ARGENTINE TANGO @ the Palo Alto Elks Lodge in August
Sunday, August 5
Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo
Alto (nr Arastradero/Charleston junction, next to Trader Vic's)
Two workshops w/ Negracha & Diego Lanau
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Timing and lead for ocho cortados in Milonga lisa.
4:15 - 5:45 p.m. Changes of direction along the
line of dance in Milonga traspie
Both workshops $45 with advance registration by
August 3.: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At the door, workshops $25 each.
6:00-10:00 p.m. Milonga del EspirituLibre
DJ: Bernhard Kohlhaas. Performance by Negracha & Diego
Milonga $12, Stanford students $7, Workshop participants $5.
~ a great dance floor, refreshments & wine,
air-conditioning, and plenty of parking.
www.stanford.edu/~dorcas/EspirituLibre
As ambassadors of the traditional close embrace
milonguero style tango, Negracha & Diego present
the flavor of genuine Buenos Aires milongas.
They are popular and enthisiastic teachers who
instil in their students an understanding of
every aspect of Tango, and they are passionate about
how a true milonguero incorporates Tango into
every aspect of his life. Negracha & Diego
count as their most influential teachers: Mingo Pugliese,
Gustavo Naveira, Nito & Elba, Ezequiel Herrera,
Pablo Veron, Osvaldo Zotto, Nestor Ray, Ricardo
Vidourt, Graciela Conzales, and Pupy Castello.
Thursday, August 23
Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 el Camino Real, Palo
Alto (nr Arastradero/Charleston junction, next to Trader Vic's).
Workshop & practica w/ Luis Bianchi & Daniela Pucci
7:00 8:30 p.m. The Silky Embrace ~
effortless and sensitive connection 8:30 - 9:00 p.m. Practica
$20 with advance registration by August
17 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] $25 at the door .
Luis & Daniela at Valentango , Portland
2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiR5ZDm5phc&mode=related&search=
Born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Luis Bianchi
started dancing tango in 1994. In Buenos Aires,
he taught at several milongas, including
Salon Canning, La Catedral and La Divina, and
performed with Bajofondo Tango Club, Tanghetto
and at the tango house Portena Mia.
His tango work also took him to Brazil, North
America and Europe. He studied with several tango
masters, including Geraldine Rojas
and Javier Rodriguez, Osvaldo and Miguel Zotto,
Chico Frumboli and Eugenia Parilla, Pablo Villaraza and Dana Frigoli.
Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Daniela Pucci
(Stanford Ph.D. 2002) started dancing tango in
1999. She brings to the partnership over
20 years of classical piano and a background in
science, which adds an analytical dimension to
their teaching. She studied with
Valencia Batiuk, Melina Brufman and Mariela Franganillo.
Daniela and Luis tango is best described as
joyful and heartfelt. It was once said that,
when they dance, sky and earth meet
in the heart. Technically, their dance is
characterized by fluid dynamics and blend of
traditional and nuevo tango within the embrace.
As instructors, they emphasize body awareness,
improvisation and musicality; their goal is to help students communicate with
each other with ease and creativity. Their
partnership began in July 2006 with the show "Tango Historias," in Poland,.
They have taught and performed in festivals such
as Valentango (Portland, OR), Tango de los
Muertos (Boston), NYC Tango Marathon
and D.C. Tango Exchange, and in cities such as
Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Warsaw and Krakow.
