Wednesday, May 19, 2010

May 21: Maxi Gluzman



This week, a class with Maxi Gluzman! Included with admission.
topic: Impress with Simplicity.

Performance by Maxi and Ann Sophie Persson.

DJ Tine

More about our stars:

Maximiliano Gluzman is a porteno dancer who proudly continues the tradition of his home town's social dance.

He learned his first tangos when he was a child, bought his first tango record when he was fourteen, and began to pursue the dance when he was twenty one.

His tango, one of personal identity, inherits the inventiveness of the Buenos Aires tradition and was acquired through years of working with world known instructors, as well as through researching the social tango of the old masters. His subtle firm lead is the result of both practice and countless nights of dancing in Buenos Aires. And through his unique, flowing musicality he has found an endless vehicle for creativity and expression.

Maxi's professional life in tango is divided into two main areas: researching the dance of the old generation milongueros and teaching. Precisely, his teaching is about sharing the magic of the porteno dance with the rest of the world: its technique, its culture, and its mystery. A magic that, as difficult as it is to conceptualize, he has been able to transmit to his students from many countries.

Ann-Sophie Persson’s bio
Ann-Sophie Persson discovered her love for tango music in her childhood and started her search for the dance in her early teenage years in Sweden. She has been dancing tango regularly in New York City and Buenos Aires since 2000 and has studied with among others Julio Balmaceda and Corina De La Rosa, Milva Bernardi, Carlos Gavito, Graciela Gonzalez, Raul Poli, Elina Roldan and Omar Vega. Ann-Sophie considers tango the ultimate dance and a perfect milonga the ultimate moment.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

May 14: Alex Krebs (Portland OR) and DJ Mila Khoroosi (San Diego)


This Friday at Lounge, join tango guru Alex Krebs (Portland, OR) and DJ Mila Khoroosi (San Diego) for a night to remember!

8.30 Class, all levels welcome! Included with admission.Alex will teach a class on one of the topics he is so famous for: "How to listen to tango music (with handouts)"

Alex will perform with Anne-Sophie Ville around midnight.

More about our stars....

Alex Krebs teaches Argentine tango for the social dance floor, emphasizing the improvisational side of the dance through a strong communication between the lead and follow and on musicality. Alex tries to give his students the vocabulary necessary so that each person can find their own unique way of dancing -- dancing the tango of their own body.Alex's teaching is in high demand all over the world. In addition to teaching, he DJs, performs, and directs the Conjunto Berretin in which he plays the bandoneon.

Anne-Sophie Ville, a Belgian native, is recognized for her skills as both a follower and leader. She is also known as a dancer of all styles: a true milonguera when she dances close-embrace and a fluid and innovative tanguera when she dances the "Nuevo Tango" style in open embrace. She was well-known as a DC area host and organizer, and was the founder of the Washington DC Tango Marathon. In 2007, she decided to leave the United States and travel the world to dance and teach tango. In addition to spending lots of time in Buenos Aires, Anne-Sophie is now visiting tango communities over the world to share her enthusiasm and love of the dance.

As a DJ, Mila Khoroosi strives to connect with the dancers so that her selections provide them with the energy that they need to keep the dance floor alive. By exploring the subtleties of each night, she uses her experiences as a DJ to deepen her own understanding of the music and how it shapes the mood of the crowd. She DJs at various venues in San Diego and LA. She has played at festivals in San Diego, Fort Bragg, and Portland, as well as at SFTX.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

May 7: Monica Paz and Eric Lindgren


Join your friends at Tango Lounge this week for a class with Eric Lindgren and a performance by Monica Paz and Eric Lindgren!

DJ Tine

Upper Level Class by Eric Lindgren, included with admission.

Performance by Monica and Eric around midnight.

DJ Tine

More about our stars...

Mónica Paz received a specialized educational in tango, thus making her one of the very few instructors of tango with an academic training. Because of her didactics, pedagogy and vast experience as a teacher and as a dancer, she is highly recognized in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Washington DC, New York, New Jersey (the USA), The Hague (Holland), Antwerp (Belgium) among others cities where frequently she is invited to offer classes, workshops and performances of tango.
Mónica has a vast teaching experience as follower and leader. She has developed an effective basic method of teaching, both for followers and for leaders, with which the students acquire the solid bases that are functional and universal in tango that will allow them to understand and incorporate the technique and to enable them to develop a personal dance.
Mónica masters the technique of the Tango Salon, of the Milonguero Style, the Vals Cruzado and the Milonga. In addition, she specializes in Technique for followers and has taught many classes and workshops on this subject.


Within weeks of his first tango class, Eric Lindgren moved to Buenos Aires and studied tango intensively for a year; he returns regularly to take advantage of the high level of dance and exceptional instruction available in the city. Eric spent the winter of 07-08 teaching at Dance Manhattan and at Providence Tango, and the summer in Toronto. In September 2008 Eric moved to Portland, OR where he enjoys that community’s strong focus on close embrace and emotional expression. Eric has had many influences, including Daniel Trenner, Claudia Bozzo, Carlos Lobos, Rebecca Shulman, Adriana Dure, and Pablo Rodriguez.