Zwei Menschen tanzen Tango

Argentine Tango

Since the end of the 19th century, tango dance in its various incarnations spread throughout the world from its Buenos Aires origins. At tanzhaus nrw, we dance Argentine tango, a less regulated form of tango, as it is practiced at tango balls, so-called Milongas, in Buenos Aires. The communication between leader and follower remains at the centre of this multifaceted and constantly evolving dance and music culture. Jost Budde, together with Stefanie Clausen, Andrea Stegmaier and Mareike Focken, shaped this sector of tanzhaus nrw into what it is today. They developed a teaching method that enables dancing starting right away from the first class onward. Their style combines traditional with modern elements, like neo-tango or tango nuevo. 

Instructors

Stefanie Pla Pérez

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Stefanie Pla Pérez has been teaching Argentine tango for many years and has also worked internationally as a dancer, lecturer and DJane at a wide variety of events. Starting from the traditional Tango Argentino in music and dance style, she curiously follows the current trends and combines old with new, always looking for naturalness and joy of movement. Stefanie began her dance training as a child with classical ballet, modern and jazz dance. Simultaneously with her studies and her work on the opera and children's theater stage, she discovered her love for Argentine tango, which she was able to discover and pass on internationally as a dancer and teacher. Years later, she also found the movement principles of tango for herself in classical Pilates training. Out of enthusiasm for the similarities between Pilates and Tango, the heart project "Tango meets Pilates" was initially born in 2018, the techniques she also incorporates into the lessons. In addition to working on a good tango dance technique, it is important to her to convey to the participants the joy of music and musical dancing, the individual quality of movement and the harmonious connection to the dance partner, so that they can experience tango dancing again and again as a wonderful event.