The Giro: From Todaro to Verón to the Present Day
Understand the giro better and dance with more confidence
| Day | Date | Time | Instructor |
| Saturday | July 25 | 18.00 – 20.30 | Emile & Simge |
Our milonga will take place afterwards.
Level: Level 2 and up
In this workshop, we’ll explore the classic turns by Todaro and Verón and how we dance them today.
For anyone who wants to better understand giros and dance with more confidence.
Giros are among the more challenging aspects of tango. In this workshop, we’ll provide you with a clear structure, guidance, and specific movement principles. How much you’ll be able to learn on this day also depends on your previous experience. Come with an open mind and a joy for learning.
Location: Intango – Tango Center Heidelberg, Mary-Somerville-Platz 5, 69214 Heidelberg
Participation fee (per person/workshop): € 35 / with subscription € 25 / with student status € 17.50
Register now via the registration form.
If you are looking for a dance partner for the workshops, then use our Intango Whats-App group for dance partner search.
Summer Workshops, August 2026
From the studio to the dance floor.
Are you spending August in the region? Then take this opportunity to focus on improving specific aspects of your tango.
Every Saturday, as well as on select Fridays, workshops on a variety of topics await you—ranging from technique and musicality to milonga, vals, and specific movement qualities. Each workshop is self-contained and can be attended independently of the others.
After the workshops, we invite you to put what you’ve learned into practice right away at our milonga and wrap up the evening together on the dance floor.
| Day | Date | Time | Topic | Instructor |
| Saturday | August 1 | 18.00 – 20.30 | Featured Connection: The Art of Leading and Following (Separate workshop outside the summer workshop series) | Claudia & Simge |
| Saturday | August 8 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Enrosques and Lápiz | Leandro & Mari |
| Friday | August 14 | 19.15 – 20.30 | Soltadas for the Dance Floor | Simge & Mari |
| Saturday | August 15 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Body Architecture (Separate workshop outside the summer workshop series) | Emilia |
| Friday | August 21 | 19.15 – 20.30 | Canyengue | Emile & Simge |
| Saturday | August 22 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Pepito’s Milonga Jumps | Emile & Simge |
| Friday | August 28 | 19.15 – 20.30 | Cortado – 7 Variations | Simge & Mari |
| Saturday | August 29 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Milonga and Vals to Neo- and Non-Tango | Simge & Claudia |
Focus on connection: the art of leading and following
Saturday, August 1 · 6:00–8:30 p.m.
With Claudia & Simge
Level: All levels · Individually or in pairs
Separate workshop outside the summer workshop series. Click here for all the details and to register.
Enrosques and Lápiz – Basics
Saturday, August 8 · 6:00–7:15 p.m.
With Leandro & Mari
Level: Level 3 and up · for couples
Enrosques and Lápiz arise from good body coordination and a clear connection between the partners. We’ll work on the basics of turning techniques and show how both elements can be integrated naturally and musically into the dance.
Enrosques & Lápiz – Combinations and Variations
Saturday, August 8 · 7:15–8:30 p.m.
With Leandro & Mari
Level: Level 4 and up · for couples
In the second workshop, we’ll combine Enrosques and Lápiz into fluid combinations. We’ll work on different entries and exits, musical variations, and mindful movement on the dance floor—precise, elegant, and with a clear flow.
Soltadas for the Dance Floor
Friday, August 14 · 7:15–8:30 p.m.
With Simge & Mari
Level: Level 4 and up · for couples
Soltadas extend the connection for a brief moment without losing the flow of the dance. We’ll work on clear transitions, confident orientation, and compact variations that work even at a crowded milonga.
Body Architecture – Dynamics Between Coordinated Legs
Saturday, August 15 · 6:00–8:30 p.m.
Featuring Emilia Andrada ( ARG)
Level: Level 2 and up · for couples
Separate workshop outside the summer workshop series. Click here for all the details and to register.
Canyengue – Rhythm, Embrace, and Character
Friday, August 21 · 7:15–8:30 p.m.
With Emile & Simge
Level: Level 2 and up · for couples
Canyengue offers an authentic, rhythm-driven introduction to tango. We’ll explore its characteristic embrace, its earthy sense of movement, and simple combinations that allow you to experience the unique dialogue with the music.
Pepito’s Milonga Jumps – Basics
Saturday, August 22 · 6:00–7:15 p.m.
