Special workshop series in Montreal
Music in movement:
A 6-workshop series
with Albano Goldenberg and Andrea Shepherd
Discover the subtleties and particularities of the different tango orchestras while working on new moves and the quality of your dancing.
Schedule:
Friday, October 30
Demo by Albano and Andrea at MonTango's Halloween Milonga.
Saturday, October 31
2 p.m. Workshop 1: The musical embrace: While cleaning up some technical fundamentals in the embrace and during changes from parallel to cross system, we will look at how the embrace is used to transmit and express musicality.
3:30 p.m. Workshop 2: Changes of dynamic: Working with the music of Aníbal Troilo and Alfredo Gobbi, we will explore changes of dynamic, rebounds and suspensions.
Sunday, November 1
1 p.m. Workshop 3: Sacadas, entradas and elastic alteraciónes: We’ll explore these elements using the music of Francisco Canaro, Juan D’Arienzo and Miguel Caló.
Saturday, Nov. 7
2 p.m. Workshop 4: Expression, pauses and silences: The silence between the steps: technical elements for interpreting the music of Osvaldo Pugliese and Horacio Salgán.
3:30 p.m. Workshop 5: Rhythmic adornos for vals and milonga: We’ll dance to campestre milongas and valses as well as candombe-style milongas.
Sunday, November 8
1 p.m. Workshop 6: Personalized workshop: This final class will be built around the questions, requests and interests of the group. A laboratory-style workshop.
The workshop series was conceived as a seminar package, so we highly recommend signing up for the full package. If you cannot, it is possible to register to individual workshops. It is recommended that you sign up with a partner you enjoy working with. For solo registrants, there is a chance we will have to limit registration to maintain role balance in the classes. Prerequisite Tango 5 or more.
195$ for the full package
40$ per workshop (10% discount for 3+ workshops)
Montreal Tango classes
Andrea Shepherd and Jean-Sébastien Viard, Montreal, April 2026.
Andrea teaches group classes Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at MonTango in Montreal’s NDG neighbourhood.
Visit the school’s website for the current schedule
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Private lessons with Andrea are available on a pay-as-you-go basis or you can purchase packages of 5 or more classes at a discount (the more you buy, the less you pay!).
Contact Andrea directly for fees and scheduling
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Have skills, will travel
Andrea founded the MonTango Argentine tango school in Montreal in 2008. In her many roles at the school (teacher, performer, choreographer, event organizer, DJ, administrator), she built an extensive skill set. She co-produced and directed several shows, organized the Tanguerafest festival for 10 years, taught thousands of classes and DJed hundreds of milongas. Now pursuing her career as an independent dancer, Andrea is branching out, seeking new collaborations and travel opportunities.
As a dancer, Andrea is known for her musicality, groundedness, connection, and skill in both roles.
As a teacher, people remark on her structured pedagogy, clear instructions, understanding of movement and the body, and patience. She teaches regular weekly classes in Montreal, and travels to places like Ottawa and Halifax to give workshops. She has also taught at retreats in Montebello, QC; Italy; and on a Caribbean cruise.
As a DJ, Andrea knows how to read a room in order to keep the energy flowing and the dance floor full. She loves traditional milongas, but is also known as one of the best neo/alternative DJs around. She has DJed at countless milongas and festivals in Montreal and elsewhere in Canada over the last two decades, as well as in places like Seoul, South Korea; Lima, Peru; and Cancún, Mexico.
