Alma de Tango Festival London · 15–18 October 2026
Learn from the Best of the Best
Exceptional Tango teaching from profoundly experienced and respected maestros, alongside a new generation bringing fresh energy, creativity and inspiration while remaining deeply rooted in Tango tradition.
Workshops are selected during the Ticket Tailor booking process.
A Carefully Curated Teaching Programme
Profound experience meets fresh creative energy
At Alma, we bring together maestros who represent the richness, depth and continuing evolution of Argentine Tango.
Our teaching team includes deeply respected figures with decades of experience alongside an outstanding new generation of artists who bring freshness, curiosity and creativity to their work.
What unites them is a profound respect for Tango, its culture, its music and its traditions. Expect exceptional teaching, thoughtful guidance and inspirational moments of growth that continue far beyond the classroom.
Teaching and Performance
A complete encounter with each maestro
Learn from our maestros during the day, then experience their artistry on the dance floor through inspiring performances each night of the festival.
Alma offers the opportunity to see how technique, musicality, connection and individual expression come together at the highest level.
The Workshop Experience
Designed for learning, discovery and social dancing
Tango workshops
A varied programme covering technique, connection, musicality, creativity and social dance quality.
Teaching couples
Three distinctive partnerships representing experience, artistry, innovation and authentic Tango tradition.
Live musicality seminar
Explore Tango music through live bandoneon and violin demonstrations with Sonder Tango Orchestra.
Experience levels
Clear recommendations help newer, experienced and advanced dancers select the most appropriate classes.
Workshop Timetable
Plan your Alma learning experience
See every workshop, teaching couple, recommended level and time at a glance. Workshop choices are made during the Ticket Tailor checkout process.
Saturday scheduling: WS7 and the Special Musicality Seminar run simultaneously at 1:45–3:00 pm in two adjacent rooms, so pass holders should select one of these two sessions.
Workshop Venue
Westminster Boating Base
All workshops and the Musicality Seminar take place at Westminster Boating Base. We have two adjacent rooms for workshops, keeping the full learning programme together in one venue.
Your Alma 2026 Teachers
Internationally respected maestros
Each couple brings a distinctive perspective, yet all share a commitment to excellent teaching, authentic connection and the continued growth of Tango as a living social dance.
Experience · Depth · Tradition
Sandra Messina & Ricardo Calvo
Sandra and Ricardo are profoundly experienced and deeply respected figures in the international Tango community. Their work is informed by decades of dancing, teaching, performing and transmitting the culture of Argentine Tango.
Their teaching offers depth, precision and insight, helping dancers understand not only what they are doing, but how and why movement, connection and musical intention work together.
For dancers seeking refinement, depth and lasting understanding
Energy · Creativity · Musical Expression
Martín Vicente & Ayelén Urrutia
Martín and Ayelén represent an exciting generation of Argentine Tango artists, bringing fresh energy, creative exploration and vibrant musical expression to their dancing and teaching.
Their approach remains firmly rooted in Tango tradition while encouraging dancers to develop adaptability, freedom and a more personal relationship with movement and music.
For dancers seeking creativity, energy and expressive freedom
Connection · Elegance · Social Dance
Marcela Guevara & Stefano Giudice
Marcela and Stefano bring together elegance, sensitivity and a strong understanding of the communication that makes social Tango feel comfortable, musical and alive.
Their teaching supports dancers in developing greater clarity, awareness and confidence while preserving individuality, connection and the natural flow of the embrace.
For dancers seeking connection, clarity and social dance qualityA 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.
Included with the Festival Pass and Full Experience Pass.
Simple and Flexible Booking
Choose your workshops at checkout
Workshop selection is completed directly during the Ticket Tailor booking process, so you can secure your preferred programme when purchasing your pass.
Choose your pass
Select the Festival Flex Pass, Festival Pass or Full Experience Pass depending on how many workshops and festival days you would like to attend.
Select workshops
Choose your preferred workshops within the Ticket Tailor checkout process, using the level guidance provided.
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.
Choose Your Learning Experience
Festival workshop passes
Choose the complete four-day festival or a flexible three-day experience. Workshop-inclusive passes include milongas, performances and live music during the days covered by your pass.
Flexible Three-Day Experience
Festival Flex Pass
- Choose 3 Tango workshops from any festival day, 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
Our Most Popular Learning Option
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 Pass
- 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
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.