For this Friday only, the fabulous Orlando Paiva Jr. & Mariana Melling will teach the first of five workshops in place of the regularly scheduled Nuevo Tango class here at Tango by the River. They are excellent teachers as well as exquisite dancers (and simply lovely people too!).
Camilo O'Kuinghttons, a Reno Tanguero, just wrote, Last weekend we had the luxury of having Orlando Paiva and his lovely wife, Mariana Melling at Let's Dance Studio. Everything we heard about them before, it was only a pale picture of their expertise, exquisite technique and elegance, as well as their charm while teaching. Thank you very much Orlando and Mariana....learning from you was an honor and a great challenge! Pre-registered, the cost for all 5 of their workshops is only $80 that s 7 = hours of instruction by some of tango's finest dancers/instructors for only $80, an unbelievably excellent price!! In addition, they will be performing at our milonga on Saturday night (and teaching the beginning class beforehand from 7:45-8:45 as well). Here s the complete schedule: Friday, August 13, 2004 7:00-8:30 p.m. Social Dancing: Respecting the circulation in the dance floor; walking and spinning steps. (All levels*) Saturday, August 14, 2004 3:00-4:30 p.m. The Importance of the Embrace: Close and open embrace no limitations in your dance! (All levels*) Saturday, August 14, 2004 5:00-6:30 p.m. Molinetes and Sacadas (Intensive technique for intermediate/advanced) Sunday, August 15, 2004 2:00-3:30 p.m. Tango Vals: turning, spinning and musicality (All levels*) Sunday, August 15, 2004 4:00-5:30 p.m. Precise and clear leading (not pushing, not squeezing) and feeling free and smooth while following; leaning how & when (Intermediate/advanced) *Classes noted as All Levels are truly recommended for everybody. Beginners will learn fundamentals while having fun. Advanced students will work hard, improving and refining their dancing with detailed information. Intermediates will have some of both! Pre-registered cost: $30 for one workshop; $50 for two; $60 for three, $70 for four, or $80 for all five! (To receive the pre-registration discount, payment must be received at Tango by the River by August 12. Pre-registration is nonrefundable but is transferable.) At the door cost: $35 for one workshop; $60 for two; $80 for three, $90 for four; or $100 for all five. Also, we're hosting a potluck dinner and dancing in Orlando & Mariana's honor following the workshops on Sunday. The potluck will focus on salads, so bring your most scrumptious salad, and whichever creation Orlando & Mariana pick as their favorite, the lucky salad chef will win a TBTR T-Shirt!!! Time is 6:00 p.m. (winning salad to be announced at 6:30) on Sunday, August 15. It s free, just bring a salad (or ???) to share. And, what the heck, there might even be a free T-shirt for the best bottle of wine !!! We ll make it a tango chat, and we ll even demo some of the new CDs we just imported from Argentina See you this weekend at Tango by the River! PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FRIDAY NUEVO TANGO CLASS WILL RESUME AS USUAL NEXT WEEK, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. SEE YOU THEN!!! --Donna & Andy Donna Tielsch & Andy Carrillo Tango by the River 128 J Street Old Sacramento, CA 95814 916 443-7008 www.rivertango.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Now with 25x more storage than before! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
