The Tango Club of Albuquerque presents a weekend with Alicia Pons March 11-13, 2011
Lloyd Shaw Dance Center 5506 Coal Ave. SE Albuquerque, NM Schedule of classes & milongas: Friday, March 11 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Embrace. Posture. Roles. (Beg/Int/Adv) 8:30 - 10:00 pm: Practica with Alicia Saturday, March 12 1:15 - 2:45 pm: Introduction to movement: how we produce and transmit movement. Exercises. (Intermediate) 3:00 - 4:30 pm: Tools for creativity in tango: stops and suspension. (Intermediate) Saturday night milonga Milonga Roma, 8 pm - 12 am ($5/person - sponsored by Studio Roma) Sunday, March 13 1:15 - 2:45 pm: Between step and step, tango happens: the seductive conversation between dance partners. (int/adv) 3:00 - 4:30 pm: Musicality: rhythm, melody (int/adv) TCA Kelly's Milonga (free) 7:30 - 10:30pm Full weekend early bird registration (before 3/1): $105 Weekend price (after 3/1): $110 By the class: $30 Special rates for full-time students with current ID: Only $65 for weekend pass or $15 per class Alicia Pons is an elegant and accomplished dancer with refined technique and distinctive personality. Her ability to imbue the role of the woman with verve and style has made her one of the most sought-after female partners in Buenos Aires milongas. She is most noted for her foot play and sensual seduction, which are done with humor and decorum. She exemplifies presence in the dance, and this is a focus in her teaching for both men and women. As a teacher, Alicia emphasizes the partners¹ connection, and in particular the woman¹s ability to not just follow, but to be an equal protagonist in the dance. She is a very warm and caring person who loves to share her knowledge. Alicia was trained in classical dance from an early age and as a young woman performed in some of Buenos Aires¹ most well known theaters, the Colon, the Coliseo, and the Alvear. Her introduction to tango came later, and her first teacher was Graciela Gonzalez, whose women¹s technique has shaped her tango footwork. But Alicia gravitated toward the milonguero style and her first inspiration and male teacher in that style was Tete Rusconi, one of the most renowned milongueros of his generation. Alicia¹s teaching methods are grounded in her academic training. She holds a degree in Educational Science and Psychology, and she is currently an instructor for university level education students, in addition to her teaching, being a mother of two sons, and running her family real estate business.
