Join us for 5 days with Andres Amarilla & Meredith Klein in a setting that encourages lots of personal interaction. We're expecting tangueros from across the region, so join us!
~~~ Andres Amarilla & Meredith Klein, March 8-13 ~~~ In 1987, when he was 11 years old, ANDRES AMARILLA saw Juan Carlos Copes dancing tango on TV. Fascinated, he begged his mother to find him a tango teacher. After dancing for a year, he was recruited by Gustavo Naveira, with whom he studied and in whose company he performed for 3 years. In the 1990s, Andres was part of a small group of dancers led by Fabian Salas whose investigations led to the creation of "nuevo tango." Although he is best known in Buenos Aires for teaching and performing nuevo tango, Andres' dancing is firmly grounded in traditional tango technique and his teaching is applicable to afficionados of all tango styles. MEREDITH KLEIN began dancing tango in Massachusetts in 1999. Early in 2005, she decided to leave her career as a Development Consultant for nonprofits and move to Buenos Aires to devote herself to tango. Meredith & Andres have been working together since April 2005. For more info on Andres & Meredith, see http://andresamarilla.com MILONGA PICANTE Demo by Andres & Meredith Saturday, March 11, 9:30pm-1:30am Guest DJ Ramji V of Ann Arbor Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Avenue $10 Thursday, March 9 (Church of the Redeemer) ------------------------------------------ 7:00-7:30pm REGISTRATION & WARMUP 7:30-9:00pm 1. TECHNIQUE FOR NUEVO: CHANGES OF DIRECTION (Int). Andres & Meredith will use the concept of changes of direction (alterations) to teach basic elements of tango technique. Friday, March 10 (Church of the Redeemer) ----------------------------------------- 7:30-8:00pm REGISTRATION & WARMUP 8:00-9:30pm 2. TORSION: DON'T DANCE TANGO WITHOUT IT (All Levels). Build a deeper understanding of contra-body movements. Includes elements for vals. Special price of $15 for those dancing tango for less than 2 months. 9:30-11:00pm SOCIAL PRACTICA. ($5 if not taking the workshop.) Saturday, March 11 (Wilkins School, 7604 Charleston Ave) ------------------------------------- 1:00-1:30pm REGISTRATION & WARMUP 1:30-3:00pm 3. IMPROVISATION GAMES (Int). 3:30-5:00pm 4. LINEAR & CIRCULAR BOLEOS: TECHNIQUE & COMBINATIONS (Solid Int). Sunday, March 12 (Church of the Redeemer) ---------------------------------------- Noon-12:30pm REGISTRATION & WARMUP. 12:30-2:00pm 5. COOL COMBINATIONS WITH COLGADAS (Adv). Familiarity with colgadas or single axis turns required. 2:30-4:00pm 6. GANCHOS NUEVO STYLE: TECHNIQUE & COMBINATIONS (Int/Adv). Workshop Cost ------------- 1/$25, 2/$45, 3/$65, 4/$80, 5/$95, 6/$110 Discounts (pick one) EARLY BIRD: 10% off if paid by Tue., March 7. TRAVELERS: 10% discount. Must be traveling 100+ miles. EARLY BIRD TRAVELERS: 15% for travelers registering early. HOST: 15% off per guest taking a workshop. Credit card payments by PayPal should be sent to [email protected] Private Lessons --------------- Privates with Andres & Meredith are available Thursday through Monday. Cost for singles or couples is $75/hour with both Andres & Meredith (plus floor fee, if any). Cost for 3 hours of privates is $200. Contact Trini at 412-521-1476 or email [email protected]. Registration ------------ Email registration accepted ([email protected]). Make checks (postmarked by March 7) payable to: Trini Regaspi 3 Musgrave St. Pittsburgh, PA 15207 PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburgh's most popular social dance. http://www.pitt.edu/~mcph/PATangoWeb.htm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
