Every Sunday, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Academie Duello, 422 Richards Street, 2nd Floor (at W. Hastings St., Downtown). $8 drop-in, $50 for 10 visits (no expiry, non-transferable), $5 students
Lessons in September and October 2008
NEW BEGINNER SESSION BEGINS -- September 24 to October 29
On WEDNESDAYS, we're teaching absolute beginners and dancers of all levels who wish to refine their fundamental skills, at 8:15 pm to 9:45 pm, at 2155 Commercial Drive (above the Bowling Alley at 5th Ave., enter on Commercial). $18 drop-in/ $90 6-wk session. No partner required.
On THURSDAYS (ongoing), we have a regular intermediate class at 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm at Edam Performing Arts Society, 303 East 8th Avenue (just east of Main). $18 drop-in/ $60 4-wk session. By invitation, please confirm in advance.
Getting Real and Dancing with the Whole Body
Tango Workshops with Argentine Master Teacher
SUSANA MILLER
October 11 & 12, 2008
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Location: Mascall Dance at St Paul’s Church, 1140 Jervis (one blk north of Davie St., West End)
1:00 pm— FUNDAMENTALS: Posture, embrace, rhythm, walks. Not to be missed, this is an invaluable class on the essentials to dancing social Argentine tango. This class is recommended for all levels.
2:45 pm— COMPACT FIGURES (on a floor tile): Discover how some figures get messy with the tempo and can be tightened up. This is a great tool for navigation and will increase your enjoyment on a crowded dance floor.
4:30 pm— MILONGA: 3 steps in one, development of a turn, another turn backwards, and a traspie from a single step.
SATURDAY EVENING EVENT: “EL CENTRO” Monthly Milonga – 9:30 pm to 1:30 a.m, at the Academie Duello, 422 Richards Streeet, 2nd Floor (at W. Hastings St., Downton) --featuring a performance by Susana Miller and Tony Fan of Seattle. $10.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
Location: Academie Duello, 422 Richards Street, 2nd Floor (at W. Hastings St., Downtown)
1:00 pm— VALS: Turn (‘giro’) and counter-turn (‘contragiro’), with ‘boleo.’ With this combination, you’ll learn how to break-down steps and ultimately strengthen your understanding of technique and your ability to study the dance.
2:45 pm— SACADAS: A turning figure with runs (‘corridas’) and a double ‘sacada.’ The same concept of run, but backwards (for both tango and vals).
4:30 pm— DANCING PUGLIESE: Pausing with the use of ‘boleos’ and other techniques to express the intensity and passion in the music of Pugliese. A special class for intermediate and advance dancers, very helpful for improving your musicality, quality of connection and bringing a whole new dimension of expressiveness in the dialogue between leader and follower.
SUNDAY EVENING EVENT: “Sunday Open Practica” – Join us at EL CENTRO for a THANKSGIVING POTLUCK at 6:30 p.m., the practica starts at 7:30 p.m. (422 Richards Street, 2nd floor). $8.
Susana Millier bio:
Study tango with the woman who brought the ART and the HEART of Buenos Aires to the world. Susana is the most prominent teacher in the world today of the "milonguero" style of tango or what Argentines call "apilado." This style is danced in the crowded clubs of central Buenos Aires. It is a strictly social style that emphasizes musicality and the connection between partners. Susana has researched and studied the dancing of the older milongueros, each of whom has created their own unique style of tango. She has been able to decipher their distinct vocabularies and choreographic combinations, and is gifted in her ability to convey these to students.
Susana encourages students to employ more rhythm in their dance, to discover their own dance vocabularies, and to learn how to shape and shrink these in space. For women, she encourages active following, in which the woman interprets the messages that the leader's body and the spirit are sending. Clarin, the major Buenos Aires daily paper, called her one of the four most important influences on contemporary tango, along with Miguel Angel Zotto, Gustavo Naveira and Gerardo Portalea.
Susana Miller and Ruben Harymbat dancing at El Beso, B.A.
PRICES: $20 per workshop in advance/$25 at door. Advance prices available until October 9. $125 weekend package (include 6 classes, EL CENTRO Milonga and the Sunday Practica) if purchased in advance.
Advance tickets must be paid in full by October 9. 30% discount with a valid student card.
Send us an email to inquire about private lessons with Susana Miller. A partner is required.
To register, email Emiko & Francis at estudiodetango(AT)yahoo.ca or call 604-685-0034.
