Virginia and Claudio in February 2016- Teaching and performing

Visiting Instructors & Virginia and Claudio  (by marisela)

Claudio and Virginia has been working together for a short time, the video above are with her former partner Christian.  COMING TO EUGENE  FEBRUARY 25,26, 27, 28- 2015 VIRGINIA WAS IN Eugene IN 2008 performing at the Hult Center and then in 2009 teaching our tango community with  her former partner. She will be coming with her new partner.   CLAUDIO & VIRGINIA   TEACHING AND PERFORMING IN EUGENE    A PRESENTATION TO DELIGHT YOUR SENSES  & IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS TO DANCE SOCIALLY  schedule     Master Classes  FRIDAY: February 26-  5:30-7:00 “BE A WALKER, A MASTER WALKER…BUT DO NOT DO IT ALONE!“/THE FUNDAMENTALS AND THE WALK (Recommended to all levels) It is essential to have the fundamentals in place to dance TANGO.  Sync the connection with your partner together with the music while walking in multiple directions and pattern combinations.  FRIDAY:  7:15- 8:45 “THE RHYTHM OF YOUR SOUL” / MUSICALITY FOR DANCERS (Recommended to all levels) When you understand the music, you start dancing with feelings. As musicians, Claudio & Virginia love to teach the importance of being musical by recognizing Accents and Pulses for Tango, Vals and Milonga.     SATURDAY: February 27    12:1:30 “DIVO DIVA” / EMBELLISHMENTS AND TECHNIQUE FOR MEN AND WOMEN (Intermediate/Advanced) With the right technique applied to the embellishments you will control your center and incorporate new ways to dance without interfering your partner´s balance.   1:45- 3:15 “STEP AWAY YOUR AXIS” / COLGADAS & VOLCADAS (High-Intermediate/Advanced) To deliver a proper Colgada/Volcada it is important to have a clear understanding of being on axis and out-of-axis, a good posture and preparation.  3:30-5:00  TANGO MILONGUERO VS TANGO SALON (Intermediate/Advanced) Master the dance floor and understand the characteristics of each style with the most distinguished figures and precise musicality for different orchestras.  This class will allow you to choose the style you prefer for your dance.   We will explain why step size matters!!!   Milonga Amore on that Saturday and of course dance exhibition. We may even have the Thursday milonga. It will be a full tango weekend. Yeahhhhhh DETAILS: Each workshop 1.5hr. $30.00 for each or $25.00 if prepaid before or on Sunday, February 21st. Privates available: $100 (for one or two people) plus (studio fee). They are going to be here for only four days. Make your reservation early.  Cash prefer unless you live out of town and need to send a check. Location for the workshops 420 West 12th. e.mail Marisela with your questions  mrizik@aol.com or 541-485-6647. Out of town: Send check to:  MM P.O Box 374 Eugene, Oregon 97440

Creative TangoTools Seminars

Happy 2016

TangoTools Seminars.

Adding points to your dance. 

2 Fridays a month

Twice a month on a Friday, I will share my take on the many tools  for dancing and understanding tango that I have acquired through more than 15 years of researching, dancing and teaching tango. Each year, in my trip to Buenos Aires I make  a list of accomplished tango dancers whom teaching approach I am interested. While many of the tango concepts are the same, the tools and techniques that each accomplished dancer  use  to explain their brand of tango, in most cases, seem diametrically opposed to the equally skillful tango dancer next door.  No wonder why there is tango war in many communities, but then that happens in any religion, politics and other human field. 

My idea for these seminars is not to change your mind about your tango or whatever style you most favor, but to ope n up to new additions that may enrich what you already possess. 

I will work with concepts and exercises that I own because they make sense to me and I have integrated them  in my dance or have tested their efficacy dancing with many partners.  

Come and give it a try, it may add that little extra for you and your partner enjoyment.

We will do a 3 months trial:

 Friday: January 08, 22nd

Friday: February 5th, 12th.

Friday: March 4th, 11th.

After that, if there is interest we will continue for another 3 months. Location:TBA

The duration: 1.5 hours. 

I hour of instruction and half an hour of practice. 

This is a class designed for people to work with a partner, so please come with a partne r, you can trade partners if you want during the half hour practice. If you don't have a life partner, you can ask another member of the community to be your partner in one class and maybe work with another partner on the next Friday. 

This format will allow each pair to work at their own  level. There is also the possibility of having two or 3 pairs that agree previous to the class to trade, totally up to you and them.

COST: $20 per class per person for 1.5 hour.  Pre-registration required.

Here a taste of the concepts that we will be exploring: 

How to get more vocabulary into your dancing the painless way: Foot chasing and more geometric.

How  to get the ahhhh feelings from the guy and the girl. The embracing lab.

I want to dance too- The follower inner confession and the gu y's puzzle look: What do you mean?

Find the music in unusual places! ticky, ticky....

And more, more... guarantee to be a fun and fulfilling experience. The concepts above are in not particular order.

E.mail if any questions

Marisela