The Tango Society of Central Illinois in pleased to announce a tango workshop weekend with Robert Hauk as guest instructor and DJ - Friday January 20 to Sunday January 22 - in Urbana, IL, the home of the University of Illinois, where we have had a friendly thriving tango community for over 7 years. There will be workshops Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening, and Sunday afternoon, as well as a practica Friday evening and a milonga on Saturday evening. The focus in the workshops will be improvisation on turns in tight spaces and advanced tango musicality.
Mark you calendar. Details will be available soon on our website: www.centraltango,com About Robert Robert Hauk has been dancing tango for over 10 years. He has spent significant time in the milongas of Buenos Aires and has earned the respect of the milongueros. He has studied extensively with Susana Miller for over 8 years and is recognized as one of the leading American instructors of the close embrace milonguero style, having been invited repeatedly to teach at tango festivals and workshop weekends throughout the US. His teaching success is evident in his impact on the growth of his home tango community – Portland, Oregon – one of the largest and most highly skilled tango communities in the US. Robert's expertise in teaching is in making his extensive knowledge of tango accessible to students. The practical material you learn in his classes is readily transferred to the milonga dance floor. Many tango students who have studied with Robert have noticed their social tango skills improve significantly in a short time. This is why he is invited repeatedly to teach in the same communities. Robert is also an excellent DJ, knowing how to judge the flow of energy and emotions throughout the course of a milonga and apply the right music to the moment. Thus is why Robert is also a regular invited DJ at tango festivals. Ron Weigel Tango Society of Central Illinois Urbana IL
