World champs Sebastian Jimenez & Agostina Tarchini in London

What a treat! Part of the UK MARATHON & CHAMPIONSHIPS we are proud to welcome two Tango World Champions: Sebastian Jimenez and Agostina Tarchini. Sebastian (champion 2010) and Agostina (champion 2017) will team up to give 5 workshops and perform at UK’s biggest tango event of the year!

15:30 to 17:00: Improvisation masterclass: technique and tips to understand the underlying dynamics in the couple, and drastically improve your musicality

17:15 to 18:45: Fabulous Giros! Sebastian and Agostina’s technique and secrets of champions. Communication, and movements in embrace.

During the evening at the Marathon: SHOW of the Maestros. Unmissable!

Workshops at the Argentine Residence, see below.

THESE WORKSHOPS ARE BEST ENJOYED TOGETHER FOR A COMPLETE MUSICALITY EXPERIENCE

17:15 to 18:45: How to Accelerate your tango: technique and application, in depth technique to improve precision, communication and fluidity in for quick movements, and special sequences using ‘variations’ (variaciones)

19:00 to 20:30: How to Slow down your tango: slow movements used for slow songs, posture, improvement of balance and strengthening of embrace (best taken with “How to accelerate your tango” for a complete mastery of all tango dynamics)

Workshops at the Argentine Residence, see below.

20:00 to 21:30: STAGE TANGO  FOUNDATIONS: technique and application for those with no stage experience, fundamentals, specific technique and understanding how to adapt your style to Stage tango. Whom better to learn with than with the World Stage champion?

21:30 – Midnight: Milonga with DJ Sebastian – perfect occasion to get to know the maestros and dance with other tanguero/as.

Workshop at Unity, see below.

Tickets: Sat & Sun sold at the door – £27pp. Tuesday masterclass £25, includes the free milonga afterwards.

Sebastian Jimenez had a very early initiation to Tango at the age of 10. Through work and self development he established his style, and soon won the 2010 World Tango Salon championships, marking history as the youngest to ever win the Championships. From this point, he started his career, and became known as a rigorous, yet generous Tango professional. Since then, he taught and performed in more than 70 countries around the world.

Agostina Tarchini is a reference in Tango for her astonishing ability to interpret various styles of Tango. Incredibly talented, she worked as a performer at several established Tango companies and won the 2017 Stage Tango Championships. She also received a Psychology degree in Buenos Aires, which proved to be extermely useful to help her teach classes to her students from all over the world. Her style is energetic and dynamic, and focused on precision and elegance.

Together, they share the same roots and ideas, since they were introduced to folk dance (chacarera) at a very young age. They now work together, gracefully combining their styles (Salon and Stage tango), in a unique way in the tango world, and displays both a sophisticated and tasteful style together with explosive force in a show full of emotions.