Special Workshop with Luciana Valle

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

About Luciana:

Luciana is regarded around the world as one of the most dynamic and articulate teachers working in tango today. She has trained a number of today's most successful dancers and teachers, and continues to inspire dancers with remarkable insight, energy and clarity.

Luciana has not only danced with many of the best leaders in the world, she is also a great leader herself. Her teaching is superb. In fluent English, she can communicate and demonstrate how to make your dancing better for both leaders and followers.

Luciana's Approach:

Luciana has taught all over the world. Her school, Tango Motivo, is one of the most popular and influential in Buenos Aires. Her approach to learning tango is improvisational, and includes a strong emphasis on technique for followers. She is fun and exuberant, and her workshops consistently sell out.

The Workshop:

7:30-9:00   Understanding Axes of Rotation - Carousels vs Molinetes

* Multiple Levels: the workshop will be designed to be appropriate for dancers of all levels. We ask that you are familiar with turns.

The center of rotation can be the lead, the follow, or anything in between. Play with the location to change the quality of the turn. How does the follow adapt and enable this? Luciana will break this down and show you how to strengthen your tango, to become more dynamic. She will cover techniques for both leads and follows.

Class size will be limited; so, early registration is recommended. Email leslie@tntango.com, or come by Tuesday Night Tango to register. Registration in Tuesday Night Tango August series includes Luciana's workshop.

Early registration (payment by 8/8)    $20  (students $18)     *Contact leslie@tntango.com

Drop-in    $25  (students $20)  *If there is still space

Bonus Intermediate+ Workshop:

When we have a visiting instructor, we like to arrange a workshop for a small group (10-20) of experienced local dancers. Our goal is to work on the fundamentals at a high level, and to encourage discussions. We encourage you to come with a partner that you'd like to work with. We will not be rotating partners. 

6:00-7:15   Single Axis Turns for Social Dancing

Luciana will focus  on the flowing turns that integrate smoothly into the social dance. What does the follow do to encourage and facilitate them? Move your tango to the next level.. 

Please contact me if you are interested leslie@tntango.com   $25 per person

Both workshops will be at the regular TNTango location: 

Congregation Etz Chayim

(in the Ballroom)

4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto                Directions

Other Events in SF during Luciana's visit

Luciana with Alex Krebs

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