Top Tango Maestros Beijing Workshop

## Weekend Workshop Proposals

These are two proposed weekend programs, designed with clearly distinct approaches:

1. The first weekend focuses on traditional tango.
2. The second weekend emphasizes innovation and creative exploration.

## Weekend Workshop Proposals

These are two proposed weekend programs, designed with clearly distinct approaches:

1. The first weekend focuses on traditional tango.
2. The second weekend emphasizes innovation and creative exploration.

## Program for the Two Weekends

### 1st Weekend – The Essence of Traditional Tango

This weekend concentrates on the foundations of social tango, providing technical and stylistic tools that enrich a dancer’s milonguero expression.
1. Fundamentals of the Mingo Pugliese System
Learners explore the structure of Mingo Pugliese’s approach—embrace, walking, and turns—to develop a clear and reliable physical connection.
2. Signature Methodology of Natalia & Gabriel
Participants are introduced to characteristic elements of their pedagogical approach, including musicality, improvisation, and refined salon details.
3. Secrets of the Milongueros
Techniques and insights drawn from experienced Buenos Aires milonga dancers, aimed at enhancing social-dance fluency.
4. Milonga & Vals
Study of rhythm, cadence, and adornments to help dancers navigate these styles with elegance, clarity, and dynamic expression.

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### 2nd Weekend – Innovation & Creativity in Tango

This weekend guides dancers in exploring new structures and possibilities through historical sequences, original choreography, and group-based dynamics.
The curriculum includes work on structure, technique, and movement dynamics.
1. Classic Sequences by Maestro Antonio Todaro
A detailed study of the maestro’s iconic combinations, suitable for two or more sessions.
2. Original Choreography: “La vida es corta”
A regularly taught original tango piece, developed as a structured learning project (two or more sessions recommended).
3. “Milonga Casino”
A group-oriented learning format for milonga, based on a creative adaptation inspired by Cuban salsa. Its playful design helps dancers expand coordination, rhythm awareness, and group interaction.Program for the Two Weekends

### 1st Weekend – The Essence of Traditional Tango

This weekend concentrates on the foundations of social tango, providing technical and stylistic tools that enrich a dancer’s milonguero expression.
1. Fundamentals of the Mingo Pugliese System
Learners explore the structure of Mingo Pugliese’s approach—embrace, walking, and turns—to develop a clear and reliable physical connection.
2. Signature Methodology of Natalia & Gabriel
Participants are introduced to characteristic elements of their pedagogical approach, including musicality, improvisation, and refined salon details.
3. Secrets of the Milongueros
Techniques and insights drawn from experienced Buenos Aires milonga dancers, aimed at enhancing social-dance fluency.
4. Milonga & Vals
Study of rhythm, cadence, and adornments to help dancers navigate these styles with elegance, clarity, and dynamic expression.

***

### 2nd Weekend – Innovation & Creativity in Tango

This weekend guides dancers in exploring new structures and possibilities through historical sequences, original choreography, and group-based dynamics.
The curriculum includes work on structure, technique, and movement dynamics.
1. Classic Sequences by Maestro Antonio Todaro
A detailed study of the maestro’s iconic combinations, suitable for two or more sessions.
2. Original Choreography: “La vida es corta”
A regularly taught original tango piece, developed as a structured learning project (two or more sessions recommended).
3. “Milonga Casino”
A group-oriented learning format for milonga, based on a creative adaptation inspired by Cuban salsa. Its playful design helps dancers expand coordination, rhythm awareness, and group interaction.