Unlike dance styles that are based around choreography or known sequences of moves and steps, tango is what is known as an improvised dance. This means that every time a leader and follower take to the dance floor, the result is likely to be slightly different to anything they have done previously. This can be tricky to get used to at first, and new dancers often find that the best way to learn is to start by repeating a sequence of steps until they get it right. But if you do that often enough with the same partner you will both find that you are predicting what the other one will be doing and simply going through the motions until the end of the song.
This works... right up to the moment where you try dancing with anyone else and you find that they do things completely differently. You then realise that you were not leading or following but just repeating a sequence in synchronisation with your partner. What you were doing may have been dance, but it was not really tango.
In a group class you regularly get the chance to swap partners, and every new partner gives you a new way of thinking about the move or technique being learned. Everyone leads or follows slightly differently so what works with one person may not work quite the same with another, and that variety helps us to understand much better what is going on. The differences enable us to find what works and what does not, and to adjust our lead or follow until the technique works with everyone.
Group classes cost £15 per person, and typically last 90 minutes.
Tango - Limited Group Class
8th Jan, 20:00 at Biggin Hill (Hawthorn Studios)
This is a size-limited group class for all levels, and is for pre-booked attendees only.
Tango - Limited Group Class
15th Jan, 20:00 at Biggin Hill (Hawthorn Studios)
This is a size-limited group class for all levels, and is for pre-booked attendees only.
Tango - Limited Group Class
22nd Jan, 20:00 at Biggin Hill (Hawthorn Studios)
This is a size-limited group class for all levels, and is for pre-booked attendees only.
These are small group classes comprising two or three couples that are all at a similar level. This gives you the opportunity to dance with other people of a similar level to yourself as you learn more about this dance. Limited group classes are strictly role balanced, so you will always have someone to dance with.
All our Limited Group classes are held at Hawthorn Studios, our private studio in Biggin Hill, currently on weekday evenings.
Please contact us if you wish to enquire about space availability as these classes are for pre-booked attendees only.
These larger class groups are held at venues around the area and are open to a wider range of levels than our Limited classes. Mixing with dancers who are slightly more or less experienced with you can be extremely beneficial to your dancing as this helps you to understand how the dance actually works without getting caught up in simply repeating the moves the same way every time.
Please note that we do not have any open group classes scheduled at the moment, but hope to reinstate them sometime in spring 2026.
Our group classes are generally aimed at improvers and intermediate level dancers (or beyond) unless otherwise stated, and so we have a progressive approach to whatever we are working on that session. We start with a simplified or basic move that utilises the technique we are covering, and then as the class progresses we add difficulty or complexity to the sequence to explore the techniques in more detail.
You will be given time to practice and experiment with the moves, and there will be regular opportunities to swap partners. The class will not be rushed so if people are finding something hard or if more explanation is needed then this will be addressed before we move on.
Our workshop sessions aimed specifically at beginners are a longer format of class, usually around four or five hours. They take you from the absolute basics of your first steps through to having the tools to be able to dance to a full piece of music.
To learn more please click here.
If a beginner workshop is not your thing then maybe you might prefer private get-you-started tuition at our studio in Biggin Hill.