We offer Argentine Tango classes for beginners...
through the most advanced dancers,
as well as practicas and milongas (tango dance events).

Opened in 2004 The Tango Room Dance Center was the first studio in Southern California dedicated to teaching the art and culture of Argentine Tango.

Since then it has become the home & heart of Argentine Tango THE premier place to learn and dance Tango. It is a boutique studio not a generic franchise where you need to sign a contract. The Tango Room is where you learn about Tango, where you learn about Tango, the art, the culture, the history, the codes, the etiquette.

The Tango Room Dance Center is where all the great names in the world of Argentine Tango come to perform and to teach. The Tango Room is where all tango classes are taught by an Argentine who has grown up dancing tango. For our teachers, Tango is not just another dance; it is their heritage. We invite you to open the door to The Tango Room and become a part of our family.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Argentine Tango is more than a dance. It is a reflection of that country's history, its people, its customs. It is one of the most emotionally profound, rewarding, complex (and yes, most challenging) of the social dances

The rewards of becoming a social tango dancer are self-confidence, awareness, easier connection with others and, last but definitely not least, a richer social life. People all around the world, from all walks of life dance tango.

Our Goal is to give students a deep proficiency in social tango. To help students experience the moment that when the dance works, when neither leader nor follower is conscious of the physical. Argentine tango is a moving conversation of clear communication and response. The partners feel as though they are breathing together and the dance is their breath.

We deeply believe that each student deserves respect and attention. What we ask of our students is to return the respect by taking the framework of lessons seriously and realize that dancing steps without an understanding of the whole process is a hollow exercise. Being able to dance steps is just the beginning. True Argentine tango is improvised, much like jazz. And like jazz, Tango is based on solid structure and technique in order to discover personal expression. We ask students to be patient with the process. There is no shortcut to learning Argentine Tango.

We invite you to step away from the ordinary patter of life and step into the Tango Conservatory of Los Angeles (TCLA).