Fall 2012 Session 1
Thursdays August 30 - October 4, 2012
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Tango Development Laboratory is an instructional environment that focuses on the development of basic skills needed to dance tango with competence in the social environment of the milongas. Tango Society instructors Ron Weigel & Susana Vazquez Weigel and their teaching assistants will guide you in learning Tango Milonguero, the tango danced by tens of thousands of people in the miloongas of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the birthplace of tango, as well as by many more dancers around the world.
The Fall 2012 Session 1 of the Tango Development Lab begins with a Tango Orientation Workshop that includes an Introductory Tango Lesson and a Pre-Intermediate Tango Preparatory Lesson. This is followed by 5-week courses providing tango instruction at the beginner and pre-intermediate levels. Between classes there is practice time allocated to encourage dancers at both levels to mingle. Some students in the Pre-Intermediate Tango class also participate in the beginner level Foundations of Tango course. In addition, upon approval of the instructors, some enrollees in the Foundations course that show promise may also participate in the Pre-Intermediate level course at no additional charge.
Listed below is the schedule for the current session.
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TANGO ORIENTATION WORKSHOP
Thursday August 30, 2012
Cost: $5 for 1 workshop, $8 for 2
Cost of workshops may be applied towards courses beginning the following week.
Partners are not required. Those bringing partners may elect to dance only with their partners or to change partners.
REGISTER: e-mail Tango.Society or Web Registration
(Payment at the door by cash or check)
FIND YOUR TANGO LEVEL!!
The Tango Orientation Workshop provides an introduction to tango and also enables you to find the level of instruction appropriate for your current skill level. Most people will take the 'Introduction to Tango' lesson (providing a preview of our Foundations of Tango course), but people with prior social dance experience (some Argentine Tango, ballroom dance, swing, salsa, folk dancing) or performance dance training (ballet, modern dance) should also try the 'Pre-Intermediate Tango Preparation' lesson to determine if they would be comfortable with entering the pre-intermediate level of instruction (Fundamentals of Navigation course). [Recomended: Co-registration in Foundations of Tango and Fundamentals of Navigation courses in Tango Development Lab (see below).
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7:00 - 8:10 PM - Introduction to Tango
(No prior tango experience required) |
This lesson is for newcomers to tango, or for those who have not previously studied with Ron & Susana (which enables you to understand their approach to learning tango). It is also a preview / review of the upcoming Foundations of Tango course. |
8:20 - 9:30 PM: Pre-Intermediate Tango Preparation
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This workshop is a review of the latter part of the Foundations of Tango syllabus, allowing assessment of preparedness for the upcoming Pre-Intermediate Tango course. |
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5-week Follow-up Courses
Thursdays September 6 - October 4
Cost: $40 | Students: $30
Partners are not required. Those bringing partners may elect to dance only with their partners or to change partners.
With instructor permission, some qualified participants may enroll in both courses without an additional cost.
(or you may register in the complementary Foundations of Tango B Tuesdays at McKinley Foundation at no extra cost)
REGISTER:
e-mail Tango.Society
or Web Registration
(Payment at the door by cash or check)
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7:00 - 8:00 PM: Foundations of Tango (A syllabus)
(No tango experience required)
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This courses covers identification of the rhythms of tango (tango, milonga, and vals), walking skills, partner connection, the tango dance embrace, and some basic skills needed for navigation. |
8:00 - 8:30 PM: Mixed Level Practice Session |
The practice session between classes allows additional time to consolidate skills and consult with the instructors. |
8:30 - 9:30 PM: Pre-Intermediate Tango
Topic: Fundamentals of Navigation
(Rock Step Turns, the Media Vuelta & the Ocho Cortado)
Pre-requisite: Foundations of Tango A & B
(or consent of instructors)
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This course covers the technique and variations in use of rock steps, the media vuelta (half turn emanating from rock step) and the ocho cortado, with an emphasis on using these movements in turns designed for navigation. |
9:30 - 10 PM: Short Practice Session |
The practice session after classes allows additional time to consolidate skills and consult with the instructors. |
