Forever Dancing proudly presents TANGO WORKSHOPS & DJ Special guests ERNEST WILLIAMS SATURDAY, May 28th, 2011 ...Evening Workshops, Milonga and Performances. WORKSHOPS There will be three one hour and 15 minute workshops Saturday afternoon & evening, followed by “La Divina” Milonga with Ernest Williams demo and DJ with some of his best tango tunes.
EVENING WORKSHOPS: No partner necessary!!! All workshops are Intermediate/Advanced level. 6 months tango dance experience minimum Advanced registration (by May 25th) $60 Complete program/$20 per individual session Day of Workshops Pricing $75 Complete program/$25 per individual session SAVE YOUR SPOT! and Sign Up Online at our https://foreverdancing.zenplanner.com/zenplanner/portal/sign-up-now.cfm 3:15 to 4:30PM Cool Sacada Combinations The Sacada or "displacement" adds so many possibilities to your dance. This workshop will focus on the use of circular energy to create a variety of sacadas for both the man and the woman. It will provide participants with more complex alternatives using the fundamental principle of the sacada, or dislodgement. Suitable for both leaders and followers with stable fundamentals, including the confident lead and follow of the giros (the turn). 4:30 to 5:45 PM Cool Colgada Combinations Colgadas are figures where the man leads the woman off of her axis to lean outward. The man can counter-balance the woman but also by moving his vertical axis outward. This class focuses on the basic Colgada technique and advances in difficulty based on the students experience level. We then look at performing colgadas to the open and close sides of the embrace. Colgada combinations with easy steps you already know to help you enter into and exit out of Colgadas with grace and dignity! 5:45 to 7:00 PM Boleos This workshop will focus on the fundamental boleo giving participants an opportunity to either brush up on their technique or gain exposure to this much loved yet often understood Tango move. The technique will reinforce the use of circular energy to create attractive effects. Socially acceptable alternatives will also be provided. Suitable for both leaders and followers with stable fundamentals. 8-12 PM Milonga General Admission $12.00 or with purchase of a Workshops is $10.00 The Milonga includes DJ music with Classic Tango, Rythmic Milongas, a lively mix of Nuevo and Alternative Tango by Ernest Williams tango collection. A limited number of PRIVATE LESSONS will be available. Private lessons are $120 for a 45-minute lesson on Saturday & Sunday morning & early afternoon they must be paid for one week in advance to reserve your spot or it will be resold. To make your appointment E-mail [email protected] Reservations in advance strongly suggested. Contact [email protected] or call 703-798-1071 for more information & reservations. CASH ONLY at the Door. Online E-payment in advance registration at https://foreverdancing.zenplanner.com/zenplanner/portal/sign-up-now.cfm Ernest Williams first discovered Tango in 2000. With Argentina’s Fernando Filipelli as his instructor, it quickly became a lifestyle. While living in Hawaii in 2002, Ernest began teaching tango formally at the request of fellow dancers who recognized his ability to translate the more difficult concepts. Since 2003, Ernest has traveled nationally and internationally gathering a wealth of knowledge and experience in the world of dance from various sources. He has conducted workshops, seminars and/or dance exhibitions in numerous cities. His focus in teaching is primarily milonguero, canyengue and canyenguero (milonguero infused with canyengue). Although he enjoys dancing and teaching various styles of tango, his preferred style to teach is traditional social tango in closed embrace with the flare for the older styles of tango making it new and exciting. He stresses the feel, technique and musicality of the dance more than the fancy steps. Forever Dancing Ballroom 5818-B Seminary Road Falls Church, VA
