FRIDAY JULY 23
7 – 8 pm CLASS Ney’s Intro to Villa Urquiza Salon Tango $15
8 – 10 pm PARRILLA PRACTICA - Mendocino-Argentine BARBECUE $15
SATURDAY JULY 24
2 – 3:30pm WORKSHOP I Musicality for Rhythmic Tangos $20
4 – 5:30pm WORKSHOP II Cruzadas and Paradas $20
5:30 – 6pm PRACTICA (free)
7 – 8 pm CLASS Turning in a Close Embrace $15
8 – 11 pm MILONGA DJ Ney Melo $15
SUNDAY JULY 25
12:30 – 2p WORKSHOP I Musicality for Romantic & Dramatic Music $20
2:30 – 4pm WORKSHOP (Intermed/Advanced) Vals, Timing & Turning $20
DAY Passes: FRI $25 ($20 with potluck contribution), SAT $60, SUN $35
WEEKEND Pass: $110, couples $210 (Early Bird, 1 week ahead: $100 single/190 couples)
Call Viv or email viv@whi-tango.com to register, schedule privates, or reserve lodging.
Rachel Greenberg
Friday, June 25
7 – 8 pm CLASS Rachel’s Intro to Argentine Tango $15
8 – 10 pm
PARRILLA POTLUCK PRACTICA Mendocino-Argentine Barbeque $15
($25 both class & practica/; $20 with potluck contribution)
SATURDAY
2 – 3:30pm WORKSHOP Walking – Structures & Possibilities $20
Working on quality of moves.
4 – 5:30pm WORKSHOP Technique: Mechanism of Ochos & Turns $20
5:30 – 6pm PRACTICA (free)
7 – 8 pm CLASS Tango Vals $15
Playing with the musical structure of Vals.
8 – 11 pm MILONGA DJ Rachel $10 ($20 class & milonga)
SUNDAY
12:30 – 2pm WORKSHOP Circular Moves $20
Combination of elements in turns
2:30 – 4pm WORKSHOP (Intermed/Advanced) Boleos $20
Mechanism of lead and follow; how to reach an elastic move
DAY Passes: FRI $25 ($20 with potluck contribution), SAT $55, SUN $35
WEEKEND Pass: $110, couples $210 (Early Bird, 1 week ahead: $100 single/190 couples)
Call Viv or email viv@whi-tango.com to register, schedule privates, or reserve lodging.
Rachel Greenberg website: http://racheltango1.blogspot.com/
Our Classes focus on Musicality and Movement. With guidance music yields emotions that free movement, breaking regular patterns to improvise a dance.
Friday June 4
7 – 8 pm
CLASS: Walking Crosses in a Timely Manner $15
8 – 10 pm
PARRILLA POTLUCK PRACTICA Mendocino-Argentine Barbeque $15
($25 both class & practica/; $20 with potluck contribution)
It’s not for naught we call this Buenos Aires del Norte – in addition to all this fresh air and tango we take pride in our parilla: Mendocino county grass fed Covalo beef and local Roundman’s sausage and sustainably raised chicken; please RSVP with your preference.
Saturday June 5
2 – 3:30 pm
WORKSHOP: Setting Permission and Preferences $20
Learning to move with your partner.
4 - 5:30 pm
WORKSHOP: Pivots & Turns $20
Adjusting your signals in order to connect.
7 - 8 pm
CLASS: Nimble Feet and Acceleration $15
Fundamentals of Musicality and Music.
8 - 11 pm
MILONGA DJ Luz $15 ($25 class & milonga)
10 pm Luz & Alex performance
Sunday June 6
12:30 – 2 pm
WORKSHOP: Opening the Dialogue $20
2 way street: lead follow follow lead
2:30 - 4 pm
WORKSHOP: From Heaven to Hell $20
Musical texture and quality of movement
Listening and expressing the music together
All levels welcome to attend all classes; beginners will have special practice area, and are cordially invited to observe more advanced segments.
WEEKEND PASS - all classes and events all 3 days:
$110 single, $210/couple; earlybird special 1 week prior $100 single, $190 couple
DAY PASSES:
FRIDAY $25 ($20 with potluck contribution), SATURDAY $60, SUNDAY $35
Some volunteer positions available, ask Viv.
Please contact Viv to register or to schedule privates:
707 964-4415 viv@whi-tango.com
Luz & Alex website: http://www.luzyalex.com/
All classes are on musicality and creativity. Movements are secondary which means you will use movements according to your skill level and adapt them to the music that you hear. The more skill you have, the more challenges will be presented to you.
