An immersion seminar designed to help you take your first steps in Argentine Tango! If you can walk, you can dance Tango!
For brand new dancers, yes, and for more experienced dancers, to refresh, review, reinforce and refine your all important fundamentals! Perhaps you’d like to explore dancing the opposite role. Another way to get valuable knowledge and perspective!
You will gain information and practical application to help you get out onto the social dance floor at the milonga (the social dance) and enjoy this wonderful dance!
We will be covering fundamentals of structure, technique, vocabulary and musicality. The all-important building blocks that support you on your Tango journey. We prioritize a strong emphasis on comfort, connection, navigation and musicality.
This course is designed as an introduction, to prepare you for the social dance floor and for continued study to develop the "language" of Argentine Tango.
It is a great way to gain momentum and build community while refining those fundamentals skills for experienced dancers. Knowledge of technique for Argentine Tango will strengthen any other partner dancing technique, as it is focused on connection, communication and clarity!
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Cost to attend is $35 per person.
If you are interested in attending via zoom let us know and we can set that up!
Register before May 26th by contacting Lane at dancewithlane@gmail.com or 434-218-3090.
Private lessons available!! Contact Karen directly at kjtangogypsy@gmail.com or 828-215-1177 to get rates and to schedule.
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Bios, Videos and Teaching Philosphy
Tate Di Chiazza, is an international artist visiting from Buenos Aires. Since his teens he has studied with masters, worked teaching and performing Argentine Tango in Buenos Aires, including long running classes at the most popular tango club “La Viruta”. Tate has and continues to travel extensively, around the world with Tango, both as an instructor and performer. Most notably, he toured with the famous show "Tanguera" from 2002-2009. He also plays the very challenging instrument unique to Argentina Tango- the bandoneon.
www.tatetango.com
Karen Jaffe lives near Asheville, NC. In her 25+ years of Tango she has supported dancers through offering weekly classes, social dances, has organized dozens of events and has traveled extensively to continue her own education and to teach. She has had the privilege to partner with many great dancers and has performed in a wide array of stages; from the street to grand theaters with the symphony! Her reputation in both the SE region and wider ArgentineTango community is that of a skilled and engaging partner and teacher with well refined technique.
www.tangogypsies.com
Together they have over 50 years of experience dancing, teaching and performing Argentine Tango!
“Our teaching philosophy is based on the idea of the dancers being independent, yet connected and co-creative. We support active following, freeing the follower to interpret the music through her body, at times independent from leader. We prioritize comfort, connection and clarity. Within a solid base of structure, technique and timing, the energy flows freely through the couple. This philosophy is further supported by the concept of tension and release, allowing the dance to come from a very quiet place yet explode at moments, always returning to an attentive, subtle baseline.”