With Emile & Simge
Level: Level 3 and up · for couples
Two playful workshops will focus on the milonga by Pepito Avellaneda, who was known for his creative musicality and his characteristic small jumps. At a relaxed pace, we’ll work on preparation, synchronized timing, and a confident, controlled execution. What matters is not the height of the jump, but its rhythmic and dance-like quality. Fun, lightheartedness, and plenty of shared laughter are an integral part of the experience.
Pepito’s Milonga Jumps – Variations and Musical Timing
Saturday, August 22 · 7:15–8:30 p.m.
With Emile & Simge
Level: Level 4 and up · for couples
In the second part, we combine the basics with different entries and rhythmic variations. We explore how the jumping elements emerge precisely from the music and are clearly communicated within the pair. Here, too, we work in a relaxed atmosphere, with room to experiment, laugh, and discover things together.
Cortado – Seven Variations
Friday, August 28 · 7:15–8:30 p.m.
With Simge & Mari
Level: Level 3 and up · for couples
Starting with a clear cortado structure, we develop seven variations for different situations in the dance. We work on changes of direction, rhythm, and compact solutions that enrich the flow of the dance without taking up more space than necessary.
Milonga Featuring Neo-Tango and Non-Tango
Saturday, August 29 · 6:00–7:15 p.m.
With Simge & Claudia
Level: Level 2 and up · for couples
How does the milonga—the rhythmic variation of the tango—change when the music isn’t drawn from the classical repertoire? Starting from its fundamentals, we apply its rhythmic clarity and characteristic movement style to neo-tango and non-tango styles, and develop simple, danceable options for different musical moods.
Vals on Neo-Tangos and Non-Tangos
Saturday, August 29 · 7:15–8:30 p.m.
With Simge & Claudia
Level: Level 3 and up · for couples
We are exploring how the fluid character of the vals is reflected in contemporary music. Our focus is on musical phrases, rotational movements, and a continuous flow of movement that persists even beyond classical tango music.
Location: Intango – Tango Center Heidelberg, Mary-Somerville-Platz 5, 69214 Heidelberg
Registration fee (perperson/workshop): 22 € / 18 € with a subscription / 11 € for students
Summer Subscription Bonus
Intango subscribers can participate in one workshop per week from the summer program at no additional cost as compensation for the time when classes were not held in August.
Advance registration is required.
Exceptions are the workshop on August 1 and the workshop on August 15 with guest instructor Emilia Andrada.
Sign up now for the summer workshops: Registration
If you are looking for a dance partner for the workshops, then use our Intango Whats-App group for dance partner search.
Focus on connection
Die Kunst von Führen und Folgen: Klarheit entwickeln, Sensibilität verfeinern.
| Date | Time | Day | Instructor |
| August 1 | 18.00 – 20.30 | Saturday | Simge & Claudia |
| November 7 | 18.00 – 20.30 | Saturday | Simge & Claudia |
Our Milonga 50/50 will take place afterward.
Level: all
Participation with or without a partner is possible.
Instructor: Claudia & Simge
Location: Intango – Tango Center Heidelberg, Mary-Somerville-Platz 5, 69214 Heidelberg
Participation fee (per person/workshop): € 35 / with subscription € 25 / with student status € 17.50
A flexible, lively connection is the basis for sensitive dancing, demanding elements such as gancho, boleo, sacada, volcada and colgada, as well as for dynamic turns and differentiated musical expression.
In playful exercises and clearly structured sequences, we deepen and expand the essence of connection, communication and shared dynamics. This is not about a repertoire of figures, but about quality, clarity and fine tuning within the couple.
Featured Topic on August 1: Improvisation – Dancing from the Heart
Registration is possible with or without a partner.
You can dance with a partner or role change or stay in your usual role.
We respond to individual levels and personal issues.
Procedure:
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.: Arrival & group warm-up
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.: Workshop, including a review of the previous workshop + 5-minute break
Registration:
Register now via the registration form.
Body architecture
Dynamics between coordinated legs
| Date | Time | Day | Instructor |
| August 15 | 18.00 – 20.30 | Saturday | Emilia Andrada (ARG) |
In this workshop, two topics will be examined from different angles: technical, physical, musical and dance-related. The aim is to gain a better understanding of movement principles and to transfer them directly into tango.
Topics:
Technique: Impulses and Traction
Step Patterns: Corriditas & Ochitos
Emilia Andrada is a choreographer, dance teacher and tango DJ with a degree in contemporary dance and a sound education in the roots of tango in Buenos Aires.
She has more than 23 years of international experience. Her artistic and teaching career has taken her to Japan, Switzerland, Germany, France, Great Britain, Brazil, Mexico and Cyprus.
