Winter Solstice: last practice of 2025 + tango technique 2026
Hello tangueros and tangueras, welcome to the this second instalment of Cortinas, the intra-practice newsletter of Paso a Paso Tango!
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Our Next Prácticas
Join us on December 17 for a winter holidays inspired tango practice:
Paso a Paso Práctica | Winter Solstice
December 17, 2025
Bridgetown Community Hall, Hope Close, Totnes TQ9 5YD
How to get there (Google Maps)
Entry: £ 5.00
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Tango Technique Workshop(s) 2026:
registration of interest open
We are very excited to announce we are opening a registration of interest for tango technique workshops starting in 2026.
This follows up some requests from attendees to our práctica, who would like to work more on their own individual technique, unlock their potential and expand their own tango language. A good technique is foundational to execute movement effortlessly and creatively, in communication with our dance partner.
While tango is a couple dance, having a greater awareness and control of our own bodies improves our confidence and balance, together with expanding our range of possibilities for interpretation during the dance.
If you are interested in working and improving your technique, register your interest here:
Where we are
We run our prácticas at the Bridgetown Community Hall which is at the top of Bridgetown, situated in a residential area wedged between Hope Close, Dukes Road, and Weston Lane.
Directions
If you are coming from Dartington and beyond
Follow the A385 through Totnes and across the river towards Paignton. Drive uphill following A385 / Bridgetown Hill. Just before reaching the top, turn right onto Blackpost Lane. Follow Blackpost Lane to its end and take a sharp right onto Weston Lane. Continue below.
If you are coming from the direction of Berry Pomeroy or Paignton
Proceed towards the intersection of the A385 and Totnes Road coming from Berry Pomeroy. Directly after this intersection, there is a relatively concealed entrance on your left that leads to Weston Lane.
Follow Weston Lane until you reach a car park on your right. Note that the Community Hall is not signposted from this direction, but it is about 200 yards after you have passed a large barn and farmhouse on your left that are currently being converted. Park your car and walk down the three flights of steps, following the sign towards the Community Hall.
If you are coming up through the interior of Totnes via the Seven Stars
Cross the river into Bridgetown. You have a choice. Continue straight and rejoin the A385 / Bridgetown Hill (follow the instructions above). Alternatively, directly after the bridge, take the first right onto Seymour Road. Seymour Road continues as Pathfields. Follow Pathfields until you reach the Totnes St Johns C Of E Primary School on your right. Turn right onto Weston Lane and follow it uphill to the top. Weston Lane takes a right turn here (there is a sign for the Community Hall). Weston Lane’s car park is on your left after about 100 yards.
Alternatively, if you continue, Weston Lane becomes Dukes Road. Take the first right onto Hope Close. Turn right at the end of Hope Close to enter the other car park. This one is smaller and more likely to be full, though. We have put out some blackboards directing you towards the Community Hall in the corner.
Parking
As outlined above, the closest residential car parks are Weston Lane and Hope Close. Parking is free, but please be considerate when leaving your car here.
Some people pointed out that, for those unfamiliar with the area, finding the hall isn't very easy. We made a short video here to show you the two car parks and the entrance to the hall.
Once in there, follow our signs:
We can’t wait to welcome you again to our cozy tango space!
Paseos tangueros
Interesting things from the tango world
In Rome, the December holiday season has started with a big milonga charity event to raise money for the people in Gaza. Tango organisers, teachers, musicians, schools directors, and DJs have came together to help the charity Pali Hope in their mission to support the Palestinian people. The event has been popular and very successful, and it’s one of the few tango initiatives that, along with other performance arts, has used our love for this beautiful dance to promote peace and solidarity. Some videos of the events can be found in the Tango Roma Solidale’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
A Christmas Vals
A beautiful vals performed by the Orquestra Alfredo De Angelis for your Christmas Eve:
And…that’s a wrap
This is our second and last newsletter of the year. If you can’t make it to our last 2025 práctica on December 17, remember that we have already confirmed dates until March. Our calendar and updates our available on our website:
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Finally, Please help us reaching more people by sharing this newsletter with your tango (and not yet tango) friends!
We wish you a fantastic holiday season full of love and warmth, and a happy new year. Thank you for being part of our little new tango community.
Paso a Paso Tango is a new artistic project about Argentine tango and folklore based in Totnes, Devon.
In September 2025, we launched our monthly práctica at the Bridgetown Community Hall, with the aim to revive the historical Wednesday tango practice that unfortunately stopped during the pandemic.
We are on once a month, on Wednesday.
