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Originally Posted by Alice  Hi guys,
Does anyone know anything about OKTango? They have a venue near Kings X and one near Tottenham Court Rd. Any good?   |
It is run by Octavian Janner who was at one time the dancing partner of Bianca of Royo y Negro. Good dancer and his teaching is a little military style but very good for beginners. He has a sort of syllabus and you can check your progress across the "levels".
He runs his classes in bars and there is not much space and the atmosphere is sometimes not very conducive to tango.
There were lots of good teachers taking his advanced classes at one time including Cesar Velasquez and Jenny Sayer/Amir Giles but most of these have moved on.
There is a practica but he does not run a proper milonga.
It is worth a try. His warmups including proper weight changes are great for technique.
But IMO there are better and more inspiring teachers running regular classes in London including
David Benitez and Kim Schwartz -
Tango Movement ~ The Essence of Argentine Tango in London
Stefano Fava and Alexandra Wood -
Tango in Action
Julio Mendez and Kika Tomassi -
Zero Hour Tango