Please note:due to limited attendance, the matinee milonga is discontinued.
Golden Gate Milonga February Schedule SATURDAY February 2nd: 8:00 TO 9:00, INTERMEDIATE CLASS WITH FERNANDA GHI & GUILLERMO MERLO MILONGA 9:00 TO 1:00 AM ?? Exhibition at 11:00 p.m. Fernanda and Guillermo recently took Miami by storm with their hit show Tango Dreams. Major appearances include Tango Vivo, Tangoing, and Tango Magic. They have taught and danced all over the world. SPECIAL WORKSHOPS ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3RD. Fernanda & Guillermo's workshops will emphasize how to navigate in crowded milonga conditions without losing your cool. They will show us how to modify what we know into combinations that do not take a lot of space on the floor. Learn how to make the space around you work, always moving forward .... never backwards! Workshop #1 -- 1:00 to 2:45 p.m. Workshop #2 -- 3:00 to 4:45 p.m. $30 per workshop advanced payment, $35 at the door NOTE: WORKSHOPS WILL NOT BE HELD AT GOLDEN GATE. WORKSHOPS on Sunday Feb. 3rd WILL BE HELD AT the Sunset Movement Arts, 1647 Taraval St @27th Ave. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16TH: 8:00 TO 9:00, INTERMEDIATE CLASS WITH ORLANDO PAIVA MILONGA 9:00 TO 1:00 AM ?? Exhibition at 11:00 p.m. Orlando's exquisite style, impeccable footwork, and the sweetness he brings to his partner and the dance are uniquely his. As one of the first maestros to introduce Argentine tango in the U.S., Orlando inspired the fledgling San Francisco tango community in 1987, returning many times since. His home is in Rosario, Argentina. Class and Milonga $14 Milonga only $10 DJ: Glenn Corteza For information or directions, call Steve or Luz-Mary at (415) 332-0935, or e-mail [email protected]. Milongas will be held at the Golden Gate Yacht Club, located at 1 Yacht Rd., San Francisco, in the San Francisco Marina Directions to Golden Gate Yacht Club: >From San Francisco, Take Franklin Ave. north. Turn left on Bay Street, Right >on Laguna, Left on Beach, Right on Marina Blvd. Stay in the far right lane, >and turn right on Yacht Road (just before Baker, the last street light before >Doyle Drive) follow Yacht Road and stay right, past the St. Francis Yacht Club >to the end of the point. Park by the large stone light house monument and >walk to the Golden Gate Yacht club. >From Marin exit on Marina Blvd., left on first stop sign and make a U turn to >go back on Marina Blvd. (You can not turn left on Marina Blvd. as you come >off Doyle Drive) Stay in the far right lane and turn right on Yacht Road, >toward the water just before Baker, the last streetlight before Doyle Drive) >follow Yacht Road and stay right, past the St. Francis Yacht Club to the end >of the point. Park by the large stone monument of a Light house monument and >walk to the Golden Gate Yacht club
