Wednesdays starting 6/11, Tuesdays starting 6/17!
5 TUESDAYS (6/17 – 7/15)
7:00 PM CLOSE EMBRACE FUNDAMENTALS (Adv. Beginners, Intermediate)
Skills & secrets for dancing comfortably within a close embrace. Work on posture, balance, connection, musicality and basic figures for dancing rhythmically & melodically within a shared axis. Pre-requisite: 2 Basic series or equivalent.
8:30 PM CLOSE EMBRACE FIGURES: DANCING IN A small SPACE (the Classics!) (Intermediate)
Dance the close embrace (apilado) style of Buenos Aires milongas. Dance with cadence and the ability to mark the music. Explore classic figures that can be done in small spaces and their innovative variations. Figures include giros, cortes, milonguero-style ochos, cambio de lado, cambio de frente, salida de 1940′s. Pre-requisite: Close Embrace Fundamentals (may be concurrent).
5 WEDNESDAYS (6/11 – 7/9)
7:00 PM BASICS (All Levels & New Beginners)
Fundamentals of social tango with work on posture, partner connection and musicality. Explore ways to dance comfortably from the start. We will cover the technique for walks, crosses, runs, and how to improvise in parallel and cross systems. (This course is a pre-requisite for all other Blue Tango classes.)
7:00 PM CLOSE EMBRACE FUNDAMENTALS (Adv. Beginners, Intermediate)
Skills & secrets for dancing comfortably within a close embrace. Work on posture, balance, connection, musicality and basic figures for dancing rhythmically & melodically within a shared axis. Pre-requisite: 2 Basic series or equivalent.
8:30 PM CLOSE EMBRACE FIGURES: DANCING IN A small SPACE (the Classics!) (Intermediate)
Dance the close embrace (apilado) style of Buenos Aires milongas. Dance with cadence and the ability to mark the music. Explore classic figures that can be done in small spaces and their innovative variations. Figures include giros, cortes, milonguero-style ochos, cambio de lado, cambio de frente, salida de 1940′s. Pre-requisite: Close Embrace Fundamentals (may be concurrent).
5 WEDNESDAYS (6/11 – 7/9)
7:00 PM BASICS (All Levels & New Beginners)
Fundamentals of social tango with work on posture, partner connection and musicality. Explore ways to dance comfortably from the start. We will cover the technique for walks, crosses, runs, and how to improvise in parallel and cross systems. (This course is a pre-requisite for all other Blue Tango classes.)
8:30 PM MILONGUERO NUEVO (Intermediate / Adv. Intermediate)
Find innovative ways to add to your vocabulary within a close embrace. Incorporate tango nuevo elements socially even on a crowded floor. Current series will focus on single axis turns & changes of direction. Prerequisite: Two Close Embrace series or equivalent.
Pricing & Additional Info
www.bluetango.org/classes.html