Social tango technique must help you attain specific objectives: It must help you communicate with your partner, stay in the compás, express the sentiment of Golden Age music, and move around the floor efficiently without bothering your neighbors. -- Harmonic Motion - Tango and Chaos

"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are." -- Chinese proverb

“La pista es mas dura.” -- Old-timers speak

A 4 week course to introduce the fundamental techniques of social tango that are posture and axis, stepping, pivoting, cadence, partner connection and floor navigation. Numerous base figures will be used along the way to establish and strengthen the above fundamental techniques, examples include ochos, corridas, pausing, salidas, cruzadas, and giros. In short, this course introduces you to the improvisational tools of musical expression and navigation that you need to be able to dance in a "milonga" (the place/event where social tango is danced).

For good continuity, depth, and everyone's efficiency, we require that all participating commit to the entire 4 weeks. Anyone recently initiated in the art of Tango Argentino, or anyone who would like a comprehesive reworking of the basics, should do this course. 

Other course details are:

when: 4-week cycle, classes on Mondays from 7:00pm-9:00pm (1h15 class, 0h45 practica).
where: at the IIC, Sala Michelangelo.
teachers: Mario and/or Anika, we will usually both be there.
prerequisite: either completed a Tango Initiation Session (at least once) or otherwise has previous tango experience.
cost participation: 2500 KSh per person (hardship rate 1000 KSh) for the full series, to cover hall rental and other related costs.
reservation required: please register, as individual or as a couple, by email to nairobi.tango@patamango.com

Plus, as dancing may only be learned by dancing... you are highly encouraged to practice regularly, and with as many different partners as possible... for this exact purpose we weekly offer La Milonga Patamango—the only Milonga between Cairo and Johannesburg—and you are all highly encouraged to attend, to practice, and to join us on all the fun!

special conditions:
•  No need to sign up with a partner. During the classes we will be changing partners regularly.
•  For good continuity all participants must commit to entire series -- the full series is therefore payable in advance.
•  For same reason, first-timer drop-ins are strongly discouraged -- the non-accumulative rate for a single first-timer drop-in class is 1000 KSh (no hardship rate for drop-ins). Contrarily, if you have previously worked through the series you are very welcome to rework through any of the classes, as your schedule permits.
•  Payment in full may be done in advance by m-pesa to 0715 357 507 or in person on first class day.