BEYOND BASICS

Dates: Thursday nights in September, October, November, December 2025

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 for an 8-week series designed to give you an introduction to the major orchestras that define the golden age of tango.

Dates: 4th Sunday of the month, start March 23rd and ending October 26th, 2025

Time: 1-4 PM

Location: Heartsong Village Center, 4008 Wiggins Rd SE, Olympia, WA 98501

Price: $40drop-ins/$250 for entire 8 week series. A sliding scale option is available for those that need financial assistance.

Class Description: You’ll discover how the music can lead you straight to the most necessary techniques needed to create a dynamic dance all your own. Learn the quintessential sounds that distinguish each orchestra from another. Put the most important tools for each quality into your body with focused exercises. Discover how to interpret the music as an artist, with strategic insight into the orchestra, their musical structure and their individual styles.

This series will give you tools to speak music as common language in a social setting and freedom to express the dancer within!

Details:

1-3 PM Workshop- Each month we’ll study a different orchestra, using it as a tool to explore the three major musical qualities in the body (and their techniques!), understand social floor navigation, study style-specific combinations and develop skills for listening for and interpreting different music styles in a social setting.

3-4 PM Guided Practica - Explore class content with open floor time to orchestra specific music. Get to know the orchestra’s major works and put the day’s lesson into direct practice with friends. Jennifer will be available for questions!

Class will occur on the 4th Sunday, monthly for 8 weeks:

March 23: Di Sarli

April 27: D’Arienzo

May 25: Break for Gabriel Magni workshop (which take place 5/24!)

June 22: Tanturi with Gabriel Magni

July 27: D’Agostino

August 24: - Summer Break-

September 28: Fresedo

October 26: Caló

November 23rd: Pugliese

December 28: Toilo

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.

MUSICALITY ESSENTIALS

Join World Embrace Tango for a 4-week series introducing you to tango’s foundational musical qualities and how they are used to interpret the most quintessential orchestras that define the golden age of tango.

Class will occur on Tuesday evenings in November (4, 11, 18, 25).
7-8:30pm with a half hour practica afterwards, music focused on the musical quantity studied that evening.

Location: Mallie’s Dance Studio
5310 S 166th St,
Tukwila, WA 98188

Cost: $140 for entire 4- week series
$100 Early bird pricing for anyone who pre-registers before October 31st
12 spots maximum

I wholeheartedly believe that the most important tools for connection, quality, technique and personal artistic expression exist right there for us inside the music. This intensive seminar will provide you with essential tools for identifying, understanding, and expressing yourself to the tango music, marrying this with fundamental skills needed to execute melodic, rhythmic and dramatic techniques in your body. We’ll use these qualities to interpret the music we hear, unlocking limitless potential and possibilities on the dance floor! It’s one thing to hear the elements, it’s another to understand that different techniques are required to create a dynamic and contrasting dance that’s both felt and seen.

Learn the quintessential sounds that distinguish each orchestra from another. Learn the history that gives our movement context. Put the most important tools for each quality into your body with focused exercises that reinforce muscle memory. Discover how to interpret the music as an artist, with strategic insight into the orchestra, their musical structure and their individual styles. Gain qualities, as well as sequences, that are directly translatable to your social dance.

This series will give you tools to speak music as common language in a social setting and freedom to express the dancer within!

What to bring?
- Comfortable clothes to move in, dance shoes/suede sole shoes or socks.
- Water
- A notebook and writing utensil

Some experience with tango is recommended for participation in these workshops. Unsure? Feel free to reach out to me.

No partner required.

I am offering private lessons before and after class. $100 plus floor fee. Please email me to schedule.

Please reach out to Jennifer directly to pre-register by DM or at worldembracetango@outlook.com. Please register with your preferred role, or if you are open to switching!