Detailed instruction. We make sure your body is in the right place all the time! Proper technique from the beginning is very important and make sure our students get a strong foundation.
Our students LOVE their lessons! Even three years later, after moving off island, students still miss their lessons at Paradise tango
We're there to help you get things right. Technique or Figures, we're there to get you where you want to be with your dance!
Depending on the lesson type you choose you have the chace to dance with Brett, Jenny or BOTH of them during your lesson. For example, for a Couples Lesson Brett will work with the follower first and Jenny will work with the leader first and then swap!
For those new to the tango, private lessons can be an excellent way to get comfortable with the fundamentals of tango before you join a group lesson or begin dancing tango socially. For those with a little more tango experience who perhaps are currently studying tango in group lessons, private lessons can be an excellent way to work on specific problem areas or to make sure that bad habits are recognized and stopped before they become ingrained. And for those more intermediate/advanced dancers, private lessons can be an excellent way to further refine your tango and perhaps even develop your performance skills. Private lessons offer a learning pace that is tuned to you in particular, which usually means a slightly accelerated learning pace over group classes. Private lessons are good for feeling what an excellent partner should feel like, because you get to dance directly with the instructor, who, in theory anyway, is pretty good at this stuff. Private lessons are also good for being coached on what you should feel like, since the instructor can give you feedback on a moment-to-moment basis. Generally, non-choreography (or wedding dance) lessons do not include lifts, dips, drops or other show tango movements (see choreography page for more information).
A great way to learn for either a leader or follower. As a leader you have the opportunity to dance with Jenny while Brett teaches you leaders technique and styling, alternatively if you are a follower you have the opportunity to dance with Brett while Jennifer teaches follower technique and styling.
Single 1 hour class: $120
Package of 5 classes: $550 (save $50)
Package of 10 classes: $1000 (save $200)
** NOTE: Travel or Studio Fees apply if student request for lessons to be taught at a location other than Paradise Tango at our Ala Moana location and will result in a change in base price.**
Taking private lessons as a couple is a great way to learn and develop your dancing. You will work alternately with Brett and Jennifer, and each other. The teaching goes at your pace, whether you learn slower or faster than most people. As a couple you are able to work together, and with our help develop your tango technique.
Single 1 hour class: $140
Package of 5 classes: $650 (save $50)
Package of 10 classes: $1200 (save
$200)
** NOTE: Travel or Studio Fees apply if student request for lessons to be taught at a location other than Paradise Tango at our Ala Moana location and will result in a change in base price.**
If you would like to work solely on leading techniques (i.e. a leader working with Brett) or followers techniques (i.e. a follower working with Jennifer) this is a great option. While these lessons are slightly less expensive than working with both Brett and Jennifer together, they cannot supply the same depth of teaching and dance experience as working with both an experienced lead and follower.
Single 1 hour class: $110
Package of 5 classes: $500 (save $50)
Package of 10 classes: $900 (save $200)
** NOTE: Travel or Studio Fees apply if student request for lessons to be taught at a location other than Paradise Tango at our Ala Moana location and will result in a change in base price.**
Taking private lessons as a couple is a great way to learn and develop your dancing. You will work with either Brett and Jennifer (depending on who you choose or who's schedule fits best with yours), and each other. The teaching goes at your pace, whether you learn slower or faster than most people. As a couple you are able to work together, and with our help develop your tango technique.
Single 1 hour class: $115
Package of 5 classes: $525 (save $50)
Package of 10 classes: $950 (save $200)
** NOTE: Travel or Studio Fees apply if student request for lessons to be taught at a location other than Paradise Tango at our Ala Moana location and will result in a change in base price.**
This option is meant for couples who want to take lessons together but do not want to take a group class. This option is available for a maximum of 4 couples at a time (8 people). The rate is based on a single couples private $120 plus an additional $15 per person. The individuals in this type of group private must be dancing in couples (an equal number of leads and follows). No solo dancing (i.e. 5 people). We currently do not offer a package discount for this type of private lesson.
Single 45-min class for 2 couples (4 people): $175
Single 45-min class for 3 couples (6 people): $200
Single 45-min class for 4 coupels (8 people): $225
** NOTE: Travel or Studio Fees apply if student request for lessons to be taught at a location other than Paradise Tango at our Ala Moana locationand will result in a change in base price.**
This option is meant for the couple that wants to take a private dance lesson but also celebrate something, have a special date night, or just because. Over 90 minutes (1.5 hours) you get the ultimate treatment: a full one hour lesson, PLUS learn a fun flashy tango figure and some sexy tango poses for taking awesome photos at the end of your lesson. During the lesson you'll have the chance to sip your own bottle of champagne and snack on chocolates. Finish up with photos and a video of you dancing to share with friends! You also get two passes to our weekly Paradise Milonga (tango dance party) that can be used within 30 days of you lesson!
$250 all inclusive
** NOTE: Not available off site**
Special packages available for Wedding First Dance private lessons.
Special packages available for Choreography private lessons.
Please contact Brett and Jennifer at info@paradisetango.com or call Jenny at 831-239-6529 or Brett at 714-932-1047 for scheduling private lessons.
Each instructor makes their own schedule. It is Paradise Tango policy to NOT call students to solicit the schedulign of lessons. It is up to the student to check the calendar for changes in available dates, to contact their instructors, and to make their own appointments. Teachers will not initiate the scheduling of lessons, it must be student motivated. We also are no longer able to guarantee text reminders before your lesson. If you miss a lesson, plase see the the next section.
Each Instructor maintains their own policies and procedures, please check with your Instructor for details. However, the minimum expectation and policy is as follows:
Students may choose to pre-pay for a package of 5 or 10 private lessons to get a significant discount per lesson. However, we never pressure our students to purchase packages. Our individual private lesson rates are very reasonable and the best value in the industry. You may choose to just take, and pay for, a private lesson, one-at-a-time.
If a student has purchased a discounted private lesson package, and doesn't complete all the lessons in the package, he/she can request a refund of the unused portion of the package. The refund amount will be determined by deducting from the outstanding total package price paid, the instructor's standard individual private lesson rate, times the amount of lessons used. If at least 30 days have passed since purchase, a 25% (of the original price) administrative fee will also be deducted.
All Private Lessons in a pre-paid package must be completed within 6 months of purchase. After 6 months ths balance is Non-Refundable under any circumstance.