Tango Tiempo, A Tango Colorado Local Teacher Festival Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25, 2010
Tango Colorado is hosting a Tango weekend April 24-25 called "Tango Tiempo". We will be highlighting the talent of our local teachers, and classes will be free to TC members who register in advance. The event will be held at the Denver Turnverein Dance and Cultural Center on both Saturday and Sunday.
Classes will be scheduled from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. A Milonga on Saturday evening will include performances by our local teachers.
Sign-up sheets for the classes will be available at all Tango Colorado practicas prior to the event. If you can't make it to one of the practicas to sign up yourself, please call or email one of the contacts listed below, and let them know which class(es) you'll be attending.
CLASSES
Weekend Pass = 8 classes (2 days)
Day Pass = 4 classes
All classes FREE to TC members who pre-register.
If you're not pre-registered, prices at the door will be:
...TC members $20 Weekend Pass, $10 Day Pass
...Non-TC members $50 Weekend Pass, $25 Day Pass
MILONGA, Saturday April 24
9PM to 1AM
$10 members, $15 non-members, $10 any student
Turnverein/TC membership forms will be available at the door.
DJ: Tom Stermitz
Checks and Cash are accepted. Membership must be paid separately to "The Denver Turnverein"; other checks should be written to "Tango Colorado".
The teacher list includes:
- Amy Anderson/John Miller
- Camilo O'Kuinghttons
- Cammie Strange
- Darrell Sanchez/Sue Thompson
- David Jones/Ariel
- Michele Delgado
- Nancy Primmer
- John Miller/Diana Cruz
- Nina Pesochinsky
- Robert Dodier
- Roberta Farley
- Tom Stermitz
Everyone listed above will be teaching two classes. Two classes will be simultaneously scheduled in the Turnverein Ballroom (North and South sides) much like the Tuesday night Practica. It will be up to the teachers to coordinate music. There will also be classes on the lower level of the Turnverein. To minimize music conflicts, milonga classes are scheduled for the downstairs dance space.
At the milonga, there will be a community dance demonstration. For this, each teacher/partner will enter the floor and occupy a portion of floor (the perimeter of a circle like a pie slice). Everyone will be introduced. The music will start, two songs - one tango and one milonga - will be played and dancers will move around the circle in the line of dance. Tom Stermitz who is the DJ for the milonga will select the songs and provide the titles in advance.
If you have any questions, please contact Patti Pansa at ppansa@comcast.net, 303/594-3403 or any of the other members of the event organizing team:
Deb Iole - debiole@comcast.net
Sally Chamberlaine - schamberlaine@comcast.net
Paul Ruotolo - pxr99@yahoo.com
CLASS SCHEDULE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday April 24 | ||||
| 11:00-12:15 | Nancy Primmer | Milonga- Make your milonga more fun! | Intermediate | Downstairs |
| Michele Delgado | Strong Fundamentsl Basics: Walk, cross, embrace | Beginner/ All Levels | Upstairs, North | |
| John Miller/Amy Anderson | Close Embrace for Beginners | Beginner | Upstairs, South | |
| 12:30-1:45 | Nancy Primmer | Musicality-Use all aspects of music to make dance more expressive and fun | Advanced Beg/ Intermediate | Downstairs |
| Michele Delgado | Simple moves become interesting with decorations both led and not led. | Intermediate | Upstairs, North | |
| John Miller/Amy Anderson | Variations of the Cross- 12 ways to get the follower into the cross | Intermediate | Upstairs, South | |
| 2:15-3:30 | Dave Jones and Ariel | Graceful styling & technique for leaders and followers, challenging techinque and finding your style | All levels | Downstairs |
| Nina Pesochinsky | Technique and Musicality of Tango Turns | Advanced Beg/ Intermediate | Upstairs, North | |
| John Miller and Diana Cruz | Communication: How lead and follow works | All levels | Upstairs, South | |
| 3:45-5:00 | Nina Pesochinsky | Milonga Traspie (and only traspie) | new to traspie, or want to improve | Downstairs |
| Dave Jones and Ariel | Changes of Direction- Dynamic movement and creative options | Intermediate/intermediate-Advanced | Upstairs, North | |
| John Miller and Diana Cruz | Dissolving and resolving the position-explaining Ganchos, drags and legwraps from the structure | Intermediate/Advanced | Upstairs, South | |
| Sunday April 25 | ||||
| 11:00-12:15 | Camilo O'Kuinghttons | "Grapevine Milonguera" ( Cadenas laterales) basic element for turning in small spaces | Advanced Beg | Downstairs |
| Roberta Farley | Ladies’Technique I | All levels | Upstairs, North | |
| Tom Stermitz | Power Ochos & Sacadas Advanced Fundamentals for Open Embrace | Intermediate and up | Upstairs, South | |
| 12:30-1:45 | Tom Stermitz | Foundations of Tango: Rhythm, Music and Improvisation | Beginners & Advanced Beg. | Downstairs |
| Roberta Farley | Ladies’Technique 2 | All levels | Upstairs, North | |
| Camilo O'Kuinghttons | "Chains in Circles" ("Cadenas Circulares" ) Turns in counter clock wise (most common) or clock wise (more difficult). | Intermediate | Upstairs, South | |
| 2:15-3:30 | Cammie Strange | Milonga: How to add Quality to Your Milonga; Not just Steps! | Intermediate/Advanced | Downstairs |
| Robert Dodier | Walking off the street & onto the dance floor, fun exercises and simple steps for complete beginners | Beginner | Upstairs, North | |
| Darrell Sanchez/Sue Thompson | The art and pleasures of sacadas. Creative ways to enhance your social dance. | Intermediate | Upstairs, South | |
| 3:45-5:00 | Cammie Strange | Dancing Differently to Different Music: How to Dance Tango, Vals and Milonga | Intermediate/Advanced | Downstairs |
| Robert Dodier | Creating & Resolving tension in the embrace: how the leader and follower communicate in embrace | All levels | Upstairs, North | |
| Darrell Sanchez/Sue Thompson | Volcadas you never though of. Add fun, interest and elegance to your tango. | Intermediate/Advanced | Upstairs, South | |
