Please note that the class originally scheduled for Thursday is re-scheduled > for Friday and that there will now be two classes on Friday. > Argentine Tango with Brooke Burdett > in San Francisco January 3-8, 2002 > > Brooke Burdett is an adventurous and life-long dancer who helped initiate > the Denver tango community in the mid-90's. She moved to Buenos Aires 5 > years ago to live and breathe the tango from its core. Recognized for her > elegance on the dance floor and celebrated for her clarity and generosity in > the classroom, Brooke teaches and performs tango in Buenos Aires, the US and > Canada and has made instructional videos with Daniel Trenner and Mariano > Frumboli (better known as "Chicho"). As an expert leader AND follower > dedicated to improvisation and expression, Brooke has a unique teaching > style which allows students to be creative from the start. Her most > influential instructors have been Gustavo Naveira & Olga Besio, Fabian > Salas, Chicho, Graciela Gonzalez, Florencia Taccetti, Mingo &Esther > Pugliese, and Daniel Trenner. Read more about Brooke at > www.Tangoparatodos.com/brooke burdett.htm. > > Workshop Schedule: > > Friday, January 4 > 7- 8:30 p.m. Follower's Technique and Adornment I - > Basics: Posture, elegance, form, balance, beginning adornments. > Men are welcome to come as followers. > > 8:30-10 p.m. Close Embrace > Following the tradition of certain milongueros, > Brooke will have students dancing chest to chest, using sequences that work > on a crowded dance floor. Int. Level. > Each workshop $20 > Pre-registration required, space limited > The Tango Studio,* Berkeley $20 > > Saturday, January 5 > 1-3 p.m. Sacadas How and when to use sacadas (without leaving any bruises!). > Sacadas forward and back for both leaders AND followers. Soft shoes > recommended. Adv > 3-5 p.m. Changes of Direction > Make your dance go whoosh! We'll explore changing the direction of the turn > by stretching it out and making it fluid, while taking into consideration > the line of dance. One of Brooke's favorite themes. Adv > $30/workshop or $50 for both with pre-registration > Renaissance Ballroom, 285 Ellis St. (bet Mason and Taylor), SF > > Sunday, January 6 > 1-3 p.m. Liquid Tango I - Intermediate > Old and new tango that flows from close to open embrace and back again. > Juxtaposing tension and release, control and escape, this is a medium for > fun, feeling and expression! > 3-5 p.m. Liquid Tango II - Intermediate/Advanced > Continuation of Liquid Tango I with more complicated movement and sequences. > $30/workshop or $50 for both with pre-registration > Renaissance Ballroom, 285 Ellis St., San Francisco > > Monday, January 7 > 7-8:30 p.m. Follower's Technique and Adornment II - Int./Adv. > More technique and adornments, including boleos, ganchos, saludos and how > they are applied in the dance. Brooke recommends all students take Technique > and Adornment I as prerequisite. > > 8:30-10 p.m. Advanced Close Embrace > Following the tradition of certain milongueros, students will dance chest to > chest, focusing on feeling, rhythm, navigation and subtle adornment. > Preferred if students register in couples. Couples will work together 75% > of the time. Same sex okay. > Space limited, pre-registration required > The Tango Studio,* Berkeley $20/workshop or $35 for both > $2 off with valid BATango card > > *To pre-register and for directions to the Tango studio, please contact > Stella 510-655-3585 or email [email protected]. > Private lessons also available $70/hour includes studio rental fee. Please > contact Stella 510-655-3585 to schedule.
