Argentine Tango Workshop

with Christy Coté

Singles welcome, no partner required.


Friday, November 17th at Derek's Home, 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) with Christy Coté. Get her perspective on the music, dance, and culture of Tango. Bring your questions and enjoy the evening with this internationally renouned master instructor from San Francisco. Come join in the fun.

Continue the evening with great food, drink, music, and most of all dancing. Christy will supply the music so be ready for a wonderful mix of music to dance some fantastic tandas. No cover for this social dancing event at Derek's Home, 1343 Pismo St, San Luis Obispo (off Johnson). Limited parking, please carpool if you can. Bring an appetizer or dessert to share and beverage of your choice.



Saturday, November 18th at Nexus, San Luis Obispo

12:00 – 1:30 pm Recipe for Success on the Dance Floor, Part 1

Important Concepts for the social dance floor from here to Buenos Aires! Focusing on elements using the even (parallel-system) walk. Get a cheat-sheet and check them off as we go. We won't get to every element on the list, but we will get to the rest of them in the Thursday Night Fundimentals class over the next few weeks.

1:30 – 3:00 pm Let's Have Fun with Milonga (int/adv)

Create improvisational, fun, and playful movements to perfectly match the music!

3:30 – 5:00 pm Back Ochos Anywhere-Anytime (int/adv)

Thought you had mastered back ochos? But wait, there's more!

Saturday, November 18th, at Nexus, San Luis Obispo

7:00pm – 10:00pm Milonga (Social Dancing)

Join us for a Milonga (social dancing) at Nexus, the same beautiful venue as the classes, $15 cover. Feel free to bring a beverage or snack to share. Linda will be our DJ for another wonderful night of Tango, Vals, and Milonga.



Sunday, November 19th at Nexus, San Luis Obispo

12:00 – 1:30 pm Recipe for Success on the Dance Floor, Part 2

Important Concepts for the social dance floor from here to Buenos Aires! Focusing on elements using the uneven (cross-system) walk. Get a cheat-sheet and check them off as we go. We won't get to every element on the list, but we will get to the rest of them in the Thursday Night Fundimentals class over the next few weeks.

1:30 – 3:00 pm Let's Get Clear about Vals Musicality

Having some fun steps in Vals is fun and all, but more importantly, how do we start and end them on the phrases of the music? Christy will help us out.

3:30 – 5:00 pm Three Great Ideas for an Impressive Vals! (int/adv)

1. Pulses. 2. Hesitations. 3. Leader's Play & Follower's Embellishments. All that and... (wait for it...) On Phrase!


Weekend Classes at Nexus, San Luis Obispo:

3845 S. Higuera, Downstairs in the SLO Public Market, across Tank Farm from Trader Joe's. If you have not previously signed the Nexus online liability waver, please do in advance.



Cost for 90-Minute Group Classes: $35 per person per class. Register for multiple classes at once and save: 2 for $65, 3 for $90, 4 for $110, 5 for $130, or get all 6 for $145. Pre-register online.

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.

Private instruction is available for $130 per hour, discounted to $110 for singles or couples who have registered for at least one group class. Please contact Rich to schedule private classes.



Based in San Francisco, Christy Coté has been dancing and teaching Argentine Tango for 28 years. She is one of the most respected teachers in the U.S. today.  Christy’s teaching method has been published by Dance Vision in the form of Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum Level videos and accompanying manuals.  Christy & partner George Garcia have a total of 24 instructional videos which now have more that 25K in circulation.  All are available at www.DanceVision.com.

Christy is a founding member of the all female tango company, Tango Con*Fusión (www.ChristyCote.com/tango-confusion/). The company has performed around the U.S. and Buenos Aires to critical acclaim since 2003.  Christy has also performed and taught with some of Tango’s greatest including Pampa Cortes, Carlos Gavito, Marcos Questas, Daniel Lapadula, Facundo Posadas and Eduardo Saucedo.

She has been teaching workshops here in our community since 2004.

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

 For more info: Contact Rich.

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