1. Update on Robin & Jennifer's Classes in NYC This week is the last week in the August class cycle at Empire dance. Next week there will the a break between cycles so NO CLASSES NEXT WEEK. The September class cycle starts Tuesday September 7th. Here's what's new for September:
-Jennifer's Follower's Bootcamp Technique Class is moving from Monday nights to Tuesday nights, 7-8 PM. -Jennifer and Robin will be adding a Milonga Traspie class on Tuesday nights as well from 8-9 PM. (Intermediate and above) -The monthly theme of the Thursday night advanced class (8-9 PM) will be BOLEOS. If you want to perfect your boleo technique, especially in close embrace, come give it a try. (To complement this course, Jennifer will be working a lot on boleos with the ladies in the Tuesday technique class during the September cycle.) So, here is the complete September class schedule: Tuesdays 7-8 PM: Follower's Technique (Jennifer) Tuesdays 7-8 PM: Beginner Tango (Robin & Annatina) Tuesdays 8-9 PM: Milonga Traspie (Robin & Jennifer) Thursdays 6-7 PM: Beginner Tango (Robin & Jennifer) Thursdays 7-8 PM: Intermediate Tango (Robin & Jennifer) Thursdays 8-9 PM: Advanced Tango - BOLEOS (Robin & Jennifer) Thursdays 9-11 PM or later: El Abrazo Tango Practica If you have never taken a class with Robin & Jennifer before, print this email out and try one for $5! Empire Dance Studio - 127 West 25th Street - 11th Floor between 6th & 7th Avenues - Buzzer 17 - New York, New York 10001 - Phone:(212) 645-2441 2. Upcoming workshops -This weekend (August 28 + 29) Robin and Jennifer will be teaching workshops in Pittsburgh PA. Click here for more info: http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/tango/34 -The Annual Labor Day Weekend Milonguero Tango Festival in Denver CO, is just over a week away! It's all happening September 1-5, 2004 and will bring together about 300 of the best dancers from across North America, many of whom are local teachers or have 10+ years of dancing experience. Previous events have been non-stop parties! This year there will be 5 days of workshops, 7 milongas including 2 afternoon alternative music milongas and the beautiful outdoor milonga in the Pavilion at Cheeseman Park, 9 instructors from around the country, 3 top DJs, plus the Extasis tango orchestra. The Labor Day festival features teachers who are particularly known for their skill and emphasis on "close-embrace" or "Milonguero" style of tango. All teachers address the fundamentals of social dancing in their classes - such as musicality, connection and floorcraft and are expert at providing insights and challenges to any level student. Instructors include: * Christopher Nassoupoulos & Caroline Peattie (San Francisco) * Robin Thomas & Jennifer Bratt (New York City) * Robert Hauk (Portland OR) & Barbara Durr (Atlanta) * Tom Stermitz (Denver) & Kat MacDonald (San Francisco) * Hsueh-tze Lee (Boston) For more info or to register please visit: http://www.tango.org/lab04.html -The Meet in the Middle Marathon Milonga in Mount Vernon Missouri on August 6th-9th was a smashing success. Click here to see photos of the event: http://www.close-embrace.com/candids.html ...and don't miss this fabulous weekend of tango when it happens again next summer! 3. Website: http://www.close-embrace.com It's been a busy month but stay tuned, there will be a new Ask Maleva Column, Embellishment of the Week page, and more candids added to the web site next week! _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
