NOTE: Second Friday will be at First Baptist for the month of October! In November, we will be back to 555 Waverley. Save the Date: Graciela Gonzalez workshop and Blas Rivera Duet at Palo Alto- 11/6
First Baptist Church of Palo Alto Second Friday: 10/9 Pampa Cortes Class:8-9pm Topic: Elegant Sacadas! Milonga: 9 pmmidnight 305 North California Avenue Palo Alto, California 94301 Telephone: 650.327.0561 International dance star Pampa Cortés hails from Santiago del Estero, Argentina. He is famous for his performance career (Forever Tango, Tango Revue, Fantasia Argentina, Destino de Tango). He is 2009 Artist in Residence for Tango & More - Argentine Dance in San Francisco, California. He shares his experience as a performer, choreographer, director, and teacher with audiences and students in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, Central & South America. His clean footwork and elegant masculinity have inspired thousands of people, encouraging them to achieve greater skill in their own tango. Price: $15 for class and milonga $10 for milonga only Contact Elaine Kho at 510-508-9500 or [email protected] for more info! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Save the Date: First Friday: 11/6 Workshop with "teacher of the teachers" Graciela Gonzalez & Live music with Blas Rivera Duet ! Blas (ARG) Saxophone, Diego Gonzales (ARG) pianist) Workshop: 8-9:30 Milonga: 9:30-1 am DJ Vijay Workshop and mIlonga: $30 Workshop only: $25/ Milonga only $15 All Saints Episcopal Church 555 Waverley Palo Alto, CA BIO: GRACIELA GONZALEZ is recognized throughout the world, and especially among the most traditional milongueros in Buenos Aires, for her ability to integrate new teaching ideas while preserving the elegance of salon style tango. Graciela started dancing in 1988, her teachers, the giants of Argentine tango, were Pupi Castello, Pepito Avellaneda, Antonio Todaro, Gustavo Naveira, Tete, Lampazo, Eduardo Pareja, Nito and Elba, and many others. Among her students we can name Mora Godoy, Lorena Ermocida, Corina de La Rosa, Florencia Taccetti, Fernanda Ghi, Marcela Duran, Karina Romero, Luciana Valle, Nancy Lousan, and many others. Her teaching method is innovative, the fruit of her years of work studying body language, and also what she experienced dancing with milongueros, synthesized to achieve an objective; to enable the student to use experience and body memory to achieve a natural posture, and later, a technically correct posture. In this way, the student can determine his/her own style. Blas Rivera is a renowned composer, pianist, and sax player. Originally from Argentina but with strong roots in Brazil, he has created a new and original music that bridges the worlds of tango and jazz. He has been teaching musicality for choreographers and dancers, helping them develop a deep comprehension of the universality of music, which goes beyond cultural borders. He received the outstanding artist award at the 1998 Montreuv Jazz Festival and has toured throughout Europe and Latin America. He has recorded cd's with pianist Pablo Ziegler and violinist Fernaro Suraez Paz, both former members of the Astor Piazzola Quintet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONYXsVHUVhw&feature=related Blas Rivera and Cecilia Gonzalez http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3HFBGcckBk&feature=related Blas and Pablo Ziegler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGt3j9CL2GM&feature=related Old video of Blas with Paulo Araujo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBaOuB1IrI&feature=related Blas accompanying Cecilia and Donato ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TANGOCOATL: Tango Seminar in Puerto Vallarta October 28-Nov. 3, 2009 Last chance to sign up! As of now, we have gender balance at the festival! For more info and to register : WWW.TIME4TANGO.COM or email Elaine at [email protected] Seminar Price of $600 (unti 9/15) includes daily milongas, 12 tango classes, 3 musicality classes and 3 sculpting classes. 1/2 price special: 8 Classes and milonga: $300 (this option requires pre-registration for classes) Milonga Only: $15 except Saturday Costume milonga w/ performance is $25. Roundtrip tickets from SFO START AT $200, Accomodations at La Rosita avail for $55/night double occupancy
