Greetings from the San Francisco! I just arrived and will be in the US for 3 weeks on tour. I will be in the Bay Area, South Carolina and Seattle working with ANAR DANA as well as teaching workshops and DJing at tango milongas.
I'm excited to be DJing at both Genesis and Alberto's this weekend in the Bay Area. March 8th is International Women's Day and I will be playing special music at Alberto's that day to celebrate women in tango.
At the end of March until mid-April I'll be back in Buenos Aires dancing and teaching and at the end of April my tango dance partner Lucas A Secas and I head back to Germany where we
will be teaching and I'll be DJing and working with ANAR DANA Germany.
On Sunday, April 12, 2026 I will be giving an online Virtual ANAR DANA Cultural Talk on the Bashkir Turkic muslim minority in the Volga-Ural Region of Russia. Register online and join us live or watch the recordings. There is also a large library of past
cultural talks on my website as well as on our www.patreon.com/ANARDANA page
that you can access at any time.
ANAR DANA has their big recital in Junges Theater Göttingen on June 7th in which several of the women from the US West Coast project will be participating. Then we are all going on tour to the Republic of Georgia. In the
Fall of 2026 ANAR DANA West Coast has their own recitals in the Bay Area and Seattle.
We would love to have you come join our amazing global community of women! Remember: ANAR DANA is for everyBODY from amateur to professional, from young to old. We support beginning dancers and challenge experienced ones. Our community of dancers reflects
the dance of real people in real communities, where everyone dances! ANAR DANA is rooted in tradition and blossoming in YOU!
If you can't join us live, join us ONLINE
How can you be involved?
1) Join the next season of ANAR DANA live or Online from anywhere in the world for and learn the basic building blocks that make the
styles of each of these dance traditions.
2) Join us for our online Cultural Talks where we explore the history, geography, culture, music and dance for each of the dance styles listed above.
3) Come to our recitals: June 7th in Göttingen, October 25th in San Jose and November 6 & 7 in Seattle, 2026
4) Support us on Patreon. Creating a new program each season is a huge undertaking including research, teaching, choreographing, writing and costume construction, administration and more. As work in
the arts becomes increasingly difficult and grant opportunities are drying up YOU can make a big difference by supporting ANAR DANA with a Patreon membership...and gain access to our ever-growing online archives. Your help makes a difference!
In August and September Lucas and I will be back in Argentina.
In Buenos Aires Lucas Belmudes and I are available to help visitors.
Lucas and I can help you to emprove your tango with private lessons that we teach in the studio in my house. We can help you with your visit to Buenos Aires with individual tourism assistance: classes, tours, taxi dancers, transport, shopping and sight-seeing. Come
let us help you explore the world of Tango in Buenos Aires!
Our tango classes focus on close embrace tango as it is danced at our favorite milongas in Buenos Aires. This style is highly improvisational and the partners are in a constant conversation about the music in a delicious and comfortable embrace. We want
to help you make the dance you already have even better!
Here is a recent review a student of mine posted:
“I can highly recommend Helene Eriksen for private classes in Buenos Aires; close embrace Argentine tango. She assessed where I am in my tango journey, and worked with me over a series of 1 h units systematically
on improving my embrace, posture, walk, circular movement, musicality and stretchiness. She showed me with her body and provided lots of immediate feedback when dancing with her. Helene is tall (can also teach how to dance with a taller/shorter person), follows
& leads and speaks English, German, Spanish and French.”
— Peter, Seattle, WA, USA
Awaken Your Dancing Body! continues
to inspire me profoundly. Even though I have been teaching it twice a week since the beginning of the pandemic it still gives me an unending source of inspiration and enthusiasm! People around the world join for this hour of deep exploration of the body. This
is a class for all levels of experience and capability. In fact we have had people using the class to recover from major injuries and hip replacements. People who attend regularly have seen a big difference in their bodies.
Class is EVERY Wednesday and Saturday at 14:00 AR. (Please use a time
converter to find your local time.) You can write to me to join the Whatsapp group for these classes. Come discover new things about how your body moves!
Here is what students have to say:
"Awaken Your Dancing Body is a wonderful amalgamation of information and practices. At the end of each session I always feel better than I did when I started, and
my understanding and appreciation about how my body works is improved. I've learned how and why it's important to energize the muscles of my abdomen and lower back to support the upper part of my body. I've learned how to breathe better. I've learned about
body mechanics that help me move with more power and agility and without injuring myself. I've learned to experience the energy of the earth moving up through my body and out the top of my head and cascading around me. While there are some practices we do
every session, each session is also completely unique as Helene shares her ever widening understanding of the human body. This is so much more than an exercise class; it is a rich and unique sharing of a lifetime of learning about.... awakening our dancing
bodies!"
R.F.
"I have been awakening my dancing body with Helene, ever since we moved our classes to zoom in March 2020. I was absolutely thrilled that she established it as a weekly practise ... I have gained strength and body awareness,
which has a great impact on my dancing. Form and stability have definitely improved, giving me freedom to work on expression and other details. Love! love! love it!"
C.G.
