Sept 24: Maxi Gluzman & AnnSophie Persson

This week, a class with Maxi Gluzman! Included with admission. Upper level. 8.30pm

topic: A Fun Easy Move You Can't Live Without!

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.

Fri Sept 17: Julio Bassan and Luiza Paes

Julio and Luiza will teach the 8.30 upper level class (included with admission)!

Topic: Tango Drags

Midnight performance

DJ Tine

More about our stars:

LUIZA PAES:

Luiza Paes, Brazilian-born, music student since age six, worked in musical education and vocal technique for many years. Her very first tango experience was in 1997 in Portland, Oregon where she took a group class with Clay Nelson and was immediately struck by the music and fascinated by the idea of the connection in the couple. Back in Brazil, Luiza met Norberto "Pulpo" Esbrez who became her teacher and then partner for nearly 10 years. Luiza and "Pulpo" traveled the world teaching and performing: Russia, Japan, Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Denmark, United States, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, and Brazil. They taught at numerous tango festivals including CITA in Buenos Aires, Portland, Las Vegas, Boston, Amsterdam, Tango del Norte in Denmark

Luiza is a fun, caring and articulate instructor and teaches technique emphasizing the leader's and follower's roles, improvisation and the ability of adapting. She is very successful in generating a relaxed and humorous environment for the students to enjoy and take the most out of their learning process. Since February 2008 she started teaching and traveling on her own and with different partners (Tango Masquerade, Tango de los Muertos, Portland TangoFest, Houston Tango Festival).Her focus has been teaching musicality along with a technique that opens up possibilities for creativity in the dance.

JULIO BASSAN:

Julio is of the new breed of tanguero from Buenos Aires. An extraordinary, in-demand stage performer, known for his elegant, sultry moves and smoldering theatricality, he is an excellent and caring teacher of creative, social dancing, emphasizing connection, musicality, embrace and rhythmic improvisation. He adapts guardia vieja (old guard) moves to 21st Century dance floors with originality, sensitivity and humor. Julio is also a trained actor, having obtained a degree in theater from the University National Institute of Arts.

As a tango dancer he has studied with such notable teachers as Ricardo Barrios, Carlos Rivarola, Claudia Bozzo, and Mingo Pugliese, among others. He teaches regularly and hosts his own milonga "Gardel of Medellín" in the famous tango neighborhood of Parque Patricios, which has become one of the most popular milongas in Buenos Aires. His elegance, musicality, and dramatic sensibility has propelled him to become a sought-after performer in the major tango shows in BsAs. He was also featured in the Tango Ballet of the University of Moron (2004 -2007), along with many theatrical shows in Argentina and the U.S. Julio has appeared in films, and coordinates popular tango events and festivals in Buenos Aires.

Fri Sept 3: Gustavo Benzacry Saba & Maria Olivera

This week we welcome the delightful dancers Gustavo Benzacry Saba & Maria Olivera from Buenos Aires. They are respected and entertaining teachers, and their performance is a real crowd pleaser.

8.30 pm Upper level class with Gustavo and Maria.

Included with admission

Topic TBA

More about our stars:

http://mariaygustavotango.blogspot.com/

Gustavo was born and raised in Buenos Aires, and has been dancing since the 1990s. He started out as an assistant teacher for various Masters. He developed his career as a teacher by studying techniques and by analyzing Tango as a social and psychological phenomenon. His experience as a teacher in other fields allowed him to trespass the limits of showing “movements” to place himself as a reference of Tango dance not only as a physical activity but moreover as a philosophy. Being a journalist and a researcher gave him the curiosity that led him to give expression to his studies.

He teaches regular classes at Salón Canning and Workshops in several milongas of Buenos Aires, as well as Workshops and lectures in the US and Europe, where he takes part of international tango meetings and Festivals.

As a dancer, he stands out for his agility and most of all for his endless creativity, which he bases in the ability of dominating the techniques and exploring the possibilities he’s being offered through the embrace and the release of the emotions.

