Homer Ladas & Cristina Navarro-Ladas Pittsburgh April 19-23 HOMER LADAS is an inventive enthusiast of the popular "New Tango" school while also reflecting the traditional roots of the dance. He has been dancing tango obsessively since 1997 and teaching full-time since 2002. He focuses on a fusion of open and close embrace tango ideologies while emphasizing the social aspects of connection, musicality, and floorcraft. Homer also enjoys and works hard at deejaying both traditional and alternative tango mixes. In addition, he is a founding member of the non-profit group Project Tango which endeavors to promote tango as a social dance and evolving art form in our world culture while building and maintaining individual & community integrity, balance, and respect. As teachers, Homer and his wife Cristina are committed to creating a positive class environment where small epiphanies can & do occur in their students. It has been said, on more than one occasion, that few dancing couples improvise with such skill, personality, and fluidity of movement. Married since May 2002 they continue to explore deeper facets of their relationship to each other and to tango. For more on Homer including videos of class concepts and deejaying tips, visit his webpage at http://www.organictangosf.info/index_SF.shtml MILONGA X Saturday, April 21, 9:30pm-1:30pm Ditch the suits and pearls! Get creative with how you dress! X-press the real you or an alternative you! DJ Greg Messina 3519 Butler Street, Pittsburgh (Press the Rob Clark buzzer) $10 THURSDAY, APRIL 19 ------------------ (Margaret Morrison Hall, Room 202, Carnegie-Mellon University) 8:00-9:00pm X-SESSION: SACADAS. A thematic creative exploration session. Homer & Cristina will provide the guidance and seeds for dancers to get really creative with sacadas. Homer & Cristina will also use this time to get to know the community and tailor the weekend workshops accordingly. Another X-Session is planned with the womens sacadas workshop on Sunday as a followup. $5 Non-students, free for students.
9:00-11:00pm CMU Practica. Free and open to all. FRIDAY, APRIL 20 (Wilkins School) --------------------------------- 7:30-8:00pm REGISTRATION & WARMUP 8:00-9:30pm 1. STOPS, CATCHES, & GRABS (All levels). A guided exploration of stops, catches, and grabs to add spice to your dance. SATURDAY, APRIL 21 (Wilkins School) ----------------------------------- **Note: We must finish up by 5pm! Please be on time.** 11:30am-Noon REGISTRATION & WARMUP Noon-1:30pm 2. ELASTICITY, GROUNDEDNESS, & LOOSE WOMEN (Int). Students will work on feeling solidly connected to the floor and using that floor connection in addition to an intelligently malleable frame to generate action and reaction. Followers will work to create a toned looseness in the free leg so that leaders can (and will in this workshop) play with movements that stem from this grounded looseness. Upstairs. 1:45-3:10pm 3. THE FLEXIBLE EMBRACE(Int/Adv) Transitioning from close to open to close embrace. In the Basement. 3:30- 4:55pm 4. THREE FLAVORS OF OCHOS FROM PLAIN TO IMPLUSE (Int/Adv). The development of leader/follower Ocho technique from simple to more complex based on need. Their use from close-embrace to open and overturned will be explored. In the Basement. SUNDAY, APRIL 22 (Wilkins School) --------------------------------- 1:30-3:00pm 5. WOMENS SACADAS (Int/Adv). One theory will be developed that makes it easier to understand and apply Womens Sacadas (front, side, back) in a variety of different positions. In the Basement. 3:30-5:00pm 6. PIAZZOLLA AND BEYOND (Adv). A practical guide to dancing to non-traditional rhythms, accents, & melody. Workshop Cost 1 class $25 2 classes $45 3 classes $65 4 classes $80 5 classes $95 6 classes $110 EARLY BIRD: 10% off if paid/postmarked by Tues, April 17. TRAVELERS: 10% off if traveling 100+ miles EARLY TRAVELERS: 15% off for Travelers paid/postmarked by Tues, April 17. HOST: 10% off per guest hosted. Credit cards accepted through PayPal. Send PayPal payments to [email protected] Private Lessons --------------- Privates with Homer are $80/hour for single or couples. Studio rental fee of $15 if necessary. Contact Trini at 412-521-1476 or [email protected] to schedule. Wilkins School & Community Center --------------------------------- 7604 Charleston Ave WSCC is located off Exit 7 (Edgewood/Swissvale) of I-376. Travel towards Edgewood on S. Braddock Avenue. Turn left onto Sanders Avenue. Turn left onto Milton Avenue (1 block). For more information, contact Trini at [email protected] or 412-521-1476. --------- REGISTRATION FORM (print this part) ---------- NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: EMAIL: ___ Leader ___ Follower WORKSHOPS: ____ Fri. 1. Stops, Catches, & Grabs ____ Sat. 2. Elasticity, Groundedness, & Loose Women ____ Sat. 3. The Flexible Embrace ____ Sat. 4. Three Flavors of Ochos ____ Sun. 5. Womens Sacadas ____ Sun. 6. Piazzolla and Beyond ____ Milonga X $10 Send checks 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://patangos.home.comcast.net/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
