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Why Tango?
Tango is the closest idea of flying with your feet on the ground. Tango is ART of the "present moment".
When we feel the closeness of a hug and we dance that emotional and sophisticated music, surrounded by friends, that's when the outside world doesn't matter, that's when time stops and we simply live in the present moment.
With tango, we challenge ourselves by trying to be more powerful, more sensitive, more creative, more patient, more enthusiastic, more empathetic, more humane.
There is not a bad day for tango. Tango dance can be a good channel to express yourself through your body.
Tango is Art, Life is Art
What is Argentine Tango?
Argentine tango is a musical genre and a popular dance born in Argentina at the end of the 19th century and is nowadays danced all over the world. It is a language that connects and integrates societies.
Its fundamental characteristic is the embrace and the subtlety in the movements of the feet.
Even though we have Argentine tango shows for theaters , the spirit of Argentine tango lives in the improvisation at the dance floors.
New to tango
The reason why everybody can dance
No age for start
Education and enjoyment of our body is an important part of our existence, and it is never too early or too late to do it.
Socialize
Tango is a very good way to improve your social skills, to meet interesting people who are interested in global trends and communication.
Tango is the new language
If you think about traveling, you will discover that in almost every part of the world you will find a Tango community, which makes your integration easier and your stay experience more enjoyable.
No need to be good at sport
If you can walk you can dance. Argentine tango is based on the technique to walk on music hugging another person. Heart to heart.
What do I need?
• Need to use comfortable clothes, you can perspire a little.
• Need socks on the feet for the first classes, then we will help to find the right tango shoes for you.
• Need constancy in your classes
• Need personal cleanliness
• Tango is all about manners and education: Say hello when you arrive, say goodbye when you leave.
Welcome to our dance floor!
Doble A Tango Studio
DOBLE A is a tango studio with 2 rooms, which is very rare in Tokyo. The main one "Astor" has 100m2 and the other one "Anibal" has 55m2. When you mix the power of Anibal and Astor is when the magic begins: Doble A becomes the largest and full of charm Tango Studio in Tokyo with an extended sakura wood floor, perfect for a healthy dance.
During our activities you can enjoy our Lounge with an exquisite design that will make you feel immersed in a cozy and sophisticated environment. There are also fitting rooms and a space for changing shoes for your comfort.
The spaces of the studio consist of two different elements, Old and New, to match Paula and Lucas brand, who value the tradition of tango and yet are not limited to it and are exploring the possibilities to go beyond. The space consists of two different elements, by putting some comfortable sofas and wood flooring at the lounge space to show some classical values and at the same time, the dance space is quite functional with light color woods and some stainless steel decorations to look stylish and contemporary.
Artistic Directors
Paula Tejeda and Lucas Carrizo from Argentina are the Artistic Directors of Doble A Tango Studio.
2010 Buenos Aires Champion Tango Salon and 2nd place in the Vals Category.
They have performed in Festivals, and conducted seminars in the biggest cities of the USA, Canada, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Russia, Denmark, France and Portugal.
Now you have the big opportunity to learn and improve your tango with them.
Lucas Carrizo
Dancer, Coach, Choreographer and Artistic Director
Lucas Carrizo has been dancing Tango since he was 17 years old. His tango career grew fast in Buenos Aires.
He was Metropolitan Tango Salon Champion from Buenos Aires in 2010 and Sub-Champion Vals Category.
He was part of the brilliant Miguel Angel Zotto tango production --TangoX2
He has performed in Milongas, Festivals, and Tango Events, conducted seminars From USA to China, crossing Europe with great success.
His young and respected vision of Tango is highly valued around the world, not only for his Technique and experience in Teaching, but also for his respect for Tango History and Music.
Paula Tejeda
Dancer, Coach, Choreographer and Artistic Director
Paula Tejeda has been training dances and performing almost her entire life, Ballet and Teatre are her background.
She has been doing Tango since 2004.
Her Tango career developed faster in Buenos Aires when she became Tango Salon Champion and Sub-Champion in the Vals category, in the Metropolitan Championship in 2010.
Paula was part of the brilliant Miguel Angel Zotto tango production --TangoX2, where Paula was his partner in many opportunities.
Paula has performed in serious Festivals and conducted seminars all over the word.
Her Technique, creativity and expression, make a difference in the actual Tango scene.
Lucas Carrizo
Tango dancer, teacher and choreographer.
Lucas Carrizo has been dancing Tango since he was 17 years old. His tango career grew fast in Buenos Aires.
He was Metropolitan Tango Salon Champion from Buenos Aires in 2010 and Sub-Champion Vals Category.
He was part of the brilliant Miguel Angel Zotto tango production -- TangoX2
He has performed in Milongas, Festivals, and Tango Events, conducted seminars from the USA to China, crossing Europe with great success.
His young and respected vision of Tango is highly valued around the world, not only for his technique and experience in teaching, but also for his respect for tango history and music.
