Dear Tango Aficionados! Dance of the Heart is happy to announce a very special opportunity for Colorado tango dancers and all out-of-town visitors in February 2010! Registration will be open soon - in the meantime, see below for details!
Legendary tango maestros GUSTAVO NAVEIRA and GISELLE ANNE will offer an unprecedented series of tango workshops EVERY WEEKEND in February! In addition, Dance of the Heart will host a special Pre-Valentine's Day Milonga on Saturday February 13th featuring "DJ Gustavo" and a stunning performance by Gustavo & Giselle! If you're at all unfamiliar with Gustavo and Giselle, visit YouTube and search on "Gustavo Giselle Tango" to find out for yourself - but give yourself some time to go through the mountain of online videos of their dancing! Until then, let's just say that we consider them the finest and most influential tango dancing-teaching couple in the world. We are proud to call them our maestros. For out-of-town visitors, besides the special Valentine's Day weekend Milonga, you can combine a trip with any number of tango-related events every night of the week - or maybe you want to get in some midweek skiing between TWO weekends?! LOTS of possibilities! For those who don't yet know, Gustavo and Giselle have decided to make Boulder their new home. While they will still travel extensively to satisfy the worldwide demand for their tango gifts, their two children are in school here, and Gustavo's older children Federico and Ariadna (world-famous tango teachers in their own right) will be visiting Colorado with increasing frequency. Gustavo has already done more DJ gigs here in Colorado than anywhere else, except for his seven years as a Buenos Aires tango DJ. We hope many of you locals got a chance to see them social dancing at Tango Colorado's Holiday ball last weekend, where they shared the floor with us for hours. Back to February: the classes can be taken in any order, or no order, and you're able to take only those classes that interest you. Again, NO PARTNER IS REQUIRED! EACH class stands on its own, without dependencies on any other class. All events will be held at the Avalon Ballroom in Boulder. Classes will be held every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and at 3:45pm. Classes will be 1.5 hours long, and will NOT require a partner. Base price for classes is $30 each, with discounts to be announced shortly. Additional events and details about practice opportunities will also be announced shortly. Sat 6th Feb 2:00-3:30pm: The Milonguero Cross 3:45-5:15pm: Musicality: Rhythm Sun 7th Feb 2:00-3:30pm: El Boleo: Then and Now 3:45-5:15pm: Caminada: The essential walk Sat 13th Feb 2:00-3:30pm: The ocho cortado and its variations 3:45-5:15pm: Musicality: Phrasing EVENING MILONGA: "Milonga del Corazon" with "DJ Gustavo" and PERFORMANCE by Gustavo & Giselle! Sun 14th Feb 2:00-3:30pm: Sacadas for Leaders and Followers 3:45-5:15pm: Structure of the turn Sat 20th Feb 2:00-3:30pm: The Milonguero Turn 3:45-5:15pm: Musicality: Line of Force Sun 21st Feb 2:00-3:30pm: El Gancho: Then and now 3:45-5:15pm: The variable-distance embrace Sat 27th Feb 2:00-3:30pm: Milonguero Adornments 3:45-5:15pm: Musicality: Narrative Sun 28th Feb 2:00-3:30pm: Barridas in Endless Combinations 3:45-5:15pm: Changes of Direction GET YOUR PRACTICE IN! Once the month has started, we'll be devoting ALL our regular local classes to PRACTICING the essential skills used in the classes given by Gustavo and Giselle, so that those who have taken the classes with them can best retain the material. This includes our lesson/practica on Mondays in Boulder, our classes at the Boulder Tango Colorado practica on Thursdays, and our pre-milonga Mercury Café classes in Denver on Fridays. For out-of-town visitors, it's a great chance to come early, stay late, or both, and get in that essential practice that leads to retention (in between some skiing)! CONTACT US TO BE ON OUR UPDATE LIST - AND WATCH FOR OUR FACEBOOK GROUP! Registration is NOT YET OPEN - but we wanted to inform you as soon as possible to help you make your plans for 2010. There will be lots of breaking news between now and February - contact us to be on our email list for this fantastic series of workshops! Updates will also be posted on the web page at http://www.danceoftheheart.com/CTE2010Workshops.htm Abrazos, Brian Dunn and Deb Sclar Dance of the Heart www.danceoftheheart.com "Building a Better World, One Tango at a Time"
