The New Zealand Tango Festival

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Workshops

Click here for a printable copy of the workshop timetable, or scroll down to see the timetable.

Tango levels

These descriptions are to help you decide which level of workshop to book into. As everyone learns at a different rate, and has different levels of fitness or fluidity, use the description of what you need to be able to do to enter the level as a guide more than the length of time you have learnt tango. Please discuss your level with an advanced dancer in your area.

Teachers at the festival will teach to the level described, especially the Advanced level. If you find you have chosen the wrong level class at the festival, you can go to the registration desk and change into a more appropriate level for free within the first 15 minutes.

Second Step

Understand tango posture, walking technique, parallel and cross systems, know giro pattern, can lead and follow ocho easily, leading/following the cross usually works, can lead and follow simple combinations.

Intermediate

Can walk in a straight line with balance, can tell the difference between tango, milonga and vals music, confident leading/following cross and weight change, can lead/follow progressive moves in the line of dance, able to find and maintain connection with different partners, keep in time with the music most of the time, reasonable floor craft skills at a milonga – might bump into others every now and then.

Upper Intermediate

Can balance on the ball of one foot for a length of time, can lead/follow front sacada with confidence, new partners are able to understand the lead the first time, follower hardly ever anticipates, understand different embraces, good understanding of parallel and crossed systems, able to do a variety of things on a tight spot as well as progressive moves around the floor while maintaining connection with different partners, keep with music at all times.

Advanced

Can lead/follow advanced improvised combinations, can lead/follow back sacada with confidence, good dissociation, able to lead/follow colgada and volcada, excellent balance and awareness of own and partner’s axis, followers able to express own musicality within lead, advanced floor craft – hardly ever bump into others, advanced understanding of musicality and connection with different partners.

OPEN level

These classes are open to all levels.

Free Beginners Course

Must do all 6 workshops in the course, email us to register THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

Workshop timetable

Click on any class link for a more detailed description.

NB workshops are role balanced. If a workshop shows only a few places left, it may be only for leaders or only for followers.

Click here for a printable copy of the workshop timetable.