[Tango-A] NA-C:Workshops & Milonga at Chicago Dance with Oscar Casas & Ana Miguerl

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Chicago Milonguero, Ltd. NEWSLETTER : September 2, 2011 

Workshops & Milonga at Chicago Dance with Oscar Casas & Ana Miguel 

Oscar Casas and Ana Miguel will be doing workshops at Chicago Dance, 3660 W.Irving Park Road, this Saturday and Sunday, September 3 & 4, for the 
intermediate and advanced dancer. They will also be giving their final 
performances Saturday evening at the Milonga at Chicago Dance. Please join us and our guests, including our out of town guests from Wisconsin, Kentucky, Iowa and Michigan. Oscar and Ana will also be available for private lessons during their stay. Email Ray Barbosa at chicagomilonguero at yahoo.com if you are interested in attending their workshops or are interested in taking a private lesson. Ray Barbosa will DJ the milonga on Saturday evening. 

Biography 
Oscar was born in Parque Patricios (a well-known tango barrio in Buenos Aires). His parents were avid tango dancers, and, in the 1950's and '60's, they organized three different milongas per week, which regularly drew in 400-500 dancers. Oscar was very much influenced by his father, both by osmosis and discussion. He absorbed the code (codigo) of the milongueros, and when he 
eventually decided to take up the dance seriously, he already had a background 
and base that was the envy of many. 
Oscar has a distinct style both in his dance and his teaching. He is very 
milonguero, and is many respected by the old guard in the milongas of BA. He is also extremely popular with his students, who are impressed by his teaching style. He teaches with energy and humor, emphasizing concepts, specializing in improvisation always interpreting the music and respecting the character of the different orchestras. He is especially interested in the dynamics and cadencia of the dance. Everything he teaches is applicable to crowded milongas. 

Oscar's unique approach to teaching and his charismatic personality have 
impressed and delighted his students everywhere. He puts his heart and soul 
into his classes, and his students respond in kind. 

Ana Miguel started her Argentine Tango training in the dance school of Moron Jose Neglia. She started teaching with the famous Argentine tango instructor and performer, Pocho Pizarro. From 2005 to 2008, Ana Miguel performed in the show "Bacanazo" which was held in the Empire Theatre and the Roman Theatre in BA and she also performed as part of the show at Esquina Carlos Cardel from 2006 to 2010 in BA. Moreover, Ana Miguel has taught tango at various tango festivals and was also a tango teacher at ACETA (Academia de Estilos de Tango Argentino "Academy of Argentine Tango Styles") from 2006 to 2010. 

To view some videos of Oscar Casas' and Ana Miguel's exhibitions and classes at http://www.youtube.com/user/twototango2 

Workshops - September 3 & 4 

Classes for the intermediate and advanced dancer 

Saturday, September 3 (Chicago Dance, 3660 W. Irving Park, Chicago) 

12-1:30pm: Analysis of the Systems and the “Highways†(Intermediate & Up) 
2-3:30pm: Step into Giros – Mastering the Turns (Intermediate & Up) 
4- 5:30pm: Milonga is Fun, Really (Intermediate & Up) 

Milonga at Chicago Dance: 10 - 2am - $15 
DJ: Ray Barbosa 

Sunday, September 4 (Chicago Dance, 3660 W. Irving Park, Chicago) 

12-1:30pm: Unorthodox crosses (Intermediate and Up) 
2-3:30pm: Complex Figures (Advanced) 
4-5:30pm: Stitching it all together (Advanced) 

All of the classes and milonga will be held at Chicago Dance, 3660 W. Irving 
Park, 2nd Fl, Chicago, Il. 

FOR MORE INFO. : For a flyer of the September 3 and 4 workshops go to 
www.chicagotangofestival.com/OscarAnaWS2. 

Oscar Casas and Ana Miguel will be available for a limited number of private lessons during their stay in Chicago. Please sign up early. If you have any questions or are interested in a private lesson, please email Ray Barbosa, call him at 708-955-6040 or send him a message on Facebook. 

The 2012 Chicago Mini Tango Festival (http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/) will be held from April 19-22, 2012. We plan to have another lineup of excellent instructors including Oscar Casas & Ana Miguel. 


This message was sent to chicagomilonguero at chicagotangofestival.com from: 
Raymond Barbosa | Chicago Milonguero, Ltd. 
100 W. Monroe St., Suite 711 | Chicago, Il 60603