We are so delighted to have Octavio Fernandez & Carla Marano back in Philly. Octavio will just be here from October 8 to 20, due to work and family commitments. Carla will be able to spend more time with us; she’ll be here from October 8 to 31.

Octavio & Carla’s weekday group offerings include:

• Teaching our regularly Monday classes
• A special four-week series on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, “Tango Workout: Technique training for men & women”
• The regular Wednesday advanced classes
• Two Tuesdays, collaborating with Philly Tango (Krissy McFadden): October 22 & 29
• And for the adventurous, two Thursdays in New York City at Tango La Nacional

Weekend offerings during Octavio & Carla’s residency include:

Saturday & Sunday, October 12 & 13
Intermediate-Level Argentine Tango Intensive
An exploration of the fundamentals that allow you to feel comfortable on the social dance floor

Saturday & Sunday, October 19 & 20
La Propuesta: Investigation | Study | Creation
An Advanced-level, partners-only intensive on Improvisation & Choreographic Composition

Saturday, October 26
Tango Music for Tango Dancers - Taught by Pianist Pablo Estigarribia & Carla Marano.
Fishtown Salon Concert - Tango Dueling Pianos - Pianists Emiliano Messiez & Pablo Estigarribia.
Milonga Qilombo with DJ Carlita!

Lesson slots are limited. Please email Meredith Klein to schedule. Cash payment directly to the instructor is preferred, but credit card payment may be arranged if necessary.

Package with Carla OR Octavio:
4 hours - $350
8 hours - $600
12 hours - $850
A single private lesson with Carla or Octavio costs $100.

Package with Carla AND Octavio:
4 hours - $540
8 hours - $1,000
A single private lesson with Carla and Octavio costs $150.

Carla will be in Philadelphia from October 8-31.
Octavio will be in Philadelphia only from October 8-20.

Octavio Fernandez’s passion for Tango started when he was a teenager, inside a family atmosphere where Tango, Folklore and Rock 'n Roll were an everyday occurrence. Rodolfo Dinzel and Mauricio Seifert guided his first years of Tango.

In 2007, with his partner Carla Espinoza, gets the 3rd place at the "World Tango Salon Championship". That same year, he started working, as a professional dancer, at "Sensaciones de Tango", the Tango Show of the famous Cafe Tortoni of Bs. As., where he is still an active member of the artists staff. In the year of 2009 he was called, together with Corina Herrera, to join "Tango X2", the renowned company of Miguel Angel Zotto, performing a Show at the International Festival “LatinoAmericando” in Milan, Italy.

As a teacher and dancer he has been asked to participate in various festivals around the world: “Tango en Punta”(Uruguay),

Carla belongs to a generation of dancers that helped transform tango from a popular dance form with virtually no pedagogy, into a highly-sophisticated, deeply-understood art form. This was accomplished through many years of penetrating investigation into its movement technique, technical language and musical interpretation. Carla was an essential part of this investigative process, which has fueled the evolution of the dance, and its explosive popularity worldwide.

Over the years, Carla has devised her own didactic method based on her unique approach to the dance, a system which she has been able to share with colleagues from different generations and styles.