WHI-Tango Weekend with Gustavo & Maria

April 30 - May 2, 2010

Gustavo Benzycry-Saba

& Maria Olivera

WHI-Tango Weekend pass - all classes and events all 3 days:

$120 single, $220/couple

Friday April 30 

7 – 8 pm

INTRO to ARGENTINE TANGO, GUSTAVO & MARIA’S STYLE  $20

8 – 10 pm

PRACTICA , BOOKSIGNING/BARBECUE  $15  ($25 both)

Books by Gustavo Benzycry-Saba (available in English and Spanish editions):

Tango Dance Glossary – Key Tango Argentino Dance Terms

Embracing Tango – Techniques and metaphors between Tango and Life

 

Saturday  May 1

2 – 3:30 pm

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED WORKSHOP   $25

Milonga Traspié: “Let’em call you speedy”. Playing with the speed and the expression of the feet. 

4 - 6 pm 

ALL LEVELS CLASS & TANGO TEA PRACTICA $25

Milonga Musicality: understanding the difference between “Lisa” and “Traspié”. 

7 - 8 pm    

ALL LEVELS CLASS  $20

Tango: Rhythm vs. Musicality. Concepts to interpret the music beyond the limits of the beat

8 - 11 pm

MAY DAY MILONGA   $15

DJ  Maria Olivera; performance 10pm GUSTAVO & MARIA

Sunday May 2

11 am – 12:30pm

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED $25

Followers’ technique: understanding the dynamics of the axis and the balance to create decorations.

Vals: Creative Turns

3 - 4 pm

FILM SCREENING   $10

THE HISTORY OF TANGO DANCE – 1940/1960  “The Golden Years”

Produced by Gustavo Benzecry Sabá, edited and translated to the English by María Olivera, this 5o minute documentary is the first to focus on the history of dancers who contributed to the explosion of tango as a massive social dance culture during the 1940’s and 1950’s.

It includes interviews to the most renowned creators of this boom, as well as the largest collection of clips of dancers of the golden years ever put together.   It is spiced up with information regarding the social environment in the mid 20^th century’s Buenos Aires that influenced the ups and downs of the tango culture.

El “Cachafaz” & Carmencita Calderón, Juan Carlos Copes & María Nieves,  “Fino” & Teresa, “Virulazo” & Elvira, “Nito” & Elba, Gerado y Martha Portalea,  Antonio Todaro & his daughter Inés, “La Negra” Margarita are only some of the more than 30 couples to be seen.

All levels welcome to attend all classes

Beginners are cordially invited to observe more advanced segments

Please contact Viv to register or schedule privates

707 964-4415  viv@whi-tango.com

Gustavo & Maria website: