Elly fernández

Elly Fernández returns for annual March Residency 2026!

Arriving: March 4th, 2026

Departing: March 31st, 2026

Group Classes:

6th 8-9pm El Bulín pre-milonga class - topic: sacadas

7th 3-4pm DC Queer Tango all level workshop

21st 9-10pm Zandunga pre-milonga class - topic: high risk moves

DJing:

11th 7:30-10:30pm Pablo's Práctica

Private lesson availability and sliding scale packages: 

https://calendly.com/tangowithellyfernandez/private-lessons-dc

ABOUT ELLY:

Elly Fernández, raised in the strength and love of the Philadelphia Tango community and studying both roles from the get-go, brings her background as a public educator to teach tango in US communities that are both robust and emerging. Her students gain a better understanding of who they are, what mystery they are mastering, with a curiosity to explore within their connections, and know more of the whole dance - not just half of it - as a result. Expect an impish look when she supports you turning a dance constraint into a feature, helping to make this dance your own unique expression. 

As a DJ, Elly is enamored with the way the music, the dancers, the physical space all play a role in shaping the stories dancers share long after La Cumparsita (the traditional last song played) wishes us farewell. Her grandmother Daisy once dreamed of dancing more than she could in life - Elly is her legacy, getting to live a life full of the artful expression, joy, and community Daisy longed for. Each tanda is a dance with Daisy -- many of the tandas in Elly's sets are chosen for their mischievous humor, the solidarity in grief, the intimacy of specific neighborhoods, and the fierce voices of womxn in tango. Even the cortinas welcome folks, inviting them to dance along in celebration of our collective love of movement, eventually encouraging all dancers to feel more confident, perhaps even a little flirtatious with themselves, to end the night feeling like the proud, silly, creative, brave, and loving humans that they are. You can merge your tango journeys with hers in New England in the spring, in Chicago & Michigan in the summer, on the West Coast in the Fall, and in VA & NC in December. She is currently accepting bookings for Fall 2026.

Connect, Learn, Collaborate:

Email: elly@ellyfernandez.com

Facebook: Elly Fernandez

Instagram: @elly__fernandez

Website: www.ellyfernandez.com