Reading Tango Festival
We hope you can join us at the Abbey School for a wonderful weekend of Argentine Tango.
Friday 17 October
Axis and Artistry
with Fatima Caracoch
19:00 – 20:30
The art of embellishment: stability as a creative launchpad. True elegance begins at your centre: through axis awareness, make every movement intentional, stable and beautifully your own.
Turn with Control
with Brenno Marquez
19:00 – 20:30
Building precision and balance from the ground up: your toolkit for precise, rooted enrosques. Unlock the power and elegance of fluid, effortless rotations.
Milonga Bienvenida
DJ Diego Doigneau
20:30 – 00:30
4 hours of social dancing in the beautiful Richard’s Hall with international DJ Diego Doigneau. Shoes and clothes for sale.
Saturday 18 October
In Your Arms
with Octavio and Carolina
14:00 – 15:30
Refine your connection and expand your range with this deep dive into tango’s three essential embraces. Technical and aesthetic details that help you adapt your embrace with clarity, comfort, and expression.
Matinee Milonga
DJ Dante Culcuy
14:00 – 18:00
Four hours of social dancing in the bright Hardcastle Hall. Refreshments available to keep you going!
Rhythmic Milonga
with Octavio and Carolina
18:00 – 19:30
Get confident dancing Milonga: you essential toolkit to have fun in a rhythmic improvisation on the dance floor. Learn key rhythms, movement patterns, and improvisation strategies.
Axis in Motion
with Brenno and Fatima
18:00 – 19:30
Master the technique and connection in the dynamic world of volcadas and colgadas. Learn to move off-axis with control, clarity, and shared balance.
Gala Milonga
DJ Rebecca O’Laoire
20:00 – 01:00
4 hours of social dancing in the beautiful Richard’s Hall. Refreshments available. Performance by the Maestros.
Sunday 19 October
Shaping Movement
with Brenno and Fatima Fatima
14:30 – 16:00
Define and refine your movement. Learn to control direction and shape in your tango using pivots, hip alignment, and the meaning of linearity and circularity in tango.
Poetry of Vals
with Octavio and Carolina
14:30 – 16:00
Explore the rhythmic beauty of vals through syncopation, phrasing, and playful musicality. Bring your dance to life with dynamic expression and precise timing.
Farewell Matinee
DJ Dante Culcuy
16:00 – 20:00
End the weekend on a high! We gather once again in the beautiful Hardcastle Hall for our last embraces. 4 hours of dancing with refreshments available.