Irina Jabsa & Guadalupe Santiago
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16. - 19. April 2026

Tango meets Contact Improvisation in Vienna

with Irina Jabsa & Guadalupe Santiago from Argentina

4
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4 workshops
2
2 maestros
3
3 TJs / Photographers
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About the Event

Tango Argentino meets Contact Improvisation. A special weekend with guest teachers from Argentina to open new possibilities in your dance.

When tango feels stuck, tense or inconsistent, it's never about learning more steps. There's something more essential (and often overlooked) that makes your tango functional, adaptable, expressive and alive.

A Tango Weekend with special guests Irina Jabsa and Guadalupe Santiago from Argentina awaits you to unlock greater freedom in your dance.

We prepared a juicy program for you to enjoy and enhance your Tango in a very special way:

✨ Private lessons
✨ Guided práctica
✨ 4 weekend workshops
✨ And 4 milongas: Performance and live music included!

What makes this Tango Weekend unique:

We'll work with somatic awareness, weight and support dynamics, communication through the embrace, adaptability and shared movement to understand how Tango Argentino fluidity emerges from deep non-verbal listening, grounding and shared balance.

The program is designed for Tango Argentino dancers who want to expand their movement vocabulary while deepening the quality of connection, and Contact Improvisation dancers curious about doorways to a Tango Argentino approach that holds space for freedom and creativity within the embrace.

In cooperation with partner milongas in town, we've crafted a Thursday to Sunday program that can feel like a Festivalito without the exhaustion of running between activities, holding space for relax and resting, socializing, and discovering Vienna if you're visiting us from abroad.

Maestros & Teachers

Irina Jabsa

Irina Jabsa

Argentina

Irina Jabsa is a professional dancer graduated in choreographic composition, Pilates instructor and professor at the National University of Arts (ARG), performer and director who's work blends the languages of tango, theater and contemporary dance. She's been dancing and collaborating with Guadalupe Santiago since 2018, intertwining their artistic languages to develop new approaches to tango performance and pedagogy. Their work explores the intersection of Tango Argentino with Contact Improvisation, somatic education, and aquatic movement. They organized the first TangoContact Buenos Aires Festival and have been special guests in all editions of the Electrotango Buenos Aires Festival.

Guadalupe Santiago

Guadalupe Santiago

Argentina

Guadalupe Santiago is a dancer, teacher, body therapist, and yoga instructor with experience in contemporary dance, aquatic bodywork, and Contact Improvisation, as well as a certified Somatic Integration instructor. As a duo, Irina and Guadalupe embrace a fluid approach to roles, adaptability, connection and collaboration, reflecting the evolving nature of tango today. Their artistic collaborations include performances with Moon Riders, Tangorra, Tanghetto, Sami Abadi, and Mariano Godoy. They co-organize mUTANte Anfibia and mUTANte, two alternative milongas in Buenos Aires.

TJs / Photographers

Guadalupe Santiago

Argentina

DJing at Milonga Jueves on Thursday at ONE Tango.

Irina Jabsa

Argentina

TDJ at the closing Milonga Itinerante on Sunday by Abrazatango/Jessica Gerdel at Zentrum Exist

Pablo Machado

Pablo Machado

Montevideo, Uruguay

Multi-instrumentalist, composer, choir director and educator from Uruguay. Live danceable set at the closing milonga on Sunday.

Venues

Zentrum Exist (Seminarraum)

Sechshauser Straße 36-38
1150 Wien

A welcoming space with beautifully designed corners, wooden dance floor, warm vibes, good sound system, lounge area, and a shared table. Room to change clothes and shower available.

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ONE TANGO Salon Vienna

Salzgries 4
1010 Wien

Thursday Milonga Jueves.

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Galeria Ideal

Geibelgasse 14-16
1150 Wien

Friday Guided Práctica and Milonga with performance. The classic Friday Milonga that has been running for 20 years at Galería Ideal.

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Program

21:00 until 01:00
Milonga

The Friday Milonga Galeria Ideal

Galeria Ideal

Admission €15, young people with a limited budget (self-assessment) €10The event is organized by the...

Tickets

Full Weekend

€140
  • Guided Práctica Friday
  • Milonga with performance Friday
  • 4 Workshops Saturday & Sunday
  • Open Práctica Saturday (incl.)
  • Milonga Itinerante with live music Sunday
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4 Workshops

€105
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3 Workshops

€85
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2 Workshops

€58
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1 Workshop

€30
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Friday Práctica & Milonga

€20
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Sunday Milonga Itinerante

€15
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Organizer

Abrazatango | Jessica Gerdel

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