PDX Tango Intensive
Winter 2025
With
Dominic Bridge
& Michelle Lamb
January 31 - February 3, 2025
@ Rae Loft at the Bakery Building
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What to Expect:
- Workshops tailored to all levels (beginners welcome!)
- Unique themes (we went with movie themes!) to enrich technique, musicality, and expression
- A Monday Milonga with a performance by Michelle and Dominic
Space is limited to 50 participants, so don’t wait!
Explore the full schedule and details, and secure your spot today.
About Dominic Bridge:
Dominic Bridge has been fully immersed in Argentine Tango since 2005, emerging as one of North America’s most esteemed practitioners and educators. His contributions to the dance span over 30 countries across five continents. He now lives in Denver, CO, but is considered a local teacher in PDX.
A consummate global citizen and polyglot, Dominic has enriched his artistry through residencies in cities renowned for their cultural significance, including Buenos Aires, Paris, Berlin, Florence, Budapest, Moscow, and Pune. These experiences have informed his nuanced approach to Tango, which integrates diverse cultural perspectives. He has played a pivotal role in nurturing Tango communities in regions such as Armenia and India, where he will tour for the third time in 2025.
Dominic’s pedagogy is rooted in a holistic understanding of Tango as both a social dance and an expressive art form. His methodology emphasizes the mastery of fundamental elements—embrace, connection, floorcraft, musicality, and improvisation—while fostering personal artistry. He also delves into the therapeutic and humanistic dimensions of the dance, championing its potential to build deeper interpersonal connections and enrich emotional well-being.
In addition to his teaching and performing, Dominic is a dedicated mentor, event organizer, and institution builder. He has established Tango schools, guided emerging teachers and performers, and curated immersive experiences that inspire both novices and seasoned dancers.
Meet Michelle Lamb:
One of New York City’s best-known and most accomplished tangueras, Michelle Lamb took her first dance steps at the age of six at the world-renowned San Francisco School of Ballet. Her dance experience has been broad and eclectic including touring and performing with famous musical artists like Liza Minnelli and Aretha Franklin in prestigious venues such as The Royal Albert Hall in London and off-Broadway theaters in New York City.
Ms. Lamb has toured the world extensively to teach and perform Argentine tango, often with famous tango orchestras and composers. In the United States she has headlined major tango festivals such as Windy City Tango Festival in Chicago and the San Diego Tango Festival. Michelle currently resides in NYC, teaching tango and the Gyrotonic Expansion System, a holistic movement practice that complements dance and improves flexibility and strength. Every Sunday night, she runs El Destino, one of New York’s hottest milongas.
Location
Rae Loft at the Bakery Building
2222 NE Oregon St., Suite 207,
Portland, OR