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This week at Tango Lounge, join Mong-Lan from Buenos Aires (performing with Stefan from NY) and guest DJ Ramu Pyreddy from DC.
8.30pm classes included with admission:
Beginners with Paul
Intermediate with Jennifer
Upper level with Mong-Lan: "The Secrets of the Tango: Revealed": In my class,we will be working fundamentals such as the tango walk, the ocho, the giro, the voleo; then build up with more complex steps and patterns, in the process, giving you an intelligent way of dancing, understanding and being creative with the tango. Furthermore, we will work on musicality, understanding tango music. The tango above all is a surrender, to the music, to your partner. How do we surrender ourselves, offer ourselves to our partners, surrender ourselves to the music? At the end of the class, you will understand more of the secrets of the tango.
More about our guest artists:
MONG-LAN dances and sings the tango, and puts her heart in each line. Dynamic tango dancer, singer, poet and visual artist visiting from Buenos Aires, Mong-Lan brings 17 years of tango experience, having performed and taught in Argentina, Italy, Thailand, Japan and the U.S. She holds an MFA from the U of Arizona, a Fulbright Fellowship, a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford Univ. Visit: www.monglan.com/tango
Check out her new tango video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aeuPnpzmuU
STEFAN has been dancing tango since 1997, and has performed on many stages, to include with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, the Bajofondo Tango band, & at Festivals sponsored by the Argentine Embassy & the United Nations. Website: www.mundi.com/tango
Ramu Pyreddy is one of the most knowledgeable and sought after tango DJ's in North America and is a featured DJ at most tango festivals in the US. His teaching and dancing are characterized by keen musical interpretation, infectious enthusiasm and a deep love of the music and the dance that is fanatic. Ramu Pyreddy was the founder of the Argentine Tango Club at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - a community well known for excellent social dancing skills, and exciting festivals and events.
This week Lounge welcomes new NYC arrival Yaisuri Salamanca and our favorite Brazilian Daniel Raphael!
8.30pm classes included with milonga admission:
Upper level with Yaisuri and Daniel
Intermediates with Jennifer W
Beginners with Paul
DJ Tine
Performance about midnight with Daniel and Yaisuri
More about our stars:
Yaisuri Salamanca is a dancer whose technique captures two dances that characterize Latin music: tango and salsa. She went from world champion in salsa at 2004 to third place in the Argentinian tango world championship at Buenos Aires in 2008. Yaisuri trained in Argentine rhythms at Buenos Aires under masters like Aurora Lubiz, Olga Besio, Guillermina Quiroga, among others. Furthermore, she has training in classical ballet, salsa and traditional folk dances of Colombia. Those styles enrich her tango training, and performing repertory.
Yaisuri, a Colombian dancer, has been a Principal Dancer for the Tango Vivo and Sonde Luz dance companies. She performed in the Argentina Tango championships in both 2007 and 2008, reaching the five top places in both occasions. She also performed in Chicago for the Salsa Festival in 2002 and in Zürich and Puerto Rico for World Salsa Congress 2004. Among her other accomplishments, she was awarded with the first place at the Official National World Tango Championships in Colombia in 2007, and an official distinction for National and International Achievements by the Medellin City Council in Columbia in 2009.
Yaisuri is passionate about teaching, and was until she moved to NYC a staff dancer for Argentine Tango at the Midnight Tango Company in England. She has also been an instructor in Argentine Tango, Salsa and Latin rhythms at Tango Vivo Dance School in Colombia, as well as being a dance workshop instructor all over the world including Rio de Janeiro (2011), Miami (2011), Harvard University (2010) Tango Society of Boston (2010), New York (2009) and in Argentina (2008).
Yaisuri is also currently studying for a Bachelor of Science in Communication Technology in New York, where she also has her own line of Tango Shoes.
Daniel Raphael has been working as a professional dancer and instructor for more than 12 years, training individuals, teaching groups, and conducting workshops in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and in New York City at DanceSport. He has performed many different dance styles for television and stage that include Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Flamenco, Latin rhythms, Brazilian dances and Tango, his specialty.
He has spent the last few years meticulously researching a process regarding the teaching of Tango and the preparation of new dance professionals, developing a personal teaching method based on strong body awareness and concepts and techniques from the fields of psychology and holistic therapies.
His teaching method is committed to the development of self-confidence and focuses on integral health regardless of age. This commitment is based on his own successful training in Ballet (Classic, Modern and Contemporary), Alexander Technique, Yoga, Bioenergetics Therapy, and Ayurvedic Massage.
Daniel’s vast experience allows him to embrace Tango's many aspects, from the old Canyengue style to the contemporary Tango Nuevo.
When Daniel is not travelling, he lives in Rio de Janeiro.
This week, fireworks from Colombia! Edwin Cardenas and Tanya Gutierrez
Get a taste on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgKh5fgE_Ik
8.30pm classes included with admission:
Upper level with Tanya and Edwin
Intermediate with Jennifer
Beginners with Paul
More about our stars:
Edwin and Tanya from Medellin, Colombia, have been professional dancers of salon and show tango since 2007. They are part of the most renowned Colombian tango dance ensemble "A Puro Tango". They have been finalists in several tango competitions in Colombia, Spain and Argentina. They trained with world class maestros including Roberto Herrera, Ernesto Balmaceda & Estela Baez, Martin Ojeda & Eliana Sanchez, Alejandra Mantinian, Aoniken Quiroga, Daniel Nacucchio, Sebastian Achaval, Diego Benavidez y Nachata Agudelo.
Join us at Tango Lounge this Friday for a milonga class and performance with Mike Eblen and Vanja Modzelewski.