Classes are deceptively simple, and Advanced dancers will be just as challenged as Beginners and Intermediates.
Friday May 14
7 – 8 pm
INTRODUCTION TO MILONGA RHYTHMS (ALL LEVELS CLASS) $15
Mastering the four basic rhythms in milonga.
8 – 10 pm
PRACTICA, MENDOCINO-ARGENTINE BARBECUE $15
($25 both class & practica/barbecue; $20 with potluck contribution)
Saturday May 15
2 – 3:30 pm
THE HABANERA RHYTHM IN MILONGA (ALL LEVELS WORKSHOP) $20
Dissecting the Habanera and exposing four more fun rhythms.
4 - 6 pm
RHYTHMIC IMPROVISATION & MUSICALITY (ALL LEVELS WORKSHOP) $20
($35 both Saturday workshops)
Creating your own figures using basic rhythms, plus analyzing the basic musical structure of a song.
7 - 8 pm
MILONGA BASICS (ALL LEVELS CLASS) $15
Milonga Pret-a-porter moves.
8 - 11 pm
GLENN’S MILONGA $15 ($25 class & milonga)
DJ Glenn Corteza
Sunday May 16
12 noon – 1:45 pm
MILONGA MELODY & RHYTHM Part 1 (ALL LEVELS* WORKSHOP) $20
Mapping the music then creating your dance according to what you hear.
2 - 4 pm
MILONGA MELODY & RHYTHM Part 2 (ALL LEVELS* WORKSHOP) $20
($35 both Sunday Workshops)
Musical phrasing and playing with two rhythms at once.
*Super Beginners can attend to learn musicality but not necessarily new figures
All levels welcome to attend all classes; beginners will have special practice area, and are cordially invited to observe more advanced segments.
“All levels’ (6 months +) with a caveat to super beginners, meaning anyone who can walk to the cross, do ocho cortado, and do ochos and molinetes decently can survive my classes. First-timers should attend the pre-milonga class.”
WHI-Tango Weekend pass - all classes and events all 3 days:
$110 single, $210/couple; earlybird special 1 week prior $100 single, $190 couple
‘TAXI DANCER’S DISCOUNT’ (50% off) available to ADVANCED dancers who will partner with Beginners throughout the class. Some VOLUNTEER positions available, just ask Viv.
Please contact Viv to register or to schedule privates
707 964-4415 viv@whi-tango.com
Glenn Corteza website: www.sfotango.com
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 20th 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:
Friday
7 – 8 pm
CIRCULAR MOVEMENT for COMMUNICATION
For quality of movement, these basic principles enhance communication in the embrace and the relaxation of organic movements, that help us to communicate more clearly. (Also good for dancers familiar with this concept who want to brush up on the techniques. Highly recommended as preparation for our other workshops during the weekend.)
8 – 10 pm
PRACTICA with Refreshments
Saturday
10:30 – noon
TANGO– TECHNIQUE & BODYWORK (for both leaders and followers)
Working with relaxation and tension, finding axis, examining the walk, working on dissociation and relaxed pivoting. All the techniques which allow you to stay relaxed while dancing. (No partner required.)
12:30 – 2 pm
ELEGANT VARIATIONS of the CAMINAR
In this class, we‘ll develop elegant and sophisticated variations of the Caminar that play with the crossed system through subtle communication. We‘ll make these even more challenging by inserting decorations, which make each single movement so charming.
2:30 – 4 pm MILONGA LISA
You don’t need complex steps to dance a good Milonga – a unique dynamic and your connection to the music is what makes this dance so special! We’ll explore rhythmical variations of the Milonga-walk and combine the elements for small and playful movements.
7:30 – 10:30pm
MILONGA
DJ Detlef; 9 pm Melina & Detlef performance
Sunday
10:30am – noon
RHYTHMIC and FLUID VARIATIONS of OCHOS
After some basic work to Ochos-technique, we‘ll combine the elements of rhythmic or fluid movements appropriate to different kinds of Tango music.
12:30 – 2 pm
GOODBYE GRAPEVINE: TURNING WITHOUT MEMORIZED PATTERNS
Combining the basic elements (steps & pivots) to turns without memorizing patterns. For us,
the molinete is only ONE way to turn. Have fun exploring them. (We recommend taking the Ochos-class before this one, as we introduce our idea of communicating pivots there.)
