Melbourne Maestro Intensivo – Lightbulb Moments with Fabio Robles

LIGHTBULB MOMENTS – with Fabio Robles

Maestro of maestros Fabio Robles will guide you through some of the lightbulb moments that changed his own dancing forever:

1: The micro-movements that you cannot see are the movements that make the dance flow. You can learn what they are.

2: Leaders; stop leading and start dancing. Followers: stop following and start dancing.

3: A complete guide to understanding the biomechanics of sacadas

Topic:              Lightbulb Moments
Date:               Saturday 1st March 2025
Time:               7.00-8.30pm  (Please arrive 15 minutes prior)
Venue:             Robles Dance, 277 – 283 Queensberry St, Carlton 3004
Cost:                FREE for MST Members ($40 value)

Recommended for intermediate to advanced dancers.
Please note, this Intensivo topic will require changing partners during the session.

There are Limited places available.
You may book as an individual or a couple but please note, numbers will be managed to maintain Leader:Follower balance.
Only one Leader and one Follower can be booked in the one transaction.

Robles First Saturday of the Month Milonga will follow the Intensivo in the same venue.

ALL Melbourne Maestro Intensivos are FREE for Members of Melbourne Social Tango.

Please ensure your membership status is Active before booking

If you are not yet a Member, Join MST here
$30 annually/$25 concession or Interstate member

For more information, email: events@melbournesocialtango.com

BOOK NOW – LEADER Registration – MST MEMBERS ONLY

BOOK NOW – FOLLOWER Registration – MST MEMBERS ONLY

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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP – IN THE MAESTRO’S OWN WORDS!

Tango from the beginning of its existence has been through a lot of aesthetic changes, from fashion to style of music, different people, different idiosyncrasies, different continents, from Cangengue to Neo, from Di Sarli to Piazzolla, every change has left some standards that are danced in the Tango of today. These standards remain because with time, dancers realised that they work!! They work on the dance floor that you share with others, they work with your flow and movement of your partner, they work because collectively maestros confirmed that they do.

There have been a lot of attempts that have failed to survive, why? Because it didn’t FEEL like Tango. Tango is a unique feeling of electricity running through the embrace that connects both to the earth, a perfect harmony is created when we can balance this amazing structure of two people walking the dance floor to the sound that became the universal phenomenon that Tango Music has become.

In the same way that Tango itself has its endless journey, we as pupils of the artform should embrace it in the same way, by allowing personal evolution, personal development, by understanding that not every movement has to be explained in detail by your teacher but that you can find Tango inside yourself if you know what it feels like.

Understanding where the styles came from and why the standards remained is a very important part of this process.

This year I will be sharing with you 10 of the standards that dramatically improved my dancing, let’s call them LIGHTBULB 💡 MOMENTS.

10 of the magic moments that I still resonate with.

10 of the techniques that I learnt from the maestros of the world including, Miguel Angel Zotto, Jhonny Carvajal, Sergio Cortazzo, Gachi Fernandes, Los Totis, Facundo Piñero, Gustavo Naveira, Vanina Bilous, Gaspar Godoy, Gisela Galeasi, Fabian Salas, Rodrigo Fonti, Rodrigo Palacios, Federico Naveira, Ruben Veliz, Zabrina Veliz, Gavito, Carlos Rivarola, Julio Balmaceda.

See you on the dance floor!

New Year Special Program w/Tango Esencia

A perfect way to start the new year with energy, motivation, and good technique! 💪✨

Perfect for dancers at all levels to work in deeper and with more detail into the body. Bookings required.

1-2 pm Followers Technique
Creating a dancers body through strengthening and lengthening exercises, posture, balance and footwork.

2-3 pm Partners Technique & Partnering Drills
Understanding partnering technique that is needed to work together in a partnership and practical drills to work on for improved connection with your partner.

