Tango Exchange July 25-27 with Special Guests Robin Thomas & Jennifer Bratt of NYC
Robin and Jennifer from New York City are known for their mastery of dancing and teaching close-embrace social tango. Robin and Jennifer combine the best of 'milonguero style' with improvisation, creativity, and elements of Tango Nuevo. They will be in Pittsburgh Friday night through Saturday night. Robin grew up in Belfast, Ireland and later moved to New York City. He has become well-established as one of the top 3 DJ s in the country and teaches regularly in New York City. His dance style is musical and creative, and he incorporates modern sensibilities in classic milonguero. Jennifer also has a background in ballet, modern, gymnastics, and belly dance. She helps followers find that meditative place between relaxation and alertness, works with them to develop the very delicate balance between being too light and being too heavy, and instructs on how and when to integrate embellishments. Learn about Robin & Jennifer at www.angelfire.com/alt/elabrazo FULL DETAILS of the weekend are at http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/tango/34 MILONGA PICANTE with DJ'ing by Robin Saturday, 9-2am at Tango's Bar, Pittsburgh's hottest tango bar! Friday, July 25 --------------- 6:00-10:00pm Free Milonga !!! Saturday, July 26 ----------------- 11:30 - Noon Registration & Warm-Up Dancing. Noon-1:30pm Milonguero Technique - Beginner. Basics of Milonguero style building up to the cross basic and backward ochos. 2:00-3:30pm Lifesavers - Exp. Beginner/Int. Continuous turns in close embrace using cross system and backward ochos. Robin s favorite turn for close quarters. 4:00-5:30pm Volcadas Int. & up. Flashy moves for close embrace. Volcadas are overturned off-axis ochos (volcar means to spill or knock something over). They are dramatic, elegant and require trust and good timing. Milonguero experience required. Sunday, July 27 --------------- 1:00-3:30pm Advanced Practica. $3 Donation. Time for the most experienced dancers to practice and exchange info with each other. Couples only or Adv. Out-of-Towners. Includes the Open Practica that follows. Free to Panther Tango Club members. 3:30-6:00pm Open Practica. $3 Donation. Practica for all levels. All welcome. Free to Panther Tango Club members. 6:00-??? Tango Cafi. Pizza, pastries, coffee, ice cream, and conversation have become a tradition in closing tango weekends. Forward & Murray Aves., Squirrel Hill. ===== PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburgh's most popular social dance. http://www.pitt.edu/~mcph/PATangoWeb.htm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
