Saturday Argentine Tango Series with Schwee

TANGO GANAS presents a 4 week Argentine Tango Series with Schwee Miguel! Learn the elements of this sensual dance and with Schwee's guidance develop into an amazing Argentine Tango dancer!

4:00pm - Beginning: Tango 101 - Introduction to Argentine Tango - A four-week series designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of contemporary Argentine tango. Starting with a strong foundation in traditional elements, el abrazo, la caminada, los ochos y giros (the embrace, walk, crosses, and turns) this series will present classic approaches to the world's most sensual social dance, while appealing to modern techniques and sensibilities. A study of strength, flexibility and balance exercises will be offered to isolate pivotal elements. The course will also develop a strong sense of milonga etiquette-- cabaceo (invitations), good timing for tandas y cortinas (sets & breaks), as well as navigation and floorcraft.

4:45pm - Beginning/Intermediate: Tango 102 - Tango Musicality for Vals & Milonga - A four-week series intended to be taken in conjunction with TANGO 101. Essentials elements of tango as applied to other rhythmic forms commonly played at social dances, the Argentine Waltz (Vals Criollo) and tango's polyrhythmic cousin, the Argentine Milonga. Emphasis will be placed on musical interpretation, parallel and cross-systems, and traspie technique (double-time ball changes and stutter steps). Taken together, a sufficient mastery of TANGO 101 and 102 will serve as a robust foundation for a smooth debut at an Argentine style social dance party (milonga). The course will also cultivate an appreciation for the flow of a tango event from a DJ's perspective-- how to anticipate changes in the style of the orchestras in order to manipulate the sense of magic at the milonga!

5:30pm - Intermediate: Tango 105 - Tango Toolbox (Intermediate Technique) - A four-week series designed to expand your movement vocabulary to include elements such as sacadas (displacements), barridas (sweeps), ganchos (hooks), boleos (flying twists), volcadas and colgadas (shared-axis turns). Sequences will be built to map these components onto linear, spiral, and circular trajectories, and exercises will be employed to explore their physiological basis. Emphasis will also be placed on practice improvisation to link and blend these movement elements in order to enrich the interpretation of melodic and textural changes in tango music.

Only $48 for 4 weeks, or get a Virtual Punch Card, 10 classes for only $100!

No partner required, no experience necessary for the 4:00pm and 4:45pm classes. Instructors approval of sufficient experience or *enter at your own risk* for the 5:30pm class.