Begin your tango journey

 

 

 

Example Moves

Gancho Image

Gancho - Hook

 

Boleo Image

Boleo (Voleo) - Whip

 

Secada Image

Secada - Displacement

 

Cross System Walking Image

Cross System Walking

 

* Above images are of Homer and Christina from the Bay Area, CA.

What do these series classes cost? When are they?

 

 

 

$60 for the General Public

$30 for Monthly Membership Holders

Must be purchased in advance for full class series. Non-refundable if classes are missed. No Drop-In Allowed for General Public. 50% discount for Monthly Membership Holders

 

Tango 101:

 

January 18th through

 

February 22nd 2024

 

 

 

Start off on the right foot, even if you have two left feet!!

 

What you'll learn in this 6-week Series

Tango 101: 6 Week Series Class

Paradise Tango is proud to announce our newest community building effort! A six week series class focused on technique and getting ready for figure work and dance socials.

 

SYLLABUS/SCHEDULE

Week 1: Connection, moving with a partner and traveling across the floor. Steps include but are not limited to: Walking (5 different systems), the Baldosa (basic 6 step) and the Basic Eight and Ochos

 

Week 2: Stopping the foot, passing and sweeping. Steps include but are not limited to: Paradas, Pasadas, Morditas and Barridas.

 

Week 3: Displacements. Steps include but are not limited to Secadas (alone and incorporated in the Basic Eight and Baldosa).

 

Week 4: Hooks and wraps. Steps include but are not limited to Ganchos (alone and incorporated into the Basic Eight and Baldosa).

 

Week 5: Traveling and circular steps. Steps include but are not limited to the Giro/Molinette in linear and circular forms.

 

Week 6: Dancing in the social setting, floor craft and etiquette. In the class we teach you how to ask a partner to dance, to accept or decline, to travel safely around the dance floor and how to switch partners with confidence. Summary of all dance figures from the previous 5 classes.