Seattle Tango Classes

Tony and Ilana  have been dancing tango together for more than 27 years. The beauty of their movement comes from their maturity in the dance, strong connection and deep respect for the music.

Tony and Ilana are inspirational instructors. They have the special gift of excellent teaching. They take a creative approach to tango, and combine musicality with a superb analysis and breakdown of the individual movements. Their classes are fun, informative, well thought out and presented.

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New Year Tuesday Classes- Starting January 9th 2024

 

Absolute Beginner's Tango  (Beg. Level 1)

Learn to dance the authentic Argentine tango in a fun and easy way!
No partners are required. No dance experience is necessary. 
 This is the class for you if you:

  • Are an absolute beginner excited to learn the Argentine tango.

  • Have taken tango classes before but like to review the materials.

  • Have two left feet & have never danced before,

  • Or just want to have fun and meet people!

   Greenwood SA Center- 525 N 85th St, Seattle, WA 98103

   -No partner is required. We will rotate partners for this class.

           Tuesday Nights, 1/9/24- 2/27/24

            7:00PM-8:00PM

           $105 (8 weeks class series); $20 drop-ins

 
 

Milonga & Milonga con Traspie (Int./ Adv. Level)

By popular demand- our once a year special class!!! Each year, there are new and exciting steps added to the class material.

This is one of our most popular classes. Don't miss it!


Milonga is the mother of tango. Milonga is more cheerful compared to tango music. In this series, Tony and Ilana will introduce many fun milonga steps and explain how to combine them for different possibilities and variations. Tony and Ilana will also show you how to move to the different rhythms of the Milonga and how to effectively use these rhythms to highlight the different step combinations.


The goal of this series is to enable you to improvise a fun and rhythmic dance on the social dance floor. A lot of these steps and rhythm changes can also be incorporated into your tango. Your social tango will benefit tremendously from this Milonga class!

   Greenwood SA Center- 525 N 85th St, Seattle, WA 98103

   -No partner is required. We will rotate partners for this class.

           Tuesday Nights, 1/9/24- 2/27/24

            8:05PM-9:05PM

           $105 (8 weeks class series); $20 drop-ins

 

New Year Thursday Classes- Starting January 11th

 

Tango Vocabulary and Linking Steps  (Int. Level )

In this class series, we will concentrate on understanding the different tango vocabulary. Each week Tony and Ilana will introduce a basic understanding of different tango vocabulary and show you how to link them to form a dance and have fun on the social dance floor. Vocabulary include: Boleo, Sacada, Parada, Monlinette, and Arreste.

   Dance Underground- 340 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112

   -No partner is required. We will rotate partners for this class.

            Thursday Nights, 1/11 - 2/29

            7:00PM-8:00PM

            $105 (8 weeks class series); $20 drop-ins

 
 

Tango: Boleo Sequences (Int./ Adv. Level)

How about 8 weeks of materials dedicated just to Boleos?
Boleos (or voleos) in tango are swivel and return of the free leg around the weighted leg with a whipping action. Boelos are beautiful, fun and satisfying to do. it is a cool way to link the dance as directional changes. Topics included in this 8-week series are front & rear boleos, high & low boleos, linear boelos, leader's boleos, boelo figures... and much more.
Come and join us to explore these many exciting boelo possibilities and sequences!  

   Dance Underground- 340 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112

   -No partner is required. We will rotate partners for this class.

            Thursday Nights, 1/11 - 2/29

            8:05PM-9:05PM

            $105 (8 weeks class series); $20 drop-ins


On-Going Classes

Tuesday Classes
 

Tango Vocabulary & Linking Steps (Int. Level)

 Tuesday Nights, 10/24 - 12/19 (no class 11/21)/ 7:00PM-8:00PM

Greenwood SA Center

 
 

Tango- Nuevo Tango Steps (Int./Adv.  Level)

 Tuesday Nights, 10/24 - 12/19 (no class 11/21)/ 8:05PM-9:05PM

Greenwood SA Center

 
Thursday Classes
 

Tango Turns and Linking Steps (Beg. Level II)

  Thursday Nights, 11/2 - 12/28 (no class 11/23)/ 7:00PM-8:00PM

Dance Underground

 
 

Tango: Dynamic Tango Turns for Social Dancing (Int./Adv.)

 Thursday Nights, 11/2 - 12/28 (no class 11/23)/ 8:05PM-9:05PM

Dance underground

 

 
 

Class Info & Registration:

e-mail: seattletango@hotmail.com

Phone: 206-781-9553