Tango en el Alma presents
The Great Milongueros
Know Where Your Tango Comes From.
A very special 3-hour workshop exploring the dancers, figures and ideas that shaped the Tango we dance today — and how understanding their legacy can transform the way you move, improvise and dance at the milonga.
Letitia Simone & Andrés Sosa
Directors of Tango en el Alma
A Very Special Topic
The Tango we dance today did not appear from nowhere. Behind the movements, figures and ideas we use every week in classes and milongas are generations of extraordinary dancers who shaped the dance.
This workshop is about understanding where your Tango comes from — who created and developed the ideas we still dance today, what made their styles distinctive, and how their legacy continues to influence modern social Tango.
Why It Can Transform Your Tango
When you understand where a movement came from, the intention behind it and how it was originally danced, you stop simply reproducing steps.
You begin to understand structure, intention, rhythm, interpretation and possibility. That deeper knowledge can change the way you improvise, the way you connect movement together and the way you express your own Tango at the milonga.
The lineage behind the dance
The Great Milongueros We Will Explore
Through stories, context, movement and practice, we will explore figures, ideas and stylistic influences associated with some of the dancers whose work continues to live in the Tango we dance today.
Mingo & Esther Pugliese
Petaca & Marta Antón
Pupi Castello & Graciela González
Gerardo & Marta Portalea
…and more, as we connect different generations, approaches and ideas across the history of social Tango.
This Is Not a History Lecture
We are going to dance it. You will learn and practise figures inspired by these great dancers, understand the principles behind them, and work on how to incorporate them naturally into your own social Tango.
Take It to the Milonga
The aim is not to collect complicated sequences. You will leave with figures, concepts and ways of thinking that you can genuinely use in social dancing — with more awareness of why they work and how to make them your own.
Know the history. Understand the movement. Transform your Tango.
Workshop Information
Date
Saturday 12 September 2026
Time
2:00–5:00 PM
3-hour workshop
Level
Intermediate & Advanced
Price
£40 per person
Tango en el Alma members receive 10% discount
Partner Booking
This workshop is taught in couples. Invite a partner to join you and book together where possible. If you do not currently have a partner, send us a message before booking and we will let you know whether we can match you with someone.
Location
Tango en el Alma · London Bridge
AR1 Boland House, Guy's Campus
St Thomas' Street, London SE1 9GU
Enter via the black gates on St Thomas' Street and walk through the courtyard. The Activity Rooms are on the right-hand side, opposite Guy's Bar.
Booking
£40 per person · Advance booking essential
Tango en el Alma members receive 10% discount.
Book through the Tango en el Alma app. If you do not have a partner, message us first and we will let you know whether a suitable match is available.
This is a rare opportunity to study the lineage behind the Tango you dance, practise it in your own body and take that knowledge directly onto the social dance floor.