Learning to dance the Argentine Tango is challenging, even for experienced dancers. A good teacher can give you the proper guidance to make your practice time on the dance floor more productive and joyous. Patricia Becker of Decir Tango in San Diego helps her students to discover the essence of Tango dancing within themselves using a wealth of classical and modern techniques. She works with patience, grace and humor in both group classes and private lessons to advance the dance skills and understanding of each student. I have studied ballroom and Tango dancing with a dozen well regarded teachers since 2015, and Patricia is among the best of them all.S. Joyce, 2019

I have been taking classes and attending Patricias practica for a couple of years and could not be happier. Her classes always have a nice progression from basic technique to more advanced movements/combinations, such that the class suits dancers of all levels. The practica attracts a nice group of people and consequently is friendly and fun. Patrica always makes herself available during the practica to aid you with whatever you are working on.

I hate to differ but I did not have a pleasant experience at Decir tango. As someone who tries to dance with as many women as possible, I was confronted by Paricia publicly during a Practica to slow down and cabaceo properly and not push the women to dance with me. But lets face it, women go the Practica to dance and not sit and get bored. She could have done that in private and it would have been much better received. I never force a woman to dance with me and if she says no, I accept it and move on. There are many women that are not familiar with cabaceo or cannot see potential partners when they signal them to dance and they are quite surprised when I mention mirada and cabaceo. Also, in a small and friendly Practica setting with 6-7 women, I find it unnecessary to cabaceo and insist on the full 9 yards. I also see people hogging a partner and not changing partners at the Cortina and Patricia is OK with that, so I don’t know what gives. She certainly seems to have different set of rules for her regulars and another one for any new dancers.Anyway, I was reluctant but ready to accept her criticism and move on, but then I found a dollar bill on my seat. I am not sure why that happened. It took me some time to understand why would anyone do such a thing. I guess she thought she can irritate me even more and get rid of me quickly. Well, she succeeded. I will never go back to her Practica again but I feel sorry for the many women that will sit there and wait for a dance while some dance only with their regulars. They just have to talk to Patricia and try to change her attitude. It is malicious acts like this that make some people quit tango altogether. I could have accepted it quietly and move on but I think such malicious acts should be reported to avoid future unpleasant experiences.

Patricia is an amazing dancer and teacher. She has an incredible knowledge of body mechanics to help her students. Classes are always a lot of fun and very welcoming.