Jeni Breen Tango Academy Service List

Schedule

• Tuesday

  • Basic Tango

    Start Time: 7:30 PM; Teacher: Jeni; Studio: 4A, 4th Floor; Section: A*.

  • Pre-Intermediate

    Start Time: 7:30 PM; Teacher: Matthew; Studio: 4A, 4th Floor.

  • Advanced

    Start Time: 8:30 PM; Teacher: Jeni + Matthew; Studio: 4A, 4th Floor.

• Thursday

  • Basic Tango

    Start Time: 8:30 PM; Teacher: Jeni; Studio: 3G, 3rd Floor; Section B*.

  • Pre-Intermediate Tango

    Start Time: 7:30 PM; Teacher: Jeni; Studio: 3G, 3rd Floor.

  • Intermediate Tango

    Start Time: 7:30 PM; Teacher: Matthew; Studio: 3G, 3rd Floor.

  • Milonga

    Start Time: 8:30 PM; Teacher: Matthew; Studio: 3G, 3rd Floor.

  • Open Practice

    Time: 9:30 - 10:45 PM; Studio: 3G, 3rd Floor (If entering building after 9:30 buzz "440 Studios" or "Playwrights Rehearsal Studios" on keypad to left of outside door). Free for students, guests $5 admission.

• Saturday

  • Basic Tango

    Start Time: 2:30 PM; Teacher: Sean; Studio: 3G, 3rd Floor; Section C*.

  • Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate Tango

    Start Time: 2:30 PM; Teacher: Matthew; Studio: 3G, 3rd Floor.

Prices and Policies

• Prices

  • Beginners Unlimited

    Up to 3 classes per week at the 1 class per week price, a savings of $105! New students may simply register for one Basic Course and then come to as many Basic classes as you like during the 4 week session of registration.

    $100.00

  • 1 Class / Week

    1 class per week for 4 weeks.

    $100.00

  • 2 Classes / Week

    2 classes per week for 4 weeks.

    $165.00

  • 3 Classes / Week

    3 classes per week for 4 weeks.

    $205.00

  • 4+ Classes / Week

    4 or more classes per week for 4 weeks.

    $225.00

  • Drop-In Class

    $30.00

  • Private Lessons

    Single Private Lessons must be taken within 3 months from date of purchase.

    $130.00

• Policies

  • College Students with Valid, Current ID Who Have Completed the Basic Program Receive a 20% Discount on All 4 Week Courses at the Pre-Intermediate Level and Up.

    The same discount will be available to all members of the theatrical and film unions (AEA, SAG, AFTRA, etc.) as well as professional modern/ballet/jazz dancers who currently work with a recognized company/production.

  • All classes are 55 min. long.

  • All class fees are non-refundable.

  • Admission to all upper level classes (Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, or Advanced) is by teacher permission.

  • Make Up for Missed Classes May Be Taken Within the Same 4 Week Session of Registration As the Missed Class at a Comparable Level to the Class for Which You are Registered.

    Please note that each session does note necessarily correspond to the beginning and end of each calendar month. Make ups may not be carried over into future months.

  • All registrations in JBTA include the practice sessions at no additional charge.

    Drop-in students may attend the practice during the week of class attendance at no additional charge.

  • All Deals and Vouchers are for New Students (First Time to Jbta) Only.

    Only one Deal / Voucher may be used per person.

  • Jeni Breen Tango Academy reserves the right to refuse service to anyone who does not respect the teachers, the other students, or the policies of the Academy.

Staff Biographies

• Staff Biographies

  • Jeni Breen

    Jeni Breen is one of the most experienced professional teachers of Argentine Tango in New York. Twenty five years ago Jeni and Sandra Cameron set to work to develop what became New York City's first program dedicated to teaching classes in Argentine Tango, and she has continued to train in, and to investigate the dance, with some of the world's leading Tango professionals. Jeni originally trained as a modern dancer and received a degree in Performance/Choreography from California Institute of the Arts before moving to New York City to dance in the contemporary dance company Donald Byrd/The Group. She eventually left the company to work as a choreographer for plays, musicals, operas, and films throughout the country. Researching one such project lead her to a life changing visit to the Sandra Cameron Dance Center – one of New York's leading Ballroom Dance studios – where she discovered her passion for partner dancing and particularly Argentine Tango. Jeni joined the teaching staff at SCDC and also served as the director of both the Argentine Tango and Salsa programs. She has taught extensively in the NYU Undergraduate Drama Program at Playwrights Horizons Theater School and the Lee Strasberg Professional Theater Program in NY; the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass; and the Theater Program at Washington University in Washington, DC among others. In addition to founding the Jeni Breen Tango Academy , Jeni is currently a "Renowned Mohonk Star Instructor" at Mohonk Mountain House, Conde Nast Traveler's #1Resort Spa in North America.

  • Matthew Liam O' Toole

    Matthew Liam O'Toole is admired throughout the NYC Tango community for his classic social Tango. His dancing is distinguished by an elegant, comfortable embrace supported by clean and musical footwork. Matthew began social dancing in Europe and discovered Argentine Tango while living in San Francisco. With a background as a classical, country, blues, and rock musician as well as a trained athleticism Matthew found in Tango a way to combine his artistic passions into a style that is unique and yet deeply embedded in the classic tradition of Argentine Tango. Matthew is well into his second decade of teaching Argentine Tango. He has taught in some of the country's finest dance studios, including the Sandra Cameron Dance Center and Dancesport in Manhattan, and Metronome Dance Center in San Francisco.

News

• News

  • Our Dance is an Intimate One-That is Part of It's Beauty and It's Strength.

    In the embrace of partners we are dependent on each other for balance and timing; and now more than ever we are also dependent on each other for our health and safety.

  • Therefore as the pandemic continues to unfold our school must remain closed until it is deemed safe to reopen.

  • I Will Keep You Posted Here As to When That May Be.

    In the meantime I miss you all and I so look forward to the time when we can once again put our arms around each other, and DANCE.