Tango en el Pueblo

No Tango en el Pueblo class on Easter Monday - see you the week after!

No tango class Mon 9th Feb - teachers unwell! 🤧 Free practica 6pm instead 💃

Free practica tomorrow Monday 29th from 6pm - but we can't run the class due to flu!

No tango class tomorrow 8th September - Nick and Aksana away! Back on Mon 15th ☺️

No tango class on bank holiday, this Monday 26th May. See you back next week!

A quick reminder that there is no class on Easter Monday! We'll see you the following week on April 28th ❤️

Update: there will be self-guided practica with Gill and Cheryl keeping it going tonight in our absence! (No class and no charge to come and practice tonight)

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Monday 10th Feb Class is Cancelled! We will see you next Monday everyone

Waltz into February with Tango en el Pueblo!💃✨ We're dedicating the entire month to mastering the elegant Tango Vals.

Our beginner-friendly classes start at 6pm, followed by the main class at 6:30pm. No partner needed!

💃🕺Our January classes are here! We'll be diving deep into the Molinete, covering different variations and techniques.
Beginners class starts at 6pm - perfect for those new to Tango! Followed by the main class at 6:30pm. No partner necessary!

Don't forget! This Monday is our end of year party!

We'll have a half-hour intro class at 6:00pm, focused on etiquette and social dance dynamics, and then the social from 6:30pm.

I'm making a new tailored playlist for the evening, so shout out now any songs (tango or other) that you'd love to dance with each other and I'll integrate them into the set!

And throughout the evening we'll challenge you with some great fun dance games :)

We'll have food and drink, and you're welcome to bring anything you'd like to share. Dress to impress or amuse!

It'll be a reduced £5pp just to cover expenses. Can't wait to see you all!

We love tango to alternative music too, and the topic of recent (10 years) alternative tango music came up. Here's a smattering of tracks from the last ten years across a range of styles that I've enjoyed and hope you will too!

(Do share your own favourite recent alt-tango tracks!)

Uplifting instrumental:
"abcdefu" instrumental cover by Vitula, or basically any of the many instrumental pop song covers popularised by Bridgerton. Bonus points for being a cover of a song by Gayle that is itself a bona fide TikTok hit with the youngsters 😅
https://open.spotify.com/track/6mLAhQxed5mAMyXW1ljyfH?si=a3e7d12865d14307

Blues/folk/country:
"Nothing Good Can Come From This" by Amy Speace. A nice easy end-of-night slow dance song with a little frisson of danger.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ymNjes5pFUC3AIS0DR6QM?si=b887308972e844b5

Sad sentimental:
"What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish for Barbie film. Achingly beautiful and easy to rest in the music, more bonus points for bridging generations thanks to Barbie and Billie.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6wf7Yu7cxBSPrRlWeSeK0Q?si=23edb5be5a854278

Powerful vocal:
"Used To Be Young" by Miley Cyrus. This one cuts a little too close to the bone for this lapsed DJ millennial 😅 A passionate rollercoaster of dynamics that's still not too hard for everyone who used to be young to keep up with.
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Nfh4u0J4bajcyp5pzaWCx?si=c9cd02d8b22d4d24

Dark urban vals/swing:
"That's How it Goes" by Zoe Wees + 6LACK. A cool vals number to pick up the energy and attitude.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6o5TECt1aCm1HjUzp43OgL?si=273d4bf1206d49b4

Electronic symphonic:
"The Arena" by Lindsey Stirling. Has the epic-instrumental-dubstep fad been and gone in last ten years? Probably. Nevertheless, it feels like it would be remiss to omit Lindsey Stirling as a staple of acrobatic neuvo tango dancing, and, love it or hate it, she gets credit for dancing tango escenario for the music video of the same song.
https://open.spotify.com/track/7mNMansANGP8mh7kNroHXB?si=e76b587950b64e63

Urban blues:
"Skin" by Rag'n'Bone Man. Powerful baritone blues interleaved with an anthemic chorus, this will pound on the dancefloor. "Human" from the same album is also excellent.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6y2Kaz9QI01XBKJ8mTb7Pf?si=bc722de35eab4d42

Dark jazz/soul:
"The Devil You Know" by Sharon Kovacs. Amy Winehouse infused smoky jazz over sampled riffs. Groovy late-night track.
https://open.spotify.com/track/48owwMzih4WNxLsv2e6Ejx?si=e0b7dad4eb5f4a1f

World-music milonga:
"Canta Querida" by LISZA. A groovy world-music alternative milonga reminiscent of Kevin Johansen.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4WhytNQFIaWokpLmUvlo6T?si=e37aa94e11c34595

Instrumental milonga:
"Despacito" instrumental cover by 2 Cellos. Before Bridgerton made instrumental covers mainstream but still in the last ten years 😉, here's a fun dynamic instrumental milonga of the smash hit. If I play this during the milonga for tango dancing, I love to play the Louis Fonsi original afterwards as well to close the party.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3vqyauyYbp9MqUwrCEmWJ0?si=139ffd54f5f5412b

Retro-chic vals:
"Be More" by Stephen Sanchez. A juxtoposition of viral TikTok sensation and stunning 50's-era vocals, this is another generational bridge that's a very comfortable song to close out the night!
https://open.spotify.com/track/306H2K5MwE0Z6jJj0jEuar?si=a1e31a1513d34e96