Argentine Tango Workshop

with Christy Coté & George Garcia

Singles welcome, no partner required.


Friday, September 18th at Higher Groundz, San Luis Obispo

6:30 – 7:30 pm Chamuyo and
7:30 – 9:30 pm Milonga

There is so much more to Tango than just dancing! Kick off the evening with a free discussion group (chamuyo). George & Christy, the creators of their popular and extensive instructional DVD series (over 20,000 copies sold). Get their perspective on the music, dance and culture of Tango. Bring your questions and enjoy meeting this dynamic couple.

Continue the evening with great food, drink, music, and most of all dancing. No cover for this social dancing event at the Higher Groundz Family Coffee House, 3230 Broad St., Suite 130, San Luis Obispo (Broad and Orcutt), but a great opportunity for a light dinner before dancing!


Saturday, September 19th
Central Coast Dance Studio, 2004 10th St., Los Osos

From Hwy 101 (north or south), exit on Los Osos Valley Rd. Proceed 10 miles Northwest to Los Osos and turn Right on 10th St., continue 2 blocks to Central Coast Dance on the corner of Santa Ynez Ave., above Los Osos Liquor. Please park on the street, because the lot is reserved for convenience store customers.

1:00 – 2:30 pm Leaders & Followers

Leader's and Follower's Technique – A technique jump-start in two rooms, all levels welcome, no partner required.

2:30 – 4:00 pm El Encuentro (Beg-Int)

Leaders Are Actually Followers... Followers Are Sensitive Beings.

4:30 – 6:00 pm Milonga (Int)

Milonga con Traspié – "How To Succeed At Milonga Without Really Trying".

8:30pm – 12:00am Milonga (Social Dancing)

Put your tango into real use with an evening of social dancing, also at CCD. $5 donation.


Sunday, September 20th
Central Coast Dance Studio, 2004 10th St., Los Osos

From Hwy 101 (north or south), exit on Los Osos Valley Rd. Proceed 10 miles Northwest to Los Osos and turn Right on 10th St., continue 2 blocks to Central Coast Dance on the corner of Santa Ynez Ave., above Los Osos Liquor. Please park on the street, because the lot is reserved for convenience store customers.

1:00 – 2:30 pm Embellishments (Int)

Dancing to D'Arienzo – Crisp and delicate embellishments with feeling!

2:30 – 4:00 pm Volcadas (Int/Adv)

Valsing Volcadas & Un-Volcadas – A Volcada is an Illegal Boleo!

4:30 – 6:00 pm Colgadas (Adv)

Colgadas Enhanced with Barridas – Shared axis turns...your axis or mine?

Note for Workshop Classes at Central Coast Dance

The last 15 minutes of each 90-minute class will be for practice and/or warm-up for next class. Please try to arrive early so you don’t miss anything. The first five group classes do not require partnered dancers and frequent rotation will be encouraged. The last group class strongly recommends partnered dancers and rotation is not expected. Private instruction is available, please contact Rich to schedule.

Cost for 90-Minute Group Classes: $30 per person per class. Register for multiple classes at once and save: 2 for $55, 3 for $75, 4 for $95, 5 for $110, or all get all 6 for $120.

Individual Private Instruction is $80 per hour per instructor, maximum of one couple per instructor. Semi-private classes are $60 per couple per hour, led by both instructors with a minimum of three couples. Please contact Rich to schedule private and semi-private classes.


Norm & Anne's House, 1309 Pasadena Dr., Los Osos

6:00 – 10:00 pm Potluck Dinner Event

Enjoy a dinner in honor of our special guests with thanks to Norm and Anne for hosting all us tango enthusiasts. Bring your dance shoes just in case! Questions for Norm, (805) 534-1501.


Monday, September 21st
SLO Vets’ Hall, Grand Ave. & Monterey St., San Luis Obispo

7:00 – 9:00 pm Review and Guided Practica (All Levels)

Christy & George lead an All Levels review of all the weekend’s classes to help those who attended those classes solidify the material and ask any questions that may have arisen. This takes the time and place of our regularly scheduled Monday night class. If you haven't taken any of the workshop classes, please wait for the practica.

$15 Admission (practice afterward included).

9:00 – 10:00 pm Open Practica (All Levels)

Even if you cannot join us for the review, please do join us for open practice and dancing, $5.


Christy Coté has been teaching Argentine Tango for 13 years and is one of San Francisco's most respected teachers. She also teaches at many tango festivals and tango communities around the country. Christy’s teaching method has been published in the Argentine Tango Manual by Dance Vision ( www.dancevision.com). She is a founding member of the all female tango company, Tango Con*Fusión ( www.tangoconfusion.com) with whom she performed in Leading Ladies of Tango at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater in 2006. The company has since performed in New York City and Chicago, as well as La Ideal and other locations in Buenos Aires. Christy has performed and taught with some of Tango’s greatest including Pampa Cortes, Marcos Questas, Daniel Lapadula and over the past 5 years with partner Darren Lees of San Diego. Visit Christy at www.christycote.com.

George Garcia has been teaching and performing dance for more than thirty years. teaching a variety of dances and for or the past twelve years he has devoted his passion exclusively to the Argentine Tango. He is well known for his exquisite and elegant style of tango. He has taught and performed at various Tango festivals in the USA, and was a featured performer in the 2006 and 2007 Tango Libertad Show in Tokyo, Japan, where he also served as a judge of the World Tango Festival competitions. George is the founder of IslaTango and Hawaii's tango community. In Honolulu, he presents his innovative Argentine Tango Boot Camps and organizes workshops with visiting celebrity instructors from all over the world. In Hawaii’s growing Argentine Tango community, George instructs at the Honolulu Club, performs at various productions and is the host and DJ of the IslaTango Milongas and other special events. Visit him at www.islandtango.com.

George and Christy have studied with the Tango world's finest master teachers, being most influenced by the late, great Carlos Gavito of Forever Tango. George & Christy are known for their clear and precise teaching which has been documented in the very successful 20-volume Ultimate Tango Instructional DVD series produced by Dance Vision USA. 20,000 copies of Christy & George’s DVDs have been distributed world wide. To see a clip: www.DanceVision.com.

Christy’s web site is www.ChristyCote.com.

George’s web site is www.islatango.com.

 For more info: Contact Rich, (805)783-0569.

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