WOODSTOCK TANGO ~ MARCH 20-30, GUSTAVO BENZECRY SABA & MARIA OLIVERA:
Extraordinary salon dancers with great creativity. Their interpretations
are playful and elegant...
exciting moves and wonderful musicality.
FIRST TIME IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, Maria and Gustavo are known for their
beautiful Tango de Salon and Milonga Traspie (see video links below).
SERIES OF CLASSES IN WOODSTOCK *** (take one or as a series)
THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH - 7p-9:30p- Mountain View Studio
MONDAY MARCH 24th - 7p-10p; Black Bear Restaurant (INCLUDES PRACTICA)
THURSDAY, MARCH 27 - 7p-9:30p- Mountain View Studio
plus
SATURDAY, MARCH 29 - AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS & EVENING MILONGA @ Mountain
View Studio.
3p-4:30p: VOLCADAS for Tango Salón. Beautiful volcadas for the social
dance floor. Advanced beginners-Advanced-
4:45-6:15p: MILONGA LISA & CON TRASPIE- Concentration on musicality and
correct footwork for "smooth, simple" milonga and "milonga con
traspie", the small, rhythmic syncopated steps that are the hallmark of
this fast moving, joyous form of tango. Advanced beginners to advanced
dancers.
9p- 1am: Milonga! (Tango Social Dance ) with Gustavo and Maria DEMO!
Privates & semi-privates available weekdays and weekends.
(Plus teaching and performances in NYC at Esmeralda's, Lafayette Grill,
La Boca and Corazon milongas!)
Maria and Gustavo belong to the very best of contemporary Argentine
Tango salon dancers. Authors of two great books on tango, they regularly
perform at the top milongas of Buenos Aires and teach regularly at Salon
Canning. They also work for the "Escuela de Tango Beba Bidart" and for
the "Centro Cultural Torquato Tasso". Their invigorating musicality,
maintains clear lines and superb technique, making them equally sought
after performers and teachers abroad- they have been toured Europe and
Canada several times. This is their first visit to Woodstock and upstate
New York!!
Gustavo authored the book "La Pista Del Abrazo - Tecnicas y Metaforas
entre el Tango y la Vida", translated by Maria into its English version
"Embracing Tango". This unique book about Tango de Salon deals with the
many concepts related to this popular style of tango, as well as with
the codes of behaviour at milongas, working out strategies pertaining to
dance invitation and acceptance!!
Gustavo is also the author of "TangoDanza Glossary - Key to Tango
Argentino dance terms", which describes more than 300 terms related to
tango, with the prologue by Juan Carlos Copes and Carlos Gavito and
epilogue by Miguel Angel Zotto. For his work as a dancer, teacher and
writer Gustavo has been awarded "Sabados milongueros" and "Pa'que bailen
los muchachos", an honor degree recognized by several government agencies.
LINKS TO VIDEOS WITH GUSTAVO AND MARIA:
http://mariaygustavotango.blogspot.com (web site with latest video
from 2008 US Tour)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyeug1De9DQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BzmGg2bxQc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlGBdzSD6Bk
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
ILENE
