Category: Tango Workshops
What is Tango Unlimited?
Tango Unlimited is Tango Amistoso’s own specialised class for exploring dancing and music outside the norms of traditional salon tango, pushing the boundaries of what tango can look and feel like. In these classes, we’ll draw on bold and exciting traditions established and developed by artists and dancers such as Chicho Frumboli, Gustavo Naveiro and Giselle Anne, and practiced by a stunning array of dancers today. Visiting Amistoso teachers have been a massive source of inspiration for our Tango Unlimited classes, including Tymoteusz Ley and Agnieszka Stach, Loukas Balokas and Georgia Priskou, Giorgos Nikou and Katerina Chatzipanteli, and Tomas Corbalan.
To give you an idea, here is a video of the demo from one of the Tango Unlimited classes:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C55zBBuKVUq/?igsh=dWhuMHJxbW9paDZ1
PS: While you are there, follow us on Instagram to get more videos from the classes and performances
Tango Unlimited Classes are available for Intermediate and Advanced Level Dancers starting from Intermediate Level 1. Please check the level guide in the website if you are not sure about your level. Classes happen on Saturdays 4.30pm to 6pm. Please join this WhatsApp group chat if you are interested in joining.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/Cpkg4TiBkCxAhUJdeynOYz
The classes are included within the regular subscription options for Intermediate and Advanced Level. If you would like to do a drop in, you can book as usual using the website.
https://www.tango-amistoso.co.uk/weekly-schedule
As part of Tango Unlimited classes, you’ll focus on less conventional or perhaps totally new tango movements, ranging from elastic colgadas and soltadas to dips and even aerial lifts, learning how to incorporate these into your dance as a fluid extension of more familiar tango steps. Tango Unlimited is all about improvisation, listening and connecting to your partner in order to achieve something spectacular together. And, by innovating and deconstructing tango fundamentals, you’ll actually deepen your understanding of the technical aspects of traditional tango figures, while also forging new ones.
In the Tango Unlimited classes, we’ll draw on more diverse musical traditions, dancing to songs you might not have heard before, or thought about dancing tango to, including modern electronic tango by orquestas such as Otros Aires, or experimenting with dancing to world music. Developing a musical response to new textures and rhythms will greatly enhance your musicality, and broaden your musical world immensely.
Tango Unlimited is all about breaking rules in order to create a tango that is spectacular and modern, while also deeply musical and connected. Come along every Saturday to discover how to elevate your tango to a new level.
Hope to see you in the classes!
Dance Floor Courtesy
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Dance Your Way to Good Health
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Social Dancing – Art or Sport?
Social dancing can involve both artistry and physical skill. In Argentine tango, the most satisfying dance often comes from bringing those two sides together.
Tango as an art
The music gives dancers a starting point, but each couple makes its own choices. You might follow the rhythm, linger over a melody or leave space for a pause. A simple walk can express a great deal when both partners listen to the same musical phrase.
Social tango is improvised. You do not need a fixed choreography to create something meaningful; you need attention to the music, your partner and the moment.
Tango as a learned movement skill
That freedom rests on practical skills. Balance, clear weight changes, coordination and comfortable turns make it easier to communicate. Classes and practice give you time to refine these foundations so that movement feels more natural.
There are tango competitions and stage performances, each with its own aims. A social milonga has a different focus: sharing the floor considerately and enjoying a dance together.
A conversation, rather than a contest
On a social floor, the best measure of a dance is how it feels to both people. Adapt to your partner, respect their comfort and choose movements that fit the available space. Impressive figures are optional; attentive connection is useful in every dance.
Whether you enjoy the musical, technical or social side most, there is room to keep learning. See our class levels, explore the milongas, or find your next class in the weekly timetable.