[Tango-A] NA-W: Oscar Casas and Ana Miguel in San Francisco Bay Area, March 22-April 2

[chicagomilonguero]

* * OSCAR CASAS & ANA MIGUEL * *
will be in the San Francisco Bay Area
from MARCH 22 to APRIL 2, 2012

FRIDAY, MARCH 23
Danzhous, 1275 Connecticut Street, San Franciscso
8:00-9:30 p.m. WORKSHOP - MILONGA IS FUN ! Really !
followed by MILONGA El Abrazo until 2:00 p.m. DJ: Luz Castineiras
$25 Workshop only, $30 Workshop + Milonga,
info: www.mayumix.com 


SATURDAY, MARCH 24
Lake Merritt Dance Center, Lakeview Hall 1 - upstairs, 200 Grand Ave (Bay/Harrison), Oakland
WORKSHOPS
1:00-2:30 p.m. STEP INTO GIROS (all levels)
2:45-4:15 p.m. SOCIAL VOLCADAS (int/adv)
4:30-6:00 p.m. COMPLEX COMBINATIONS (int/adv)
$25 each workshops, $70 for all three
TangoMango.org has detail descriptions

MONDAY, MARCH 26
Alberto's Night Club, 736 W. Dana, Mountain View
CLASSES: The Porteño Way of Walking (all levels)
7:00-8:00 p.m. THE HIGHWAYS OF TANGO
8:00-9:00 p.m. DECORATING THE HIGHWAYS
followed by Practica until 10:00 p.m.
$25 both Classes + Practica, $15 one class

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
Grand Opening @ Impala Lounge, 501 Broadway, San Francisco
8:30-9:30 p.m. CLASS: Body Rotations and the Turn: Creativity, Control and Navigation
9:30-12:30 a.m. MILONGA
$15 CLASS+MILONGA, $10 MILONGA

FRIDAY, MARCH 30
Tango Magdalena Dance Studio, 580 Grand Ave. Oakland
8:00 - 9:00 CLASS - ABSOLUTE ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEMS
followed by MILONGA with live music until 3:00 a.m.
$15 CLASS only, $20 CLASS & MILONGA, $15 MILONGA only, $10 after 1:00 a.m.
Special price for Friday Class, Milonga and three Saturday Workshops at Tango Magdalena $95


SATURDAY, MARCH 31

Tango Magdalena Dance Studio, 580 Grand Ave. Oakland
WORKSHOPS
12:00 - 1:30 PM: UNORTHODOX CROSSES
Discover how the crosses work and use them as elements of decoration. Transform a cross into a magnificent figure.
2:00 - 3:30 PM: DISPLACEMENT OF THE BODY IN ROTATION
This refers to the importance of thinking ahead to where one's body will be in the next moment.This is a very important concept, as it affects both the control and creativity of the dancer. It is also crucial for navigating effectively in the crowded milongas of Buenos Aires.
4:00 - 5:30 PM: MILONGA IS FUN, Really!
and not all that hard. We will study the long and short of it and add simple variations that only look complicated
$25 each workshop, $45 two workshops, $65 three workshops
$95 three workshops, plus Friday Class & Milonga
more info: www.tangomagdalena.com/workshop_oscar_ana.html
Contact: 510-390 2886 

Lake Merritt Dance Center, Lakeview Hall 1 - upstairs, 200 Grand Ave. (Bay/Harrison), Oakland
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: STITCHING IT ALL TOGETHER (int/adv)
followed by MILONGA
10:30 p.m. Performance by Oscar & Ana
$20 Workshop+Milonga, $10 milonga only

SUNDAY, APRIL 1
Alberto's Night Club, 736 W. Dana, Mountain View
WORKSHOPS (int/adv)
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. COLGADAS milongueras
5:00-6:30 p.m. VALS
$25 one workshop, $45 both workshops
Pre-registration requested: espiritulibreango at yahoo.com
from 7:00 p.m. until late
MILONGA @ Alberto's 
$10, DJ: Caleb Welton, demo by Oscar & Ana
Argentine Tango @ Alberto's: espiritulibretango.blogspot.com

Oscar Casas teaches with great 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.

Oscar is an experienced teacher, and a well-known figure in the milongas of Buenos Aires. He is very milonguero, and respected by the "old guard" in the milongas. He grew up in the tango barrio Parque Patricios, Buenos Aires, living and breathing tango. His parents were avid tango dancers and, in the 1950's and 1960's, they organized three different milongas per week, which regularly drew in 400-500 dancers.

Ana Miguel started her Argentine Tango training in the dance school of Moron Jose Neglia. She began teaching with the famous Argentine tango instructor and performer, Pocho Pizarro. From 2005 to 2008, Ana performed in the Show "Bacanazo" which was held in the Empire Theatre and the Roman Theatre in BsAs, and she also performed as part of the show at Esquina Carlos Cardel from 2006 to 2010 in BA. She 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 schedule a private lesson, please email Oscar Casas at ocasa1712 at hotmail.com