Susana Miller returns to Seattle, August 13-20, 2026
SEATTLE WELCOMES BACK THE LEGENDARY SUSANA MILLER
The Essence of Milonguero Style
An Exclusive Intensive Seminar
August 13–20, 2026
Lynnwood Tango House • Seattle Area
There are teachers who show steps… and there are masters who transform the way we dance.
This August, Seattle has the extraordinary privilege of welcoming back Susana Miller, one of the most influential figures in the history of Argentine Tango and the world’s foremost ambassador of the Milonguero Style.
For more than forty years, Susana has shared the authentic social tango of Buenos Aires with dancers across the globe. Her teaching goes beyond figures and sequences, it reveals the principles that create effortless balance, genuine connection, musicality, and the intimate embrace that defines true social tango.
Every class is filled with discoveries that dancers can immediately apply on the social dance floor, regardless of their level of experience.
Whether you have studied with Susana before or this will be your first opportunity, these seminars promise a deeper understanding of the dance and the embrace that has inspired generations of tangueros.
WEEKEND INTENSIVE SEMINAR
SATURDAY • AUGUST 15
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Class 1 – Finding Balance: The Foundation of Social Tango
• Why do we lose our balance?
• The leader moves after the follower, never before.
• Pulling versus accompanying.
• What does it mean to dance “grounded”?
• Axis and breathing.
• Walking and running (Vidort).
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Coffee Break
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Class 2 – The Body Dances—Not the Steps
• The body is the true protagonist.
• The role of the knees: flexibility without blocking.
• Dancing within a single floor tile.
• The beauty of simplicity.
• Navigation inspired by the crowded milongas of Buenos Aires.
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Questions & Answers with Susana Miller
An informal conversation where students can ask questions, deepen their understanding, and hear stories and insights gathered from a lifetime devoted to Argentine Tango.
SUNDAY • AUGUST 16
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Class 3 – Flow, Circulation & Shared Balance
• Creating harmonious circulation using only four steps.
• The follower moves first; the leader accompanies.
• Dancing efficiently and comfortably in the social dance floor.
• Refining connection through movement rather than force.
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Coffee Break
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Class 4 – The Hidden Secrets of the Milongueros
• Traditional Yeites passed from one generation to another.
• Floor boleos.
• The abbreviated Milonguero opening.
• Social sacadas.
• Weight changes and barridas.
• Improvisation when there is little space.
• Dancing comfortably in the embrace, no matter how crowded the floor.
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Questions & Answers with Susana Miller
Additional Concepts Explored Throughout the Seminar
Depending on the group’s interests and the natural progression of the weekend, Susana will also share her insights on:
• Dancing Milonga with ease and musicality.
• Combining traspié with walking milonga.
• How to dance an entire Milonga tanda naturally.
• Why fast milongas are danced slowly.
• Variations from the Ocho Cortado.
• Understanding dynamic movement.
• Why unnecessary effort creates tension.
• Preventing pain in the feet, metatarsals, and knees.
• Dancing with the embrace—with the entire body.
• Changes of direction and “running” (Tete’s concepts).
• Turns and counterturns.
• The leader’s true role: guide first… then follow. When the leader follows the follower’s movement instead of pulling, balance, comfort, and elegance naturally emerge.
Private Lessons
August 13–20
A unique opportunity to work one-on-one with Susana Miller on your personal dance, embrace, musicality, balance, and social dancing skills.
Private Lesson: $125 (Floor fee included.)
Appointments are limited and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact Carmen Elisa to schedule.
Seminar Registration
Single Class: $45
Special Package Discount: Register for all four classes and receive a reduced package price.
Early registration is highly recommended, as space is intentionally limited to provide an intimate learning environment.
Contact Carmen Elisa to register.
About Susana Miller
Few teachers have influenced the evolution of social tango as profoundly as Susana Miller. Recognized throughout the world as the pioneer and foremost exponent of the Milonguero Style, she has spent decades preserving and transmitting the authentic embrace, elegance, and philosophy of Buenos Aires social tango.
Her seminars are celebrated not because students leave with dozens of new figures, but because they leave dancing with greater comfort, confidence, musicality, and connection.
This is not simply a workshop—it is an opportunity to experience the living tradition of Argentine Tango with one of its greatest masters.
We look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring weekend of learning, discovery, and unforgettable dancing.
Contact:
Carmen Elisa
206.313.1727
carmenelisav@comcast.net