Join us Thursday nights for Tango Lab, a unique forum designed for tango dancers ready to dive deep into musical side of the dance. This lab offers a unique opportunity to focus on musicality, rhythm, fluidity, and musical expression. Through simple, practical patterns we foster engaged dancing, Tango Lab emphasizes a shared responsibility to uncover the music within the dance.
Each session in Tango Lab is a nurturing space crafted to elevate your dance experience, helping you build rhythm, musicality, and a deeper connection with both the music and your partner.
Topics Covered in Tango Lab:
Feeling the Beat
Develop practical strategies for finding and maintaining rhythm, creating a deeper, more intuitive connection with the music. Explore rhythmic variations within the single and double times, the role of the hold, syncopation, and the 3-3-2.
Feeling the Three Styles: Tango, Milonga, and Waltz
Discover the unique qualities of tango’s three core styles and understand the defining elements that make each style distinct.
Exploring ‘Cadencia’
Uncover the essence of ‘cadencia’ and its impact on the beauty of partnership, enhancing the dance’s natural flow and elegance.
Dancing to the Orchestra
Each orchestra has its own character. Explore and embody the unique styles of iconic tango orchestras, including Di Sarli, D’Arienzo, Pugliese, and others, and learn how their music shapes dance expression.