Mike was Alex Krebs's right hand during his wildly successful workshops this past weekend. Come support fresh talent, and have a great time!
8.30pm Classes included with milonga admission:
Milonga class with Mike and Vanja, intermediate and up
Intermediate with Jennifer
Beginners with Paul
Midnightish performance by Mike & Vanja
Mike Eblen stumbled across an Argentine Tango class in 2007, and he stumbled through his first few lessons. What started as a casual hobby eventually snowballed into a full-on obsession. Weekly group classes in Asheville, North Carolina were not enough.
If you asked Mike where the turning point was, he would probably tell you it fell somewhere between driving twelve hours for a weekend festival and putting his chances of graduating college on time at risk so he could fit in a trip to Portland for Valentango.
Mike has studied privately with a plethora of world renowned teachers including Alex Krebs, Tomas Howlin, Brigitta Winkler, Homer and Cristina Ladas and Robin Thomas to just name a few.
Mike’s philosophy on tango revolves around an emphasis on pure kinesthetic communication. He works to empower both the leader and the follower to take control of their own voice within the dance.
Mike is available for private lessons in NY from Sept 14 until the 24th. Contact Mike at:
828-606-6783 mikeeblentango@gmail.com
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 learn chacarera with the fabulous Alex Krebs from Portland!
Alex is in town for Nocturne and workshops (almost sold out) and the excitement starts at Tango Lounge on Friday at 8.30.
Classes included with admission at 8.30pm
Chacarera with Alex Krebs
Intermediate tango with Jennifer
Beginners with Paul Pellicoro
Alex will perform with Rebecca Shulman around midnight
DJ Tine
The workshop details are on this website
www.newyorktangoclub.com
Pre-registration is required, only a few spots are still available. It is highly unlikely we can accommodate walk-ins, sorry
About Alex
Alex has been teaching Argentine Tango worldwide since 1998, including performances in Buenos Aires. He has run his all-Argentine tango studio, Tango Berretin, in Portland, Oregon since 2001 and has also studied the bandoneon since 2001, currently directing his sextet.
He is completely fanatic about the dance, and shares his passion with his students. He teaches 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 strives 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.
This week join us at Tango Lounge for another premiere: Yamila Viana partnering with Alexis Rosen!
830pm classes are included with admission
Upper level with Yamila and Alexis
Intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
Beginners with Paul Pellicoro
midnight perfomrance with Yamlia and Alexis
DJ Tine
More about our artists:
Yamila Viana is a versatile and innovative dancer focusing on the quality of movement derived from various dance disciplines. She has a deep understanding of rhythmic dances such as jazz, flamenco, Latin, Capoeira, Argentine and Latin folk dances. Her curiosity to gain ore knowledge in dance led her to aerial dance and tango. With a strong background in classical and contemporary dance, Yamila joined the National Ballet Company in Buenos Aires in 1998. She performed and toured with the company throughout Latin America and Europe.
For 14 years tango has formed an integral part of Yamila's dance world. Her skills as a professional performer are Incorporated into her teaching method. Her teaching style is suitable for dancers of all ages and skill levels, from social to professional. Yamila shares with her students her experience in rhythm, musicality, interpretation, improvisation, creativity and emotion in the dance.
In 2007, Yamila moved to Italy and began teaching in Venice and Rome in addition to participating in numerous tango festivals.
For the next few years, Yamila will share her teaching experience between New York and Buenos Aires.
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.
This week, Metin will teach the class and Ilene will guest DJ:
8.30pm classes included with admission:
upper level with Metin
intermediate with Jennifer
beginners with Paul
Uninterrupted dancing with DJ Ilene
More about Metin:
Metin Yazir is the founder of the Baila Tango school which he started in Munich, Germany in 1993. Baila Tango has become synonymous with great dancing. Many instructors have gravitated to the simple yet sophisticated methodology of Baila Tango. Gustavo Naveira had big influence in the way Metin developed his teaching style. Metin Yazir’s career has taken him to 91 cities in 26 countries as teacher and performer. His unique, fun and straightforward approach to teaching tango made him one of the most sought after instructors in the world. His careful analysis of the movement and interaction between partners, combined with his motivating presentation has earned him the admiration of tango dancers worldwide.
Baila Tango opened the gates for tango in Istanbul, Turkey, Metin’s homeland. In a matter of a few years, Baila Tango grew in Ankara, Izmir, Eskisehir and Bursa. In fact, the influence of his school has made Turkey the fastest growing tango community in the world.
Metin considers tango as a dialogue (as opposed to monologues by the dominant men) between two independent and actively participating individuals, connecting them at a higher level. Lead and follow concepts transcend to invitations and acceptances. This heightened respect for women is the foundation of this vision. The vision is inclusive: everyone can dance tango regardless of age, background, or body type. While the stage dancers bring their art to audiences, tango still belongs to the people from which it came.
Guest DJ Ilene Marder
In addition to being the founder and director of Woodstock Tango, Ilene has established a reputation as a popular, traditional Tango DJ, who DJ's regularly at milongas in NYC and at festivals (recently Boston & Chicago). She is one of the very few non-Argentines to DJ in Buenos Aires at Salon Canning (three times) and the only one to have DJ’d Porteño y Bailerin. She is a "traditional" DJ, using cortinas, tandas and the most beautiful classic tango ever recorded. (She is also adept at offering some lovely danceable surprises from the modern and alternative tango worlds...). She conducts MEET THE MUSIC sessions to better acquaint dancers with the key orquesta's of the Golden Age, and is available to DJ private parties and events, and more....
