[Tango-A] NA-C: Dance of the Heart "Pre-Gustavo & Giselle" CLASS & MILONGA this Saturday with Brian & Deb

[Brian Dunn]

WHAT:   Dance of the Heart Boulder MILONGA & Pre-Milonga Class
        DOOR PRIZES INCLUDE GUSTAVO AND GISELLE WORKSHOP CLASSES

WHEN:  Saturday Night, June 16, 2007
NOTE CHANGED START TIME!!!
       7:30 - 8:30pm: ONE HOUR Pre-Milonga Class
       Class details: 
      "The Maestros are Coming! What to Do in the Meantime(Part 1)" 
      (see description below)
       8:30pm - ???: MILONGA 
       
Music Details: TONS OF NEW MUSIC!  
Linetzky, Rodriguez, Orquesta Escuela de Tango, " Seleccion Nacional", and
more!  See below for DJ comments.
       

WHERE: PreEminence Hall, 3213 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado
       Driving directions from Denver & within Boulder are below
 

WHO:   Hosts: Brian & Deb, www.danceoftheheart.com  
       Guests: YOU! & All Argentine Tango Enthusiasts
   

COST:  Class & Milonga: $13 ($10 with Student I.D.)
       Milonga Only:    $ 8 ($ 5 with Student I.D.)
(Price is slightly lower than usual - we have an early-evening performance
commitment just before the milonga, which shortens the usual class time)


MORE INFO:       www.danceoftheheart.com  
                 303-938-0716
 
CLASS TITLE & DESCRIPTION: "The Maestros are Coming! What to Do in the
Meantime(Part 1)"

Before we leave to teach in Europe, we want to set the stage for the arrival
next month of GUSTAVO NAVEIRA and GISELLE ANNE as part of Colorado Tango
Encuentro 2007.

It's hard to communicate how lucky we are in Colorado to have Gustavo and
Giselle here as our own tango "artists-in-residence" for TWO WEEKS, twice as
long as at any other stop on their USA tour.  

For our part, we have been studying intensively with Gustavo and Giselle
since 1999.  We've been asking them to visit us in Colorado since 2003. 
Every time we're in Buenos Aires with them, we attend every class of theirs
we can, and often sneak in meetings and private lessons on the side.  We've
been spending late nights planning this visit, and we're very excited to
finally see this event taking shape.

Why do we think they are so great?  Well, simply put, we watch them dance,
and our hearts begin to ache and our eyes begin to cry.  Beyond the
intellectual rigor of their tango framework, beyond their deep awareness of
structure and technique honed over twenty years of systematic exploration,
they are simply world-class artists and historically pivotal teachers and
investigators, fascinated with what tango has been, is now, and where it may
be going, and incredibly gifted with the capability of sharing that
adventure with their students, with warmth, humility and infectious good
humor.

We know many of you are planning to study with these tango maestros. We want
to help you get the absolute greatest benefit possible from their teaching
and their radiantly beautiful dancing.  In this class, and the other pre-G&G
classes we'll offer in Boulder after we return from Europe, we'll be looking
at offering you ways of thinking about the dance you already do, and
choosing to modify the WAY you do your chosen vocabulary.  There won't be
new vocabulary in these pre-G&G classes, but if you work on the exercises
we'll show you between now and their arrival, you'll be able to benefit the
most from THEIR classes.

CLASS PREREQUISITE: Lead &/or follow full turns to both the left & right,
including full 180 deg. follower hip-pivots such as used in "ochos", & a
lead/follow to "the cross" free of prescribed patterns in time with the
music.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS: 
>From Boulder
At the corner of Walnut & 30th Streets, turn east on Walnut. The next street
you cross is 32nd. Turn left or NORTH into the 1st driveway AFTER you pass
32nd. Continue NORTH between the 2 buildings in the parking lot, proceeding
BEHIND Boulder Window Tint (on your right). Look for 2 garage doors on your
right. The bright blue door is the PreEminence studio entrance. Parking is
free & SAFE.  
 
>From Denver
take 36 into Boulder. As you pass the eastern edge of the University of
Colorado campus, 36 becomes 28th Street. Continue on 28th until you reach
Arapahoe. At Arapahoe, turn right. At 30th, turn left (heading north). At
Walnut Street, turn right. In one block, cross 32nd St. & turn left into the
1st driveway. Boulder Window Tint is on your right & a brewing company is on
your left. Continue straight ahead or NORTH between those 2 buildings. The
bright blue door to your right (1st one directly BEHIND Boulder Window Tint)
is the PreEminence studio entrance.
 
About PreEminence Hall
Features 1,400 square ft sprung hardwood floor, air conditioning, ample free
parking, more details, maps & photos available on-line at:
http://preeminencehall.boulderkodokan.com/home.html  

 
NOTE FROM DJ BRIAN:
The music will be structured in tanda-&-cortina format with four songs per
tanda (sometimes fewer with longer songs or high-energy Milongas). Tandas
will consist of either tango, milonga, vals or "alt-tango" music. Music will
be about 70-80% classic tango music from about 1930 through about 1968,
including more recently recorded music from an easily recognizable tango
tradition (e.g., Fernandez Fierro, Los Solistas, El Arranque, Color Tango,
Sexteto Canyengue).

“Alt-tango” music tandas will be composed from music that has demonstrated
"change-of-pace" appeal to tango dancers at multiple practicas and milongas
in multiple cities (including Buenos Aires) where about 70-80% of the music
played is classic tango.  "Alt-tango" music choices include but are not
limited to: Libedinsky, Goran Bregovic, Cirque de Soleil, later Astor
Piazzolla, Haris Alexiou, Loreena McKennitt, etc.

As always, the proposed “tentative playlist” for the evening will be posted.
While it's intended to be a convenience for dancers to plan their evenings,
it's more of a guideline than a playlist - after you examine it, please
share with me your requests, & I'll see what I can do.