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This week Lounge is happy to bring you Vanja Modzelewski and Alexis Rosen!
Vanja and Alexis will teach the upper level class at 8.30.
Topic : Something fun.
There is also an intermediate class by Jennifer Wesnousky.
Paul will take care of the beginners.
All 3 classes start at 8.30pm and are included with admission.
Midnight performance!
DJ Tine
More about our artists...
Alexis Rosen has been dancing Tango for nine years, and teaching for the last four. He first gained notice as an original and creative leader of Tango Nuevo. However, in the last couple of years he has focused closely on close embrace as well. Alexis believes that great dance is built on musicality, connection to the partner, and fundamental movement technique. Many of his classes start with a specific sequence of movements, which are then used to explore those three topics in depth.The first teachers to strongly influence Alexis were Robin Thomas and Mario Consiglieri. While he has learned from numerous other teachers in Buenos Aires and the U.S. since then, the biggest influence on his dance comes from the many great followers he has danced with, including his partner Vanja.
Vanja Modzelewski is a highly experienced dancer in both - open and in close embrace. Her proficiency in the various styles of tango along with her sophisticated musicality has made her one of the better known female dancers in the US. Vanja's dance style is characterized with fluidity and sensual elegance. She has a profound knowledge of movements and partner connection and is a sought after lead who has been teaching group and private classes in tango with a partner and on her own for over 8 years. Currently Vanja is working together with Alexis Rosen. During the past years, among others, she has taught and performed with Constantin Rueger (Germany), Robin Thomas (NY), Murat Erdemsel (Washington, DC), Ney Melo (San Francisco), Hernan Brizuela (Buenos Aires), Armando Orzuza (Buenos Aires) and Junior Cervila (Buenos Aires).
This week Lounge brings you the home team: Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes!
Not only that; it is Adriana's birthday TODAY!
Tango Lounge offers 3 lessons at 8.30pm, one for each level, so you can learn at your own level with other people of your level, and the price is right too (it's included free with admission)!
* Upper level with our guest artists of the week; this week Adriana and Orlando
* Intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
* Beginners with Paul Pellicoro
Midnight performance with Adriana and Orlando
More about our stars:
Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes have been professional dancers and teachers of Argentine Tango for over a decade. With background in classical ballet, they went to study Tango in Buenos Aires under the auspices of such renowned tango masters as Gustavo Naveira, Claudio Gonzales, Melina Brufman and Cristina Cortes, among many others. Other influential coaches have been Guillermina Quiroga and Roberto Reis. Adriana and Orlando have danced in numerous critically acclaimed productions.
Their energetic, precise and passionate dancing, their changing embraces, breathtaking jumps and their wonderful connection makes their performances outstanding. Their enthusiasm and love for Tango is palpable and has won them recognition with awards at home where have been acclaimed as one of the best representative couples of Colombia by "Corporacion Nacional de Danza" and Cultural Industry of Dance "Los Danzantes." They were also semifinalists in the 3rd Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, 2006 and more recently they came in 3rd place at the "Long Island Dance Championship" held in Long Island and sponsored by the NY Salsa Congress.
Currently they teach, coach and perform for DanceSport studio in New York City.
This week at Lounge:
(1) Class 8.30pm and midnight performance with Oscar Casas and Ana Miguel, renowned milonguero masters from Buenos Aires!
(2) HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: wear a scary or funny or smart or interesting Halloween-themed accessory (or even full costume); Lounge will be treating the best Halloween looks with a glass of red wine (or a soda). For example: jack-o-lantern jewellery, halloween necktie, outrageous tights, interesting hat etc. You get the picture!
Tango Lounge offers 3 lessons at 8.30pm, one for each level, so you can learn at your own level with other people of your level, and the price is right too (it's included free with admission)!
* Upper level with our guest artists of the week
* Intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
* Beginners with Paul Pellicoro
DJ Tine
More about our stars:
Oscar was born in Parque Patricios (a well-known tango barrio in Buenos Aires). His parents were avid tango dancers, and, in the 1950's and '60's, they organized three different milongas per week, which regularly drew in 400-500 dancers. Oscar was very much influenced by his father, both by osmosis and discussion. He absorbed the code (codigo) of the milongueros, and when he eventually decided to take up the dance seriously, he already had a background and base that was the envy of many.
