[Tango-A] NA-C: Alicia Pons in Albuquerque, March 11-13

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The Tango Club of Albuquerque presents:
An intimate weekend workshop with the fabulous Alicia Pons!

March 11-13, 2011, Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
[Map: http://abqtango.org/mapPage.html]

Registration now open - downloadable flier at:
http://abqtango.org/Documents/Alicia11.pdf

Schedule of classes and milongas:

Friday, March 11
7:00-8:30pm, Embrace. Posture. Roles. (Beg/Int/Adv)
8:30-10:00pm, Practica with Alicia

Saturday, March 12
1:15-2:45pm, Introduction to movement: How we produce and
transmit movement. Exercises. (Int)

3:00-4:30pm, Tools for creativity in tango: Stops & Suspension. (Int)

Sunday, March 13
1:15-2:45pm, Between step and step, tango happens: The seductive
conversation between dance partners. (Int/Adv)

3:00-4:30pm, Musicality: Rhythm, Melody (Int/Adv)

Saturday Night Milonga
Milonga Roma, 8:00pm-Midnight
$5/person. DJ: Paul Akmajian, sponsored by Studio Roma
Studio Roma, 1508 Roma Ave NW (at the rear of the former Bell Trading Post
building at the corner of Central Ave & Laguna), Albuquerque

Sunday Night Milonga
TCA Kellys Milonga, 7:30-10:30pm
Free. Please support our host venue. DJ: Matt Kropp
Kellys Brew Pub, 3222 Central Ave SE, in the Nob Hill business district,
Albuquerque

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Early bird registration (before March 1) for full weekend pass, only $105!
Per class, at the door: $30/class
Special rates for TCA members and students.

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Lodging may be available with local dancers; e-mail info at abqtango for more
information. Or check AirBnB for someone that might want to rent a spare
bedroom at http://www.airbnb.com/

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Alicia Pons is an elegant and accomplished dancer with refined technique and
distinctive personality. Her ability to imbue the role of the woman with
verve and style has made her one of the most sought after female partners in
Buenos Aires milongas.

She is most noted for her foot play and seductive adornos, which are done
with humor and decorum. She exemplifies presence in the dance, and this is a
focus in her teaching for both men and women.

As a teacher, Alicia emphasizes the partners' connection, and in particular
the woman's ability to not just follow, but to be an equal protagonist in
the dance. She is a very warm and caring person who loves to share her
knowledge.

Alicia was trained in classical dance from an early age and as a young woman
performed in some of Buenos Aires' most well known theaters, the Colon, the
Coliseo, and the Alvear. Her introduction to tango came later, and her first
teacher was Graciela Gonzalez, whose women¹s technique has shaped her tango
footwork. But Alicia gravitated toward the Milonguero Style and her first
inspiration and male teacher in that style was Tete Rusconi, one of the most
renowned milongueros of his generation.

She taught a number of years with Cacho Dante, with whom she has performed
at the Teatro San Martin as part of the City of Buenos Aires tango festival.
Alicia has been teaching both private and group classes on her own for the
last few years; she has become a very popular visiting instructor on the
U.S. Argentine tango workshop circuit.

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For more information visit our web site at: http://abqtango.org or e-mail:
info at abqtango.org