Alex Krebs in St. Louis September 9-11, 2005
Alex Krebs, one of North America's most gifted teachers and tangueros, has been enchanting dancers throughout North America, Europe and Buenos Aires. He has received rave reviews for his teaching in Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Sweden and across the United States. He is a creative improviser and has performed internationally with some of tango's most talented tangueras, including Florencia Taccetti and Luciana Valle. Alex teaches Argentine tango for the social dance floor, emphasizing the improvisatory side of the dance through a strong communication between the lead and follow and on musicality. Alex tries to give his students the vocabulary necessary so that each person can find their own unique way of dancing -- dancing the tango of their own body. Check the website for complete details: www.tangoteacher.com Friday September 9 at the Monday Club 7:00 pm Doors Open, Registration: water, soda & snacks provided; byob 7:30-8:30 pm Getting to Know Tango Every teacher has their core beliefs on how to find tango. Alex has some very innovative ideas, come and see why we had to book him a year and a half in advance! 8:30-11:30 pm Party & Milonga $10 at the door includes lesson Saturday, September 10 at the Monday Club 12:00-1:30 pm Musicality (All Levels) As a tango musician Alex will give us insight into how the music is structured (with Bandonesn demonstration) and how we can use it to become more rhythmic and musical! This is one of Alexs most sought after classes. 2:00 3:30 pm Vals Rhythm and Motion (Adv Beg/Intermed) How is it different? Alex is so talented in conveying the nuances of vals and how to lead and interpret the leads of this very unique rhythm. The games and exercises alone will change your dance! 4:30 6:00 pm The Quintessential Milonguero (Adv Beg/Intermed) Having studied with all those old milongueros, Alex has a great way of summing them up their many stories and techniques in a clear and concise way. For at heart he is essentially a milonguero! 8:30-1:00 am Milonga Centro at the Clayton Center $15 at the door LIVE MUSIC Featuring: Alex Krebs- Bandonesn & Beau Bledsoe (from Tango Lorca)- Guitar Sunday, September 11 at the Monday Club 1:00 2:30 pm Milonga (close embrace) (Adv Beg/Intermed) How to find the right movement and feel so that it is the easy and fun dance it is supposed to be. As well as variations of fundamentals that will add more spice to your milonga. 3:00 4:30 pm Tango with a Twist (Intermed/Adv) The use of over rotations in tangowhere it will go, only Alex knows! 6:00-9:00 pm Soulard Milonga at Soulard Coffee Garden $5 at the door Housing: There will be limited housing for available for registered out-of-town workshop participants on a first-come first-served basis. Submit housing request via workshop website. Payment: Full time students with ID $10 / class; Individual classes $20, in advance (by Sept. 9); after Sept. 9th, individual classes $25 at the door Registration: We accept electronic payments with VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account and it is a lot more convenient and less paperwork for all. You can Register and make secure payment via the workshop website or mail in your payment and registration form (must be received by September 9). Go to website for registration form and instructions. www.tangoteacher.com For questions or more info contact Roxanne: 314-324-0887 or email her at: [email protected] Sponsored by Roxanne McKenney and TangoTeacher.com
