Newsletter # 5-9/29/10
This is an exciting time to be learning and dancing tango in Tucson. This Fall and Winter appears to be the most active in terms of local tango events that we personally have experienced to date. Here is the short list of upcoming special events:
- October 1-4 - Jon & Judy Workshops
- October 3 - Live Tango at Sky Bar
- October 8-9 - Introduction to Tango public events at Tucson Meet Yourself (FREE)
- October 9 - Intro to Tango lesson at Maynards downtown @ 6pm (FREE)
- October 15 - The first Tucson Tango Festival Volunteers BBQ & Meeting (FREE)
- October 23 - Tango Bootcamp - Enganche-Barrida-Gancho (Int/Adv)
- October 24 - Paul & Christina Mirocha Fundraiser at Casa Marita (new Argentine restaurant)
- October 29 - Tucson Tango Society Halloween Milonga
- October 30 - Q-Tango Concert
- October 31 - Musicality class and milonga with Q-Tango
- November 12-16 - The Brigitta Winkler Tango Experience (Workshops and Milongas)
- November 20-21 - The Basics and Beyond Weekend Intensive Workshop (Beg/Int)
- November 26 - Milonga at Tohono Chul Park as part of their Holiday Nights Event
Further information and links on all of the above and other programs are available on the Tucson Tango Calendar.
We invite you to join us at our UPCOMING FREE PUBLIC EVENTS at Tucson Meet Yourself and Maynards the weekend of October 8-9. These events are free to the public and run approximately 1 hour each. The purpose of which is to expose Tango to the general public. We provide a brief history of tango, do a couple of demo's, introduce members of the Tango community who might be present, do a group dance to demonstrate what a milonga looks like, and then invite volunteers to come up and take part in a 15 minute intro lesson. Your presence at these events would be greatly appreciated and you will find them to be quite enjoyable. Please let me know if you can make one or more of the scheduled seminars. Don't forget, you also get to enjoy Tucson Meet Yourself while you are there.
As we will be in Australia for Christmas this year we will not be organizing a Holiday Milonga in Tucson. In lieu of this we are very excited to announce, in collaboration with Christine Conte, the Director of Tohono Chul Park, an Outdoor Milonga in the park on Friday November 26, 5:30-8:30pm. Come out and enjoy Holiday Nights at Tohono Chul Park and dance tango in a beautiful and serene environment. Park entrance fee is $7 members/$10 non-members. There is no additional fee for the milonga. All proceeds go to Tohono Chul Park.
We are busy working on the details for The Brigitta Winkler Tango Experiencein November. Brigitta will be offering 5 workshops over the weekend for Int/Adv levels, "The Woman's Voice" on Monday night (ladies night) and an Advanced Seminar on Tuesday night. The announcement with the full program and all the details should be going out by the end of the week.
In the meantime, registration is now open for our one day Int/Adv Bootcamp on Enganche-Barrida-Gancho. Prepare to be slightly challenged while sharpening up your technique and execution -not to mention your musicality!
We look forward to sharing all the fun and excitement with you. See you on the dance floor.
Love, light and gratitude,
Jo & Rusty
"May we all learn to love well. May we all find something to love that is larger and more powerful than anything we fear."
From the book "I Will Not Die an
Unlived Life" by Dawna Markova.
Public Exhibition & Informational Seminars
October 8-9, 2010
There will be three 1 hour events taking place at Tucson Meet Yourself and Maynards on the Friday and Saturday. These seminars consist of a brief history of Argentine Tango, dance demo's and a short intro lesson. All members of the Tango community are invited to join us in sharing tango with the general public by taking part in the group demos and the intro lesson. Please let me know if you plan to attend. All information including times and locations is available HERE!
Tango Bootcamp: Enganches-Barrida-Gancho
October 23-24, 2010
For the Intermediate and above tango dancer: These are the perfect sequences because of the technique you will master as you integrate the movements.
Space is limited so pre-registration is required. Partners and individuals are both welcome - we will ensure a gender balance.
A Tango Experience with Brigitta Winkler
November 12-16, 2010
Brigitta is an incredibly gifted teacher of Argentine Tango. With a degree in Body-Mind Centering and over twenty years of experience teaching and
performing tango around the globe, she is one of the most inspiring and innovative artists in the tango world today. In class, she has the knack of unlocking her
students' creativity and making tango fun and exciting at any level.
In the early 1980s, Brigitta discovered tango in Buenos Aires, studying with such legendary dancers as Virulazo, Juan Carlos Copes, Antonio Todaro, Pepito Avellaneda, Gustavo Naveira, and Eduardo Arquimbau. Her studio, Tanzart, has been a pillar of the tango community in Berlin, Germany since 1987. Most recently, Brigitta collaborated with four other women to create the internationally acclaimed dance company "Tango Mujer," weaving argentine tango together with contemporary dance and theatre for sold-out audiences in NYC and Berlin in 1998, and on tour in the US in 2000.
The Basics and Beyond
November 20-21, 2010
This is an all levels class - whether you are new to tango or have years of experience this class is for you. Pre-requisite: Intro to Tango or a minimum of four weeks of beginning classes. This workshop will offer foundational techniques applicable to all level dancers.
Space is limited so pre-registration is required. Partners and individuals are both welcome - we will ensure a gender balance.
Australia
Mid-December to Mid-January
Rusty and Jo will be in Australia to teach a couple of workshops and to visit Jo's folks for the holidays. Happy Holidays everyone!
Tucson Tango Festival
March 3-7, 2010
Go to the WEBSITE for all the details!