Palo Alto" Practilonga":
First Friday of every month
555 Waverley Street (at Hamilton)
Palo Alto, CA
Guided Practica: 8-9 pm w/Jean Chao (see bio below)
THEME: Turns
The first 15 minutes of the guided practica will be focused on technique and
exercises
needed for fluid turns. Note All participants of the practica will receive
individual
feedback (much like in a private class) and will have the opportunity to ask
more questions
after the practica also.
Milonga: 9-12:30+
Price: $10 for milonga only
$12 for Guided Practica +Milonga (***Special opening night price)
Come to Palo Alto the first Friday of every month (in addition to the second
Friday of every
month) to practice or to just dance! There will be a new guided practica from
8-9pm.
This months theme will be: Turns(Giros). Jean will be available to answer your
questions
and give feedback on how to refine your dancing.
The second Friday Palo Alto milonga class will be taught by Eric Lindgren--the
subject
will be Complex Turns (see below for description) Come to this new first
Friday
Practilonga to get a head start on perfecting the tango turns!
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Jean's Bio: After years of classical piano & violin and vintage social dances,
Jean became
fascinated by Argentine Tango in the early 1990's. She was at ground zero when
nuevo
tango hit the Bay Area, assisting Pablo Veron in his classes in the 1997
Stanford Tango
Week. She subsequently has studied with many of the top teachers in that
style, including
Gustavo Naveira, Chicho Frumboli, Luciana Valle, Lucia Mazer, and so on. In
addition, in
her many trips to Buenos Aires, she has developed a deep appreciation of the
social tango
by dancing with the local dancers including pre-eminent milongueroes in the
salon and
club style, such as el Chino Perico, Julio Duplaa, Cacho Dante, etc.
Along her journey to the essence of tango, she has overcome many physical
challenges by
seeking other disciplines such as Iyengar yoga and somatic release. Her ideal
tango is one
where the couple dances as one in an embrace absent of unnecessary tension,
each fully
committed to the other in the dance that emanates from a visceral feeling of
the music.
As a teacher, Jean is noted for the ability to diagnose technical problems and
able to
provide solutions that suited the individual's ability and learning style.
Well verse in both
the leader and follower's technique, she has assisted Luciana Valle during her
annual
workshops in the Bay Area.
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PALO ALTO Milonga
555 Waverley Street (at Hamilton)
Palo Alto, CA
Second Friday of every month: 8/8
Class: 8 to 9 pm w/Eric Lindgren
Topic: Complex Turns (See below)
Milonga: 9 pm- midnight +
Price: $15 for class and milonga
$10 for milonga only
Complex Turns:(int/adv)
In this class, we will take the basic turn and begin to add elements
that make it both look and feel more interesting. Virtually anything
you can do in Tango, you can do in a turn. We will experiment with the
role of sacadas, barridas, and leaders' adornments in the common giro and
study what it takes to put it all together.
Bio:; Eric has began studying tango intensively in september 2005. Within
weeks of his first class, he had moved to Buenos Aires to pursue the
dance full time. After a year of study he returned to the us and
continued dancing full time socially. This fall he returned to Buenos
Aires to take advantage of the high level of dance and exceptional
instruction available in the city. Eric spent the winter of 07/08
teaching at Dance Manhattan in New York as well as at Providence Tango
in Rhode Island. Eric is spending the spring in Buenos Aires before
going to Toronto to teach in June and July. Eric has had many
teachers. Among those who have had the greatest influence are Daniel
Trenner, Carmen Alvarez, Claudia Bozzo, Carlos Lobos, Rebecca Shulman,
and Adriana Dure.
Eric believes that the beauty of the tango arises from the connection
that forms between the couple, from their shared enjoyment of the
music and that everything else is icing on the cake. His experience in
the milongas of buenos aires has given him a deep appreciation for the
joy of dancing tango in a small and shifting space and for the focus
and creativity that the exercise often inspires. This has led him to
pursue movements that allow for the fullest expression of the music
and dynamic within the couple while being well suited to a crowded
dance floor.
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Contact Elaine Kho at 510-508-9500 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info!
