Robin Thomas (who teaches and djs in NYC) will be in St Louis June 22-24, 2007 to teach several tango workshops.
In addition to the classes, we will be organizing a couple of milongas and a practica just for the occasion. Two special DJs have been invited along with Robin. We have already been contacted by interested people from Ann Arbor, KC, Memphis, Champaign-Urbana, Chicago, and State College (Pennsylvania). This will be a fun-packed tango weekend. The workshop classes will be "couples only" with optional partner changes. He has used this format in his recent classes in Atlanta (which were sold out in advance). So we are requesting that people sign up with a partner. Robin will teach to the level of the participants of each class. If you don't have a partner, contact us and we will try to find you one. We will only have space for about 15 couples in the classes, so don't wait to register. The milongas will be open to everyone. The workshop website: http://www.gatewaytango.org/workshop/ Weekend Pass for all events (6 classes, 2 milongas and 1 practica): $100 Student discount: 50% shaun About Robin from his website www.robinthomastango.com: A well-known and respected dancer and DJ, Robin's enthusiasm for Argentine tango can be seen most clearly in his wholehearted dedication to teaching. He believes that it is very important for students to dance simply and musically from the very beginning. Building that strong base of connection and musicality early, Robin believes, will allow even very new beginners to feel comfortable and confident on a crowded dance floor and will also lead to a more comprehensive and fluid understanding of more complicated techniques later on. Robin's teaching style reflects this philosophy, and his students appreciate the humorous but still down-to-earth way he presents the material. Robin's travel schedule is a busy one, reflecting his growing popularity as a teacher and tango DJ. Recently, he has taught in Portland, Denver, Ann Arbor, Washington DC, Seattle, Berlin, Edinburgh, San Diego, Providence, Pittsburgh and at the universities, Yale, Princeton, and Cornell. When he is not traveling, Robin stays busy in his hometown of New York City teaching 3 group classes per week at Empire Dance Studio. On the rare occasion that he is neither teaching or DJing, Robin can always be seen on the dance floor, either working to expand his own understanding of Argentine tango, or simply enjoying the connection he works so hard to share with others.
