„Ready to Dance With the Music, Not Against It?“
Special MUSICALITY WORKSHOPS for Tango Dancers
Turn Music Into Movement.

Die Musikalität-Workshops sind Pepas Spezialität!
Mit unglaublicher Energie und Freude vermittelt sie die Struktur, sowie die vielen Feinheiten, die wir in der Tangomusik hören können.
Sie schafft es, Tangotänzer*innen mit auf diese spannende Entdeckungsreise zu nehmen; initiiert oder vertieft den Prozess das Gehörte in die Füße zu bringen…
Lasst Euch das nicht entgehen!
Unterrichtssprache ist englisch, wir können das individuell flüsternd übersetzen, falls es jemand nicht gut versteht.
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🎯THURSDAY 19.00 – 20.30h
CLASS 1:
Topic 👉 THE ART OF MUSICAL PHRASES.
Musical pauses add depth and expressiveness to your tango. Learning how to pause within a phrase—and discovering the many ways to express it—can greatly enrich your dancing.
In this workshop, you will explore how to:

✓ Use pauses to highlight the music with more nuance.
✓ Choose different options to express a phrase creatively.
✓ Dance pauses not only as a leader, but also as a follower.

By practicing these skills, you’ll bring more clarity, emotion, and variety to your tango, making every dance more alive and connected.
Do you want to learn how to master the beauty of silence in your dance? Join us and find out!
**No need to come as a couple but is better

🎯FRIDAY 19.30 – 21.00h
CLASS 2:
Topic 👉 STACCATO: PRECISION, RHYTHM & CONNECTION

Interpretation of staccato in melody and countermelody
The dialogue between instruments:
1. Piano – the foundation of rhythm and pulse.
2. Bandoneón – the breath and phrasing of tango
3. Violin – the expression and melodic tension
This class explores the essence of staccato — sharp, defined, and precise movements that mirror the rhythmic interpretation of tango’s instruments. We’ll connect musicality and movement to understand how staccato lives within both the melody and the countermelody.

What you’ll gain:
✓A deeper understanding of musical structure and phrasing
✓Tools to translate instrumental accents into body movement ✓Techniques to play with weight, timing, and rhythm with your partner
✓The ability to lead or propose musical contrasts with clarity and precision
Discover how staccato becomes a conversation — between instruments, between partners, and within the music itself.
**No need to come as a couple but is better

🎯SATURDAY 16.00 – 17.30h
CLASS 3:
Topic 👉 THE MUSICAL LANGUAGE OF TANGO: FROM MARCATO 2 TO SYNCOPA

Discover one of the most characteristic rhythmic combinations in tango.
✓ Understand how marcato in 2 naturally leads into the syncopa.
✓ Explore how different orchestras — Canaro, Troilo, Fresedo, and Biagi — interpret this dialogue between beat and anticipation.

This class delves into a defining feature of the musical language of tango: the transition from marcato in 2 to syncopa. This rhythmic combination gives tango its unmistakable heartbeat, tension, and swing.

Through the contrasting styles of Canaro, Troilo, Fresedo, and Biagi, we’ll analyze how each Orchestra expresses this dialogue — from solid rhythmic grounding to playful syncopation — and how dancers can embody these nuances through movement, timing, and connection.

You’ll gain:
✓ A clear understanding of the marcato–syncopa structure as a core of tango rhythm.
✓ Tools to adapt your dance to different orchestral interpretations.
✓ Greater rhythmic awareness and expressive precision in your musicality.
**No need to come as a couple but is better

🎯SATURDAY 18.00 – 19.30h
CLASS 4:
Topic 👉 SUCCESSIVE SINCOPAS and SINCOPAS WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Learn to recognize question-and-answer syncopas and chains of questions.
Work on precise weight changes — how to share them in connection or play with them individually.
In this class, we’ll dive into the rhythmical dialogue of successive syncopas — moments of pulse, anticipation, and release that bring tango alive.
We’ll explore how to anticipate and embody syncopas, how to coordinate or contrast weight changes with your partner, and how to use these patterns as musical ornaments to enhance your expression and dialogue on the dance floor.

