In addition to our regular Wednesday evening classes in London (at The Castle, E1 1LN) and our Friday classes in Leamington Spa (St Mary’s CV31 1JW), you will also be able to find us in a few other places!

The 29th of March is Good Friday and so we will not be teaching in Leamington Spa that day, instead we will be teaching on Friday 5th April in St Mark’s Church. The timings will be slightly different but up-dates will be provided on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/298369566395279/?ref=newsfeed.

7.20 pm to 8.50 pm Fundamentals & more
9.00 pm to 10.00 pm Level 2 Class
10.00 pm (approx) to 10.45 (approx) Practica.
PRICES: 7.20pm Class £12 (£8 for students with student Id)
9.00 pm class £10 (£6.). Whole evening £15 (£10).
Practica: Free with classes otherwise £3 (£5)
WHERE: St Mark’s Church Hall, Rugby Rd, Leamington Spa, CV32 6DL

Saturday 7th April – Jackson’s Lane special event – we are happy to be working with three other leading Tango schools in London to bring both leaders and followers our shared knowledge in a special one off two hour workshop. The workshops will be followed by a Milonga with live music. The venue is also amazing, so don’t miss it!

Tango Cafe at Fresh Ground – SW11 1EQ

We will be back at Tango Cafe on 27th April and 4th May so we hope to see you there!

The Tango Intensives Roadshow

In an exciting new initiative, we are joining forces with Leo and Tracey Acosta of Tango Fandango to go on the road and bring you Tango Intensives. This will bring a whole day of workshops and an evening Milonga to beautiful venues around the UK, starting with Devizes in Wilsthsire on 11 May. There will be a dedicated page for this very soon! To help you book. You can book now directly with Tango Fandango here: https://www.tango-fandango.co.uk/tango-intensives.html

Tango by the Sea – 17-19 May 2024

We are delighted to be joining the team at Tango by the Sea again at The Orwell Hotel in Felixstowe. This event focuses on social dancing and provides plenty of opportunities for you to join a Milonga whenever you want. During the weekend we will be offering private lessons, to book your slot please visit the website or facebook group, or message us directly.
3 afternoons and 3 nights of dancing, plus Yoga, Tai Chi, Private lessons, clothes and shoes for sale
3 excellent national and international DJs
Large ballroom, sitting areas, restaurant.
Friendly, inclusive and welcoming atmosphere, leader/follower balanced
www.tangobythesea.wordpress.com

This month has bought the sad news that two greats of Tango have passed away. El Chino Perico and Nelida Fernando. Both left an indelible mark in the world of Tango and are two Milongueros/as who have inspired us in our dance and what we teach.

This week, in tribute, we are aiming to share some of the aspects of the dance that made El Chino so admired.

I have just realised that in the busyness of these last few months, I have not written an up-date or any of our news here on the website, and we have been very busy! So maybe I will start with a little review of the year so far and then provide a forward look at the next month or so.

We were in Buenos Aires for January so our London classes were a little delayed in starting this year. However, we were also busy in Buenos Aires immersing ourselves in Tango, it’s culture, art, poetry and of course the dance.

As a snapshot we were honoured to be invited, once again, to perform in La Maurilonga in Buenos Aires, a popular local Milonga with a wonderful warm and welcoming vibe. We were also invited to teach at Estamusa in a long running and well known tango school.

In our free time, whilst not at the Milongas, we took classes in Filete Porteno! This was an amazing experience and we hope to practice some more when we get a moment!

Confiteria Ideal

This beautiful Confiteria had been closed for a few years undergoing refurbishment. We both have many happy memories of dancing there and so were really keen to visit and see how it looks. It has definitely been restored to splendour. At the time of our visit there was no Tango but we hear that it will restart! 🙂

February and March news…

A bit behind schedule but February and March have been busy!

Tango y Nada Mas – London. We continue with our regular Wednesday evening classes at our new venue, The Castle E1 1LN and have recently started a new beginners class, so please tell your friends!

Tango Warwick, Fridays in Leamington Spa (CV31 1JW) – Our residency continues at Tango Warwick. It is such a lovely Tango community, so if you are in the area come along. Classes start at 6:30pm and there are three classes during the evening with a practica for an hour at the end (with cake and wine too!)

Tango Cafe – You can find us at Tango Cafe in Clapham (SW11 1LQ) at least once a month often twice, where we teach an hour’s class followed by the afternoon/early evening Milonga. There’s a great atmosphere and plenty of people to dance with.

Dorset Tango Festival – February 2024 – We had a fabulous weekend in Weymouth with Leo and Tracey of Tango Fandango, so much so that we have exciting plans for the rest of 2024 – see the next news post!!

Pavadita – 10 March 2024 – we were delighted to be back at Pavadita in March and looking forward to more in 2024.