Pavadita
Hammersmith Club
11 Rutland Grove
London W6 9DH
TEACHERS & DJs
Giraldo
26 JUL Hammersmith
13 SEP Hammersmith
27 SEP Hammersmith
Giraldo is one of the UK's top Argentine Tango Dancers, who together with his partner Mina, runs the popular Corrientes Social Club in Chalk Farm. Since establishing themselves in London in the late 90s, they have worked extensively as dancers and teachers, while also touring and performing in some of the best theatres across the country and internationally.
Performances include BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, the English National Opera’s production of Carmen, directed by The Tango Lesson’s Sally Potter, and Midnight Tango with Strictly stars Vincent and Flavia.
Giraldo believes that dance has the power to change lives. Sharing his knowledge is not only about passing on Tango legacies and traditions, but is also about witnessing people transforming from shy dance aficionados to confident, proud Tangueros, making every effort that he and Mina put into their Tango classes worthwhile.
Giraldo
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Amanda Hamilton DJ
09 AUG Hammersmith
Amanda has been a Tango DJ for 10 years, mostly in South London at Tango South London (TSL) and Tango 178. She has also DJ'd at Negracha in London, Leigh Tango in Essex, Tango Heat and Milonga Los Amigos in Tooting.
Amanda plays mostly Golden Age tangos (roughly from the mid-1930s to mid-1950s) and also traditional tangos from the Guardia Vieja, the Old Guard of the first generation of tango musicians.
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Luis Rodriguez & Elizabeth Knock
30 AUG Hammersmith
Luis and Elizabeth bring to Pavadita their combined experience of more than 30 years of dancing and teaching Argentine Tango, through classes and performances which focus on improvised ‘Tango Salon’ - the Tango that has always been danced in the salons of Buenos Aires.
Their emphasis is not on the steps or the choreography, but on learning thorough basic technique through which the learner’s own Tango can flourish. Their method of teaching focuses on the embrace, the walk – which is the basis for everything else - and the music - without which we wouldn’t be dancing.
Luis & Elizabeth
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