Final schedule and registration details will be released in mid-February.
This year’s Seoul Tango Festival will be April 30 to May 4, with 3 teams of outstanding maestros:
Esteban Moreno & Claudia Codega
Internationally renowned maestros – combining Buenos Aires tradition with contemporary technique
Leandro Bojko & Micaela Garcia
2025 Mundial Escenario Champions – the power of modern stage tango
Ignacio Varchausky
Orchestra director & tango music expert — the most influential tango music lectures for dancers
Tentative Schedule & Location
• This is a tentative schedule to help you plan your travel. It is subject to change.
Friday and Tuesday are public holidays in Korea.
• Venues: Main milonga venue is Tango Andante (24 Yanghwa-ro 12-gil B1, Mapo-gu, map, web). Other venues will be within walking distance of Hongdae Ipgu subway station (홍대입구) as well. We recommend finding accommodation in that area.
• Language: Classes will be conducted in English with Korean translation. For Ignacio’s music lectures, Chinese or other languages translation may be available upon request.
• Registration: The final schedule and registration details will be released before mid-February.
• Inquiry: WhatsApp 82-10-2611-7728 Leo / Facebook Leonel Hung-Yut Chen / E-mail leoyflortango@gmail.com
Esteban Moreno & Claudia Codega — a living bridge of tango generations
Internationally acclaimed maestros rooted in Buenos Aires tradition
Formed through close study with older-generation milongueros and shaped during a time when they were themselves a reference on the Buenos Aires dance floor, Esteban & Claudia bring together lived social tango, refined stage experience, and later study of modern technique. What they offer is not a style frozen in time, but a coherent synthesis shaped by decades of dancing and teaching.
Renowned educators known for clarity, depth, and lasting impact
Valued for their precise explanations and structured approach, they help dancers reorganize their tango from the inside out — balance, coordination, embrace, musical awareness, and communication. Their teaching emphasizes the logic behind movement, offering tools that translate immediately to the social floor and guide long-term practice.
6 in-depth workshops at Seoul Tango Festival
A carefully designed series focused on technique, connection, and structural principles supporting both social dancing and performance. Includes a special lecture-style class on tango styles and milongueros, using rare video material from Esteban’s private collection to explore the evolution of tango aesthetics and ways of dancing.
Do not miss the chance to study with tango music authority Ignacio Varchausky!
One of the world’s leading tango orchestra directors & music authorities
Worked directly with dozens of musicians from the legendary orchestras of Di Sarli, D’Arienzo, Pugliese and Troilo. Produced over 50 tango albums with top tango musicians. Latin Grammy Award winner. Creator of Orquesta El Arranque and founder of the prestigious Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce.
A pioneer of tango music education for dancers, internationally acclaimed
Creator of a teaching philosophy that has shaped how tango musicality is taught today, influencing many of today’s leading tango teachers. Renowned for transforming dancers’ musical understanding and interpretation, and regularly invited to teach in Argentina, Europe, and the U.S. This is his first appearance in Asia!
6 carefully curated tango music lectures at Seoul Tango Festival
From Orquesta Típica fundamentals to Di Sarli, D’Arienzo, Troilo and Pugliese — and what truly makes tango danceable. Clear, concrete and dancer-friendly explanations with musical examples.
Exclusive private lessons available
• Deep musical coaching for dancers
• Professional coaching for tango musicians and singers
• Advanced musical guidance for tango DJs
• Devoted tango vinyl collector for over 30 years, with access to rare recordings
• Lectures given in English, translated to Korean and possibly other languages on demand
See the 2025 Mundial Escenario winning piece live, and learn the magic behind it
Leandro Bojko & Micaela Garcia, winners of the Tango Mundial Escenario 2025, will present their award-winning choreography—recognized for its original concept, powerful movement quality, and strong physical projection in the Gala Show of 2026 Seoul Tango Festival.
They also offer 6 focused workshops guiding dancers from first stage concepts to expressive, show-ready sequences built from familiar salón movements. The work emphasizes projection, clarity, and dynamics, with a safe, structured approach to shared axis and lifts, always preserving musicality and Argentine tango identity.
Private training available
6-hour choreography package (one complete stage piece) or hourly individual coaching for technique, projection, and performance.
