Argentine Tango in South London
We are not running classes/Practica 25th April/2nd May due to other bookings @ New Cross House. We return to Thursday Lessons with Jeremías and Verónica May 9th! Sundays are running as normal with classes and milonga!
Tango 178, a Dance Community
We are a community minded Argentine tango school and we’ve been running Classes on Sundays and social dancing in South London for ten years.
Our aim is to make tango accessible, affordable and fun both to learn and to dance socially.
We are now running classes and practica every Thursday .
In Tango 178’s classes you can learn the fundamentals of tango in a drop in classes or your existing skills in our second improver class.
All this can lead you to developing the skills to join our Weekly Milonga or social dance night directly after the classes.
Our dance space is the showroom, upstairs in the New Cross House in the heart of the Goldsmith’s University student district. It is a perfect space for tango with a great floor, excellent menu, wine and cocktails and friendly and supportive staff. It’s like a little piece of Buenos Aires, the spiritual home of tango.
Come learn tango and dance in the most friendly, community orientated tango scene in London!
We are excited to announce that Tango178 international Maestros Veronica and Jeremias are back with us for two instalments of Tango 178, Thursday 9th and Sunday 12th May. They will give workshops and lead a real guided practica Thursday and on Sunday they will lead both the beginner and improver classes. Click here for full details and booking.
Our Approach to Argentine Tango
After our classes, our dancers can enjoy the milonga (or social dance) where we encourage a respect for how we share the dance space and all have a good time!
Our music is traditional, and focuses on the tunes that were played back in the day when tango was the ultimate URBAN dance, in the 30’s and 40’s. If you haven’t heard traditional Argentine tango music, it’s AMAZING!
The magic of tango is how a very simple combination of music, contact and movement can create a deep intimacy that is lost in everyday life. It’s not just about the closeness of the embrace and we do dance CLOSE…. the special nature of tango is that it is a ‘travelling’ dance. This means that dancers are in a constant circular flow or Ronda. This is unique to tango. What makes Tango 178 special is that it’s one of the very few dance nights in London where this can be fully appreciated and experienced. We move, as a community dancing together and moving TOGETHER.
Come to The New Cross House on Sunday evening and experience this for yourself!
