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.