One of the most dynamic tango couples of the new generation, Ney Melo & Jennifer Bratt will teaching 6 workshops (beginner - advanced) this weekend in Pittsburgh, PA:
Friday Oct 20: 1) Fundamentals class with a focus on musicality and floorcraft elements. (Beg) Saturday Oct 21: 2) Women's Embellishment Bootcamp (beg/int) & Men's Technique Bootcamp (beg/int) 3) Playing with syncopas (int) 4) Vals (int) Sunday Oct 22: 5) Milonga Traspie: Technique and Musicality (int) 6) Milonga Traspie: More advanced moves (int/adv) For exact location and times, email: [email protected] or call 412-521-1476 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. Ney and Jennifer have recently taught and performed in Romania, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia, as well as extensively all over North America. Together Jennifer and Ney run a popular weekly practica in NYC and organize 3 annual tours to Buenos Aires for dancers (where they live for 5 months of the year). -- Don't forget to watch "TANGO TELEVISION" at http://www.youtube.com/tangotelevision
