Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlot are renowned for their style, interpretation, choreography, command of the stage and clear teaching techniques. They have a unique quality to convey to their audience and their students the scope of tango emotions from intense passion to the comic. (www.fernandaguillermo.com)
Classes will be taught in a progressive curriculum. Friday, March 17: 7:00 8:15 Fundamentals. Become one with your partner, synchronized in walks, stops, pauses. Leader will learn to feel where the followers weight is at all times, and followers will learn to read the leaders mark. 8:30 9:45 Parallel and Crossed Systems. Become fluent in silent communication with your partner. Ochos are figures that require hips move while the upper body remains stationary. Ochos are the starting point of creative possibilities. Saturday, March 18: 11:00 12:15 Musical Feet. Starting with the firm and soft circle of the embrace, we will travel in the circles of giros for men and molinetes for women in both directions and to different musical rhythms. Giros offer endless possibilities of improvisation. 12:30 1:45 Possibilities. Balanced ochos and giros open the opportunity to learn ganchos and boleos. Insights into improvisational technique. 2:00 3:30 Lunch break. 3:30 4:45 Combinations/Improvisation. Sacada technique (using ones leg to move the partners leg) as a possibility to combine with previously mastered figures. 9:00 12:00 Milonga. Sunday, March 19 Special Topics for Advanced Tangueros: (Prerequisites: Students must have mastered ochos, giros, molinetes, ganchos, boleos and sacadas.) 12:00 1:00 A review of fundamentals for the advanced dancer. 1:30 2:45 Improvisation and creativity for the advanced dancer. 3:00 4:15 Creating a personalized style to your dance through pauses, rhythmic changes and other dynamic variations. Cost: $25 per class (Full day package deduct $5 per class) Location: 6101 Martway, Mission, KS (suburb of Kansas City) For more information call Toi Shaw 816.305.2931 or email [email protected]