Oscar has a distinct style both in his dance and his teaching. He is very milonguero, and is many respected by the old guard in the milongas of BA. He is also extremely popular with his students, who are impressed by his teaching style. He teaches with energy and humor, emphasizing concepts, specializing in improvisation always interpreting the music and respecting the character of the different orchestras. He is especially interested in the dynamics and cadencia of the dance. Everything he teaches is applicable to crowded milongas.
Oscar's unique approach to teaching and his charismatic personality have impressed and delighted his students everywhere. He puts his heart and soul into his classes, and his students respond in kind.
Ana Miguel started her Argentine Tango training in the dance school of Moron Jose Neglia. She started teaching with the famous Argentine tango instructor and performer, Pocho Pizarro. From 2005 to 2008, Ana Miguel performed in the show “Bacanazo” which was held in the Empire Theatre and the Roman Theatre in BA and she also performed as part of the show at Esquina Carlos Cardel from 2006 to 2010 in BA. Moreover, Ana Miguel has taught tango at various tango festivals and was also a tango teacher at ACETA (Academia de Estilos de Tango Argentino – Academy of Argentine Tango Styles) from 2006 to 2010.
To view some videos of Oscar Casas' and Ana Miguel's exhibitions and classes at http://www.youtube.com/user/twototango2
Join Helen la Vikinga and Leonardo Sardella this week at Lounge for an interesting and entertaining lesson! 8.30pm in studio B.
Topic: TBA. Upper Level
SPECIAL THIS WEEK: 2-for-1 admission before 9.45! Bring a friend for free or share the savings!
Tango Lounge offers 3 lessons at 8.30pm, one for each level, so you can learn at your own level with other people of your level, and the price is right too (it's included free with admission)!
* Upper level with our guest artists of the week
* Intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
* Beginners with Paul Pellicoro
Midnight performance with Helen, Leo and Walter.
DJ Tine
More about our stars:
Helen La Vikinga is originally from Iceland but has been living abroad for 20 years: about 15 years in Sweden, 1 year in Chile, and now Argentina since 2005. Helen loves the Argentine Tango! Not only the dance, but the music, the poetry, the teaching, the exhibitions.... She has taught tango, milonga and chacarera since 2000 with dancers such as German Gentile, Victor Hugo Diaz, Miguel Romero, Omar Vega and many others. Helen teaches and performs at festivals and events all over the world, including New York City, Chicago, Hamburg, Copenhagen, and Buenos Aires. Her work has also branched into an audio visual projects, poetry, musicals and a television production. Helen organizes milongas that feature live music and dance performances, and trips for tango lovers to Argentina. She has also created a line of elegant dance shoes called "La Vikinga Shoes and Sneakers."
Leonardo Sardella from Buenos Aires has trained in various dance styles, including jazz, ballet, Argentine Folklore traditional dance, Latin and Arabic Dances, and Argentine Tango. He has trained at various schools such as the University of Tango, the Argentine School of Tango and DNI Tango, where his master teachers included: Javier Rodriguez, Carlos Copello, Jorge Firpo, Maria y Carlos Rivarola, Cristina Cortes, Nicolas Cobos-Paola Jean Jean, Dana Frigoli-Pablo Villarraza, Mora Godoy, Junior Cervila, Fabian Peralta, Sabrina y Ruben Veliz, Juan Balois Pardo, Miguel Angel Coria.
He has performed in many dance productions as a principal dancer or guest artist, has taught tango master classes at the renowned schools Argentinean Academies Escuela Argentina de Tango and Escuela Nacional de Arte Leopoldo Marechal, and is an acclaimed singer-songwriter. Leonardo is currently a choreographer and featured dancer in "Cacho Castagna."
Walter Perez began dancing Tango in his hometown, Buenos Aires, 1993. What began as a kind of therapy soon became a seductive way of life. Since then, he has dedicated his career to studying Argentine Tango and the broad spectrum of Latin dances. Walter has trained in various styles and techniques with renowned Tango instructors such as Juan Carlos Copes, Graciela Gonzalez and Rodolfo Dinzel. He also trained in salsa casino, merengue, cumbia and bachata with caribean teachers. He started salsa break on 2, in Argentina in 1998 with Jimmy Anton.
