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Located at Motivo LA in Atwater Village, LA TANGO ACADEMY offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to guide you from your first steps on the dance floor, to becoming a skillful and attentive dancer.

  • To start learning Tango with us, please join our immersive 20-week beginner course "Tango 100".

  • We also offer Beginner Bootcamps before each new semester. Scroll down for available dates.

Next intro lesson:

2h Beginner Bootcamp.

Beginner / All Levels

  • January 5th, 2:30-4:30pm

Beginners welcome! Join us for a 2h introduction to the beautiful art of dancing Argentine Tango!

👉 no experience required

👉 no partner needed

Book Now:

📍Motivo LA, 3509 Casitas Avenue, Los Angeles 90039.

  • Please wear comfortable clothes that allows you to move your legs freely.  

  • Please wear low-heeled, comfortable shoes with a closed toe. If you already have some type of dance shoes; (character shoes, ballroom shoes etc.) those are fine to wear! Leather soles are preferable, but you can also get by in sneakers with a hard rubber sole like Puma, Converse or Tom's shoes. If you have no suitable shoes, socks will do just fine! You can shop for Tango practice shoes here: Living Dancefully >>> (in-stock at our studio in Atwater)

  • Please park in designated spots in the gated parking lot, or on the street.

TANGO 100

SPRING SEMESTER OPENS SOON!!

Tango 100 gets you started following, leading and connecting with your partner while learning the most beloved and commonly used tango sequences for the social dance floor.

  • Spring semester starts January 8, 2025

  • With a membership you can attend all classes at the beginner level & all levels.

TANGO 100 membership includes:

• All classes at the “Tango 100 level”

• Weekly TangoFit & Leg Day (solo tango drills for all levels)

• Weekly 2h Practica (open practice for all levels)

• Weekly tango social: Milonga Arrabal

• Guided self-assessment & video assessment

• Access to a video summary of each group class

• Special pricing for LATA workshops

$145/month (can be cancelled anytime)

*Keep me posted about upcoming beginner classes and courses.

If you get a late start, you can get caught up and join the ongoing TANGO 100 by taking our Beginner Bootcamp Intensive.

Beginner Bootcamp Intensive.

Beginner / All Levels

Saturday, February 1 4-7pm

Join us for an introduction to the beautiful art of dancing Argentine Tango! This workshop is a summary of the first 4 weeks of our TANGO 100 program, and prepares new students to jump into the ongoing session.

👉 no experience required

👉 no partner needed

After taking this class, you are eligible to join us in the ongoing Tango 100 program to dive deeper into tango’s technique, vocabulary, and nuance.

$45/person

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