Mario Consiglieri & Anabella Diaz-Hojman will be teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area from December 2-11 Meet and greet them at the Verdi Club on Thursday, Dec 1.
WORKSHOPS Series Each workshop $25. Three workshops or more $20 each (by pre-registration Contact: Dorcas Hendershott, [email protected] phone: (408) 739-9737 Saturday, December 3 @ The Renaissance Ballroom, 285 Ellis, San Francisco (between Mason & Taylor) - parking next door (A) 1:00-2:15 pm Movement and mechanics (B) 2:30-3:45 pm Circular movement and concepts - tomadas, trabadas, colgadas, volcadas (C) 4:00-5:15 pm Weight changes with opposition and concepts - sacadas, rebounds, ganchos Sunday, December 4 @ The Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (D) 2:30-4:00 pm Improvisation in social spaces (E) 4:15-5:45 pm Tango Vals - cadences, energy and navigation followed by 6:00-10:00pm MILONGA del Espiritu Libre $12 with demo by Mario & Anabella Free milonga for workshop participants on Dec 11 http://www.stanford.edu/~dorcas/EspirituLibre Saturday, December 10 @ The Renaissance Ballroom, 285 Ellis, San Francisco (between Mason & Taylor) - parking next door (F) 1:00-2:15 pm Complex movements and disassociation - torso/hips, minimums/maximums (G) 2:30-3:45 pm Rhythmic structures and playful cadences (H) 4:00-5:15 pm Dynamic movements to De Sarli and Piazzolla Sunday, December 11 @ Steppin Out, 830 Stewart, Sunnyvale (I) 5:00-6:30 pm Posture & movement for a close embrace (J) 7:00-8:30 pm Milonga Traspie followed by 8:30pm - 12:00am MILONGA "Club Corrientes" $12 with demo by Mario & Anabella Free milonga for workshop participants on Dec 11 http://www.steppinoutproductions.com/getting-here!-.-.-.-directions/ Mario & Anabella will be available for private lessons - with reduced prices for workshop participants. Maria & Anabella will also be teaching the following classes: Friday, December 2 @ Rhythm & Motion, 113 Mission Street, San Francisco 8:30 -10:00 p.m. Advanced concepts for close embrace improvisation 10:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m. Practica Class & practica $20, practica only $10 Contact: Julian & Claudia, [email protected] Monday, December 5 @ The Beat, 2560 9th Street (at Dwight), Berkeley 8:15-9:15 p.m. Funky musicality and adornments 9:15 p.m -12:00 a.m. Practica $10 class & practica Contact: Felipe & Rosa, [email protected] Friday, December 9 @ The Monte Cristo Club, 136 Missouri, San Francisco, 8:00 -9:00 p.m. Improvisation 9:00 p.m.-12 a.m. Milonga Class & milonga $12, milonga only $10. Contact: Gary & Nirmala, [email protected] Mario Consiglieri has restablished himself as the new rising star of the Nuevo Tango (under the tutelage of Fabian Salas, Gustavo Naveira and Chicho Frumbolli), further developing a style of the dance which incorporates innovative steps with creative musicality, fluidity, and an increased capacity for self-expression. In 2004, Mario became the first North American instructor invited to teach at Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino (CITA) held in Buenos Aires, every March. Since 2002, Mario has proved himself to be a dedicated and popular teacher - traveling around the United States giving workshops and performances. His belief that the body can be used in many ways to reflect the different moods in the music, has led him to investigate variations in the qualities of movement, then applying his knowledge to paint movements on the floor, much like an artist would on his canvas. Dynamically diverse and adept in all areas of the dance, Mario Consiglieri has an insight into the mechanics and musicality of Tango that sets him apart from the crowd. This is what makes him such a special teacher and dancer. Anabella Diaz-Hojman is an incredibly talented dancer and instructor. She has performed and taught with Mario Consiglieri in Syracuse, NY, as well as NYC, NY. She has also partnered with Pablo Inza and Fabrizio Forti in Buenos Aires, Argentina - her hometown. Dancing since she was a child, Anabella has studied contemporary dance, martial arts, and most recently done intensive study with Chicho & Eugenia, the contemporary masters of Tango Nuevo. She is one of the most beloved social dancers in Buenos Aires, and has an incredible sensitivity as a follower. Her knowledge of the dynamics of dance, and musicality, make her an specially valuable asset in a classroom. In 2004, Anabella toured major cities within the US with Mario, and in Europe with Pablo Inza. Mario & Anabella's web site: http://www.nuevotango.com
