiment with styles and musical forms
  • Adornos-I
  • Adornos-II
  • Jumps and Lifts-I
  • Tilted-Axis Elements-I
  • Tilted-Axis Elements-II
  • Gancho and Boleo-I
  • 4
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    Duration: 3-6 months. Supplement with workshops and choreography.

    Reading: Tango Terms Glossary
    Advanced Challenge: find your limits and break them
  • Jumps and Lifts-II
  • Symmetry and Alteration
  • Dynamics and Axis
  • Role and Lead Reversal
  • Sacadas in all direction
  • Gancho and Boleo-II
  • 4
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    Study in conjunction with workshops, overseas congress.

    Target: immersion trip to Buenos Aires.
    Maestro: when you are ready for the next stage
  • Dance Instructor Certification
  • 36 Enrolment once a year, course runs for 9 months