G R O U P
C L A S S E S
FOUNDATIONS
Dates: Thursday nights in January, February 2026 *Please see Orientation Schedule if you are brand new
Time: 6:00-7:00PM
Location: Olympia Eagles (3rd floor), 805 4th Ave E, Olympia
Price: $25 drop-ins/$80 for all 4 weeks. A discount is available for those wishing to take both Foundations and Beyond Basics. Classes included in Olydance All-Access Pass.
No partner required, no previous experience necessary. This is a class for absolute beginners! Please bring dance shoes/suede soles or socks.
Tango Foundations is a cohort of tango students working on the fundamentals of tango. We’re studying technical elements, body mechanics and musicality - the meat and potatoes of your tango dance.
If you are brand new to tango, Foundations is for you. You are encouraged to start with the Foundations of the dance before putting those elements into practice with structures (what we do in Beyond Basics). No experience or partner is required but Orientation through OlyDance is a must to join (see below).
Foundations isn’t just for beginners. The minute we tell ourselves that studying the foundations is no longer needed, it’s time to start rushing back to the fundamentals. Foundations is for anyone who wants to go deeper into the technical elements of the dance, get reacquainted with the movement or fall in love with tango all over again.
Drops-ins are are welcome and encouraged, but you are welcome to pre-register at Olydance.com
Tango Orientation is a pre-requisite to joining Foundations. Orientation takes place the FIRST THURSDAY of every month at 6pm (happens concurrently with Foundations). Orientation is a one-hour class designed to give you confidence in entering Foundations. You’ll recieve a gentle introduction to the class essential vocabulary, and a place to explore the feeling of the dance as an Absolute Beginner. You must attend Orientation to join the Foundations cohort. Students in Foundations are expected to study in this cohort about six months before entry is permitted to Beyond Basics.
BEYOND BASICS
Dates: Thursday nights in January, February 2026
Time: 7-8PM
Location: Olympia Eagles (3rd floor), 805 4th Ave E, Olympia
Price: $25 drop-ins/$80 for all four weeks. A discount is available for those wishing to take both Foundations and Beyond Basics. Classes included in OlyDance All-Access Pass.
Prior experience is necessary. This class is for individuals who have spent time in the Foundations cohort or have previous experience with Argentine Tango. If you are unsure if Beyond Basics is for you, please reach out to Jennifer directly. In Beyond Basics, we are putting the movement into practice. We’re using the tool of repertoire to explore what it feels like to dance in unified, musical way. Beyond Basics continues to build upon the fundamental techniques learned in Foundations (technique of walk and embrace), while furthering our understanding phrasing the dance, growing in our understanding of musicality and empowering dancers to “link” or “build” tango phrases (figures) independently to make for a more dynamic dance.
I highly encourage you to take Foundations and Beyond Basics in tandem, especially if you are coming to my classes with previous experience with Argentine Tango but have not studied with me before. It is common for me to take a Foundational concept from the first class and build on it in the second class. I can promise that even an experienced dancer will find concepts necessary and interesting in Foundations if they have not been through this series before.
No partner necessary. Please bring dance shoes (if you are unsure what is an appropriate dance shoe, check out the FAQ page of the website).
Drops-ins are are welcome and encouraged, but you are welcome to pre-register at Olydance.com
THE TANGO ORCHESTRAS
The Tango Orchestras: Finding Technique, Quality & Artistry Inside the Music
Join World Embrace Tango on the 3rd Monday of every month as we explore musicality, history, context and quality through the Orchestras of the Golden Age of Tango! Some experience with tango is encouraged; no partner necessary. Use what you’ve just learned in Practica Tinta Roja directly after class from 7:30-9:30PM.
Dates: 3rd Monday of the month unless there is a special guest
Time: 6:30-&;30PM PM, Practica Tinta Roja to follow directly after
Location: Endless Sound Cellars, 222 Capitol Way N #107, Olympia, WA 98501
Price: $25 for class and practica, $15 class only.
2026 Schedule:
January 19: Laurenz
February 16: Canaro
March: No Orchestra Class in March
April 6: Pugliese with Jeremias Fors (Inverted schedule, happening the 1st Monday)
May 18: Troilo Revisted- the deeper side of Troilo
June 15: Donato
July 20: Demare
August 17: Biagi
September 21: Calo Revisted
October 19: Rodriguez
November 16: De Angelis
December 21: Di Sarli Revisted
What to bring?
Comfortable clothes to move in, dance shoes/suede sole shoes or socks.
Water 💧
A notebook and writing utensil
Please reach out to Jennifer directly to pre-register by DM or at worldembracetango@outlook.com.
Drops-ins are are welcome but pre-registration is appreciated. Please email Jennifer directly to get signed up.
