We are open and happening Memorial Day!! (and we are aire acondicionadoin an other word, Coooooool !!) Sunday, May 30. At Session 73 (73rd and 1st Ave, S.W. Corner)
SESSION 73 & Esmeralda¹s Tango and Tapas continues its ³UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL² Series with a visit from the gifted partners, Cyrena Drusine and David Mateu, visiting from Buenos Aires (see their excellent bios below) They will perform for us at 10:00!! At 7:15 they offer an Intermediate class! And CYRENA and DAVID will participate in ESMERALDA¹S unique and exclusive Mini-Privates held in the back party room during the milonga. Take advantage of these powerful sessions with these two fine talents! $25 for 15 minutes. Call for reservation 212 777 6053 Dance 8:30-12:30 to the fine music of HECTOR SCOTTI 7:00 Beginner class always included in the $10 admission. Coming to Esmeralda¹s June 6: the popular Maria Olivera and Gustavo Benzecry Saba Hope to see you all, Lucille 212 777-6053 [email protected] Cyrena Drusine has an impressive dance history beginning at age 8 at the School of American Ballet studying there until 18, performing with The New York City Ballet and then going on to develop her tango career which is very impressive as well. She won the first U.S. Tango championship in Tango Salon in July 2007 with Eduardo Goytia making it to the finals competition at the World championship in Buenos Aires. She has lived in BsAs this last year, performing in many important tango venues, has been a member of the show Tango Porteño, and in 2008-9, Cyrena performed with the world renowned company Tango Pasion in Paris, Munich and Athens, and she also tours with the company La Esquina de Carlos Gardel. These are rare accomplishments for a Norte Americana! Since 2005 David Mateu, one of the up-and-coming stars of the Argentine tango, has taught in many milongas of Buenos Aires (including Salón Canning, la Catedral, el Torcuato Tasso, etc) as well as teaching in Greece, Ireland, Costa Rica, Brasil, and the US. He has performed in Buenos Aires theatres, in "El Bandoneón" in Athens. David is currently part of the "Viaje al Sentimiento" company, also performing regularly in the show "Beba Pugliese", was a 2009 a finalist in the World Championship Tango Salon in Buenos Aires, and impressively, a finalist four years in a row in the Metropolitan Championship of Tango Salon.
