North Florida Regional Mini-Festival with Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt
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Expert Teachers of Close Embrace Tango...
Rooted in the Traditions of the Neighborhood of Villa Urquizain in Buenos
Aires...
Giving Workshops for Intermediates and Beginners...In Gainesville, Florida
on October 27, 28, and 29th, 2006
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...Join the FUN. ...Feel the PASSION...of Close-Embrace Tango ...With
True Masters of the Art!
**10 Workshops
**2 Tango Dances
**Live Music Saturday
**Thrilling Exhibitions
Dear Tango Friend,
Marsha and I are very excited to have Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt from New
York City and Buenos Aires come to Northern Florida to teach close embrace
tango. Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt dance an elegant style of social tango
which is rooted in the traditions of the neighborhood of Villa Urquiza in
Buenos Aires.
Their dance is defined by a smooth and graceful walk, a powerful sense of
musicality, subtle steps entwined with intricate embellishments, and an
intimate embrace. Their passion and respect for tango, its culture, and its
music is clearly evidenced in their emotional dancing, as well as in their
teaching.
Ney and Jennifer have studied together with such maestros as Javier
Rodriguez, Jorge Dispari y Maria del Carmen, Geraldine Rojas, and Julio
Balmaceda y Corina de la Rosa. Together Jennifer and Ney teach 4 weekly
group classes in NYC, travel almost every weekend to teach workshops and at
festivals, and run 3 annual tours to Buenos Aires for dancers (where they
live for 5 months of the year).
Video of Ney and Jennifer Dancing Tango at the Yale Tango Festival:
http://www.close-embrace.com/videoyalefest.html
Their of school of Tango Argentino, EL ABRAZO (which means The Embrace), is
based in New York City at Empire Dance Studio and in their classes together
they are dedicated to inspiring students to dance tango with feeling,
musicality, cadencia, and connection - the way it is danced in Buenos Aires.
The atmosphere in their classes is relaxed, personable and lively, and they
place equal emphasis on the lady's role as the men's.
Technique and the essence of tango, both fundamental to dancing well, are
stressed in whatever step is being shown. Ney and Jennifer have recently
taught and performed in Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia, as well as
extensively all over North America.
There will be separate tracks for Beginners and Intermediate/Advanced
dancers. Ney and Jennifer have designed the classes in a way that beginners
can feel success and advanced dancers can be challenged.
We welcome tango dancers from Gainesville and all around the area: Tampa,
Orlando, Melbourne, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine,
Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm, as well as Louisiana, Georgia, South
Carolina, and North Carolina. (Testimonials from Past Participants)
Classes Friday, October 27:
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Where:
Unified Training Center
809 W. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
Beginners-1: 6:30-7:45PM--Tango Rhythm & Musicality I (focus on rhythmic
tangos) Cost: $35
Intermediate/Advanced-1: 8:00-9:15PM-- Tango Rhythm & Musicality II (focus
on slow lyrical tangos) Cost: $35
Classes Saturday, October 28:
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Where:
Orion Fitness Center
3442 W. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32607
Beginners-2: 12:00-1:15PM--Class 2. Technique: Putting it Together -
Connection & Embrace Cost: $35
Intermediate/Advanced-2: 1:30-2:45PM--Technique: Leaders
Technique/Follower's Technique (split class) Cost: $35
Beginners-3: 3:00-4:15PM--Turns Cost: $35
Intermediate/Advanced-3: 4:30-5:45PM--Vals Cost: $35
Classes Sunday, October 29:
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Where:
Orion Fitness Center
3442 W. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32607
Beginners-4: 11:00-12:15PM--Pasos Muy Porteños (steps from BsAs milonga)
Cost: $35
Intermediate/Advanced-4: 12:30PM-1:45PM-- Sacadas Cost: $35
Beginners-5: 2:00-3:15PM--Milonga Traspie Cost: $35
Intermediate/Advanced-5: 3:30-4:45PM--Boleos Cost: $35
Milonga Friday Night-October 27:
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Where:
Unified Training Center
809 W. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
352-379-7398
When: 9:00PM - ???-- Cost: $15
Milonga Saturday Night-October 28:
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Where:
Unified Training Center
809 W. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
352-379-7398
When: 8:30 - 12:30PM-- Cost: $25 -With live tango concert
Tango Music Concert Saturday Night: With String Quartet From Gainesville,
Florida
Concert: 9:30-10:30PM
DJ: 8:30-9:30PM & 10:30-12:30PM
Workshop Prices: $35 each
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Package Prices:
Package #1. Five Workshops: $150, before September 15, 2006 and $170 after
September 15, 2006.
Package #2. Total Weekend-1 (Includes five workshops and two milongas):
$160, before September 15, 2006 and $185 after September 15, 2006.
Package #3. Ten Workshops: $225, before September 15, 2006 and $245 after
September 15, 2006.
Package #4. Total Weekend-2 (Includes ten workshops and two milongas): $235,
before September 15, 2006 and $260 after September 15, 2006.
Register: Pre-registration strongly encouraged. To register contact Teo
Bartek at: 904-430-0335 or email [email protected]. Include your name,
address, telephone number and email address, and the events you want to
attend.
Private Lessons: Ney and Jennifer are available to teach private lessons on
the afternoon of Friday, October 27.
Teo and Marsha Bartek
Tango From The Heart
[email protected]
904-430-0335
JOIN US!
Argentine Tango...An exciting, romantic, passionate weekend of adventure:
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