[Tango-A] NA-C: Urbana IL: Feb 9-14: Registration Deadline for Alicia Pons, Robert Hauk Milonguero Tango Week(end)

[Tango Society of Central Illinois]

- Advance Registration Deadline: Wed Feb 7
- needed for Discounts, Admission to Sunday Workshop, avoiding Onsite
Registration Lines, Priority for Private Lessons

Details for entire weekend (including registration forms):

http://www.centraltango.com/TangoInstruction/AliciaRobertWorkshopsFeb07.htm

- All activities at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W Stoughton, Urbana.

Highlights of the weekend:

(1) Sunday Afternoon (1-4:15 PM) Workshop with Alicia & Robert:
   "Tango for the Woman's Enjoyment: Leader & Follower Interaction"

- The main theme of our tango week is "Communication between Men and
Women in Tango: Technique and Implementation". This workshop will
focus on the Man's and Woman's role in the tango connection, with the
goal of maximizing the enjoyment of tango for women.
- There will be limited enrollment in this workshop (20 men and 20
women). Although registration as couples is not required, the class
will be gender balanced and preference will be given to dancers
registering as couples in attaining this balance. PRE-REGISTRATION FOR
THIS WORKSHOP IS REQUIRED!


(2) Workshops on Milonguero Tango Technique for Women and Men

- Fri Feb 9: 8-9:30 PM
     Alicia "Milonguero Tango Technique for Women"
     Robert "Milonguero Tango Technique for Men".

- Sat Feb 10: 1:30-4:45 PM - Workshop with Alicia
     "Men & Women's Strategies & Technique for Managing Crowded Dance Floors"

- Sat Feb 10: 8-9:30 PM: Workshop with Robert
    "Switching between Forward and Backward Movements:
     Men & Women's Technique for Changing Direction"

- Wed Feb 14: 8:30-10 PM: Workshop with Alicia
   "Between the Steps ... Tango Happens"

- These workshops are for those already comfortable with the
repertoire and technique of dancing tango in close embrace.


(3) Milonguero Style Tango Training Workshops

- Fri Feb 9: 7:30-9:30 PM: "Intensive Introduction to Tango in Close Embrace"
  with Ron & Susana, Tango Society of Central Illinois instructors

- Sat Feb 10: 1:30-4:45 PM: Workshop with Robert
  "The Core of Milonguero Style Tango"

- These workshops are for dancers of other styles who would like to
become competent dancers in the milonguero style of tango, or those
just beginning learning the milonguero style.
- The Friday workshop involves learning close embrace technique as
well as basic concepts of musicality and navigation (and the technique
associated with them) that will help dancers become competent in this
style of tango.
- The Saturday workshop will examine basic technique for a developing
milonguero style tango repertoire (ocho cortado, rock step turns, back
ochos...)


(4) Milongas

-There will be great milongas on Friday and Saturday evening. Ron (6
yrs at Tango Society milongas) will DJ on Friday and Robert (tango
festival DJ) on Saturday.
- There will be great dancers from all over the Midwest at the milongas.


(5) Private Lessons

- Robert is available for private lessons on Saturday and Sunday.
- Alicia is available for private lessons throughout the tango week
(Fri Feb 9 to Wed Feb 14).


(6) Discounts

A partial list of workshop discount passes:
(1) All Events (Fri - Wed): $115 ($70 students), subtract $10 for > 100 mi.
(2) Weekend Pass (All events Fri - Sun): $100 ($60 students), subtract
$10 for > 100 mi.
(3) Saturday Pass (4.5 hr workshops + Milonga): $50 ($35 students)
(4) Milonguero Training Pass (5 hr Core Skills workshops): $50 ($30 students)
- See web page (and registration form) for other options


See you next weekend.

Ron Weigel & Susana Vazquez Weigel
Tango Society of Central Illinois
Urbana IL
http://www.centraltango.com