2:30 – 4 pm VALS – THE MUSIC
Explore the rhythmical variations in Vals and integrate them in variations of the walk and several known movements. This may sound simple, but is it not: there are certain rhythmical variations which are forgotten most of the time and dancing them requires proficiency to really lead and follow in order to “time“ your movements
All levels welcome to attend all classes
Beginners are cordially invited to observe more advanced segments
Drop-in rate: $20 per class, $15 for Saturday Milonga
Weekend pass: 7 classes, practica & milonga $120;
Early bird discount $100 if paid over one week ahead
contact Viv to register or schedule privates
707 964-4415 viv@whi-tango.com
Detlef & Melina website: http://www.tangodesalon.de/
Friday
7 – 8 pm
Introduction to Tango Nuevo
8 – 10 pm Tango Mendocino MILONGA
with live music by Seth Asarnov and Marcelo Puig
[in Caspar Community Center, separate entry fee]
Saturday
10:30 – noon
Workshop I: Leading and Following basics (secrets from the past)
12:30 – 2 pm
Workshop II: Walk the Walk
2:30 – 4 pm
workshop III: Pivots, Ochos & Boleos
[4:30-7:30 available for private lessons]
7:30 – 10:30pm MILONGA – DJ David
(9 pm David & Mariana performance)
Sunday
10:30am – noon
Workshop IV: Milonga
12:30 – 2 pm
Workshop V: Musicality
2:30 – 4 pm
Workshop VI: Learn to Turn
4.30pm – 6.30pm
Available for privates
All classes are all levels;
beginners are cordially invited to observe when beyond their level
Drop-in rate: $20 per class, $15 for Saturday Milonga
Weekend pass: 7 classes, practica & milonga $120;
Contact Viv to register for classes or privates: viv@whi-tango.com
707 964-4415 www.whi-tango.com
David & Mariana website: http://www.davidymariana.info/
Friday
7 – 8 pm
INTRO to Gustavo &Jesica’s Elegant Salon Style Tango
8 – 10 pm
Guided Practica followed by Refreshments
Saturday
10:30 – noon
FUNDAMENTAL EXERCISES to Refine Balance, Posture & Connection.
12:30 – 2 pm
GOING TO THE CROSS: Leader and Follower technique
2:30 – 4 pm
BEST SACADAS for your Current Level of Dancing
7:30 – 10:30pm
MILONGA – DJ Gustavo
(9 pm Gustavo & Jesica performance)
Sunday
10:30am – noon
ADORNOS Bootcamp: Jessica’s Favorite Embellishments
12:30 – 2 pm
LEADER & FOLLOWER CREATIVITY:
The Suspension, The Pause & Changes of Speed.
2:30 – 4 pm
VALS: Gustavo and Jesica’s Favorite Vals Steps
All classes are all levels;
beginners are cordially invited to observe when beyond their level
Drop-in rate: $20 per class, $15 for Saturday Milonga
Weekend pass: 7 classes, practica & milonga $120;
early bird discount $100 before the turkeys croak
Contact Viv to register for classes or privates: viv@whi-tango.com
707 964-4415 www.whi-tango.com
Gustavo & Jesica website: http://www.tangoclasses.com/
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
All classes are all levels with segregation as needed
Drop-in rate: $20 per class, $15 for Saturday Milonga
Weekend pass: 7 classes, practica & milonga $120 ($100 early bird, paid 1 week in advance)
Contact Viv to register for classes or privates:
viv@whi-tango.com 707 964-4415 www.whi-tango.com
Felipe & Rosa’s website: http://tangonnection.blogspot.com/
Santiago & Amy’s website: http://www.santiagoamy.com/
FRIDAY
7 – 8 pm Introduction to Villa Urquiza Style – all levels
8 – 9 pm Guided Practica
9 – 10 pm Practica with Refreshments
SATURDAY
10:30am – noon Women’s Bootcamp: Adornos
12:30 – 2 pm Dancing to Pugliese (and other Dramatic Music)
2:30 – 4 pm Milonga con Traspie
7:30 – 10:30 MILONGA – DJ Ney Melo 9 pm performance
SUNDAY
10:30 am – noon Partners work with Adornos
12:30 – 2 pm Pasos muy portenos
2:30 – 4 pm Vals
WELLER HOUSE INN, 524 STEWART ST.
FORT BRAGG CA 95437
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