Dance Workshops :
Tango Class by Vio & Roberto of Tangoforge
FRIDAY: 18:00-20:30
How to create elasticity
The base of nuevo tango dynamics: 48 sacadas
SATURDAY: 14:00-16:30
The biomechnics of balance and gentle connection
The muscles of precise leading and perfect perception
SUNDAY: 14:00-16:30
Closing and opening the embrace: why and how
Technique tips for making your ganchos more delicious
Vio & Roberto Bio
Roberto and Vio of TangoForge recently celebrated their 10th anniversary. In these years they have become recognized as icons of extreme tango. Their productions have mixed tango with hip-hop, combat, escalators, and improvised music. Yet they insist that their technique of connection and their repertoire for improvisation is 100% traditional Argentine Tango. To inspire more ambitious use of our tango inheritance, the TangoForge youtube channel, Elements of Argentine Tango, demonstrates ALL the variations of the 25 Elements. In 2017 they created a comprehensive video MasterCourse presenting the Elements and variations with anatomically-correct, consistent, and distilled biomechanical instructions. They explain tango technique primarily with reference to verifiable actions of the joints supported by control of 10 muscles. They encourage the use of the technology of Argentine Tango with contemporary physique, music, venues, and fashion. They always use the cabeceo