[Tango-A] NA:W - El Gato Valdez & Andrea Monti at Lake Merritt Dance Center, Oakland in September and October, 2006

[Eugene & Jeanne Hill]

El Gato Valdez and Andrea Monti will be at the Lake Merritt Dance
Center,200 Grand Avenue,at Bay/Harrison Streets, Oakland  in September
and October, 2006.

El Gato Valdez and Andrea Monti dance "Tango Salón" and  are known for
their elegance, technique and musicality.  They are considered
representatives of the typical tango "porteño".  Thorough and dedicated,
they know how to break patterns and technique down for students.  Their
teaching method based is based on proper posture, balance, axis, weight
change, rhythm and especially the tango walk,   emphasizing
interpretation of the music, and encouraging   students to express their
feelings when dancing.

They have taught  in Argentina, Brazil, the United States, including
the 2004 Portland Tango Fest,  Central America, Europe,  including the
Valencia Tango Festival 2004,   Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,
Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
http://www.gatotango.

September 16th,   Saturday
  2 to 3 pm -  Technique (for leaders and followers,  all levels) posture,
  balance,  axis,  walking technique,  changes of weight exercises,  ochos
  technique,  leading ochos,  pivot technique,  molinetes,  waist rotation,
  double time exercises.

  3 to 4 pm -  Tango Salón II (low intermediate to advanced) simple
  patterns with "entradas" and "paradas";  "barridas",  double time
  sequences.   Combinations.

September 17th,  Sunday
2 to 3pm -  Technique II (for leaders and followers,  low intermediate
  to advanced)  general review of the previous class,  complete molinetes,
  rhythm,  low and high voleos,  leading technique for forward voleos,
  ganchos exercises,  pivots.   Lapiz and enrosques exercises for leaders.

  3 to 4 - Tango Salon III (intermediate & advanced)  line and round
  displacements. Turns to the left and "enganches".  Combinations.

October  7th,  Saturday
  2 to 3pm -  Ladies Technique (especial class only for ladies).
Style,  body
  attitude and embellishments for walks,  ochos and turns.   Stretching
  exercises at the end (bring comfortable clothes).

  3 to 4pm -  Tango Salon VI (advanced),  double time turns,  sacadas
  and "rompe medias" step.   Combinations.

October 8th,   Sunday
  2 to 3pm -  Vals (intermediate to advanced tango dancers)
  3 to 4pm - Milonga (low intermediate to advanced)

El Gato and Andrea will teach the Monday class on September 18th and
25th; and October 2nd, 9th and 16th.

   7:30-8:15 p.m.  - Beginner class without practice $10
                                      Beginner class with practice $15
  8:30-9:30 p.m. -  Intermediate class with practice $20
                                      (Both classes plus practice $25)
  9:30-10:30 p.m. Practica alone $5

For more information, please contact Jeanne ("Jan") at
genejeanne at comcast.net, (925) 283-0191,
http://lakemerrittdancecenter.com/_wsn/page5.html

Jeanne ("Jan")