Paula Tejeda
Tango dancer, teacher and choreographer.
Paula Tejeda has been training dances and performing almost her entire life, Ballet and Theatre are her background.
She has been doing Tango since 2004.
Her Tango career developed faster in Buenos Aires when she became Tango Salon Champion and Sub-Champion in the Vals category, in the Metropolitan Championship in 2010.
Paula was part of the brilliant Miguel Angel Zotto tango production -- TangoX2, where Paula was his partner in many opportunities.
Paula has performed in serious Festivals and conducted seminars all over the word.
Her Technique, creativity and expression, make a difference in the actual Tango scene.
What the world says:
Zinging Lee,
South Korea
Tango teacher, dancer and organizer.
Sin-Ming, Hong Kong
Journalist tango lovers
Junko Mori, Japan
Tango teacher, dancer and organizer.
Their teachings are free, structured and delicate. Most of all, they are 'TANGO'.
I would fly anywhere in Asia to learn from Lucas y Paula because they are careful and caring teachers.
Great artist and great teacher are similar and different . They are genius and unique tango couple who satisfy both of them.
Our method
We believe that tango should be taught simultaneously in all its facets:
The communication with the partner, the musicality, the technique, the movements, the logic of the structure, the culture, the history and the social context. All these facets integrate a totality: Tango.
Our method is integral.
Posture
Posture is the starting point: during the class we start with simple exercises to learn how to hold our body, and arms in balance and in equilibrium with the music, that will give us a closer idea of the most important feature of tango: El Abrazo (the Embrace).
Abrazo
The embrace is the starting point of communication between the two dancers, and that is inevitably in constant search. We believe in the flexibility of it to be functional to the movements we choose to express the music. The choice of movements depends very much on our body training. It’s because during the class we perform exercises of technical and musical character, to integrate new movements to our muscular memory. This can only be achieved with constant and systematic repetition over a period of time.
Movements and structure of dance
Being an improvisational dance we need to learn the rules and structures that will help us to express our personality in the dance and in the music.
The structure is the logical part of the tango dance, without structure you cannot build a solid dance.
Imagine a building without a good solid foundation, it is dangerous, it can collapse and will never reach the top of the sky.
In tango dancing the same thing happens, a good solid base helps your level to follow only one direction: the top.
The objective is to build in our body and mind, the technique, structure and philosophy of tango to be able to use them in your tango path.
Tango music
Tango dance can not exist without tango music, they are intrinsically related.it’s because we always will teach you the movements within the music. We also provide special courses about the musicality of each orchestra and how to interpret it from the dance.
Line of dance, "Ronda"
From the very first class we teach how to move in the line of dance, is the only way we can create a safe and relaxing environment to dance in community. It is like the traffic on the streets, we definitely follow rules, well in the dance floor we have codes and etiquette as well.
Partnership: lead and follow
A couple is a partnership of two people who trust to have fun and work hard in mutual agreement.
A tango partner is not necessarily a life partner.
We are going to show you how this partnership works, teaching you to respect and value each role in this dance: the "leader'' as emitter and the "follower" as receptor. Without making any role exclusive to one gender.
It takes two to tango, it is not important which role you want to learn to dance, or the partner’s gender… AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF THE "TANGO PLANET", YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO SO.
I want to improve my tango
Double A Studio will guide you to find yourself and discover an unique world just for you.
Our proposal is to do your Tango vocabulary bigger, using a structure and focusing more on the technique, applied in the topic of the week.
You can enjoy our Lesson for Intermediate and Advance students where you can rich your goals and create a better conscience of your bodies.
Our commitment is to make sure that you enjoy learning and that you can apply all the knowledge in the social dance: La Milonga.
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Q & A
Is there a proper way to dress in a Tango Class or Milonga?
All these years, it has very much depended on your personality.
And how do you want to be presented to the world.
What is clearer is that when we rehearse or go to a class we should wear clothes that we can stretch and feel comfortable in.
It is important for the teacher to be able to see the body and legs of the students, so a long skirt or baggy clothing does not work.
The "Milonga clothing" depends a lot on the context and formality of the Milonga.
Also the use of the chinstrap has been a habit that we have found very efficient in these almost two years. Could we include it as a necessary fashion in Tango 2020/2021?
At Doble A we are open to all ways of presenting yourself to the tango world, as long as you have impeccable grooming and your dancing shoes.
Address
〒112-0011
4-7-2 Sengoku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
business hours
Monday-Friday 09:00 --22:00
Saturday 11:00 --22:00
Sunday 12:30 --19:30
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ICA Co., Ltd.( www.art-ica.com) is committed to supporting domestic and international artists who are contributing to the cultural activities. Doble A Studio was planned by utilizing the knowledge of interior design business that we have cultivated over the years. Our goal is to introduce and communicate various cultures through creative genres such as art and music, and to promote international exchange.