Transformational Tango

"Our mission is to transform the dance from the inside out"

As fellow tango dancers we often hear about the importance of technique, connection, clear communication and the quality of the embrace. We spend hundreds of dollars on the right shoes, engage in all kinds of classes and workshops, attend milongas, festivals, and encuentros all in an effort to elevate our dance. Some even travel thousands of miles to learn from world-renowned teachers and spend thousands of dollars traveling to foreign lands in service of developing the dance, or in the hope of finding or re-creating that one-of-a-kind moment. Yet despite all our efforts and resources we still come to find ourselves falling short in some way or wanting more. Meanwhile, we may never stop to consider the psychological patterns, limitations, and blocks that are the real drivers of keeping us stuck and not allowing us to transform our dance or deepen our connection with others.  

Transformational Tango was created to change that. We offer a clear psychological framework for understanding partner dynamics, practical methods to surface and shift limiting patterns, and embodied tools that significantly elevate your psychological connection, presence, and quality of the embrace. Whether you’re stalled in a dance plateau, longing for more spontaneity, or exhausted by repeating the same relational dance, this program shows you a different path and a new way to approach the dance. What's more, transformational tango doesn’t require exotic travel or a huge financial commitment. You now have the opportunity to transform your dance and deepen your connections for less than a pair of quality dance shoes. The only prerequisites for this transformational process are genuine curiosity, openness to change, and a willingness to engage the inner work. 

Embrace the discovery process and transform your dance from the inside out!  

Wendy Balconi, Ph.D., LCSW  

(Co-Founder and Course Instructor) 

Wendy is a somatic depth psychologist, researcher, and licensed practitioner who views the body as a living gateway to inner wisdom, creativity, and transformation. She maintains a thriving private practice in Scottsdale, AZ, where her work centers on embodied expression and the integration of psyche and soma. 

Her doctoral dissertation, Solvitur Ambulando: An Embodied Experience of Argentine Tango explored the psychological dynamics and transformative potential of the dance relationship. Through in-depth qualitative research, Wendy illuminated how the practice of tango reveals unconscious patterns of relating, exposes psychological defenses, and invites the possibility of genuine connection and wholeness. Her findings demonstrate that tango can serve as a powerful psychological and somatic tool, one that helps individuals identify habitual ways of being, deepen self-awareness, and move toward meaningful and integrative embodied transformation. 

Drawing from her extensive clinical experience and research, Wendy designs workshops, training programs, and individual sessions that blend depth psychology, somatic awareness, and creative movement. Her programs support dancers, therapists, and seekers alike in reconnecting with their instinctual intelligence and reclaiming the body as an instrument of healing, imagination, and more soulful presence. 

Wendy’s approach invites participants to engage life as a dance, and as a living dialogue between the conscious and unconscious. Enduring transformation unfolds not through analysis alone, but through the wisdom and language of the lived-body.  

Marc Adams, LMSW, MBA   

(Co-Founder and Course Instructor)

Marc is a clinically licensed master social worker in private practice in Scottsdale, AZ, specializing in existential and Jungian-oriented counseling. His work invites clients to explore life’s deeper questions, uncover meaning beneath the struggle, and awaken to new possibilities of being. Through a depth-oriented lens, Marc helps individuals transform habitual patterns and outdated narratives into authentic, embodied ways of living and relating. 

With more than two decades of experience as a dedicated Argentine tango dancer, Marc brings a rare and dynamic integration of psychology and embodiment into his clinical practice. His dance journey began in classical ballet and evolved through a lifelong exploration of diverse cultural forms, each shaping his nuanced understanding of rhythm, connection, and human expression. 

Ultimately, Argentine tango became one of Marc’s most profound teachers. The attunement, presence, and responsiveness that define the dance also mirror the same principles essential to the therapeutic relationship. In his work, Marc integrates these embodied insights to foster deep self-awareness, emotional resonance, and transformative connection both within oneself and in relationship to others. 

As a course instructor and co-founder, Marc offers an approach to self development that is as intellectually rich as it is experientially alive, inviting participants to engage in a meaningful and transformative process. 

Why this program came into being

Where Psychology Meets the Dance Floor

As seasoned Argentine tango dancers and practicing psychotherapists, we’ve lived both sides of the dance - the exhilaration of connection and the frustration of disconnection. Over years of studying, practicing and dancing, we became fascinated by the psychological undercurrents that shape every step, embrace, individual dance encounter and even the collective dynamics on the dance floor.

This program is the culmination of our shared professional expertise and lived experience as dancers. It was created for those who wish to elevate their dance, enrich their embrace, and deepen dance connections.

Born from a passion to bring greater meaning, presence, and emotional intelligence to the dance floor, this program invites you to explore tango as a path of personal and relational transformation.

Are you ready to awaken to a more conscious way of moving and being? We invite you to begin your journey TODAY! 

An Inside Look 

We invite you to join us for this one-of-a-kind exploration.

A space where psychology, embodied presence, and the mystery of human connection meet in the dance.  

This experience is about more than just learning, it’s about awakening!