To All Interested in Graciela's Workshops, I would be ENORMOUSLY GRATEFUL for ADVANCE REGISTRATION. Not only will this reserve your place, it will also help us start on time. THANK YOU! Please send checks to Reba Perez, 90 LaSalle St, #4D, NYC 10027, OR, I will be at the following locations during the week and can receive your check or cash then (sorry - no credit cards):
Mon 10/29: Dance Manhattan Milonga Tues 10/30: Welcome Party for Graciela at La Parada (115 Ave C, bet 7 & 8 Sts) ($10 donation; $5 if registered for workshops) Weds 10/31: Halloween Party at 25th St (bet B'way & 6 Ave, across from Arlington Hotel) (see info, below) Thursday 11/1: La Nacional Friday 11/2: La Belle Epoque PARTY INFO: Weds, OCT 31, 8pm-1am - Join Host Reba, DJ GOYA & DJ Richard Lipkin, El Pibe de Queens at an AMAZING NEW PARTY SPACE 3 FLOORS - 3 SHOWS 10:30pm: Salsa w/ Razz M'Tazz, Young Ambition, Manuel y Anna 11pm: Tango w/ Graciela Gonzalez y Carlos DeChey Midnite: Costume Contest: Go for Best, Sexiest, Scariest PLUS Best Couple! Midnite +: West Coast Swing Show by Tybaldt & Hazel! $25 / door --- $10 with printout of this e-mail! Sava Arts, 25th St (bet B'way & 6 Ave, entrance across from Arlington Hotel) (212) 252-3753 www.SpiceMedia.net *All monies generated by Sava Arts benefit the St. Sava Bldg and Restoration Fund. Free Herraduro Tequila w/ entry (while supplies last) 21+, Cash Bar, Snack Bar WORKSHOPS: Reba Perez Proudly Presents Graciela Gonzalez: Tango -- 'Workshops that Will Change the Way NY Dances' Sat, Nov 3 12noon-2PM: WOMEN'S TECHNIQUE, GENERAL - Open Level BEGINNERS-PRO Perfect women's technique in terms of posture, balance, attitude of the body, forward and backward ochos and giros (turns). 2:15-4:15PM: WOMEN'S TECHNIQUE, ADORNOS Int/Adv/Pro Technique, posture and balance needed to dissociate the leg free of weight from the rest of the body and to integrate it through embellishments into the structure of the dance lead by the man, in tango, waltz and milonga. Further, it has the objective to develop the role of the woman through sensuality, musicality and attitude, so that the embellishment will become an expression of a necessity fully integrated in the dance. 4:30-6:30PM: ADORNOS, CONTINUED, Int/Adv/Pro Sun, Nov 4 12-2PM: MEN'S TECHNIQUE, Int/Adv/Pro Refinement of the lead: directed to those who want to perfect their body lead, posture, balance and walk. It is also meant for those women who want to correct the man lead (in its way, intensity and intention) from the point of view of the female interpretation of the dance. Practice is done dancing in both roles to understand the lead and how to receive it. The work uses a logical structure of steps through which participants acquire the basic elements that will allow them to master improvisation and gain freedom in the dance. 2:15-4:15PM: THE MEETING OF LEAD AND FOLLOW: 2 hrs of Women's or Men's Technique REQUIRED 4:30-6:30: COMMUNICATION & BEHAVIOR ON THE DANCE FLOOR - Open level Graciela Gonzales is known all over the world, particularly among traditional tangueros in Buenos Aires for her skill in integrating new ideas to the traditional elegant salon tango. Her teachers, myths of the argentine tango, were Pupy Castello, Pepito Avellaneda, Antonio Todaro, Gustavo Naveira, Juan Bruno, Tete' Nito and Elba among many others. Her teaching is completely innovative, the result of years of work dedicated to the study of body language combined with thorough analysis of what she felt while dancing with the great milongueros. Her objective: bring the body to assume natural postures through feelings and body memory, then through rational understanding transform them into more technical postures. In this way the student can characterize the dance with his or her own personality creating a unique personal style. One of the most important of the new tango generation, her research gave birth to the first SEMINARIOS DE TECNICA PARA MUJERES (1994) and MARCACION PARA HOMBRES (1995) known worldwide. In 1997 she created her first group of schools in different countries (Argentina, Israel, Brazil, Germany and Italy) to promote the investigation and diffusion of the Argentine tango all over the world through her method. She taught in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Israel, US and Chile. She was guest artist at "Stanford Tango Week 95", "Nora's Tango Week 98", CITA 99, "Tangomagia 2000" (Amsterdam) and "Tango en Flor 2000" (Zurich) REGISTRATION $30/Single Workshop, $25/Workshop if more than one 37 W 26 St (bet 6th Ave & B'way), 9th Fl (Stepping Out) NOTE: It is vital to take Women's General Technique workshop before advancing to the Adornos workshops. To register please send check to Reba Perez, 90 La Salle St, #4D, NYC 10027; include your phone # or e-mail address, and list the workshops you wish to take. THANK YOU. NEW CLASS - LEARN TO TANGO New Beginner Tango Class with Reba Perez 4 Wednesdays, 7-8pm -- Starts Oct 31 250 W 54 St, 10 Fl (bet B'way & 8 Ave) Reba's Dance Connection (212) 252-3753 [email protected]
