LUCIANA VALLE RETURNS TO SAN FRANCSICO! 9/9 TO 9/22 Luciana not only has danced with many of the best leaders in the world (Fabian Salas, Omar Vega, Puppy Castello) she is a great leader herself. Her teaching is superb! In fluent English, she can communicate and demonstrate how to make your dancing better for both leaders and followers. Luciana has taught tango all over the world: Buenos Aires, Canada, Cuba, Europe and the United States. Her approach to learning tango is improvisational and includes a strong emphasis on technique for women. She is both grounded in traditional tango and an innovator of new tango Nuevo. She is fun, exuberant, sensitive and especially good with private lessons.
SCHEDULE (Pricing and Contact information at the end of announcement) > Friday 9/9 at Rhythm & Motion > Lead and Follow Skills and Connection 8:30 10pm $25 > A technique class for all levels. This class includes admission to the Rhythm > & Motion practica afterwards. > > Saturday 9/10 at Stanford University > Series: from Ochos to Boleos > 1 6pm with breaks $ 67 for series; $25 for I, $45 for I & II >> Class I (1:00 to 2:30) Ochos & Pivots: the other essentials >> Class II (2:45 4:15) Effortless boleos. This class will emphasize the >> technical aspects of ³with² and ³contra² boleos. >> Class III (4:30 6:00) Boleos from new places and in combination. Express >> yourself with timing and quality. > > Sunday 9/11 at Renaissance Ballroom > * Series: Follower¹s Technique Intensive > 1:30 to 4:45 $45 Bring heels and flat shoes > (open to experienced leaders wishing to follow) >> Class I (1:30 to 3:00) Exercises for walking, footwork, blance, posture, >> pivots, and ochos. >> Class II (3:15 to 4:45) Exercises for overturned ochos, turns, control and >> release of the supporting / free leg as in ganchos and boleos > > * Women¹s Leading Class (Beg/Int) $25 (or less if taking full day) > Explore leading with one of the best women leaders in a supportive, fun > environment! > > Wednesday 9/14 at Cellspace > Luciana will dance with Homer and enjoy the milonga! > > Thursday 9/15 at the Beat > Alex Krebs joins Luciana for a special class: > * Learning to Walk Again (Check Beat for price) > Refine your walk. Explore playful, inventive walking variations for different > orchestras. > > Friday 9/16 at the Monte Cristo Special 2 hour class > Alex Krebs joins Luciana for: > * Exploring Musicality 7 9 pm $20 > What do the different orchestras offer? > What do you return? How can followers express the music they hear? > Includes admission to the Monte Cristo milonga. > > Saturday 9/17 at the Renaissance Ballroom > * Giros! (1:30 to 3:00) $25 > Refine your technique for effortless turning movement and navigation > > * Series: Volcadas Dynamic Leans (3:15 6:30) $45 >> Class I Technique for smooth execution these beautiful moves >> Class II Volcadas in combination and from different moments in the dance > > Sunday 9/18 at the Renaissance Ballroom > * Subtleties for Advanced Dancers (1:30 to 3:00) $25/person (couples only) > > * Series: Suspensions! $45 for series >> Class II (3:15 to 4:45) Colgadas Technique for dynamic ³hanging² turns >> Class III (5:00 to 6:30) Colgadas in combination and with other elements > > Locations > Rhythm & Motion: 1133 Mission St., San Francisco. Door code: ³2468². > Stanford University: Stanford GCC (Graduate Community Center): 750 Escondido > Road, Stanford University > Monte Cristo: 136 Missouri (near 17th), San Francisco > The Beat: 2560 9th Street Berkeley, > Renaissance Ballroom: 285 Ellis St., between Mason & Taylor, San Francisco. > Parking garage on Ellis between Mason & Taylor, or at Ellis & O¹Farrell near > Macy¹s. BART: Powell. > Please arrive 15 minutes before start of class to park, register and warm up > for class. > > Pricing > CASH ONLY AT THE DOOR > Pre-Payment is recommended. Space is limited. > Saturday and Sunday Pricing Specials: > 6 classes: $130, 3 classes: $67, 2 classes: $45, 1 class: $25 > Additional discounts for students with valid student ID: > 6 classes: $100, 3 classes: $52, 2 classes: $35, 1 class: $20 > > 10% off if pymt is received before 9/10/05 > > Classes marked as ³Series² on Saturdays and Sundays are progressive in nature. > Please do not take a later class in a series without the earlier one. > > Privates > Times are already filling up! > $90/ hour > Studio rental: $10/hour, 3971 26th St., San Francisco. > > References > Jean Chao: [email protected] > Homer Ladas: [email protected] > Nirmala and Gary: [email protected] > Caroline Peattie: [email protected] > Leslie Gordon: [email protected] > Felipe Martinez: [email protected] > Hung-Yut Chen: [email protected] > > Registration & Contact > Nirmala Dillman or Gary Weinberg at (415) 824-2412 or > [email protected] > 3971 26th St. > San Francisco, Ca 94131 > After 9/8, contact Luciana directly for privates at (415) 824-2412
