Perfect for people who are tango-curious!
Guest instructor Margaret Spore of “Tangonova,” Halifax

Beginner Bootcamp Session: Saturday 21 Sept. 11am-3pm
Intermediate Session: Sunday 22 Sept. 12-5pm

Beginner Bootcamp: Perfect for folks who are tango-curious! In one afternoon you will learn and conquer the fundamentals of this surprisingly accessible dance form!

Intermediate session: Lead technique to help with corners and navigation of the dance floor -- revisiting ochos and other figures from cross-system and for ongoing travelling movement along the line of dance.

Intermediate must be familiar with fundamentals of lead and follow, and core figures such as f-b ochos.

Wear comfortable shoes that allow the student to pivot.

Saturday workshops: $50. Sunday workshops: $50.
Both Saturday and Sunday workshops: $70

Following her graduate dance training at The Naropa Institute in Boulder Colorado, Margaret gradually immersed herself in the world of social dance, from ragtime tea dances to Cape Breton square sets. With its improvisational structure, intimate embrace and dynamic possibility of exchange between lead and follow, the Argentine tango was the first partner dance to fully capture her imagination. As a participant in two of the first Puente El Tango dance/study tours of Buenos Aires, Margaret initially trained with both milongueros (older traditional dancers) and the younger experimental dancers. A primary force in the early days of tango in Colorado, Margaret had an opportunity to work closely with a number of influential teachers including Daniel Trenner, Rebecca Shulman, Brooke Burdette, Pablo Pugliese, Florencia Tacetti, Juan Bruno, Lucianna Valle, Omar Vega, and Tomas Howlin.

An accomplished choreographer and performer Margaret has produced a number of solo and collaborative works, including her internationally acclaimed one woman show Tales from Tangoland.

Initially drawn to Nova Scotia as a member of the Shambhala community, Margaret offered her first tango workshop in Halifax in 1996 at Halifax Dance. She now makes Halifax her home. She hopes that Tangonova will plant the magical seed of tango in yet another great port city.