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Budget-Friendly Private Classes to Take in Buenos Aires

Por Katherine Medina @kathenyc

Learn How to be a chef

Dan Perlman, of the Buenos Aires closed-door restaurant  casa saltshaker offers small-group cooking classes focused on various cuisines. Choose from different Argentine classes (empanadas, South American stews, grilled meat), or Peruvian dishes (ceviche), or go really in-depth with a 10-session course on Italy (note: each session can stand alone as a single class). Another popular set of classes is called Ring Around the Mediterranean, which covers food from Spain, France, Greece, Syria, and Morocco. You can also suggest a course – maybe you want to know how to do some gluten-free baking, or hone your skills in a specific culinary area. Each class costs $50 – that’s half the price of classes of a similar caliber in San Francisco.

Dance Tango Like An Argentine

When in Buenos Aires, you have to take a tango class. The elegant, intimate partner dance is consider to Argentine culture, history, and identity. Teacher Alejandra Gutty, who has danced tango all over the world, will show you how to master the steps. Recognized for her flawless form and emotionally complex delivery, Gutty features in Wim Wenders’ film Our Last Tango and has appeared on Broadway in Forever Tango.

Improve your photography skills

Travelers are always looking for ways to capture their adventures, and Foto Ruta Buenos Aires helps them do just that – while also improving their camera skills for their next trip. Foto Ruta’s programs start with a lecture on technical and creative tools, which participants then apply on shoot in the city as part of a three-and-a-half-hour immersion course in photography. Programs finish with evaluation and feedback on participants’ work. The most popular programs are the Smartphone workshop and the Streetscapes workshop, which is focused on street photography.