Learning to Dance Argentine Tango at Reading Tango Club
We aim to provide the best possible experience of learning authentic Argentine Tango and to help all our students enjoy the art and culture that surrounds this beautiful dance. We only use professionally trained Argentinian Tango teachers who have studied the dance from its roots and whose teaching focuses on technique, dance structure and musically. All our teachers work to a structured programme to ensure consistency of learning.They all share our enthusiasm and passion for tango.
Our Wednesday class teachers usually teach in blocks of 4 - 6 weeks. We also run workshops with visiting expert teachers to give you the opportunity to work with dancers and teachers at the top of their field. And each autumn we organise Reading Tango Festival, a fabulous weekend of workshops, milongas and world class performances. We hope you'll enjoy dancing with us!
Our Wednesday class teachers usually teach in blocks of 4 - 6 weeks. We also run workshops with visiting expert teachers to give you the opportunity to work with dancers and teachers at the top of their field. And each autumn we organise Reading Tango Festival, a fabulous weekend of workshops, milongas and world class performances. We hope you'll enjoy dancing with us!
Carlos Cisneros & Emma Lucia Reyes
Carlos Cisneros is a talented dancer from Argentina performing for theatre Tango Porteño as well as teaching tango. Thanks to Leandro Palou and Maria Tsiatsiani from Tango Academy, he is now here in London and is already a popular member of the LPTA team.
Emma Reyes is a Londoner, Tango teacher, freelance performer and multimedia artist. She gives regular classes in London and performs in festivals and events around London and the U.K.
Together , Carlos & Emma love nothing more than to share their passion and knowledge of tango to help students to express themselves more fully within the dance.
Emma Reyes is a Londoner, Tango teacher, freelance performer and multimedia artist. She gives regular classes in London and performs in festivals and events around London and the U.K.
Together , Carlos & Emma love nothing more than to share their passion and knowledge of tango to help students to express themselves more fully within the dance.
Letitia Simone Wilkinson & Andres Sosa
Letitia & Andres are both resident teachers at London Tango Academy. A graduate of the prestigious London Contemporary Dance School, Letitia has taught and performed Tango across Europe. A talented choreographer, dancer and yoga teacher, Letitia specialises in understanding body movement & dynamics and brings a wealth of experience to her teaching.
Born in Argentina, Andres started dancing Tango and Argentine Folklore as a child. After moving to Buenos Aires, he studied with the great masters of tango. Whilst in Buenos Aires he performed with prominent tango theatre companies as well as performances in many of the city’s prestigious milongas.
Born in Argentina, Andres started dancing Tango and Argentine Folklore as a child. After moving to Buenos Aires, he studied with the great masters of tango. Whilst in Buenos Aires he performed with prominent tango theatre companies as well as performances in many of the city’s prestigious milongas.
Leo Di Cocco
Leo is known for a dance that combines sensuality, elegance and virtuosity.
Leo started dancing tango in 2003 after a career spanning classical, jazz and contemporary dance. He trained with some of the most outstanding tango teachers in the world and the most popular musicians of Buenos Aires. On stage, Leo danced a lead role in Tango Fire, starred in Midnight Tango and Tango Moderno along side Vincent & Flavia, and has performed in the major Tango Houses of Buenos Aires.
Leo is a regular teacher at the Tango Academy London and has taught at tango festivals across Europe and in the UK. His passion for tango and his knowledge of this art has made him an exceptional dancer, teacher and milonguero, working a 100% Argentine tango methodology in his classes and a modern fusion in his performances. We’re honoured to have him teach in Reading.
Leo started dancing tango in 2003 after a career spanning classical, jazz and contemporary dance. He trained with some of the most outstanding tango teachers in the world and the most popular musicians of Buenos Aires. On stage, Leo danced a lead role in Tango Fire, starred in Midnight Tango and Tango Moderno along side Vincent & Flavia, and has performed in the major Tango Houses of Buenos Aires.
Leo is a regular teacher at the Tango Academy London and has taught at tango festivals across Europe and in the UK. His passion for tango and his knowledge of this art has made him an exceptional dancer, teacher and milonguero, working a 100% Argentine tango methodology in his classes and a modern fusion in his performances. We’re honoured to have him teach in Reading.
Alexandra Wood & Guillermo Torrens
Alexandra Wood
Alexandra is one of the most experienced Argentine Tango teachers and dancers resident in the UK today. Alexandra studied tango mainly in Argentina, with the incredible Andrea Misse, who she worked with for 5 years. In 2002 she co-founded ‘Tango in Action’, the first Argentine tango school in London and in 2011 she created her own Tango School.
Alexandra has performed at the most well-known milongas in Buenos Aires and has danced alongside some of the most famous tango dancers, including Miguel Angel Zotto (Tango Por Dos), and Osvaldo Zotto. She has toured extensively, dancing and teaching all over the world. She performed in the highly successful Midnight Tango from it’s launch and through its West End debut.
Guillermo Torrens
Guillermo was born in Argentina and Tango has always been part of his life. Guillermo places a strong emphasis on technique and dance interpretation. He has performed tango in many shows and theatres in Buenos Aires and has taught and performed around the world. In 2011 Guillermo and his partner Maria performed in Midnight Tango and Guillermo has also performed on iTV's "This Morning" and the "Classic Brits Awards 2012" at the Royal Albert Hall dancing with Alexandra Woods to the music of Miloš Karadagli.
