My thoughts on Sebastian and Andrea.....
To me, Sebastian and Andrea are wonder dancers, teachers and friends. Their wealth of knowledge and experience of Tango is almost unmatched by any of today's young couples. Both of them started tango at an early age, dancing in the traditional milongas of Buenos Aires and learning from the day's celebrated milongueros alongside other great dancers such as Sebastian's siblings, Gabriel, Andrea and Stella Misse, Geraldine Rojas and Natalia Hills.
Last year when they came to Taipei, I only enrolled to 2 or 3 of their classes in the beginning, but I ended up taking all of their classes since I found myself learning a lot after each class. Most of their classes are focused around an element of tango, which they will explain in great detail. Afterwards they may separate the men and women to work on their technique, and towards the end they would introduce an interesting sequence containing the element they just taught. Their method of teaching is very "efficient" as both of them are very experienced teachers. Huge emphasis is put on the "precision" and "perfection" in the step, the lead and the footwork (Count how many times Sebastian says "It's perfect"), while useful notes such as musicality are inserted along the way. What make their classes more special are the stories and anecdotes they would add into the classes. Apart from the steps and the technique, students always gain something extra - be it histories of the dance, the milongueros and the milongas, or untangling of some tango myths. They have taught me to appreciate the histories behind the steps, how steps are invented by certain milongueros - a fact that has to be respected.
Speaking for the ladies in particular, some of the techniques I learned from Sebastian y Andrea may be different from what I was used to in the past, but taking classes from them allowed me to find new dimensions in my dance - presence and strength, which has stayed and changed my dance ever since (or so I hope). My conclusion after the workshop was that I must bring them to Hong Kong next year, even though my butt is now here in Taipei...
Sebastian and Andrea are truly representatives of pure tango. I would recommend any tango lover to take the chance to learn from them and get to know them.
And If Sebastian doesn't make you laugh in class, I'll get you a refund...
~Sandra Mok