Maria was born in Buenos Aires and raised in San Telmo, within a family of “tangueros”. When she was in her twenties she felt inspired by her deep love for the music and the poetry of her childhood and decided to start dancing it. She first studied with Gustavo Benzecry Sabá, and soon after she became his assistant in class and later on his partner. She studied follower’s techniques with several prestigious dancers and learned even more from milonguero Masters that taught her about the emotion of the dance.

She regularly teaches at Salón Canning and leads Workshops in other milongas and dance studios of the city. She also tours the world being part of Seminars, Festivals and performances.

Speaking English as a second language she teaches many students from all over the World, and in 2006 she translated Gustavo’s “Embracing Tango - Techniques and metaphors between tango and life” for what she got the recognition of many English speaking tango communities.

Together Gustavo and Maria teach regular classes at Salón Canning, and they tour the world participating in Festivals and International Tango events.

When they dance, they show their love for each other, the happiness of sharing the warmth of a cozy embrace and the fantasy of a movie where the audience is nothing but an active member of the story.

August 27: Eduardo Goytia and Yamila Viana

This week, we welcome Eduardo Goytia, popular NY teacher and 2007 Salon champion, and Yamila Viana, new sensation about town.

DJ Tine

Eduardo Goytia will teach the class themed "Salon Favorites" at 830pm. Upper level, included with admission.

Around midnight Eduardo will perform with Yamila Viana. Wear goggles to deal with sparks!

Eduardo was the 2007 US National Champion in Argentine Tango Salon, and with his partner Cyrena Drusine, the couple also became the only American couple to ever make it to the finals of the World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He teaches at DanceSport and Triangulo. Eduardo oversees the milonga from 6'1" up, and he's a popular dancer in NYC with ladies of all sizes.

Yamila Viana is from, uhm, Argentina, Italy and possibly other places. The mystery only adds to her allure! So you think dancing tango is more exciting than collecting stamps! But how about doing acrobatics hanging from the ceiling on a silk ribbon! Yamila does both (plus flamenco, ballet, contemporary dance and long walks on the beach), but with the ceiling so low and not much advance notice to fix it, today it will be her tango being shown off by Eduardo Goytia.

More about Eduardo

Eduardo Goytia is a well-known Tango instructor and performer based in New York City with over 13 years of teaching and performing experience. While he specializes in the Tango Salon style, Eduardo's range of knowledge is broad and he teaches across a wide array of styles including Tango Salon, Tango Nuevo and Tango for stage. He is especially known for his musciality and for understanding how differently Tango Salon, Tango Confiteria, Milonga and Vals should be danced. Eduardo is also recognized for his elegance, long lines (he's 6'1) and for demonstrating a deep connection with his partners.

Eduardo became the 2007 US National Champion in Argentine Tango Salon after which he and his championship partner, Cyrena Drusine, also became the only American couple to ever make it to the finals of the World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Officially representing the USA in the championships, they were invited to meet with the US Ambassodor to Argentina at the US Embassy and were honored by the Ambassador's presence at the semi-finals, the night Cyrena and Eduardo were announced as finalists.

Eduardo teaches group classes, workshops and privates at the dance studios Dancesport and Triangulo in Manhattan as well as at special events and schools around the city and abroad. Eduardo can be seen dancing regularly at milongas around the city as well as performing with visiting teachers and regular partners on stage, in shows and at special events.

http://tangosalonusa.com/

There isn't any more bio about Yamila. You will just have to come and see.

July 20: Marc Hussner and Krissy MacFadden

This Friday, Marc Hussner & Kristina McFadden teach and perform.

Fresh back from Buenos Aires and brimming with new ideas!