You’ll gain:
✓ Better control and precision in weight shifts
✓ Tools to lead, follow, and share syncopated phrasing
✓ A deeper sense of rhythm, energy, and musical storytelling
**No need to come as a couple but is better

🎯SUNDAY 15.00 – 16.30h
CLASS 5
Topic 👉 VALS

Desde El Alma. 1940. Francisco Canaro Orchestra
● The 3×4 rhythm — Understanding and embodying the rhythmic structure that gives the Vals its circular and continuous flow.
● Melodic dialogues — How to dance a question, how to dance an answer, and how to play with both — together or separately — through movement and connection.
● Síncopas in the Air — Recognizing, anticipating, and dancing the “air syncopas” that create suspension, lightness, and musical surprise within the Vals.

A practical exploration of rhythm, melody, and syncopa in the Vals.
You’ll gain:
✓ A clear physical understanding of the 3×4 rhythm
✓ Tools to express musical questions and answers through movement
✓ Precision and timing to dance síncopas al aire naturally with your partner
**No need to come as a couple but is better

🎯 SUNDAY 17.00 – 18.30h
CLASS 6:
Topic 👉 MILONGA

Milonga Vieja. 1937. Juan D’Arienzo
● Rhythmic distinction — Understanding and embodying the difference between milonga lisa, milonga traspié, and habanera, and how each rhythm changes the dynamic and texture of the dance.
● Melodic dialogues — Exploring how to dance the melody together or separately, and how to use it as a rhythmic ornament or playful element within the couple.

Through the of Juan D’Arienzo’s milonga, we’ll explore how rhythm and melody interact to create energy, precision, and musical play.
A practical class to refine timing, enrich your interpretation, and connect rhythm and melody in every phrase.

You’ll gain:
✓ Clear recognition of milonga’s rhythmic variations
✓ Tools to express melodic dialogue in movement
✓ Greater rhythmic agility and connection inspired by D’Arienzo’s drive
**No need to come as a couple but is better

You’re welcome to join any class on its own—but I truly recommend taking all six in sequence! Each workshop builds on the previous one, starting with a solid base and then taking you higher, step by step. I can’t wait to see you there!
One class inspires… six classes transform
Love *Pepa

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Pepa Palazón ist ein wahres Energiebündel und organisiert seit 13 Jahren eine der bekanntesten Milongas in Buenos Aires: ¡Viva la Pepa!“.
Sie tanzt seit über 20 Jahren Tango, arbeitet regelmässig in Argentinien, sowie weltweit als Tangolehrerin und Tango-DJane.
Sie hat Musik (Tango und Folklore) am Institut „ Superior de Música Popular SADEM“ studiert, ist Bewegungstherapeutin und hat sich darauf spezialisiert Musikalität für Tänzer*innen zu unterrichten.
Bekannt ist sie ausserdem durch eine Fernsehsendung, welche sie konzipiert und moderiert: „Tengo una pregunta para vos“ („Ich habe eine Frage an Dich“). Die Sendung ist eine Interviewserie, die die lebendige Geschichte vom Tango bewahren soll, erzählt durch seine Protagonist*innen und in der ersten Person! Ihr findet sie auf ihrem Youtube-Kanal…
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Ort:
WS I Chapel, Rheinstr. Ecke Römerstr., 69126 HD-Südstadt
WS II – VI Yogastudio, Landhausstr. 17, 69115 HD-Weststadt

Kosten:
Buch‘ 6 Workshops und zahl‘ nur 5

Ein Workshop: 30,- Euro/ 25,- erm.
Zwei Workshops: 60,- Euro/ 50,- erm.
Drei Workshops: 90,- Euro/ 70,- erm.
Vier Workshops: 110,- Euro/ 90,- erm.
Fünf Workshops: 130,- Euro/ 110,- erm.
Sechs Workshops: 150,- Euro/ 125,- erm.

Orga:
Es ist nicht erforderlich sich als Tanzpaar anzumelden, aber besser 😉
Wir empfehlen Euch wärmstens alle Musikalität_Workshops zu buchen, da ihr somit in den vollen Genuss von Pepas Didaktik und Methodik kommt. Ihr erhaltet einen fantastischen Überblick, was es alles in der traditionellen Musik zu hören, zu fühlen und zu tanzen gibt…
Die Anmeldung ist dennoch auch problemlos für einzelne Workshops möglich.

Wir freuen uns auf ein gemeinsames Wochenende mit Euch!
Herzliche Grüße
Ina & Marian