Meet in the Middle Tango Festival
Mt Vernon, MO
August 2005
Mt Vernon, MO
August 2005
San Diego Tango Festival
January 2007
January 2007
Sunderland Club
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 2003
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 2003
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San Diego Tango Festival January 2007 |
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| Courses, introductory lessons, pre-milonga lessons and workshops are offered at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W Stoughton, Urbana, IL, by resident Tango Society Instructors Ron Weigel and Susana Vazquez Weigel. Ron and Susana have danced tango since 1998, and have been teaching tango since 2001. They teach tango as it is danced today in the tango night clubs (milongas) of Buenos Aires, the birthplace of tango. They travel regularly to Buenos Aires to receive instruction and study the way Argentines interpret their dance in a social setting. Their goal in teaaching is to communicate a culturally authentic tango for social dancing. | |||
| "Tango is a beautiful dance, that focuses on the connection and communication between man and woman, and on the connection with and interpretation of the music. Unlike most other partner dances danced in the US, tango involves improvisation in using small sets of movements that can be combined in many ways to create unique sequences that fit the space available on the dance floor, rather than executing complex memorized figures. Teaching tango in this way allows greater freedom of choice, which makes it easier to learn. In all of our classes, from beginner to advanced, we emphasize partner connection, leading and following technique, interpretation of the music, improvisation, and the acquisition of navigational skills for the social dance floor. Our classes provide lots of practice to different kinds of classic tango music in order to improve these important dancing skills. This instruction prepares students for dancing tango at the milongas (tango social dances)." |
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Courses consisting of a series of weekly classes are offered by Ron and Susana at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W Stoughton, Urbana. Course sessions generally coincide with the University of Illinois academic calendar. Courses are generally listed by level and, except for the Beginner Level, there are multiple courses with different content taught at each level. Specific course offerings are announced below ("Current Courses"). Listed here are the skills taught at each course level. Some courses cover several skill levels.
[3] Advanced Expansion of improvisation in crossed feet system, particularly with regard to navigational possibilities; Use of adornments, particularly in expression of musicality; Advanced turns including incorporation of sacadas; Continuous turns; Milonga traspie; Expansion of rhythmic interpretations of vals; Developing musicality for complex orchestras such as Pugliese. Current Courses
Pre-requisite: Prior social dance experience
Thursdays 8-10 PM
May 15 - June 5, 2008 (4 weeks)
Cost: $40
Pre-requisite: "Foundations of Tango"
Thursdays 8-10 PM
May 15 - June 5, 2008 (4 weeks)
Cost: $40This course focuses on tango technique in the following areas:
- Posture, embrace, walking, basics of leading & following
- Variations in rock steps for navigation
- The ocho cortado; Forward and back ochos
- Lead & follow skills needed for combining elements into improvised sequencesPre-Milonga Lessons
Prior to most milongas, there will be a tango lesson given by either Ron and Susana or by guest instructors. These pre-milonga lessons are self-contained units of instruction. The level of instruction in pre-milonga lessons varies, although many are directed at students at the novice (no prior tango experience) or beginner level. At least one 'Introduction to Tango' pre-milonga lesson is given each University of Illinois semester.
Upcoming pre-milonga lessons are listed on our Home Page.
Workshops are self-contained units of tango instruction that are given in series with other workshops by the same instructor(s), usually within a short time span, such as a single weekend. Students enroll in workshops individually or in the entire series. Workshops are usually given by visiting instructors. The level of instruction in workshops varies from novice to advanced, although there is a tendency for workshops to contain more advanced material.
Ron & Susana are also available to travel to your community to give workshops. Contact us: e-mail
Tango Society Workshops with Visiting Instructors (Past, Present & Future)
CentralTango MilongueroFest (Details Photos)
Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires)
Robert Hauk (Portland OR)
Melina Sedo & Detlef Engel (Germany)
February 29 - March 2, 20084th Annual Close Embrace Tango Fiesta (Details Photos)
Hsueh-tze Lee (Boston)
Christopher Nassopoulos & Caroline Peattie (San Francisco)
Maximiliano Gluzman (Buenos Aires)
Ramu Pyreddy (Ann Arbor)
Ron Weigel & Susana Vazquez Weigel (Urbana)
November 8-11, 2007Milonguero Tango Week(end) [Details]
Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires)
Robert Hauk (Portland OR)
Ron Weigel & Susana Vaxquez Weigel (Urbana)
February 9-14, 20073rd Annual Close Embrace Tango Fiesta (Details Photos)
Robert Hauk (Portland)
Barbara Durr (Atlanta)
Yelena Sinelnikova & Avik Basu (Ann Arbor)
Ron Weigel & Susana Vazquez Weigel (Urbana)
October 13-15, 2006Alex Krebs (Portland) (Details)
March 10-12, 2006Robert Hauk (Portland) (Details)
Jan 20-22, 20062nd Annual Close Embrace Tango Weekend (Details Photos)
Tom Stermitz & Melinda Quiat (Denver)
Ramu Pyreddy & Heather Whitehead (Ann Arbor)
Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2005Brigitta Winkler (Berlin & New York) (Details)
April 1-3, 2005Close Embrace Tango Weekend (Photos):
Tom Stermitz (Denver)
September 10-13, 2004
Private lessons are a valuable way to receive individual attention to solve specific problems or advance in topics not covered in courses or workshops. Private lessons are available with our resident instructors Ron and Susana and with visiting instructors. For further information on private lessons, contact us by e-mail or by phone (217-328-1311).
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