OMAR VEGA, KING OF MILONGA TRASPIE, IS BACK IN NEW YORK!
NEW CLASS with OMAR VEGA starts October 24 MILONGA AND TANGO TRASPIE WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-9pm 263 Ninth Avenue, between 25th and 26th New York City (travel directions and parking information below) Four classes: $80; single class $25 For information and registration, contact Diane Ramo, 212-213-1780 or [email protected] Advance registration recommended by check or paypal. PRIVATE SESSIONS AVAILABLE OMAR VEGA, teacher of teachers in milonga traspie, is back in New York after touring Europe and South America. Under his new banner, TangoVital, (tango vee-tal), he kicks off his New York class offerings with this multi-level class, which includes exercises in traditional tango technique to help you dance elegantly and naturally, and gain the musicality needed for the rhythmic variation of traspie. Beautiful, spacious studio with wood floor. Class size limited, register now. OMAR VEGA, a Buenos Aires native, has been dancing and teaching tango since the 1980s, and studied with the masters and old milongueros of Buenos Aires. His major influence was the late Tango maestro Pepito Avellaneda, and Omar was one of his principal disciples. He was featured at Il Giardino del Tango in Rome and at Tuscany Tango in Monte San Savino, Italy in Summer 07 and was one of the few maestros selected to teach in the prestigious Congreso de Tango Argentino (CITA) in Buenos Aires in March 2007. Omar has taught and performed throughout the United States and Europe as well as Buenos Aires. He danced in the feature film, The Tango Lesson, and has produced several outstanding instructional videos. Travel Directions to Studio, 263 Ninth Avenue: Take the C or E train to 23rd Street, exit at 25th Street, walk one block west to Ninth Avenue, cross to the west side of street, and you'll see 263 Ninth between 25th and 26th. The downtown M11 bus stops right in front of the building. The M23 stops at 9th Avenue and 23rd Street. Metered parking on Ninth Avenue ends at 7pm, there is unmetered parking on the side streets, and an paid parking lot on on 26th Street between Ninth and Eighth Avenues. Enter the building lobby and ask for the dance studio, #1B. The studio is on the lower level of the building, take one flight of stairs down and look for signs to direct you to the studio. This is a lively area with several restaurants, bars, and coffee shops nearby!
