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) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-JiuZPt0vk 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. -------------------------------------------------------- Contact Elaine Kho at 510-508-9500 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info!
