Study Spanish in Buenos Aires and learn the steps to the world-famous Tango

Take Tango classes while learning Spanish in Buenos Aires Learn Spanish- City combination Buenos Aires-Santiago

Study Spanish in Buenos Aires and learn the steps to the world-famous Tango with experienced dance professionals. Learning the Tango in Buenos Aires is an excellent way to immerse yourself in the local culture while learning Spanish in Argentina.

Start Date: Each Week, year round
Duration: 2 Weeks
Includes: 
- Group Spanish courses (40 hours; 20 hours/week)
- Tango lessons (2 individual lessons (1 hour/class) & 4 group classes (1.5 hour/class)
- Milonga Tour (guided night-out at a Social Tango Dance Hall)
- Accommodation in shared apartment

Details of Spanish + Tango in Buenos Aires

Two weeks of intensive immersion Spanish group classes (4 hours/day, Monday through Friday). Students will take a placement test and be placed in a group class that is suitable to their level of Spanish (beginner to advanced).

Two weeks of Tango lessons with an excellent teacher at an esteemed dance centre of Tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Students will also enjoy a guided night-out to a local Milonga (transportation included). Our guide is a professional Tango dancer who will explain the origins of the Milonga, relation of the dance, Milonga codes, etc.

Two weeks in a shared apartment with a native Spanish speaker in one of Buenos Aires’ central neighborhoods.

Spanish + Tango in Buenos Aires: Details of Tango Lessons

During your Tango lessons, you will be taught basic dance steps by a highly trained and experienced Tango professor. Through formal instruction and dance floor practice, instructors will cover traditional steps as well as the latest improvisational techniques, allowing students to choose their favorite and giving both beginner and advanced students room to grow. All classes are taught bi-lingual in order to ensure practical experience with the Spanish language, however, the teacher does speak English for those students who need guidance. By learning the Tango in Buenos Aires, you will undoubtedly not only have the opportunity to learn Spanish in Argentina but will also gain an insider perspective on Porteño language and culture.

About Tango, from From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_(dance)

Tango dance and tango music originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the area of the Rio de la Plata, and spread to the rest of the world soon after.

Early tango was known as tango criollo, or simply tango. Today, there are many tango dance styles, including Argentine Tango, Uruguayan Tango, Ballroom tango (American and International styles), Finnish tango and vintage tangos. What many consider to be the authentic tango is that closest to that originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay, though other types of tango have developed into mature dances in their own right.

In 2009, Uruguay and Argentina suggested the Tango to be declared a world heritage of humanity, in October of the same year UNESCO approved it.

Stylistic origins:
- Habanera, Milonga, Polka

Cultural origins:
- 1850s-1880s Argentina and Uruguay

Typical instruments:
- Accordion
- Bandoneón
- Piano
- Guitar
- Violin
- Double bass
- human voice
- Others

Mainstream popularity:
- Rioplatense working class urban areas until the 1910s
- Upper and middle class cosmopolitan urban areas thereafter

Derivative forms:
- Canyenge
- Maxixe
- Tango Waltz

Subgenres:
- Finnish tango
- Ballroom Tango
- Tango Fantasia
- Tango Nuevo
- Tango Argentino
- Tango Oriental
- Tango Liso
- Tango Salon
- Tango Orillero
- Tango Milonguero

Fusion genres:
- Alternative tango
- Tango Electronico
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