Ultimate Tango School of Dance - Anita & Hernan Brizuela

Balance is shared. Gravity is negotiable.

Colgadas take us off the axis - but never out of control. In this Pre-Advanced series, we explore how to *lean away from each other while staying fully connected*.

You’ll learn how to prepare, enter, sustain, and exit colgadas with confidence and fluidity — whether they’re tiny tilts or sweeping suspended shapes. We’ll also examine how momentum, torsion, and counterbalance make it all possible.

Not just a flashy move - colgadas teach deep body awareness, partner trust, and precise connection.
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What you’ll learn:

• What makes a colgada… a colgada

• How to safely enter and exit off-axis movement

• Preparing the body for shared balance

• Identifying the lead: intention vs. invitation

• Managing torsion and momentum in motion

• Tiny colgadas, traveling colgadas, spinning colgadas

• When to use them - and when NOT to

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If volcadas bring you in - colgadas send you out.

Both are tango’s way of saying: "Trust me. Let go."
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Class Details:

• Sundays, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

• 349 Washington St, Malden, MA 02148

• 50 parking spots available

• 2-minute walk from Oak Grove T stop

• $40 drop-in | $199 full 8-week course

Vals is the most joyful of the three tango genres - light, circular, and irresistibly uplifting. With its 3/4 rhythm and flowing cadencia, it feels like spinning, floating, and drifting through music you simply cannot resist.

This 4-month Vals Intensive explores what truly makes Vals… Vals: its phrasing, double-time interpretation, rhythmic play, and the vocabulary that gives it that unmistakable swirling quality. Designed for dancers who already speak tango comfortably and are ready to add another dialect to their repertoire.
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What we’ll cover:
Musicality & Timing
* The affixed 1-2-3 rhythm
* Understanding double time (the magic in-between the beats)
* Vals criollo vs. Vals cruzado
* Cadencia, phrasing, and repetitive motifs

Vocabulary & Technique
* Essential Vals patterns and how to vary them
* Fluid turns and spiraling sequences
* Rhythmic transitions and musical play
* Combinations that make Vals look seamless and joyful
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Why take this course?
* Because Vals is pure happiness on the dance floor.
* Because you deserve to dance all three genres with confidence and artistry.
* Because once you learn to speak Vals fluently, the entire tanda opens up to you.
* And yes - people will notice. Your dancing will change.

Take it once or take it again; each time reveals new layers and new vocabulary.
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Course format
Duration: 16 weeks
Dates: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25 · Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 · Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 · Apr 12, 19, 26
(No class on Easter Sunday - Apr 5)
Schedule: Sundays, 12:30–2:00pm
Location: Ultimate Tango, Malden, MA
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Pricing
Full Course (16 weeks): $499 - best value, save $300 vs drop-in
Monthly: $160/month
Drop-in: $50/class

Many students use the savings from the full course to book private lessons and accelerate their transformation even more.
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Prerequisite
Completion of the Intermediate Tango Course (all four cycles) or equivalent experience.

You should be comfortable with:
* Giros, molinetes, and direction changes
* Forward/back crosses
* Basic sacadas, barridas, boleos, ganchos, volcadas, colgadas, alterations (helpful but not required)
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Please note
This is a progressive course - each week builds on the last.
Drop-ins are welcome, but at your own risk since the level ramps up quickly.
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Ready to dance Vals?
This is your chance to join the dancers who don’t sit out Vals tandas.

Who hear 1-2-3 and already feel the turn building.
Who don’t just follow the rhythm - they *play* with it.

IN-PERSON BEGINNER ARGENTINE TANGO
8 weeks course | Each class is 90-min

Learning Argentine Tango has a couple of phases, and the Beginner course is one of the most crucial components!

In the Beginner course, you will learn all Argentine Tango essentials - a famous tango walk/caminata, baldoza, and 8-count basic to the cross.

You will be explained the essence of tango embrace, how to connect and non-verbally communicate with your partner, how to read the body language, and how to convey the intention, express your needs and take care of the couple’s wellbeing.

You will also become familiar with the principles of improvisation, navigation, and musicality.

• Master the Tango: Conquer the foundation in 8 engaging weeks.
• Unwind & Explore: Discover different genres of tango music.
• Embrace the Community: Learn etiquette and experience the joy of connection on the dance floor.
• Bonus: Gain confidence, improve coordination, reduce stress, and make friends!

Perfect for: Singles & couples, anyone seeking fun & new experiences.

No prior dance experience required! No partner necessary.

The classes are held at 349 Washington St, Malden, MA 02148.
SUNDAYS 2:30 - 4pm.

Complimentary Practica on Tuesdays 8:30pm - 11pm
- 50 parking spots available.
- 2 min walk from Oak Grove T stop.

A drop-in class is $40.
Full 8 sessions course is $199.
Each person must register individually.

In this Intermediate series, we take the molinete to its natural next step - the giro. But not just any giro. This is where we dive deep into trajectory, timing dilemmas, and the invisible torsions that hold it all together (or let it all fall apart).

Ever wondered if the double time is led - or just expected? How to slow it down without killing the flow? How to sustain circularity once it starts?

This series unpacks all of that - and adds something often overlooked: molinete is not just for Followers. Leaders will learn how to exchange, mirror, and even simultaneously dance molinetes - for richer, more responsive improvisation.
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What you’ll learn:

• The trajectory of molinete in giro - how to shape the turn

• The double-time dilemma - should you lead it, allow it, or slow it down?

• Creating and sustaining circular energy

• Invisible torsions - how they build, release, and redirect motion

• Molinete exchange - Leaders can molinete too

• Simultaneous molinetes - when both roles rotate

• Making molinete a shared conversation, not a one-sided command

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This is the series where your turns become lighter, cleaner, and more musical.

Where leading and following feel like two halves of the same spiral.
Where structure becomes freedom.
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Class Details:

• Sundays, 2:30 – 4:00 PM

• 349 Washington St, Malden, MA 02148

• 50 parking spots available

• 2-minute walk from Oak Grove T stop

• $40 drop-in | $199 full 8-week course

Each person must register individually
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SPECIAL NOTE: No classes on April 5, 2026