Tango Moments is proud to present :Teo and Marsha Bartek www.GainesvilleTango.org
Tango Intensive Workshop; Close-Embrace Tango 2 days of Almost-As-Good-As-Privates Tango Intensive! Classes are limited to 12 students, so each student gets personal attention to focus on their individual needs - it's almost as good as a private lesson. Each day is an intensive 8 hours, less lunch and breaks. Teo and Marsha have studied close-embrace tango in BsAs, New York, Paris, and other cities. They have been truly addicted to tango, and have logged over 500 hrs of private instruction and studied at workshops with such masters as Carlos Gavito, Juan Carlos Copes, Osvaldo Zotto, Omar Vega, Guillarmo and Fernanda, Rebecca Schulman, Pablo Veron, Miriam and Hugo, Hsueh-tze Lee, Brigitta Winkler, Maria Jose Sosa, Cecilia Saia, Viviana Parra, Veronique and Thierry and Ricardo Vidort, Portland's own Robert Hauk with Barbara Durr, Danial Lapadula, Mariela Franganillo, Valeria Solomonoff, Eva Carrozza, Jr Cervila, Jak Karako, Fabian Salas, and many others. Their Tango Intensive workshop does not focus on steps. Instead, they work on the core concepts of Tango - connection, walking, balance, flexibility, strength, body awareness, lead/follow principles, intention, musicality, timing, embellishments, improvisation, and navigation. As such, students can benefit from attending just one or both days. Testimonials From Past Students: Kathryn Johns and the Charleston Tango Society: Teo and Marsha have an amazing understanding of the deeper aspects of Argentine Tango, coupled with the talent to work with dancers at several levels at once, providing personal attention! This has been the most amazing workshop experience we've had! Cliff and Glynda Newton: Teo and Marsha's concept and method of teaching involves the spiritual connection between dancers as well as the same spiritual connection between the teachers and their student dancers. Andrew Weitzen: loved your lessons enjoyable yet challenging encouraging me demanding, gently [that I learn] correct foot placement, weight distribution, body posture, and tension and pressure in the lead. Veronica Emhart: really enjoyed the heart to heart connection. I think both of you do an extraordinary job in transferring the beauty, sensitivity, sensuality, and fun that Tango can provide to all of us. C.G. Scheu - founder, Argentine Tango Society of Tallahassee: You have a passion for dancing Tango that is simply contagious. You teach the ability to connect with people on a higher level. Jessi Larsen, Washington, DC: Teo and Marsha are great dancers and great teachers They help you tap into the transformative power of movement that is nowhere more eloquently expressed than in Tango. Kathleen Johnson, Dance Instructor: dynamic To see them dance Tango is a heart-stirring experience. You can feel the pure love between them. They are excellent teachers, coaches and are certainly our Ambassadors of Tango in Central Florida. Classes are limited to 12 students. Register early for Tango From The Heart Close-Embrace Intensive, $95/day - less than $16/hr for an intensive that is almost as good as a private lesson To register or for more information, contact Jay Rabe at 503-752-3664 or email [email protected]. For more information on what to expect from this workshop, visit www.TangoMoments.com For more information on Teo & Marsha, visit www.gainesvilletango.org What You Will Learn: Both leaders and followers will learn: How to embrace, how to hold your body and how to move your feet. It is very different in close-embrace tango. The mysteries of keeping your weight forward ... tricks for maintaining this posture throughout the dance When to flex your knees and when to keep your legs straight When to take large steps and when to take small steps How to be toned and connected within ones own body...and dance that way! How to achieve a physical and emotional connection with your partner, and how to maintain that connection throughout the dance ... In close-embrace Tango From The Heart, connection comes first, and movement second. How to project your male or female energy through your demeanor and through your tango movements. This charges the dance with electric energy... and makes it feel sultry and passionate. Learn to dance with a playful attitude ... no judgment and no criticism. How the art of "opening" can transform each step and take your tango experience to a whole new dimension. Leaders will learn: How to lead every step a follower takes, placing her exactly where you want her. Women love this! It make's it easy for them to follow, and it makes them feel like they are being lead by a someone who knows what they're doing. When to walk heel first, and when to walk on the front of your feet. How to lead a syncopation, a boleo or a cambio de frente using the power of your feet, legs and torso rather than your arms How to 'take the follower with you' when you move...This is often overlooked! How to properly use your arms to maintain the connection, and how to use your legs and torso to manipulate her weight changes and move her in the direction you want to go. How to feel where her weight is at all times, and only move in the direction of her weight...Very important. This makes the dance elegant and smooth. How to change from parallel to crossed feet softly, so that your partner doesn't lose her balance and composure. How the man can use both male and female qualities in leading...The best milongueros in Buenos Aires are masters of this, and know how to adjust to the woman and savor every moment! Followers will learn: Pregnant pauses--how to enjoy them, and how to use them to embellish and add style and grace to your dancing. Five iron-clad rules of following in tango...memorize these and you'll always know what to do Leg awareness - which leg holds your weight, and which leg is free. And understand when your weight should be evenly divided between both legs. How to step with energy - making a statement and letting the leader know where you stand. How to do a calicita--a position in tango where the follower stands on one leg, with the other leg hanging, relaxed. The secrets of a powerful backward walk. How to share and maintain a common axis of balance with the leader by using the proper foot position and placement How to do back ochos and molinetes in close-embrace - It is much different than in open embrace. How to quickly adjust to the many different dance styles of the leaders you dance with...This one simple technique will almost assure you of a successful dance with every partner you encounter. Where: Tango Moments Studio 1635 S.E. Morrison St. Portland, OR When: Saturday and Sunday, September 24 & 25 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 9:00 - 10:30 instruction 10:30 - 10:45 break 10:45 - 12:15 instruction 12:15 - 1:45 lunch 1:45 - 3:15 instruction 3:15 - 3:30 break 3:30 - 5:00 instruction Price: $95 each day, ~$16/hr for almost-as-good-as-a-private lesson $20 drop-ins for any single class - however class size is limited, so please be sure to pre-register No partner necessary - partners will rotate Register: Pre-registration strongly encouraged. Class size strictly limited to 12 students Contact Jay Rabe at cell: 503-752-3664 or email [email protected]