Alexandra is one of the most experienced Argentine Tango teachers and dancers resident in the UK today. Alexandra studied tango mainly in Argentina, with the incredible Andrea Misse, who she worked with for 5 years. In 2002 she co-founded ‘Tango in Action’, the first Argentine tango school in London and in 2011 she created her own Tango School.
Alexandra has performed at the most well-known milongas in Buenos Aires and has danced alongside some of the most famous tango dancers, including Miguel Angel Zotto (Tango Por Dos), and Osvaldo Zotto. She has toured extensively, dancing and teaching all over the world. She performed in the highly successful Midnight Tango from it’s launch and through its West End debut.
Guillermo Torrens
Guillermo was born in Argentina and Tango has always been part of his life. Guillermo places a strong emphasis on technique and dance interpretation. He has performed tango in many shows and theatres in Buenos Aires and has taught and performed around the world. In 2011 Guillermo and his partner Maria performed in Midnight Tango and Guillermo has also performed on iTV's "This Morning" and the "Classic Brits Awards 2012" at the Royal Albert Hall dancing with Alexandra Woods to the music of Miloš Karadagli.
Valentina Ferrotti & Adrian Perez
Adriàn Pèrez (Argentina) and Valentina Ferrotti (Italy) met in Buenos Aires and started working together in 2021.
Since November 2022, they have been working in partnership, performing and teaching group and private classes in Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy, Serbia and Jordan.
Valentina has a background in ballet and contemporary dance, but discovered tango in London in 2012. She moved to Argentina in 2014 where she studied with several teachers including Jonathan Spitel, Aurora Lubiz, Los Veliz and Dante Sánchez.
Adriàn started dancing tango in his hometown, Bariloche, at the age of 10!
His main teachers there were Raul Mansilla and Annamaria Fernandez. He has been dancing tango ever since.
Adriàn Pèrez (Argentina) and Valentina Ferrotti (Italy) met in Buenos Aires and started working together in 2021.
Since November 2022, they have been working in partnership, performing and teaching group and private classes in Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy, Serbia and Jordan.
Valentina has a background in ballet and contemporary dance, but discovered tango in London in 2012. She moved to Argentina in 2014 where she studied with several teachers including Jonathan Spitel, Aurora Lubiz, Los Veliz and Dante Sánchez.
Adriàn started dancing tango in his hometown, Bariloche, at the age of 10!
His main teachers there were Raul Mansilla and Annamaria Fernandez. He has been dancing tango ever since.
PAULA DUARTE & BRUNO V ABEELE
Paula is a world-class professional dancer, teacher and choreographer of the Argentine tango. Following her studies in contemporary dance (Master’s degree in Dance Performance 2004), Paula’s passion for the Argentine tango developed consistently into a full-time career.
Based in London, UK, she is regularly invited to work with national and international Tango communities with different dance partners. She is a resident teacher at Tanguito. She is also touring the UK and abroad on a regular basis. Paula is based in London, she runs her own private lessons and teaches at Tanguito Tango Academy. Paula's work is defined by quality, moving with elegance, outstanding precision, excellent technical understanding and deeply moving performances.
Originally a computer engineer, Bruno started Argentine tango in 1999, at first for fun in Japan with maestro from Buenos Aires, then for his wedding first dance.
After his first trip to Buenos Aires, he carried on with tango out of addiction: to the music, to the embrace, the fascinating tango culture, the beauty of the dance and the emphasis on the ‘here and now’. He trained in Buenos Aires with truly generous teachers from the newer generation of dancers to such as the 2008 tango world champions Daniel Nacucchio to old school milongueros. Bruno founded his own tango school, Tanguito and developed the teaching methodology, changing the way tango is taught by shifting from teaching steps to using what he called Dimension, a powerful tool to make the transformation from ‘doing steps’ to ‘dancing’ much quicker process, enabling you to learn how, from one simple step, you can start designing your own, playing with its energy, displacement, musicality, and much more.
Paula is a world-class professional dancer, teacher and choreographer of the Argentine tango. Following her studies in contemporary dance (Master’s degree in Dance Performance 2004), Paula’s passion for the Argentine tango developed consistently into a full-time career.
Based in London, UK, she is regularly invited to work with national and international Tango communities with different dance partners. She is a resident teacher at Tanguito. She is also touring the UK and abroad on a regular basis. Paula is based in London, she runs her own private lessons and teaches at Tanguito Tango Academy. Paula's work is defined by quality, moving with elegance, outstanding precision, excellent technical understanding and deeply moving performances.
Originally a computer engineer, Bruno started Argentine tango in 1999, at first for fun in Japan with maestro from Buenos Aires, then for his wedding first dance.
After his first trip to Buenos Aires, he carried on with tango out of addiction: to the music, to the embrace, the fascinating tango culture, the beauty of the dance and the emphasis on the ‘here and now’. He trained in Buenos Aires with truly generous teachers from the newer generation of dancers to such as the 2008 tango world champions Daniel Nacucchio to old school milongueros. Bruno founded his own tango school, Tanguito and developed the teaching methodology, changing the way tango is taught by shifting from teaching steps to using what he called Dimension, a powerful tool to make the transformation from ‘doing steps’ to ‘dancing’ much quicker process, enabling you to learn how, from one simple step, you can start designing your own, playing with its energy, displacement, musicality, and much more.