Integrating dance techniques used in Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance, and Acting, a unique fusion of style and skill has blossomed. Walter has performed with several dance companies, arts centers, and theaters. He has additionally participated in several Television variety shows and special events. Walter’s credits include working as the choreographer and choreographer’s assistant for several companies and shows. In 2000,he moved to NY to continue his training and dedicated full time as a professional dancer. A year later, he started to learn West Coast Swing, participating in several venues around USA, taking workshops with the best teachers like: Mary Ann Munez, Robert Royston and Mario Robau.
He was featured as principal in a national commercial for Coldwell Banker.
His latest accomplishment is as a featured dancer in the Romartis Production of “ Tango first century†directed by Romulo Larrea ; touring around Quebec , Canada; different theatres in California and ending in NYC at the Town Hall theatre on June 5, 2009.
Finally in NYC! Homer & Cristina Ladas (San Francisco) will teach and perform!
8.30pm classes included with admission:
- upper level with guest teachers Homer & Cristina
- intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
- beginners with Paul Pellicoro
Performance about midnight
DJ Tine
More about Homer and Cristina Ladas
Homer and Cristina started their tango obsession long before they met each other. Each with over 11 years of experience emphasizing a fusion of social tango ideologies... As teachers they are committed to creating a positive class environment where small epiphanies can & do occur in their students.
Homer & Cristina prefer to not use the term 'nuevo' in their approach to tango or in their class titles. Instead, they like to dance & teach a variety of connected, musical, dynamic, interesting, creative, liberating, etc, ideas/technique/movement. They both work towards the fusion of all tango concepts via the 'one tango' philosophy in an attempt to reduce barriers that may inhibit themselves or other folks from really finding their own dance...
It has been said, on more than one occasion, that few dancing couples improvise with such skill, personality, and fluidity of movement. Married since May 2002 they continue to explore deeper facets of their relationship to each other and to tango.
The incomparable Homer and Cristina will teach weekend workshops, and perform at Nocturne (Sat 15th) and Tango Lounge (Fri 14th).
Weekend Workshops Theme:
"The Body-Spiral and Body-Axis with Homer & Cristina"
workshop locations: Ripley Grier on 8th Av (Sat 520 8th Av; Sunday 939 8th Av)
SAT 2.30pm: The Overturned Gancho/Sacada Experience Made Easy (Intermediate "Foundation" Class)
SAT 4.30pm: The Overturned Gancho/Sacada Odyssey (Advanced "Exploration" Class)
SUN 2.30pm: Building One Social Dance Step-Over Colgada (Intermediate "Foundation" Class)
SUN 4.30pm: Exploring Stylistic and Functional Use of Colgadas (Advanced "Exploration" Class)
Online pre-registration: www.newyorktangoclub.com/register.html
STUDENT DISCOUNT: 25% OFF at the door, or if prepaying for 3 workshops, choose a 4th workshop free.
Please RSVP even if you plan to pay at the door, using the same registration form; this is especially important if you sign up without a partner, because we will do our best to gender balance the workshops.
SPECIAL PROMO Oct 7: Free glass of wine (or beer or soda) with admission BEFORE 10.30!
Tonight, a special class and performance by Cesar Velasquez and Jenny Nolan from Argentina/UK!
8.30pm classes included with admission:
upper level with guest teachers Cesar and Jenny
intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
beginners with Paul Pellicoro
midnight performance Jenny and Cesar
DJ Tine
more about our stars:
Cesar Velasquez started learning tango in 1992 and he has been teaching tango for 12 years. He has been teaching and performing tango with his partner Carolina Gonzalez around the UK for the last ten years and they are regularly invited to teach and perform in Grece, Germany, UK, Switzerland, Holand, USA, France, Kenya and Sudan. They have organised and directed London International Tango Festivals Tango Extravaganza UK since 2007 and Tango Apasionado 2010. Additionally, Cesar has worked extensively as a dancer and choreographer in acclaied theater productions in the UK and Latin Aerica, as well as for the BBC. Some of Cesar's teachers in Argentina include Tango stars as Gustavo Naveira, Roberto Herrera, Raul Bravo and Mingo Pugliese, Natalia & Gabriel Angio, amongst others.