In her classes, Emilia combines precise tango technique from a biomechanical perspective with an in-depth exploration of the connection between the dancers. Her method is clearly structured, physically grounded and at the same time sensitive to the essence of tango: communication, presence and movement together. The result is an intensive learning experience with clear concepts and a direct link to social dance practice.
Our milonga will take place afterwards.
Level: from level 2
Location: Intango – Tango Center Heidelberg, Mary-Somerville-Platz 5, 69214 Heidelberg
Participation fee (per person/workshop): € 35 / with subscription € 25 / with student status € 17.50
Registration:
Register now via the registration form.
Followers in focus
It’s not about following better. It’s about truly dancing.
| Date | Time | Day | Instructor |
| October 3 | 18:00 – 20:30 | Saturday | Simge |
| December 5 | 18:00 – 20:30 | Saturday | Simge |
Our milonga will take place afterwards.
Participation without partner:in.
Level: from level 2
Location: Intango – Tango Center Heidelberg, Mary-Somerville-Platz 5, 69214 Heidelberg
Participation fee (per person/workshop): € 35 / with subscription € 25 / with student status € 17.50
Do you know that?
Do you sometimes feel like you’re just “following” instead of really dancing? Do you sometimes not feel really present? Your posture is either too stiff or too loose? Your hips don’t react the way you want them to and your feet don’t always land as elegantly as you’d like?
I (Simge) know exactly how that feels – I felt the same way a few years ago. But everything changed when I started to work specifically on my movement, with Emile by my side, challenging me again and again. In doing so, I realized a simple but crucial truth: as a follower, you have much more control than you think. That’s exactly what I want to share with you.
In this workshop series I would like to help you to feel this power in your own body and to transform your dancing through small, conscious changes. We will work on:
✔️ A posture that is alive – elastic, flexible and adaptable without losing your balance.
✔️ The conscious use of your hips – to actively shape movement rather than just react to it.
✔️ Expressive feet – that not only look beautiful, but interpret the music with precision, ease and personality.
In the first session of this series, we will dive into the fundamental elements and look at walking and ochos, among other things – not by merely memorizing technique, but through a deep understanding of the natural movement of your body.
I don’t want you to just “follow better”. I want you to live the dance to the full!
Let’s get the best out of your tango together!
runcourse:
18:00 – 18:15: Arrival & check-in
18:15 – 18:30: Warm-up – activate your tango muscles 😊
18:30 – 20:30: Workshop including a review of the previous workshop and a 5-minute break
Workshop topics 2026:
February 7 – Walking, Ochos and Adornos
May 9 – Boleos
October 3 – Turns
December 12 – Foot power in the milonga
I look forward to seeing you!
Your Simge
Registration:
Register now via the registration form.
Tango Milonguero
Aesthetic. Intimate. Social. The art of close embrace.
| Day | Time | Instructor |
| 4th Saturday | 18.00 – 20.30 | Emile & Simge |
Exceptions: October & December
This is followed by the Milonguero Milonga.
Level: from level 4
Location: Intango – Tango Center Heidelberg, Mary-Somerville-Platz 5, 69214 Heidelberg
Participation fee (per person/workshop): € 35 / with subscription € 25 / with student status € 17.50
Background
We want to promote the Milonguero culture in Heidelberg. Our goal is to form a group of dancers who internalize the essence of the milonguero style. If there is enough interest, we will create a training milonguero or a milonguero nuevo group.
We want participants who are serious about the milonguero style and make it an integral part of their dancing – at least at our milongas, such as the Milonguero Milonga. Your tango level or dance experience is irrelevant. What matters is your serious intention to learn and actively use this style.
Because we are convinced that the milonguero style significantly raises the standard of milongas – and that is exactly our goal!
I (Emile) have always wanted to establish a strong milonguero culture in Heidelberg. But although I have offered courses in the past, the results have often fallen short of my expectations. Why? Because we are often too busy “doing” – managing dance elements, planning sequences and experimenting between open style and tight embrace.
Even if many milonga visitors, whether here or elsewhere, dance in a closed embrace, this does not automatically mean that they are dancing milonguero. Minimalist dancing is often confused with milonguero. But milonguero is much more than that. Milonguero is true passion. But to master this style, you first have to learn it properly.
Who are the Milonguero workshops suitable for?
