Perth Tango Festival

22nd February 2026

Workshops & Private Lessons Now Open

The Gala Weekend will inspire you.

The workshops and private lessons will change your dancing.

Festival learning is different. You’re immersed, alert, surrounded by motivated dancers, and working with teachers who are completely focused on the week. This is the moment to refine technique, sharpen musicality and resolve the questions you’ve been carrying for months.

Meet the Teaching Artists

Analía Morales & Gabriel Ponce

With over 25 years of international experience, Analía and Gabriel have developed a teaching method grounded in tradition, continuous study, and practical understanding of how tango evolves in real settings.

Their work focuses on three pillars: movement with purpose, connection within the couple, and musical interpretation. Classes address posture, axis, projection, weight transfer, clarity of embrace, adaptability, and phrasing.

They aim to develop structured, aware dancers — not students who rely on memorised sequences

Noelia Hurtado

Grounded in the Villa Urquiza tradition and shaped by decades in the Buenos Aires milonga scene, Noelia is widely respected for her work on the follower’s role.

Her teaching focuses on active, intelligent following — balance, grounded pivots, timing, projection, and musical response within the embrace. Embellishments are approached as deliberate musical choices rather than decoration.

Her workshops develop clarity, control, and confidence in the follower’s contribution to the couple.

Fabio Robles & Michelle Di Monte

Fabio brings decades of performance and choreographic experience across theatre, orchestral productions, and competitive tango. Michelle began tango later in life and developed through structured mentorship, giving her insight into adult learning and technical progression.

Their teaching combines clear structure with practical application. Sessions focus on reliable lead-and-follow mechanics, stability in turns, clean transitions, and functional social dancing.

The emphasis is on building technique that works consistently on a crowded floor.

Check workshop time table below and details at perthtangofestival.com or go to www.perthtangoclub.com for direct bookings.

Private Lessons – Focused, Personalised, Fast Progress

A private lesson compresses months of trial and error into one hour.

All private sessions are 60 minutes and held in the Perth Tango Hall. Lessons are private between you and your teacher. The hall will be arranged to allow multiple sessions to run simultaneously with appropriate space separation.

Noelia Hurtado | Fabio Robles & Michelle Di Monte

Private lessons are booked per individual session.

• 60-minute session
• One price for a single student
• Slightly higher fee for a couple
• No package options

Simply select an available time and book.

Analía Morales & Gabriel Ponce

Lessons may be booked:

• With both teachers together
• With Analía only
• With Gabriel only

You may choose:

• A single 60-minute session
• A package of 3 sessions (discounted)
• A package of 5 sessions (further discounted)

The price is the same whether attending solo or as a couple.

If attending solo:
• Leaders work directly with Analía
• Followers work directly with Gabriel

Booking links for private lesson appointments

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Analía Morales & Gabriel Ponce

Fabio Robles & Michelle Di Monte

Noelia Hurtado

Private Lesson Prices

Partner With Us

The Perth Tango Festival is volunteer-run and community-driven. It exists because individuals and businesses choose to stand behind it.

We offer straightforward sponsorship opportunities that provide meaningful visibility within a loyal and engaged tango audience. If you run a business and would like to align with live music, culture, and community in Perth, we would be pleased to speak with you.

Individual contributions are also welcome and directly support the continuation of international artists, live orchestras, and accessible programming.

To explore sponsorship or make a contribution visit our Sponsors page, or contact us at festival@perthtangoclub.com.

Tango on ….

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Entering the Final Stretch

Two months. The shape is forming.

With just over two months to go, the Perth Tango Festival 2026 is now firmly in its final planning phase. This is the point where the Festival stops being an idea on paper and starts becoming a lived experience, on the floor, in the classroom, and across the week.

Our DJs are now fully announced, with short bios below. Together, they bring a wide musical range and deep floor awareness. They will be shaping the atmosphere from the first tanda to the last.

Registrations continue steadily, with a strong international presence already confirmed. Around one quarter of current participants are travelling from overseas, including dancers from Argentina, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, New Zealand, England, South Africa and beyond. It’s shaping up to be a genuinely international floor, with Perth dancers sharing space with visitors who have planned their Festival well in advance.

February focus: workshops

February is where attention turns decisively to workshops. With our international maestros in Perth for a full week, this is the moment to shape your learning experience. Whether that’s refining technique, diving deeper into musical interpretation, or working on connection and clarity.

Check workshop options out at perthtangofestival.com or go to www.perthtangoclub.com for direct bookings.

From the registrations already in, it’s clear that many interstate and international dancers are locking in Gold Pass upgrades, preferring to have their weekend workshops fully covered rather than juggling add-ons later.

