Class Menu

We like to teach in a way that presents ideas and structures illustrated by particular movements. We strive for a balance of ideas and experience so that the brain and the body both get a chance to explore the topic. While we offer a number of music specific topics, all of our classes incorporate music as an integral facet.

Classes:
All levels:

• In the flow - strategies for the festival floor
• Creativity, versatility & feeling
  
• Exotic Paradas
• Phrasing and Cadence - moving simply in the music
• High Definition Ochos

Intermediate:

• 8+8=∞ abundant possibilities from back ocho.
• Circles and Lines - a cartography of the dance
• Pleasing Her - follower's favorites
  
• Bordoneo and other asymmetrical tango rhythms (int - advanced)
  
• Painting the music - a volcada toolkit
  
• Cross System Vals - material and musicality

advanced:

• Tango Musicality for Alternative Music (various levels possible from intermediate to super advanced)
  
• Weightless Dynamics - expressive boleos, ganchos and more.
  
• Hybrid Ganchos
  
• Multiplied Single Axis Turns
  
• Close embrace ganchos
  
• Earthy walk, airy leg, liquid frame - organic technique for advanced tango movements.

Musicality Seminar

Anatomy of a tango (for dancers)
top level structure for a classic tango (vocal style) 20 minutes
goal: shape the dance through the musical form - build a tango
orchestral textures: marcato, legato, (syncopa), - walk, turn, cut 30 minute
goal: recognize and respond to dominant texture in the music
different orchestras: push vs. pull in the marcato, endings, style 45-60 minutes
goal: dance differently uniquely to each orchestra.

Music in the moment
phrasing and cadence - dancing 8's and ebb + flow in melodic (vocal) lines 60 minutes
goal: connecting to the feeling of the music. anti-auto pilot. (enganging followers)
articulation - the texture of each movement - musical decisions, 45 minutes
goal: hi-defintion tango
(Special moments: corte, variacion, canyengue, rubato, glissandi and other musical effects,
goal: spontaneity and creativity)

Rhythm Method
Tiempo, (double, half, contra) 30 minutes
Syncopa 60 minutes
Bordoneo and other asymetrical tango rhythms 60 minutes

Weightless Dynamics - musicality in the air
Complex Rhythms - Bordoneo, syncopa, up-beat, 3's+2's
Alternative Music
Vals + Milonga Flavors