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!
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 danced since the age of three, starting with classical ballet. She has a BA (Hons) degree in Dance (specialising in Contemporary), a distinction in Recreational Arts for the Community (Dance) and a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts. After graduating she worked as a contemporary dancer and ran her own dance company for 5 years before becoming a tango dancer. 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. His professional tango studies began in Rosario, Argentina and intensified when he moved to Buenos Aires in 2002 to study with teachers such as the “Maestro de Maestros” Raul Bravo and Angela Ruth Manonellas, Silvio Lavia and Mimi Santapa. Studying ballet and classical dance at an early age influenced Guillermo and he 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 both in the West End in London and the national (UK) tours in 2012 and 2013. Guillermo has also performed on iTV live show "This Morning" and the "Classic Brits Awards 2012" at the Royal Albert Hall dancing with Alexandra Woods to the music of Miloš Karadagli. |
Mina & Giraldo
Diomar "Giraldo" Escobar
Giraldo graduated from the IPC Drama School in Colombia and for four years was a member of Danza Experimental de Cali (DECA). In 1993 Giraldo came to London where he continued to study dance and choreography at Lewisham College until 1996. In 1994 he co-founded artLat and went on to become a lead-performer of the company. He has been dancing Argentinean tango since 1990 and travels frequently to Buenos Aires to further his training with recognised Masters like Roberto Herrera and Osvaldo Zotto. Giraldo teaches Argentine Tango throughout the UK and is regularly invited to teach abroad. He has appeared dancing in the films Evita and Dance, a Channel 4-commissioned film, and collaborated with Deborah Bull’s BBC dance season Travels with my Tutu. Giraldo has toured with the acclaimed shows Subitango and Tiempo de Tango and was a leading tango dancer in the west end tango production MIDNIGHT TANGO with Vincent and Flavia.. Giraldo was a guest dancer performing Argentinean Tango at BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in the 2005, 2006 and 2008 series. In 2007 Giraldo performed in Carmen, directed by Sally Potter. Together with Mina he is invited to coach Strictly Come Dancing Couples for their Argentine tango. Mina Ojeda-Patiño Mina" studied Latin American folklore and urban dance at the Instituto Popular de Cultural, Colombia. She co-founded Danza Experimental de Cali and studied Philosophy at Universidad del Valle gaining her degree in 1992.. In 1993 she left Colombia and came to Britain to pursue a 3-year Dance and Choreography diploma. She then established the Latin American Dance Project in London now known as artLAT. 2002 Mina gained her MA in Choreography from Middlesex University and went on to Tiempo de Tango, a national touring production funded by the Arts Council of England . In 2009 She performed in the film Evita with Madonna, created choreography for Dance, a Channel 4-commissioned film, and collaborated with Deborah Bull’s BBC dance season Travels with my Tutu. She collaborates with BBC Strictly Come Dancing as resident tango trainer for the competing celebrities. In 2015 Mina was chosen to play Lucille in the UK film Crowhurst.. |