8.30pm upper level class with Marc and Krissy, included with admission

"BACK CROSSES WITH A TWIST"

Midnight performance

DJ Tine

Marc Hussner was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. At the age of 21, he left for Sweden where he lived for three years. Restlessness and a great desire to travel brought him to quit his job, sell his belongings and leave for a South American tour. In Argentina he found tango and dedicated himself exclusively to this art-form. Marc trained intensively, studying with world-class teachers like Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne, Chicho Frumboli & Juana Sepúlveda, Andrés Amarilla & Meredith Klein, among many others.

The years that Marc spent in Argentina allowed him to rapidly progress to a high level, gathering a lot of valueable information as he grew. Known for his dynamic yet graceful style, Marc combines different influences to develop a creative and modern tango, yet holding true to its origins. He believes a good dancer should combine all different aspects of tango: connection, musicality, technique, vocabulary and history. As an addition to his tango studies and to support his development as a dancer Marc practices pilates, elongation, studies Alexander technique and body awareness method.

Krissy is known for her intricate footwork and playful musicality. Though drawn to the athleticism of modern tango dancing, her versatility takes her over pre-established style boundaries to be fluent in everyone's embrace. Her enthusiasm and laid-back approach creates an easygoing learning environment, where students feel relaxed and inspired. Krissy emphasizes the importance for both leaders and followers to put technique, creativity and joy on equal grounds.

Friday August 6, DJ Tine + Class on Classic Tango Orchestras

Something different at Lounge on Friday!

Find out everything you wanted to know about the music you dance to every week. Your host and DJ Tine has been collecting and playing music for dancers for 7 years. She will talk about the Classic Orchestras, how to recognize them, what's the good stuff and where to get it.

Bring your questions!

You won't have to sit through Tine performing at midnight or anything like that. Just her DJing ;-)

Dancing 9.30 - 2.30am

See you Friday!

Tine

July 30: Lounge Anniversary with Rachel Greenberg and Evan Griffiths

Join Rachel, Evan and Tine at the Tango Lounge to celebrate its First Anniversary!

Class by Rachel Greenberg at 8.30pm. Upper level, included with admisison.

Performance by Rachel Greenberg and Evan Griffiths!

DJ Tine

Fabulous shoe and apparel selection by Axis Tango's Gaia and Chas. Comme il Faut, Neotango, etc. More than 100 brand new pairs all sizes, colors and heels.

More about our stars:

Performer and teacher from Buenos Aires, Rachel Greenberg’s personal style is a fusion of traditional and modern tango. Having studied and danced with the great masters of the traditional style and leaders of “new age” tango, her dance is characterized by elegance, grace, musicality and aesthetics within the embrace - the soul of tango.

Rachel’s eighteen years of teaching experience have resulted in a teacher who is respected internationally and sought after for her special emphasis on effective analysis of body movements and musicality. Since 2005 she has been giving workshops and performances in Europe and the United States.

Her partners have included well known milongueros as well as Junior Cervila and the great Pablo Veron.

Evan Griffiths is one of the finest dancers, teachers, musicians, and DJs in the US tango scene. He’s a beautiful exciting performer, and an irreplaceable social dancer. Sometimes quiet and incredibly subtle, sometimes drastically daring and mad fast, his dancing is always precise, intense, and intimate. As a teacher he says various brilliant things; he is also an astonishingly good follower, and his musicality is just beyond.

Evan has been dancing tango since 1998 and teaching since 2001. His more influential teachers include: Elizabeth Wartluft and Greg Estes in Eugene, Daniel Trenner, Christopher Nassopoulos, and from Buenos Aires: Luciana Valle, Mariano "Chicho" Frumboli, Fabian Salas, Guillermo Merlo and Fernanda Ghi, Susana Miller, Florencia Taccetti, Hugo Patyn and Miriam Larici, Carlos and Maria Rivarola, Rodolfo "El Chino" Aguerrodi, Norberto "El Pulpo" Esbres and Luiza Paes. He has assisted Susana Miller in classes, and has taught and performed with Luciana Valle, Alex Krebs, Rebecca Shulman, and Florencia Taccetti.