Details are now final for the Milonga Picante with Trio Folias on our special weekend with Pulpo & Luiza of BsAs.
7:00-9:00 TANGO JAM 9:30-1:30 MILONGA PICANTE Live Music with Trio Folias Deejaying by Avik Basu Peter's Pub (Upstairs) 116 Oakland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA $10 Listen in over dinner as Trio Folias leads a tango jam with local tango musicians. It's a learning experience for non-musicians, and fun, too! 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. Details on dance workshops with Pulpo & Luiza nd musicality workshop with Avik Basu & Patricia Greve are available at http://patangos.home.comcast.net/pulpo.htm ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
