Chesbay Tango Presents
A Weekend of Argentine Tango
With DANNY WAGGONER and LESLIE HODGES of Atlanta, Georgia
Friday, November 11  Sunday November 13, 2005
Portsmouth, Virginia


No matter what your style of dancing Argentine tango, Danny and Leslies
classes apply. They teach the social version of Argentine tango, perhaps the
worlds most sensual partner dance and a form entirely improvised. The
leader navigates the floor, moving with the music and the flow of other
couples along the line of dance and providing the follower with clearly
indicated opportunities for steps and figures of varying size, tempo, and
energy. The unspoken dialogue as partners respond to one anothers
expressive interpretations and energy through the connection of their
bodies, has lead to the description of this dance as a conversation without
words.

When Leslie and Danny discovered Argentine tango in 1994, they were launched
on an intense exploration of tango. Since then they have studied with some
of the best master teachers, returning again and again to the great city of
Buenos Aires, the birthplace of tango, making friends with and dancing with
the portenos there, deepening their knowledge and appreciation of the city,
the culture, and the dance. Among their primary influences are Susan Miller,
Cacho Dante, and Ana Maria Schapira, though the list of master teachers and
dancers from whom they have drawn inspiration and knowledge is much longer.


As Danny and Leslie say, Because of the joy and the growth we have found in
learning, dancing, and listening to tango, we wish to share our passion for
Argentine tango with others who find themselves drawn to it. They have been
teaching for many years, working with groups and individuals in Atlanta,
Birmingham, Charleston, Charlotte, Houston, and Philadelphia.

They will be available for private lessons during the upcoming Chesbay Tango
Weekend.



SCHEDULE:

*** All events will be held in the home of Mercedes and Alan Cook, 4102
Faigle Road, Portsmouth, VA 23703. [email protected] (757) 484-0170 ***

Friday, November 11

8 p.m.  midnight - Informal Milonga
Come dance and visit with Leslie and Danny and your fellow tangueros.
Sangria, water and light hors doeuvres provided. Please bring anything else
you might want to drink.



Saturday, November 12

1  2:30 p.m. CLASS 1: Breaking Ground - Estilo Milonguero (Framework and
balance, the connection within the embrace, hearing and moving to the
rhythms of tango, parallel and crossed leads.)

2:45  4:15 p.m. CLASS 2: Laying the Foundation - Sometimes a Step is Just a
Step? (How leaders build their figures and develop floorcraft, how followers
bring energy, expression, and adornment to the dance, and how the partners
elements come together to create their dance.)

9 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Milonga
Delicious hors doeuvres, sangria, and water provided. Please bring anything
else you might want to drink.


Sunday, November 13

1 - 2:30 p.m. CLASS 3: Time to Raise the Roof - New approaches to Familiar
Figures. (Exploring new pathways with cruzadas, giros, and ochos.)

2:30  5 p.m. Practica and Social Hour


PRICING:

*** Payments RECEIVED before November 4 ***

PACKAGE (All events - includes three classes, a practica, two milongas)
$70/person

A LA CARTE
Each Class: $20/person
Thursday milonga: $5/person
Saturday milonga: $10/person

*** Payments RECEIVED after November 4 or at the door***

PACKAGE ((All events - includes three classes, a practica, two milongas)
$95/person

A LA CARTE
Each Class: $25/person
Thursday milonga: $10/person
Saturday milonga $15/person


PAYMENTS: Make checks payable to Minnie Fleming and mail them to 1896 Rock
Lake Loop, Virginia Beach, VA 23456. Please include a list of events you
will attend.


QUESTIONS or to arrange PRIVATE LESSONS: Call or email Minnie Fleming at
471-3718, [email protected].


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TANGO IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS: Those of you headed south for the
Halloween weekend can study with many of Atlantas Argentine tango teachers
at the Halloween TangoFest, October 28  30, Chickamauga, GA.  Check
www.tango-rio for details.
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