Woodstock Tango & The Bearsville Theater present....
TANGO & SWING AT THE BEARSVILLE THEATER
SATURDAY, APRIL 28 ~
Afternoon workshops/Evening Milonga and swing dance...
Tanguero's and swing dancers from across the region will be attending
the Saturday, April 28th Tango & Swing Dance at the Bearsville
Theater, which features two evening classes in both dances as well as a
night of social dancing. Special guest Nelson Avila, star of Broadway's
original production of Tango Argentino, will perform a tango
demonstration during the evening festivities, as well as conduct
afternoon workshops with his wife and partner Madalyn, in Tango
Essentials and Chacarera, Argentina's most popular folkdance. All
activities take place at the Bearsville Theater.
Tickets for the evening are $15; the afternoon workshops start at $20,
with discounts to attend the evening dance. For advance dance tickets,
visit www.bearsvilletheater.com; for information on the dance workshops
call Ilene Marder (845) 246-1122, or visit www.WoodstockTango.com.
IN THE AFTERNOON: Workshops with NELSON & MADALYN
3p-4:30p: TANGO ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP - The Maestro's Secrets
4:45p-6:15p: CHACARERA WORKSHOP (the most fun, popular folkdance of
Argentina, danced regularly at BsAs milongas)
In Advance (By Friday 4/27):$25 per workshop:1 workshop w/milonga- $35 ;
2 workshops @$45, w/milonga $55. (plus members discount).
IN THE EVENING: 2 CLASSES FOLLOWED BY MILONGA & SWING DANCE ON 2 FLOORS!
8p-9p: Two Simultaneous Classes! West Coast Swing in the Lounge &
Argentine Tango Milonga in the Theater.
9p-12:30a: MILONGA with DJ Ilene de Woodstock; SWING DANCE with DJ
Evan MacDonald
Tango Demo by Nelson & Madalyn! Swing Demo by Evan...!
$15 pp includes class and refreshments, cash bar. BEGINNERS WELCOME. No
partner necessary.
Bring smooth-soled shoes, no rubber soles.
MADALYN & NELSON AVILA:
Born in Argentina, Nelson Avila is a world-famous maestro of Argentine
Tango, having appeared in the original Broadway production of Tango
Argentino, as well as other prestigious tango shows, including the 2004
production of Forever Tango, in Buenos Aires, Europe, South America, the
USA & Canada. He performed for the Kennedy White House, has been
photographed for Vogue magazine and has trained such luminaries as
Robert Duvall, Rita Moreno, Sharon Stone, Anthony Quinn and the Russian
dancer Vasiliev. He now lives in NYC with his wife Madalyn, where he
teaches and performs when not touring and giving workshops
The BEARSVILLE THEATER, located on Rt. 212, two miles West of the
Woodstock Village Green, is perched on the Sawkill Creek in one the
region's most picturesque streamside settings. Legendary among
theatergoers and artists alike as the brain child of Albert Grossman,
the music industry visionary who managed Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin, it
was built by local artisans as a one-of-a-kind showplace venue for an
array of musical, theatrical and special events.
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