"I have been intrigued by the power of Awaken Your Dancing Body! I started taking the class to increase my strength,
flexibility, alignment and control in dancing, but have been delighted to find that the learning stays with me throughout my day. How I stand washing the dishes, sit down in a chair, find my footing while hiking, even pumping up a hill on my bicycle, all are
more supported, free and energized. I have dubbed this class, 'Awaken Your LIVING Body!'.
H.R.
I look forward to dancing and exploring with you!
Helene
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CALENDAR
Every Wednesday & Saturday ONLINE
Awaken Your Dancing Body!
18 Euros for drop-ins or 60 Euros for 4 classes in one month or 95 Euros for 8 classes in one month. Men & women, old & young are all welcome to join!
Join the Whatsapp group for easy communication (send me your Whatsapp number!). Sign up on my webpage or write to me at:
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MARCH 2026
Fri. 6. March, San Francisco, CA/USA
DJ Milonga Genesis
Sat/Sun. 7-8 March, SF Bay Area, CA/USA
ANAR DANA West Coast Unit 7
Sun. 8 March, Mountain View, CA/USA
Tango DJ for the Milonga at Alberto's
Celebrating women in Tango for
International Women's Day!
736 w. Dana Street
Sat. 14 March, Columbia, SC/USA
2 workshops on North African Dance:
1) Algerian Nailiyat
2) Guedra from the West Sahara
Tues. 17 Marach, Charleston SC/USA
Tango class: Improve your Walk & Embrace
Fri. 20 March, Seattle, WA/USA
Pre-Milonga Class &
Tango DJ at Milonga in Om Culture
Sat/Sun. 21-22 March, Seattle, USA/WA
ANAR DANA West Coast Unit 8
APRIL 2026
Sun. 12 April, ONLINE AR 14:00
ANAR DANA West Coast
Cultural Talk: Bashkir Turkic Minority of Russia
Sun. 26 April, Göttingen, GERMANY
ANAR DANA Germany Extra Unit
Thurs. 23 April, Kassel, GERMANY
Tango DJ in El Jueves de Milonga
Studio Tango Querido
Wed. 29 April, Hannover, GERMANY
MAY 2026
Sun. 3 May, Hannover GERMANY
Close Embrace Tango Workshop
Helene Eriksen & Lucas A Secas
Tango Milieu
Sa. 25 May, Göttingen, GERMANY
Close Embrace Argentine Tango
Workshop & Practica with Helene & Lucas
KAZ, eV 20Uhr
Wed. 27 May, Bonn, GERMANY
Thurs. 28 May, Köln, GERMANZ
DJ Übungsabend in Tango Colón
ANAR DANA Germany Unit 11
JUNE 2026
Fri/Sat 5-6 June, Göttingen, GERMANY
ANAR DANA Germany Dress Rehearsals
Sun. 7 June, Göttingen, GERMANY
ANAR DANA Germany Projektschau
Tänze unter dem Sichelmond
Mit Gastttänzerinnen aus ANAR DANA West Coast!
Junges Theater
15-22 June, Tbilisi, GEORGIA
Joint tour of ANAR DANA West Coast & Germany
International Folk Dance and Music Festival PERKHULI 2026
JULY 2026
Sat/Sun. 4-5 July, SF Bay Area, CA/USA
ANAR DANA West Coast Unit 9
Fri. 31 July, Seattle WA/USA & ONLINE
ANAR DANA West Coast
Potluck & Cultural Talk:
Iranian Urban Kereshme
AUGUST 2026
Sat/Sun. 1-2 August, Seattle, USA/WA
ANAR DANA West Coast Unit 10
Sat/Sun. 22-23 August, ONLINE AR 14:00
ANAR DANA Germany Intro a&b
Sun. 30 January, ONLINE AR 14:00
ANAR DANA West Coast
Cultural Talk: Uzbek Tanovar
SEPTEMBER 2026
Sat/Sun. 5-6 September, ONLINE AR 14:00
ANAR DANA Germany Intro c&d
Sat/Sun. 12-13 September, Seattle, USA/WA
ANAR DANA West Coast Unit 11 (Hybrid)
12-22 September, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
OCTOBER 2026
Sat/Sun. 10-11 October, Göttingen, GERMANY
ANAR DANA Germany Unit 1
Sa. 10 October, Göttingen, GERMANY
Close Embrace Argentine Tango
Workshop & Practica with Helene & Lucas
Sunday, 25 October, San Jose/CA, USA
ANAR DANA West Coast Recital
Dances Under the Crescent Moon
Sat. 24 October, Berkeley, CA/USA
Tango Class with Helene 8-9pm
before the All Night Milonga at the Beat
2560 9th St., suite 119
NOVEMBER 2026
Friday & Saturday 6&7 November, Seattle/WA, USA
ANAR DANA West Coast Recitals
Dances Under the Crescent Moon
Mon. 9 November, Seattle, WA/USA
Tango DJ for Tango at the Harbor
Sat/Sun 28-29 November, Hannover GERMANY
Close Embrace Tango Workshop
Helene Eriksen & Lucas A Secas
Tango Milieu
DECEMBER 2026
Sat/Sun 5-6 December, Göttingen, GERMANY
ANAR DANA Germany Unit 2
Sa. 5 December, Göttingen, GERMANY
Close Embrace Argentine Tango
Workshop & Practica with Helene & Lucas
KAZ, eV 20Uhr
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