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

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The Tango Club of Albuquerque presents a weekend workshop with Alicia Pons,
March 11-13, 2011

Location: Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal Ave. SE, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87108

Pricing details and registration flier are available now at:
http://abqtango.org/Documents/Alicia11.pdf

CLASSES
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)

Saturday Night Milonga
Milonga Roma, 8:00pm-Midnight
$5/person. 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, 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)

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

Alicia will be available for private lessons during her stay. Please e-mail
to reserve a slot: info at abqtango.org

Lodging with local dancers may be available; please e-mail us if interested,
or numerous nearby hotels are listed at:
http://hotelguides.com/new-mexico/albuquerque-nm-midtown-hotels.html

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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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