Michele, Janet and Andrew are the core teachers of the teaching cohort in Bristol and work with Cesar Velasquez designing the rolling curriculum and ongoing programme. The 3 directors/teachers also work with visiting international teachers to prepare exciting, challenging classes and workshops to stimulate and enjoy. In particular, hands-on help is always available, as well as music info and other aspects of historical interest.

Cesar Velasquez, from Columbia, is our regular visiting teacher at TangoWest, having worked with us for over two years in Bristol. He and his partner Carolina Gonzalez Prado are top international performers and teachers based in London, and we are very proud and privileged to have developed a close working relationship with them over the years.
Cesar is noted for his tremendous knowledge of movement and dance as well as his extremely dynamic insightful approach to tango. We continue to enjoy his tuition and plan to involve him fully in our tenth Anniversary. See Cesar at www.latinculture.net

Joaquín Amenábar is the teacher of the Bandoneon Class at the Conservatory of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is also the Director and First bandoneónist of the " Orquesta Tìpica de la Guardia Vieja" in Buenos Aires.

As well as his experience as a tango musician and tango dancer, Joaquin has been teaching tango music for dancers for seven years in the US, Europe and Australia.

Joaquin joined us at Tango West last year and we were delighted that he came back to teach for us in January 08 as part of our Anniversary season of events. His classes were immensely popular.What is important about his method of teaching Tango Music for Dancers is that no musical knowledge is needed and the classes are not theoretical at all. 90% of the time is spent dancing (or walking) to music. His classes this year dealt in depth with interpreting the rhythmical & melodic complexity of Tango music. 

Joaquín is a skilled tango dancer and has developed a very effective method of teaching musicality to tango dancers that have no formal education in music, avoiding any references to theoretical musical concepts or using technical terminology 

Chan Park is teaching in two classes in Bristol on Wed 19th March focusing on posture, embrace, connection and energy flow. Chan says "Tango is the dance of connection, relaxation and silent communication. Meditation is the art of discovering and reconciling one's own nature, Together in Tangozen, they make the music and mind, one step at a time.' Chan will also be teaching in Cardiff on 20th March. Private Tango Coaching sessions are also available with Chan, at a cost of £40 per hour. These are designed to enable dancers to appreciate connection with self, partner and music while dancing -increasing concentration, creativity, sensitivity and precision. Make the most of Chan while he is here! see http://www.TangoZen.com

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Stefan and Komala Of all the emotions you experience in the tango, there is above all, one which especially refers to Komala & Stefan: Passion! Passion for life itself, passion for each other and passion for the tango. Their motto: it's not the (amount of) figures that make the dance; it's the connection and the moving in the music with your partner. Stefan and Komala will be back with us on 21st May!

With their warm. enthusiastic, dynamic and playful approach they stimulate you to learn to feel the music and to translate and express this into smooth, relaxed but still powerful movements.

THE FOLLOWING CLIP SHOWS A SELECTION OF THE WONDERFUL TEACHERS WHO WE HAVE LEARNED WITH OVER THE YEARS
BOTH IN BRISTOL AND ABROARD