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Tango Weekend Workshop & Milonga with Matias Sotto from Argentina August 1-3 2025 Fairfield IA

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SAVE THE DATE! Join Mati Sotto from Buenos Aires, Pro Argentine Tango Dancer & Instructor in Fairfield, Iowa August 1-3 for 3 days of his inspired and inspiring teaching of “NATURAL TANGO From the Inside Out” technique! This is his 3rd residency in Fairfield, and we are thrilled to welcome him back for this weekend workshop for dancers of all levels.
Click here for full details & workshop schedule.

Matias teaches a more “natural” style of Tango that has helped thousands of students of all levels to quickly advance.
No matter what level you are at, you will strengthen and deepen your ease and skill in dancing Tango, let go of bad habits, and find greater joy in partnering.

Questions on the weekend, email Thomas at fairfieldiowatango@gmail.com

Dancers appreciate Mati’s ability to identify and teach the fundamentals of tango for both leaders and followers by coaching them to move in a more balanced, effortless and natural way. He focuses on strengthening his students’ ability to master the elements of tango so they can more easily incorporate these “building blocks” into their social dancing.

Matias Sotto is an internationally recognized Tango Instructor and award-winning dancer who has taught and performed extensively since 2009 in Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Shanghai, Manilla, and Mexico City, and has been a featured instructor and performer with Luciana Valle at the Portland Tango Festival.

SCHEDULE & WORKSHOP TOPICS
Friday August 1: 7:15 – 9:30pm
Add-on Milonga Workshop + Practica

Saturday August 2:
10am – 12pm Workshop
Natural Tango Fundamentals for Enhanced Connection:
Smooth Walks, Co-Creative Embraces

2 – 4pm Workshop
Rotational Dynamics: Hidden Mechanics of Pivots, Spirals & Magnetic Torsions

7:30 – 10:30 pm Milonga

Sunday August 3:
10:30am – 12:30 pm Workshop
Interactive Sacada Play for Leaders & Followers

2 – 4pm Workshop
Volcadas: Natural Biokinetics of Balanced Partnering
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All workshops at the HFI Creativity Lab, 408 West Lowe, Fairfield IA
No Pre-Registration except for Private Lessons
PLEASE COME 15 MINS EARLY to class to register/pay
$130 for Sat. & Sun. workshop: 8 hours of classes + milonga
($10 for Friday Milonga class + Practica)
$35 for single workshops; $10 for Milonga (if not attending full weekend)
$100/hr for Private Lessons by appointment (couples may attend together) VERY LIMITED PRIVATES AVAILABLE!
Email FairfieldIowaTango@gmail.com
More details & links to videos:
https://matitangoiowa.blogspot.com/