Who are we?

Los Sueños Tango (Our Dreams in English) Singapore, is founded by Gennysam Alcantara & Lily Tan.  Fondly known as Gen & Lily in the Tango community, we started our Tango in Buenos Aires in 2008 and have been returning yearly for training and dance.  Tango has taken us around the world, giving us countless of opportunities learning from world famous teachers since then too.  We have also gained our experience and staying relevant by competing in various competitions ranging from Asia to World Tango Championships.  Such opportunities have won us several titles, such as the Asia Tango Champion in 2018 and 1^st runner up in korea 2014, just to name a few. The only representatives from Singapore since 2012, we have been the finalists in the World Tango Championship 4 times.  Besides teaching in our studio, we also teach and perform overseas.

Goals and objectives (the What?) 

Our goal is to build a strong Tango Community where everyone can benefits from it.  Creating public awareness and imparting our knowledge and skills are our objectives. To dance with grace and elegance, having a strong foundation is essential.  Our fundamentals are meticulously designed and systematically taught to our students for progressive understanding and execution.  Besides techniques, we also nurture our students to appreciate the roots of Argentine Tango – its history, culture, codes of behaviour and etiquettes, so that learning is holistic and meaningful.

Why Tango? 

Tango is a social and improvisation dance. It is a elegant, sophisticated, sensual, subtle, expressive and passionate dance!  The most amazing thing about tango is the unspoken form of communication between the dance couple.  Connection with self, dance partner, and music as well as creative decision and non-verbal communication between the couple at the dance floor are required.  The dance couple responds to the music based on their own interpretation of the music through the dance, allowing self-expression in the embrace and body movement.  This is what makes Tango so magical!  Tango – a endless path to discovery, it’s much more than a dance!

Learning Tango improves and enhances your posture, balance, confidence, and hence becoming more self-expressive and confident.  It builds your awareness of your body, improves yours sensitivity, groundedness and coordination, allowing the mind and body to flow and immersed in the music. It helps to reduce stress, relaxes and rejuvenates your mind, body, and soul!

Tango is great for couples or singles! It enriches your life as a couple and creates a wonderful bonding time learning together.  The therapeutic benefits of Tango has been used in couple therapy where trust and connection are re-visited and built.  For Singles, friendships are forged in classes and milongas where everyone speaks the same “language” and having the same interest, including meeting new people in a community and embracing new friendships!

In some medical studies, Tango has been introduced and used therapeutically for some Parkinsons patients to improve their body awareness, movement, posture and balances; to older adults to boost brain power to slow down cognition deterioration; to people with mental illness to help them regain sense of self and connection with others.  Overall, a great dance for health!

Where and where?

Anyone can dance! Whether you have two left feet, with or without dance experience, as long as want to learn, we welcome you to Los Sueños – an encouraging and friendly environment, to start your journey of Tango!

Dance as if no one is watching you! Dance and be Happy! Be you:)