Jenny Nolan (Sayer) has been dancing since she was 4 years old. In 2004 she swapped her pointe shoes for tango shoes and began her tango journey. She has made frequent trips to Buenos Aires to train with Chicho and Juana, Sebastian Arce, Gustavo Naveira and Eugenia Parilla.
She has given regular workshops and performances across the UK, Europe and Buenos Aires including performances with Tanghetto and The Tiger Lillies. In 2005, she received her masters, with honors, from the Performance Studies program at CSSD in London.
Jenny then received funding from Chisenhale Dance Space to create a piece that fused tango with performance art. She performed this work across the UK, as well as in Montenegro and Belgrade.In 2008 she choreographed and performed a Tango for the BBC which advertised the Film 4 Argentinean Film festival.
This Friday Sept 30 at Lounge, we have as our special guests Astrid Weiske from Berlin and Vanja Modzelewski from New York.
Our 3 classes are class included with admission!
8.30pm Upper level.class by Astrid and Vanja
8.30pm Beginners with Paul Pellicoro
8.30pm Intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
Midnight performance by Astrid and Vanja
DJ Tine
more about our stars:
For more than 16 years Astrid Weiske has been dancing Tango Argentino and is well known and respected in the tango communities worldwide as an excellent leading woman. She has developed strong sensitivity in leading, great creativity in improvising and playful musicality which stand out as key elements in her dance. Astrid extended her dancing also to the follower role which expand her knowledge of the dance much more.
Since 2005 she has been teaching in Berlin at "PHYNIXtanzt" Studio, traveling as a guestteacher and followed invitations in Germany, UK, Paris and also abroad to San Francisco, New York, Montreal. She received invitations to teach and perform on several Festivals like Queertangofestival Copenhagen, Phantastango Festival (Germany) or Queertango Festival Buenos Aires.
Her main influence and deep understanding tango in dancing and teaching she got from her constant studies all over the years with renown dancers like: Brigitta Winkler, Gustavo Naveda y Giselle Anne, Cecilia Gonzalez, Chicho Frumboli, Pablo Pugliese y Noel Strazza or Tomas Howlin.
Her teaching is based on awareness, analysis of natural movement in combination with her knowledge of technique, structure of the dance and awareness of connection in the couple. Creating a constant dialogue between leaders and followers who share the responsibility of listening and reacting to each other, based on a strong connection to the music.
Her exploration of the techniques of tango, from the very classical to the very experimental, leading and following, including other dance forms like contact improvisation or modern dance makes her believe that there is no "one" Tango. She believes in creative, liberating variety and connection of ideas, movements and technique by repecting the roots of Argentine Tango. She promote that fusion to reduce borders and let find people their own expression in the dance.
With her special love to the music she developed her passion for DJing. Most inspired by traditional music and the golden age orchestras she also plays alternative music or Tango Nuevo, depends to the milonga and the mood of the crowd on the floor. She dj's on different milongas in Berlin, New York, Montreal, Madrid and was invited in the past to serveral festivals like Neotangofestival Düsseldorf or Phantastango in Phännerhall.
Vanja Modzelewski is a highly experienced dancer in both - open and in close embrace. Her proficiency in the various styles of tango along with her sophisticated musicality has made her one of the better known female dancers in the US. Vanja's dance style is characterized with fluidity and sensual elegance. She has a profound knowledge of movements and partner connection and is a sought after lead who has been teaching group and private classes in tango with a partner and on her own for over 8 years. Currently Vanja is working together with Alexis Rosen. During the past years, among others, she has taught and performed with Constantin Rueger (Germany), Robin Thomas (NY), Murat Erdemsel (Washington, DC), Ney Melo (San Francisco), Hernan Brizuela (Buenos Aires), Armando Orzuza (Buenos Aires) and Junior Cervila (Buenos Aires).