Private lessons — first notice

Private lesson bookings will be published later this week.
Participants who ticked the “interested in private lessons” box during registration — along with Gold Pass holders — will be notified first, ahead of any wider release. This early window matters, as lesson slots are finite and tend to go quickly once published.

A quick snapshot (for the data-curious)

As of this week:

120 registered, with registrations trending steadily upward
28 international participants already confirmed

In short: the structure is in place, momentum is real, and the remaining decisions are about how you want to participate rather than whether it will happen.

Below, you’ll find our Festival DJs, whose musical choices will be carrying that feeling all week.

If you have not yet registered for the festival or workshops HERE to ensure you do not miss out.

Gala Weekend Djs

Anthony Miller (Sydney, Australia)
Saturday Gala · Perth Town Hall
7:30 pm – 1:00 am — “Passport to Tango”

One of Australia’s most respected tango DJs, Anthony Miller is known for crafting nights that build. His musical selections are elegant, grounded in Golden Age tango, and paced with a dancer’s intelligence: tandas that breathe, escalate, and release at exactly the right moment.

A regular at major festivals across Australia, Asia, and Argentina, Anthony’s DJing puts the floor first and rewards dancers who stay late. This is a Saturday night designed to unfold — not peak too early.

Tu Dong (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Friday Gala · Perth Town Hall
8:30 pm – 1:00 am — “On the Edge of the Indian Ocean”

Based in Vietnam, Tu Dong is a leading force behind the growth of tango in Southeast Asia. Her DJ style blends classic tango orchestras with thoughtful modern choices, creating warm, immersive floors that invite connection and musicality.

A sought-after DJ across the Asian and American tango circuit, Tu brings calm authority behind the booth. She sets the tone for the Festival with confidence and restraint — drawing dancers in rather than burning them out on opening night.

Alejandro (Perth, Australia)
Sunday Gala · Leederville Town Hall
7:30 pm – Midnight — “Milonga de la Tierra”

With deep roots in the Perth tango scene, Alejandro was a familiar presence at the Perth Tango Club in its earlier years before becoming a resident DJ at Juan Rando’s milongas. He has since returned regularly as a guest DJ for Gala events.

Alejandro reads the room with ease. His sets are anchored in traditional repertoire, shaped with care, and punctuated by the occasional late-night surprise — keeping the floor engaged while allowing the weekend to land gently.

Verena McGregor (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Saturday Afternoon · Vietnam Pavilion, Kings Park
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm — “Alfresco Tango”

Based in Christchurch, Verena McGregor is a traditional tango DJ with over 18 years of dancing experience and a long-standing presence behind the booth for Floorspace Tango.

Her musical style is firmly rooted in Golden Age orchestras, with phrasing that supports expressive social dancing. Verena curates warm, grounded tandas — ideal for an outdoor floor where music, movement, and conversation share space.

Fringe Festival Djs

Terry Warby (Melbourne & Perth, Australia)
Wed · Perth Tango Club — Welcome Milonga (8:30 pm – Midnight)
Sun · Perth Tango Club — Night Owl Milonga (Midnight – late)

A consistently popular DJ in both Melbourne and Perth, Terry Warby divides his time between the two cities, DJing regularly across major milongas and at the Perth Tango Club.

A committed traditionalist, Terry grounds his sets in classic orchestras and clear phrasing, selectively weaving in modern recordings of traditional repertoire. The result is familiar, dependable, and quietly excellent — especially valued at the edges of a long festival week.

Jorge Botello (Perth, Australia / Colombia)
Thursday · Perth Tango Club
8:30 pm – Midnight — “Crossroads Milonga”

Originally from Colombia and now based in Perth, Jorge Botello is a much-loved DJ at the Perth Tango Club. Frequent visits to Buenos Aires keep him closely connected to living milonga culture and current musical practice.

His DJing follows traditional Buenos Aires aesthetics, anchored in classic orchestras and accented by a distinctive Latin flavour in his cortinas. Energetic without being relentless, Jorge builds floors that feel alive and deeply danceable.

Rodney Daniells (Perth, Australia)
Wednesday · Perth Tango Club
8:30 pm – Midnight — Farewell Milonga

With 30 years on the dance floor, Rodney Daniells brings a long view to the booth. His sets unfold as a clear musical progression — from the rhythmic drive of early Golden Age tango, through the richness of the 1940s, and into the smoother textures of the 1950s.

DJing regularly at the Perth Tango Club, Rodney creates coherent, flowing tandas that reward attentive dancers. A farewell designed to feel complete, not abrupt.

If you have any questions about the festival, do not hesitate to contact us at festival@perthtangoclub.com.