3-4 pm Embrace and Connection in the Tango Walk
How to have a better connection with your partner in the Walk. Various ways of walking with clean technique and articulation of foot waits for a transformative experience in walking!

$25 per class
$45 for two
$60 for all three classes

SUPPER CLUB @ Robles

Step into another era at our special Supper Club – a moody night of tango with live music, drinks, decadent deliciousness.

Robles Dance, 277 Queensberry St, North Melbourne

Milonga 7.30 pm til late

$35 incl, supper snacks & live music

Drinks at the bar

Surprise TDJ

Cortinas by Mimí

Live entertainment

Dress: Suave & Sophisticated

Expect the unexpected…

Hosts: Fabio Robles & Mimí Crisante

SUPPER CLUB @ Robles

Step into another era at our special Supper Club – a moody night of tango with live music, drinks, decadent deliciousness…plus a little slow dancing at midnight.

Sunday 22nd December

Robles Dance, 277 Queensberry St, North Melbourne

Milonga 7.30 pm til late

$35 incl, supper snacks & live music

Drinks at the bar

Surprise TDJ

Cortinas by Mimí

Live entertainment

Dress: Suave & Sophisticated

Expect the unexpected…

Hosts: Fabio Robles & Mimí Crisante

TangoMelbourne Classes – 1, 1.5 & 2

 

We’re thrilled to welcome Sam and Josh to our teaching team! Together, they offer something rather special—Josh’s beautifully structured approach paired with Sam’s deep musical knowledge. You will want to take advantage of this!

Starting this Thursday 5th of Dec.
Where: I.AM.DANCE Studio Level 1, 393 Smith Street, Fitzroy (enter via Kerr Street)
6 PM – Level 1
7 PM – Level 1.5
8 PM – Level 2

 

Fabio Robles Robles pRactiLonga

La práctica hace al maestro

NEW to Robles on Tuesdays

– twice a month – featuring a guided Tango Tip of the night!

Come and hang out, nibbles provided.

Time:7pm-10 pm

pRactiLonga $15

 

Robles Fonti Weekend

All workshops are tailored to suit from a beginner to an advanced dancer.

​All workshops @ Robles Dance
277 – 283 Queensberry St Melbourne

Friday 1st November 2024

Workshop 1

7.30 pmFrom the same family…Ochos and boleos $40

The crude reality of the ochos. Lead and execution. Equilibrium of the opposites in the points of contact.
Boleos technique respecting anticipation, place and space.​

9.00pm – Fab’s Fab Friday Milonga $25

DJ José, Robles vibes!​

Please note that the usual bundle for Fridays still applies, Workshop and Milonga $40 

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Saturday 2nd November 2024

Workshop 2

1.30 pmTango Tornado, Spiral movements $40

We will discover how the body guides circular movements, present in individual rotations and in partner communication. We’ll work on the circularity of movement individually, with a partner, and in groups

Workshop 3

3.15 pm Killer sacadas $40

Combination of sacadas from both roles.​

8.30 pm – First Saturday of every Month MILONGA $25

DJ Marce – Fabs Empanadas, special performance, Robles vibes!

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Sunday 3rd November 2024

Workshop 4

1.00 pm: Valsing in the rain $40

Giros and change of direction. Vals cadence, musical interpretation and resolution of musical phrases.​

2.45 pmCrazy Milonga $40

Combine MIlonga Lisa with Milonga traspie

Detail technical instruction for dancing Milonga and linking small sequences together.

Please note that you don’t have to book on line, you can simply email, inbox on Messenger or text on the mobile number below and pay on the day in person.

5 Workshop Package $150

Book Your Workshops and Milongas HERE  – BOOKINGS

Sunday Pop Up Milonga @ Robles

This is the first of our special pop-ups!
finish the weekend on the dance floor, BYO drinks,
New Star DJ Karen!!!
Where: Robles Studio – 277-283 Queensberry St, Melbourne
Entry: $ 20
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