Thank you for Visiting and Welcome to
Casa Tango Edmonton

We invite you to explore the beauty and magic of Argentine Tango with us.


We are Vera and Daniel Calcines, founders and organizers of Casa Tango Edmonton since 2009.

We believe that Argentine tango is a social dance that virtually anyone can learn, independent of previous experience, age and physique. Tango is improvisational and natural, rooted in the traditional style of Buenos Aires Milongas. It is danced primarily in a close embrace, with simplicity yet elegance, within the music and a total focus on one's partner.

About Our Teaching

In our lessons, we dedicate ourselves to teaching you the beautiful language of dancing Argentine Tango.  Our teaching methods are the same as taught in Buenos Aires:  we emphasize the embrace, the walk and the connection as the foundation of tango.  We approach teaching tango the same way as learning a new language.  Instead of teaching you to memorize individual phrases (steps), we will provide you with the tools needed to learn the Tango language:  musicality, vocabulary and grammar.  With our teaching method, you will learn how to improvise right from the very beginning.  We encourage our students to find their own "style" which should come naturally and not be copied from or be made up by any instructor.  While learning how to dance tango, you will find yourself entering a new dimension of life.

Our goal is to teach you HOW to dance rather than WHAT to dance.

We are dedicated to promoting Argentine Tango in the Edmonton area by teaching lessons, workshops and organizing milongas and practicas. We also host outstanding visiting teachers who conduct valuable workshops throughout the year. We hope that our passion for tango will become yours too.

Feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions.

Abrazos,

Vera and Daniel Calcines