Esmeralda's Tango and Pierogi Wednesdays at the Ukrainian Restaurant, 140 Second Ave between 8th St (St. Mark¹s) and 9th
LEXA does the Basic lesson at 6:30 She¹s also a terrific and imaginative dj! Hear her tomorrow night Guest teacher, ADRIANA PEGORER teaches Wed. intermediate lesson at 7:30 entitled: ³HOW TO LEARN TO DANCE MILONGA WITHOUT GOING CRAZY² How to keep a still, firm embrace while being quick and playful with your feet to move in its ³quick playfulness²--a problem central to the difficulty of learning this wonderful rhythm. NICE SEGUE: This lesson sets you up for Ruben Milonga visitng from BsAs, who will lecture on the history of the tango and also perform a milonga the following Wed! Dance until midnight. (NOTE: IF WE HAVE A TERRIBLE IMBALANCE OF LEADERS/FOLLOWERSEITHER WAYI WILL GIVE A RAINCHECK--IT HAS HAPPENED!) Remember the East Village Ukrainian Restaurant has terrific, very reasonable food. Parking is not as fierce as on weekends in the East Village. At 7, parking is ok on 1st Ave. For more info about Adriana, please see her bio on www.celebratetango.com/events
