JULIO BALMACEDA AND CORINA DE LA ROSA, two of Buenos Aires' most popular young maestros and milongueros, will be teaching group and private classes in Los Angeles from Tuesday, April 25 to Wednesday, May 3. They will give a special weekend workshop consisting of six classes from April 28 to May 1. The schedule and prices are as follows:
Tuesday, April 25 & Tuesday, May 2 8:15 to 9:45 p.m. Basic and Intermediate Tango Academy 331, 530 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, 1/2 block south of Melrose $20 per person each Tuesday class SPECIAL WEEKEND WORKSHOP Friday, April 28, 8 - 10 p.m. Fundamentals of Tango Technique I: Posture, position and balance; walking and moving in unison with a partner; leading and following; basic components. This class will lay the foundation for the rest of the workshop. Saturday, April 29 1 - 3 p.m Fundamentals of Tango Technique II: The components of intermediate and advanced patterns, including giros, enrosques, sacadas, boleos and barridas. This class will focus on developing the skills for executing these components cleanly and in balance with your partner. 4 - 6 p.m. Improvisation--Stop Memorizing Steps and Start Dancing: How to combine components to create your own patterns; how to eliminate resolutions; how to adapt your dancing to a small or crowded space; how to navigate the floor and avoid collisions. Sunday, April 30 1 -3 p.m. Rhythm and Musical Interpretation: Dancing the rhythm, or the melody, or both; dancing to different orchestras; adding color and spice to your dancing. 4 - 6 p.m. Milonga Con Traspie: Adding double -time steps to milonga. This style is great fun and very popular in Buenos Aires. Monday, May 1, 8:15 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. Vals Cruzado: Dancing tango to waltz rhythm. Julio's specialty! Classes on Friday, Sunday and Monday will be held at Academy 331, 530 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood. Classes on Saturday will be held at Synthesis Dance Studios, 4200 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. Workshop Prices: If registering before 4/20, individual classes $30 each; all six classes for $145 (20% discount). If registering after 4/20, individual classes $35 each; all six classes for $185 (12%) discount. No refunds after 4/20. Cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard accepted. For registration, more information, or to arrange a private lesson with Julio and Corina, go to www.apurotango.com and click on Visiting Teachers and Guest Workshops. Julio and Corina's classes in Buenos Aires are packed, they have received rave reviews for their instruction at CITA for the past two years, and they are in great demand all over the world. If you plan to be in the area, don't miss them.
