Musicality Workshop for Tango Dancers in St. Louis Join us in St. Louis for a weekend of workshops and dancing with Korey Ireland and Roxanne McKenney. The focus of the classes will be musicality for tango dancers. Tango music is a map of the soul, poetry of the heart, and an inexhaustible supply of insights and inspiration for dance! We will develop tools for intuiting the music and allowing it to inspire our dancing. We are especially interested in how leaders and followers alike can use the music to connect and communicate the richness of the dance. A full schedule of events and maps to milonga & classes are available on-line at: http://www.tangoteacher.com
Friday April 2nd: At The Monday Club 37 South Maple Ave, Wesbster Groves, MO (see website for map) Intro class and dance 7 to 11 pm ($10 cover, $5 with student ID) Refreshments and Snacks provided Saturday April 3rd: 12 pm- Rhythm 1 heartbeat / heavy pulse working towards a deep understanding of strong and weak beats and rhythmic potentials in tango, milonga, and vals. 1:30 pm- Rhythm 2 syncopas-little rhythms hearing and dancing syncopas, and rhythmic phrases. 3:30 pm- Rhythm 3 Points of Stillness pauses, rhythmic suspension, dancing to an inner music. Sunday April 4th: 12 pm- Quality of Movement-Size Matters find more music in your tango movements. 2 pm- Special Moments & Happy Endings (Int) tricks and treats for an inspired dance. 4 pm- Extra Sunday Laboratory Tango to Alternative music! 60 minutes. $10 (Not included in package price) Special emphasis throughout on the follower s voice in creating a musical dance. Tuition: Friday night $10. Weekend classes $20 per class (pp), Package price for all classes $80 pp if paid in advance. Student discount $5 off each event. Some scholarships available contact Roxanne (314)324-0887 or visit our website www.tangoteacher.com Location of classes 524 Deuser Street, St Louis (Olivette) MO. 63132 Bio info: Korey Ireland is a composer and tango dancer/teacher based in Kansas City, MO, (USA). He writes music for tv, film, theater, dance, and a wide range of commercial clients. As a dancer he has been privileged to study, teach, and perform with many leading creative forces in Argentine Tango, including Eric Jeurissen, Brigitta Winkler, Luciana Valle, Valeria Solomanoff, and Rebecca Shulman, among others. Korey is passionate about tango as a vehicle for creative _expression, and this perspective drives his dancing, teaching, DJ'ing and composing. Roxanne has been dancing and teaching for over 20 years. Currently based out of St Louis, MO she travels regularly to teach and collaborate with other dancers. Trained by top dancers and dance educators (Lorena Ermocida & Osvaldo Zotto, Gustavo Naveira, Rebecca Shulman, Brigitta Winkler, Daniel Trenner, among others.) around the world Roxanne's extensive training in other dance forms, including Ballroom, Latin, Ballet, Jazz & Tap make her an especially good teacher for those who have studied dance and need to know how their skills apply to Argentine Tango. Roxanne has choreographed for stage and film but most enjoys teaching and dancing the art of improvisation www.tangoteacher.com
