Alma de Tango Festival London · 15–18 October 2026
Argentine Tango Workshops in London
Learn from exceptional international maestros across four days of Alma de Tango Festival London. 10 workshops · Individual workshops £30 · Choose 3, 5 or up to 8 with a workshop-inclusive pass · 1 live musicality seminar.
Westminster Boating Base · 136 Grosvenor Road · Pimlico · London SW1V 3JY
Learn · Explore · Refine
A workshop programme built around real social Tango
Across four days, Alma de Tango Festival London brings together three exceptional international teaching couples for a programme designed to develop technique, musicality, connection, improvisation and freedom within the dance.
Whether you are strengthening your foundations, developing greater versatility or looking for sophisticated material and advanced concepts, the programme offers workshops for different stages of Tango experience.
Your Programme, Your Experience
Choose the workshops that inspire you.
Build your programme your way. Book individual workshops for £30 per person, choose any 3 workshops with Festival Flex, 5 workshops with the Festival Pass, or up to 8 workshops with the Full Experience.
Tango Workshops
Technique, musicality, improvisation and social-dance concepts across four festival days.
Teaching Couples
Distinctive approaches and perspectives from exceptional international Tango maestros.
Experience Levels
Clear guidance to help dancers choose workshops that suit their current Tango journey.
Live Musicality Seminar
Explore Tango music through live bandoneon and violin demonstrations.
Workshop Timetable
Plan your Alma learning experience
Explore all 10 workshops, discover what each class will focus on and find the right level for your Tango. Then book individual workshops for £30 or select your preferred sessions with a workshop-inclusive pass.
Saturday scheduling: WS7 · Milonga Vieja and the Special Musicality Seminar run simultaneously in adjacent rooms, so dancers should select one of the two.
All workshops take place at Westminster Boating Base, our riverside festival home in the heart of London.
Build Your Alma Learning Experience
Found the workshops you don’t want to miss?
Book just one or two workshops individually for £30 each, or choose a workshop-inclusive pass and shape your own programme across the festival.
Choose Your Learning Experience
Choose how you want to learn
Book one or two workshops individually for £30 each, or choose a workshop-inclusive pass for better value when taking several classes. Festival passes also include milongas, performances and live music during the days covered by your pass.
New · Individual Workshop Bookings
Want to join just one or two workshops?
Individual workshops are now available for £30 per person, per workshop. Choose your workshop and register as a Leader or Follower. Places are limited by role and availability, and some workshops are already filling quickly.
Planning to take several workshops? Our workshop-inclusive passes offer better value.
Flexible Three-Day Experience
Festival Flex
- Choose any 3 Tango workshops across the festival, subject to availability
- Choose Thursday–Saturday, Friday–Sunday, or Thursday, Friday & Sunday
- All milongas during your selected days
- All performances during your selected days
- Sonder Tango Orchestra live when included in your selected days
- International festival DJs
The Balanced Learning Experience
Festival Pass
- Choose 5 Tango workshops
- Special musicality seminar
- All 5 festival milongas
- 26 hours of dancing
- Maestro performances
- Sonder Tango Orchestra featuring Carolina Fassa
- International festival DJs
The Complete Learning Experience
Full Experience
- Choose up to 8 Tango workshops
- Special musicality seminar
- All 5 festival milongas
- 26 hours of dancing
- Maestro performances
- Sonder Tango Orchestra featuring Carolina Fassa
- International festival DJs
Your Teaching Team
Three distinctive approaches to Tango
Each teaching couple brings a different perspective, creating a programme that moves from foundations and connection to improvisation, dynamics, musicality and advanced movement.
Elegance · Technique · Musicality
Sandra Messina & Ricardo Calvo
Sandra and Ricardo combine refined technique, sophisticated musicality and a deep understanding of movement within the embrace.
WS4 · Vals Dynamics
WS6 · Barridas & Off-Axis
WS10 · Planeos, Lápices & Enrosques
Improvisation · Tradition · Expression
Martín Vicente & Ayelén Urrutia
Martín and Ayelén bring creativity, dynamic energy and a strong connection to Tango tradition, encouraging dancers to develop freedom and personal expression.
WS5 · Boleos & Ganchos Variations
WS7 · Milonga Vieja
WS9 · Carlos Moyano’s Giro
Connection · Tradition · Social Dance
Marcela Guevara & Stefano Giudice
Marcela and Stefano bring elegance, sensitivity and a strong understanding of the communication that makes traditional social Tango feel comfortable, musical and alive.
WS8 · Musicality in Vals
Discover the full Alma artistic team
Meet our maestros, guest artists, orchestra and international DJs.
A Programme for Different Stages of Experience
Newer dancers are welcome. Advanced dancers are challenged.
Every workshop has a recommended level based on years of dancing experience. This guidance helps you choose classes in which you can learn confidently, productively and safely.
Our programme welcomes dancers who are newer to Tango while also providing the depth, complexity and refinement expected by highly experienced and advanced dancers.
Build strong foundations
Recommended for dancers with approximately one to two years of experience who want to strengthen technique, connection, musicality and confidence in social dancing.
Develop depth and versatility
Recommended for regular social dancers with approximately two to four years of experience who are ready to explore greater complexity, adaptability and refined movement quality.
Refine and be challenged
Recommended for highly experienced dancers with four or more years of regular dancing who are comfortable working with advanced concepts, precision and sophisticated partner communication.
How combined levels work: Level 1–2 and Level 2–3 workshops are designed for dancers across both experience ranges. All Levels workshops welcome dancers from across the programme. These recommendations are guidance rather than labels of status and help protect the quality of both the learning experience and the social dancing at the festival.
Special Festival Seminar
Hear Tango Differently
Discover how Tango music is built through a special musicality seminar with the directors of Sonder Tango Orchestra.
Through live bandoneon and violin demonstrations, the musicians will explore rhythm, melody, phrasing, orchestral texture and the distinctive qualities that shape different interpretations of Tango music.
The seminar is designed to help dancers hear more, understand more and make richer, more intentional choices in their dancing.
Book individually for £30, or included with the Festival Pass and Full Experience.
Simple and Flexible Booking
Book individual workshops or build your festival programme
Individual workshops can now be booked for £30 per person. If you choose Festival Flex, Festival Pass or Full Experience, workshop selection is completed during the Ticket Tailor booking process.
Choose how you want to book
Book an individual workshop for £30, or select Festival Flex, Festival Pass or Full Experience depending on how many workshops and festival days you would like to attend.
Select your workshops
Choose your preferred workshop and dancing role, Leader or Follower. Places are limited by role and availability.
Book solo or together
You may book as a solo dancer or as a couple. Both options are warmly welcomed.
Receive confirmation
Your pass and selected workshops will be confirmed through Ticket Tailor after booking.
Important Workshop Information
Balanced, welcoming and flexible
Carefully balanced roles
We monitor leader and follower balance very carefully throughout the booking process. We have strong experience in providing balanced classes and work actively to create a comfortable, productive environment for everyone.
Solo bookings are welcome
You do not need to arrive with a partner. Dancers can book individually or as a couple, with role balance carefully managed across each workshop.
Change your workshop choices
You may amend your workshop selection until 30 days before the festival begins, subject to availability in your newly selected classes.
Transfer your pass
A pass may be transferred to another dancer with our prior approval. Please contact the festival team before arranging or confirming any transfer.
15–18 October 2026 · London
Learn deeply. Dance beautifully. Be inspired.
Join an exceptional teaching programme created for dancers at different stages of their Tango journey, from newer dancers building confidence to advanced dancers seeking depth, refinement and challenge.