- Ambitious tango dancers from level 4 who are serious about learning and practicing Milonguero and are ready to embrace the Milobnguero philosophy and are open to change
- Tango dancers who want to help shape a startke Milonguero culture in Heidelberg
- Tango dancers who have read and understood my blog about Milonguero
What is Tango Milonguero about?
It’s not about reducing tango figures or elements. On the contrary, I love to dance in a diverse and variable way. Rather, it’s about how we live the dance – the posture, the connection and the feeling.
It is also not about honing a single tango element for hours on end and repeating it over and over again. Rather, it’s about bringing numerous variations of an element to life to different rhythms in one hour and enjoying the music in all its beauty.
And how many figures do you dance? That doesn’t matter at all. Some people prefer to dance lots of figures, others prefer to keep it simple. Either is fine.
So it’s not about dancing “cleanly”, technically and academically. Nor is it about whether you incorporate many or few figures. Whether you do 100 elements in one minute or one element in 100 minutes – THAT is secondary. What really counts is understanding the structure, living the connection properly and letting the rhythm flow through the whole body. The milongueros understand this perfectly.
My vision:
I came to Heidelberg from Oldenburg because I believe that together we can create something special. A milonguero culture that makes Heidelberg known as a city – as a place where people dance beautifully and authentically, and where talented tango dancers love to come.
Let’s realize this vision together at the Milonguero Milonga. I look forward to seeing you!
Your Emile Sansour
Register now via the registration form.
If you are looking for a dance partner for the workshops, then use our Intango Whats-App group for dance partner search.
Tango Nuevo
Dynamics and elasticity: expand your dance with new movement possibilities.
| Day | Time | Instructor |
| New dates will be announced soon. |
The milonga will take place afterward.
Level: from level 4
Location: Intango – Tango Center Heidelberg, Mary-Somerville-Platz 5, 69214 Heidelberg
Participation fee (per person/workshop): € 35 / with subscription € 25 / with student status € 17.50
The Nuevo workshops will be part of our new Master Class from 2026.
Who are the workshops suitable for?
- Ambitious tango dancers from level 4 who are serious about learning and practicing Nuevo and are ready to embrace and be open to change
- Tango dancers who want to concentrate on both the nuevo and milonguero styles and later join our nuevo-milonguero training group
What is Tango Nuevo and what is it not?
Tango Nuevo is not a new dance style or a wild mixture. It is Tango Argentino – rethought, analyzed, further developed.
“Nuevo” is often misunderstood – as a show, as a break with tradition. Our approach is different:
deeply rooted in the culture of tango, open to the present and the future.
Our goal: A milonguero nuevo training group
If we find a motivated group, we would like to continue together – with regular training sessions, exchanges and perhaps our own Milonguero Nuevo Milonga.
Registration:
Register now via the registration form.
If you are looking for a dance partner for the workshops, then use our Intango Whats-App group for dance partner search.
Milonga & Vals
Rhythmus und Fluss: Erlebe die Lebendigkeit der Milonga und die Dynamik des Vals.
| Date | Time | Day | Instructor |
| Dezember 27 | 18.00 – 20.30 | Saturday | Simge & Claudia |
Our milonga takes place afterwards.
Level: from level 2
Location: Intango – Tango Center Heidelberg, Mary-Somerville-Platz 5, 69214 Heidelberg
Participation fee (per person/workshop): € 35 / with subscription € 25 / with student status € 17.50
We dedicate ourselves to two closely related dance forms of Tango Argentino that are a must at every milonga: the milonga and the vals.
The milonga is lively, rhythmic and playful – at the same time, it is considered the historical precursor of Tango Argentino. The vals, on the other hand, is characterized by its flowing, circular movement and its characteristic three-four time. Both dances expand the dance repertoire and significantly deepen the musical understanding of tango.
In the workshops, we analyze the musical structures of milonga and vals in a practical way: rhythm, phrasing (rhythmic and melodic), accents and typical dynamics. Building on this, we develop suitable movement principles, contrasts, timing, control of balance and turns and simple to more complex combinations. The aim is to develop confidence in dancing these two styles and to implement them on the milonga in a relaxed, musical and situation-appropriate way.
Who are the workshops suitable for?
The workshops are deliberately designed to be open to different levels:
Beginners who have completed a beginner’s course receive a structured introduction and clear orientation. Dancers with intermediate and advanced experience deepen their musicality, variation possibilities and the quality of connection and movement. Advanced dancers benefit from subtleties in rhythm, dynamics, interpretation and stylistic differentiation.
Prerequisite: at least one completed beginner’s course.
Registration:
Register now via the registration form.