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Free Tango Lessons at Spitalfields London

Tango Fever Comes to Spitalfields

Free Tango Dances from 7.00pm – 9.45pm with free half-hour tango lessons from 6.30pm before each event.

Monthly from May till October - see dates below

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Spitalfields Estate hosts Tango @ Spitalfields a series of free monthly tango dancing events taking place under the Amphitheatre Canopy, Bishops Square off Brushfield Street, E1 6AA, offering dancers a rare opportunity to tango dance ‘al fresco’ in London.

Tango @ Spitalfields is a collaborative project between Tango Fever and friends, Spitalfields Estate and Hammerson.

Learn to Tango at Spitalfields

If you would like to learn some basic tango steps free lessons will take place at 6.30pm before each dance event. Dancers of all ages and abilities are welcome. no booking necessary.

Tango @ Spitalfields is run by Rene & Hiba from Tango Fever an Argentinean Tango school. If you enjoy the free tango taster classes at Spitalfields, Tango Fever offer a special discount on classes for Spitalfields dancers.

Tango Fever offer tango classes for various levels at the Exmouth Market Centre between Farringdon and Angel as well as Zero Hour at The Dome, Tufnell Park. See the Tango Fever website for details of classes.

Tango Classes and Dancing at Spitalfields 2010

Thursday 20 May
Thursday 24 June
Saturday 10 July - special Big Dance event
Thursday 29 July
Thursday 26 August
Thursday 23 September
Thursday 07 October

About Tango Dancing

Born over a100 years ago in Buenos Aires, Argentinean Tango is a partnered social dance. Usually danced to Tango music, it is typically associated with the melancholic sound of the bandoneón, a musical instrument loosely related to the accordion.

There are various styles of tango, but all share a common root in the tango embrace and the wonderful connection between two people and, of course, the captivating music. It is largely a social dance based on improvisation and enjoyed by people of all ages and from all walks of life.

The Tango Dances are part of the Spitalfields Estate Free Annual Event Programme that includes Alternative Fashion Week, public art exhibitions, Spitalfields Arts Market, classical, jazz and blues concerts, cultural festivals, Tea Dances and modern dance performances.