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 is 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.
