Perth Tango Festival 2026 (Autumn Edition)

WORKSHOPS 

See full programme at perthtangofestival.com

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We’ll actively manage registrations to maintain a good balance between followers and leaders.

Festival Gala participants will receive priority access to workshop places.

PROGRAMME

• Download a PDF of programme chart HERE
• Download a PDF of Programme description HERE

All workshops are held at the Perth Tango Club 82 Canbridge Street, West Leedervulle. We offer à la carte workshops with Fabio Robles & Michelle Di Monte ($45), Analía Morales & Gabriel Ponce ($48), and Noelia Hurtado ($48), as well as a 3-hour seminar by Analía Morales & Gabriel Ponce ($95)

Fabio Robles & Michelle Di Monte

• WS1:Five Different Combinations — Wed 15 Apr, 7:00–8:00 pm
  Fabio & Michelle share five different combinations for giro including planeos, enrosques and rulos. Understanding centrifugal force and how to connect it to your partner.
  

• WS2:Five Different Colgadas — Thu 16 Apr, 7:00–8:00 pm
  You will learn five different colgadas suited for social dancing, learn all the techniques required before leading or following a colgada and you will never miss them.
  

• WS3:Five Different Barridas — Fri 17 Apr, 7:00–8:00 pm
  Five different Barridas, left foot, right foot, natural and reverse. After learning these 5 Barridas we will give you a little time to create your own!
  
  

Noelia Hurtado "Queen of Embellishments" 

• WS4:  Stability, Musicality & Expression -Sat 18 April, 12:45-2:15 pm 
  A followers technique class that will build the technical foundations that support confident, elegant dancing. This workshop focuses on balance, axis, pivots, and grounded movement, giving followers the tools to move with clarity, control, and musical freedom without tension or excess decoration. Leaders are also welcome.

Analía Morales & Gabriel Ponce 

• WS5:Tango in Small Spaces — Sat 18 Apr, 2:30–4:00 pm
  Technique for improvising elegantly in crowded milongas. Enrosques, ganchos, barridas, and short turns to transform minimal space into a world.
  

• WS6:Fuori Asse & Colgadas — Sat 18 Apr, 4:15–5:45 pm
  Technique, Control, and Fluidity in Challenging Movements (advanced level).
  

• WS7:Milonga with Traspié — Sun 19 Apr, 12:45–2:15 pm
  Dynamics, precision, and play. We work on sequences with TRASPIÉ, quick weight changes, and short turns. The focus is on rhythm clarity and connection, to dance fast but controlled.

• WS8: Dancing the Silence in Tango — Tue 21 Apr, 7:00–8:30 pm
  The Inner Rhythm - silence, pause, and breath as resources for connection. We explore stillness as a language, with planeos, enroques (gentle) and micro-dynamics.
  

• WS9: Flowing and Turning: The Art of Vals — Wed 22 Apr, 6:30–8:00 pm
  Spiral dynamics, continuity, and musical flow. We work with giros, enroques, and cadenas adapted to vals, focusing on smooth rotation, seamless transitions, and sustained movement without losing clarity or balance.

Analía Morales & Gabriel Ponce seminar — Musicality for Social Dancing (3 hours) Mon 20 Apr, 7:00–10:00 pm ($95)

A deep-dive evening with Analía & Gabriel for intermediate/experienced social dancers who want to dance with the music and with their partner. You’ll refine connection and walk, explore how to interpret D’Arienzo, Di Sarli and Pugliese, and learn how two partners can share ideas, embellish tastefully, and co-create a dance that still fits comfortably inside a busy ronda. We suggest you team up as couples for this seminar. Let us know if you do not have a partner.

Block 1 — Embrace, Axis and Communication (50 min)
Refining the Hip Connection System, using the supporting leg as the engine of movement, and developing a projected walk with clear pauses and intention so leader and follower can read each other with ease.

Block 2 — Musicality and Personal Style (50 min)
Working with musical phrasing and breathing, interpreting D’Arienzo, Di Sarli and Pugliese, and adding elegant, organic embellishments within short sequences that travel smoothly around the ronda.

Block 3 — Building the Shared Dance (50 min)
Placing your tango cleanly in the ronda, creating compact micro-sequences for crowded floors, and developing musical and physical empathy so both partners can propose ideas and meet in the middle.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Event Cancellation

We hope everything runs smoothly — but if we do have to cancel part or all of the event, we’ll refund your ticket in full or pro-rata (depending on what’s affected), minus transaction processing fees. Please note: refunds apply to ticket prices only. We can’t cover any other costs like travel or accommodation.

Refunds

You can get a full refund (minus a $10 transaction fee) if you cancel on or before 8 January 2026.

From 9 January to 31 March 2026, we’ll consider refund requests case by case. If approved, you’ll receive a 50% refund of the ticket price (less fees). From 1 April 2026 onwards, tickets are non-refundable. All refund requests must be made in writing to the organisers — just send us a quick message explaining your situation.

Privacy

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Program Changes

Occasionally things change — schedules, venues, prices — and we’ll always update our website if they do. Please keep an eye on it for the latest info as the festival approaches.

Terms & Conditions

We might update these terms from time to time, and the latest version will always be available on our website.