A weekend with Pulpo & Luiza with Trio Folias!
Highlights: - Milonga with Live Music by Trio Folias (final details TBA) - Musicality class with Avik & Patricia - Beginners rate for the Friday night class The improvisation is me at the present moment. And in the present moment there's only me and my dance partner. What dance is more true to what one feels? I fly listening to melodies. I inspire myself all the time in the melody. It gives you an endless freedom, something that to me is fundamental in my dance. My dance expresses the freedom I have inside and the music has to inspire freedom. Norbert El Pulpo Esbrez NORBERTO EL PULPO ESBREZ of Buenos Aires is the third generation of tangueros in his family (grandfather and father were both bandoneon players). For almost two decades Norberto has devoted himself to tango, developing a very personal technique and style. The fluidity of his style and complexity of legwork with ganchos, sacadas, and enganches has earned him the nickname "El Pulpo" (the Octopus) at the milongas. Known all over the world as "The King of Ganchos", he is constantly discovering and adding new movements to the tango vocabulary such as: enganches, enredadas, suspensión, the ocho "loco", cruces con cambio de peso and other figures that he hasn´t named yet. Today he is considered the most creative of the tango dancers. LUIZA PAES, his partner, has studied music since she was age six, eventually working professionally in musical education and vocal technique. In 1998 she began to study and dance tango with Norberto, eventually becoming his partner. She works on technique and musicality for all levels emphasizing the leader and follower's role, improvisation, and adapting a dancers personal talents to follow different styles. She is also fluent in five languages. More on Norberto & Luiza can be found at http://www.pulpostango.com.ar/ TRIO FOLIAS combines Avik Basu (bandoneons), Andrew Bergeron (guitar), and Carmen Maret (flute), all with expertise in Argentine tango music performance and Argentine social tango dance instruction. They join with Avik Basu who is a key organizer and teacher in the Ann Arbor tango community which has developed into one of the most vibrant tango scenes in the country. With Aviks dance partner Patricia Greve, Trio Folias is touring the U.S. giving concerts and music workshops. MINI-MILONGA Friday, June 1 9:30-11:30pm $5 (Free with Friday workshop) Wilkins School *** Time of Milonga Picante may change. Location TBA *** MILONGA PICANTE Saturday, June 2 9:30pm - 1:30am Live Music with Trio Folias Deejaying by Avik Basu *** More details on Milonga Picante TBA *** WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Classes are designed to be progressive and we recommend taking the classes in sequence. All classes will be at the Wilkins School, 7604 Charleston Ave. FRIDAY 7:30-9:00pm 1. Tango Essentials to Pulpos Style (All levels). Keys to leading and following Pulpos complex style. We recommend everyone, including experienced dancers, start with this workshop. Special rate of $15 for those dancing less than 3 months. SATURDAY Noon-12:30 pm Registration & Warmup 12:30-2:00 pm 2. Contact & Suspension (Int). Further developing the sensitivity, balance, and connection needed for complex legwork. Introduction of Pulpos signature moves. 2:15-3:45pm 3. Legwork: Sacadas, Ganchos, Enganches (Int/Adv). Some of Pulpos signature moves. 4:00-5:30pm 4. Musicality with Avik & Patricia (Int). Taught by dancer, bandoneonist, and deejay extraordinaire Avik Basu of Ann Arbor. SUNDAY 1:00-1:30 pm Registration & Warmup 1:30-3:00pm 5. Continuous & Turning Ganchos (Int/Adv). Making smooth and fluid gancho cadenas (chains). 3:30-5:00pm 6. Advanced Combinations (Adv). Attendance in Continuous & Turning Ganchos required. MONDAY 7:30-9:00pm 7. Improvisation (Int/Adv). Attendance in any 2 of workshops 1 through 3 required. Minimum of 14 students needed. Pre-registration required. WORKSHOP COST 1 class...$25 2 classes...$45 3 classes...$65 4 classes...$80 5 classes...$95 6 classes...$110 All classes...$125 Travelers Discount (if traveling 100+ miles)...10% off Host Discount...10% off per guest taking workshops PRIVATE LESSONS Available beginning Thursday night, May 31. Studio rental fee of $15, if needed. To schedule, contact Trini at [email protected] or 412-521-1476. Pulpo and Luiza (couples only) 1 hour...$100, 2 hours...$160, 3 hours...$210 Luiza only (singles or couples) 1 hour...$80, 2 hours...$150, 3 hours...$210, 4 hours...$270 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). --------------------------------- Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when.
