A lot of tango classes give you material to memorize, but scattered information and steps to copy are useless without embodiment and integration.
Tango Immersion is designed to bridge that gap.
Jessica Gerdel's Tango Immersion Program helps you understand how movement works, build a body that responds instead of reacting, adapt to different dance partners without force, and feel more at ease in social dancing.
After a few editions, dancers often notice:
◆ Less overthinking while dancing
◆ Balance and coordination becomes more reliable
◆ Connection feels clearer with different partners
◆ Close embrace becomes more comfortable
◆ Fewer things “break” mid-dance (and when they do, they recognize why and what to adjust)
How does Tango Immersion work
Unlike a standard weekly class, Jessica's Tango Immersion Weekends in Vienna offer a dedicated space to dive into the nuances of Tango Argentino:
We meet for an immersive weekend once per month and work on a topic through different angles. Each weekend includes 5 workshops, a Focused Práctica and the monthly edition of our Milonga Itinerante.
You can join the full program or the parts of your choice.
The workshops focus on tango solo technique, partner communication, and the social aspects of the dance, using somatic movement to unlock a more natural and fluid embrace and movement, with the music and different dance partners, and within different floor conditions.
Learn more about the program here.
This month's edition: May 16-17: The infinite world of Spirals
Ever wondered why sometimes movement feels (or looks) stiff, forced or limited, and how to change it?
Everything, from a comfortable embrace to Ochos, Giros, Sacadas, Barridas, Ganchos and any other technique and popular sequence you can think of in Tango, from simple to complex, functions smoothly if your spirals are working.
They are one of the hidden structures that make movement feel fluid, connected and alive.
Join us for a weekend of deep exploration of how spirals work in the body for smoother, organic, flexible and healthy movements in different dance situations.
Saturday (May 16)
15:00-16:00 — Bonus lesson: Free your spine. Tools for a healthy and mobile spine for all bodies
16:30-17:30 — Workshop 1: The spiraled body. Individual technique and awareness for fluid tango movement
18:00-19:00 — Workshop 2: Pivots that flow. Make your turning and transitions effortless
19:15-20:15 — Workshop 3: Circular Dialogue. Go beyond patterns and discover how spirals organize the Giros/Molinetes
20:15-22:00 — Focused Práctica for all levels
Sunday (May 17)
14:30-16:00 Tango & Movement Pedagogical Path (this is an add-on program, not included in the basic registration. Learn more and register here)
16:20-17:20 — Workshop 4: Spirals within. Find comfort and adaptability in close embrace
17:35-18:35 — Workshop 5: Spirals in dynamic
18:40-22:00 — Milonga Itinerante
€150 Tango Weekend (Bonus lesson + 5 workshops + Focused Práctica + Milonga)
€140 Tango Weekend without the bonus lesson
€25 per workshop
€15 Bonus lesson or Focused Práctica
€12 Milonga (€10 Solidaritarif) – Free for participants of 2 or more workshops
Register here.