NEOTANGO EXPERIENCE HELSINKI
Schedule
Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Kuortaneenkatu 13, 00520 Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, ES
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🎉 Why Neotango Experience?Neotango Experience focuses on the contemporary fusion of tango — modern, creative, and open to influences such as electronic music, alternative styles, and experimental soundscapes. This creates a fresh and vibrant energy, perfect for dancers who enjoy innovation and new artistic expressions.
If you love dancing with freedom, improvising, and exploring new rhythms, sounds, and dynamics, Neotango Experience reflects the true essence of Neotango: a living blend of tradition and modernity.
The atmosphere is open, contemporary, and ideal for dancers who want to grow, learn, and contribute to the expanding Neotango community in Helsinki.
📅 Dates: 06–08 February, 2026
📍 Location: Kuortaneenkatu 13B, 2nd floor (Tango Club Helsinki)
✔️ Event Overview
2 Neolongas
1 Traditional Milonga
7 Workshops
4 Maestros
5 International DJs
11 Hours of Dancing
💃🕺 Festival Schedule 🔥
Friday 06/02
Night Neolonga
🕕 19:30–24:00 — DJ Luciano (AR)
Saturday 06/09 — Two Floors Night Neolonga Floor
🕕 19:00–22:00 — DJ Nina (FI)
🕕 22:00–01:00 — DJ Fredrik (SE)
Traditional Floor
🕕 19:00–23:00 — DJ Juan (AR)
🕕 23:00–01:00 — DJ Alejandro(AR) (50/50)
🔥 Workshops (with Social Neolonga Focus)
Friday 06/02
🕕 18:00–19:20
Int/Adv (Couples Only) — Nina (FI)
Topic: Voleos, Changes
Social Dance Focus:
Learn to incorporate voleos and directional changes in a controlled, musical and elegant way — ideal for a neolonga where space may vary. The emphasis is on stability, connection and clean technique so these elements enhance your dance without disrupting the flow of the floor.
Saturday 07/02
🕚 12:00–13:20
Beg/Int (EN) — Luciano (AR)
Topic: Soltadas
Social Dance Focus:
Discover how to open and close the embrace safely and playfully. Soltadas here are adapted for real social use: smooth, communicative, and respectful of the space. Perfect for adding freedom to your neotango without sacrificing clarity or navigation.
🕛 13:30–14:50
Beg/Int (EN) — Luciano (AR)
Topic: Sacadas for Leaders & Followers
Social Dance Focus:
This workshop explores clean, compact, dance-floor-friendly sacadas. You’ll learn how to execute them with precision and softness, enriching your dance with dynamic moments while still respecting the circulation and musical phrasing of a neolonga.
🕒 15:00–16:20
Inter/ Adv— Juan Bonanni (AR)
Topic: Fancy Colgadas
Social Dance Focus:
Colgadas adapted to social dancing: small, safe, subtle and deeply connected. Juan teaches how to create the sensation of suspension without losing axis or disturbing others. A perfect way to incorporate expressive, musical play into your neotango while keeping the dance floor safe and harmonious.
Sunday 08/02
🕚 13:40–15:00
Beg/int- Luciano (AR)
Topic: Neotango Ganchos
Social Dance Focus:
Short, compact and clean ganchos designed for real neolonga conditions. Learn how to use them as musical accents while prioritizing stability, body awareness and shared connection — essential values for social neotango dancing.
🕛 15:10–16:30
Int/adv (EN) — Juan (AR)
Topic: Changes of Embrace, Flow & Dynamics
Social Dance Focus:
In neotango, the embrace is a versatile tool. Here you will learn to transition between embraces smoothly and intentionally, adapting to music, space and your partner’s movement. Ideal for creating fluidity and emotional nuance in a live social environment.
🕑 16:40–18:00
Int/adv (EN) — Juan (AR)
Topic: Chains Applicable to the Social Dance Floor
Social Dance Focus:
Learn small, mobile chains designed specifically for the social floor. These sequences emphasize continuous flow, clear navigation and smooth transitions — allowing you to be expressive without blocking circulation or breaking the shared energy of a neolonga.
✔️ EN = Lessons taught in English
🌟 Meet Our Maestros
Luciano (Argentina / Berlin)
Founder of Tango Informal in Berlin and a central figure in the city’s alternative tango scene. Luciano focuses on technique, musicality and quality of movement rather than sequences. Known for his clear explanations and body-awareness approach, his classes are suitable for all levels.
Nina Krook (Finland)
One of Finland’s leading tango teachers and a pioneer of Tango Nuevo. With over 30 years of experience, she teaches with clarity, precision and deep musical understanding. Nina runs Tangokoulu Helsinki and is highly respected across Finland’s tango community.
Alejandro Herlan (Argentina / Helsinki)
A passionate teacher blending traditional technique with modern neotango creativity. With more than 10 years teaching around Europe, he focuses on embrace quality, elegant walking, body awareness and expressive musical interpretation.
Juan Bonanni (Argentina)
An internationally acclaimed dancer and teacher known for expressive improvisation and emotional authenticity. His background in martial arts gives him refined biomechanical understanding, blending technical precision with deep musical sense.
🎧 DJs
Luciano (Argentina / Berlin) — Smooth, melodic and atmospheric neo sets loved across Berlin’s alt-tango community.
Nina Krook (Finland) — Finland’s top Neotango DJ, crafting immersive, inspiring sound journeys.
Alejandro Herlan (Argentina / Helsinki) — Dynamic modern sets blending tango, electronic, jazz, rock, hip hop and more.
Fredrik (Sweden) — Organizer of Stockholm’s Anarcho Milonga, known for innovative neo selections.
Juan Bonanni (Argentina) — Versatile DJ adept in both traditional and neo styles; warm, musical and floor-sensitive.
📝 Registration
https://forms.gle/EtPmkJJg5NMs51d36
You may register with or without a partner.
If you register without a partner, you will be placed on a waiting list, and confirmations will be given in order of registration.
Each workshop has a maximum of 8 couples to ensure personal attention from the teacher.
💰 Prices
Single Lesson: 25 €
Friday Neolonga: 20 €
Saturday (2 Rooms: Neo + Traditional): 25 €
All purchases are final — no refunds or exchanges.
Tickets may be transferred to another dancer of the same role and level.
Photos and videos taken during the event may be used for promotional purposes.
📩 Questions?
[email protected]
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Where is it happening?
Kuortaneenkatu 13, 00520 Helsinki, Finland, Kumpulantie 1, FI-00520 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, FinlandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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