For all you tango fanatics, why don't you consider staying on for the week-end in beautiful San Francisco after Nora's week finishes? Not only can you enjoy the beautiful sights and other milongas here, but also the biggest tango event of the year will be happening on Saturday night July 15th, sponsored by BA Tango, that is "Tango by the Bay 2000" for the first time ever in City Hall. (For information call: (510)654-3199 or see their website: www. batango.com. )
And in addition, Metin Yazir will be giving a long week-end of special workshops. In case you don't know him, Metin Yazir has been giving workshops in Europe and the US for some time now. He is primary teacher of tango in Turkey with 3,000 students. He has danced at the White House at the invitation of President Clinton. Students of his last workshops here have commented to me about his incredible energy, his intense concentration on helping individual students improve technique. Even in group classes he focuses on each individual, partnering both the men and the women, ensuring that they learn not just the pattern, but also corrections of basic problems in balance, posture or positioning. He is a performer, but more than a performer, he is a teacher who gives everything and cares about his students. To read more reviews of his teaching which were posted on Tango-L see his website www.bailatango.com . To celebrate his return we will have four days of classes with a free practica for participants in a special promotional package. Fri. July 14 Class 1. 7-8:30 p.m. Fundamentals and technique for the intermediate/advanced dancer Sat. July 15 Class 2. 12-1:30 p.m. Energy Between Partners Class 3. 1:30-3 p.m. Turns, Saccadas, Displacements Class 4. 3-4:30 p.m. Milonga rhythm and Musicality Sun. July 16 Class 5. 12-1:30 p.m. Boleos and Ochos Class 6. 1:30-3 p.m. Waltz Class 7. 3-4:30 p.m. Syncopation Mon. July 17 Class 8. 6-7:30 p.m. Advanced Milonga Class 9. 7:30-9 p.m. Easy Aerials 9-10:30 p.m. Supervised practica Cost: Each workshop is $20 with advance registration. Take any six workshops for $100 with advance registration or sign up for the whole series plus practica for $140 with advance registration. Send check along with your phone no., address and classes you wish to take to (please refer to the class number): S. Ling, 30 the Uplands, Berkeley, CA. 94705 by July 10th. All classes are geared to the intermediate/advanced level. We will be attempting to gender balance and we do expect to fill all the classes so please sign up early to avoid disappointment. A limited number of private lesson slots are available at a cost of $75/hour. You may reserve private lesson time by emailing to: [email protected] or by telephone to 510-655-3585; leave a message for Stella with your name, phone no, and the date and time of lesson you wish. Location: all workshops(except for Monday) will take place at La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 510-849-2568 (from SF, across Bay Bridge, Hwy 80 N, exit Ashby, R on Shattuck).
