[Tango-A] NA-C: DANIEL TRENNER in HOUSTON, FEB 27 - MAR 2.

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Hi,

Daniel Trenner is coming to Houston for a weekend series of high level  
workshops that will open your eyes to understanding tango in a way  
that you never thought possible. Daniel's greatest gift to tango aside  
from all the really cool things he's done already in his 25 year  
career, is that he makes the dance so seemingly simple, and so easy  
that he's been known to take a complete beginner and have them up and  
social dancing in under 15 minutes. Speed is not his thing, its rather  
how easy and accessible he makes the material. Daniel has a charm and  
a wit that goes beyond just making a funny joke, but rather putting  
his students at ease even when he's discussing the most seemingly  
complex subject matter. - miles.

Video of Daniel Trenner & Alex Krebs in 2006:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sChp1KfBhSo

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  REGISTRATION & FEES
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Registration BEFORE February 17th:

Weekend Gold Pass (All 6 workshops/2 lectures/2 Practicas), $135.00
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Weekend Silver Pass (Any 4 workshops) - 105.00
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Registration AFTER February 17th until Feb 26th:

Weekend Gold Pass (All 6 workshops/2 lectures/2 Practicas), $155.00
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Weekend Silver Pass (All 4 workshops) - 125.00
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Ala Carte as of the 27th:

$30.00 at the door for any workshop.
$10.00 for Lectures or Practicas

Student Fees: 25% discount with VALID student ID. Limited number of  
spaces.
Please email - tangobliss at gmail.com ahead of time...

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SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS
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~ FRIDAY – FEB 27 ~

6:00-7:30pm Teachers Symposium. - Facing the challenge of teaching the  
Non-Argentines to Tango. Free & Open to tango teachers only!  (free to  
tango teachers)

7:30-9:00pm - Beginning Tango. - Daniel’s Introduction to Tango  
Dancing is famous for being delightful and making dancing possible for  
even the most doubtful beginners. This is a great opportunity to give  
people new to Tango there first experience. No partner needed.  
Complete novices welcome. Experienced dancers, bring a new friend and  
get yourself in FREE! NOTE: Not included in the GOLD or SILVER PASS  
packages.

~ SATURDAY – FEB. 28 ~

10:30-11:00am Registration

11:00-12:30pm Foundations for Everyone. Part 1- (Beg. & Up) Basic  
movement and Lead and Follow, the hardest part of Tango. Ease and  
efficiency with this material underly all the complex movement that  
follows.

12:30-2:00pm Lecture: A History of Tango. Part I - Tango’s Roots, its  
emergence in Argentine Culture, its European travels, and the Golden  
Years. Part II - Tango’s Modern Revival, an eyewitness account of  
tango’s reemergence as a modern dance, including the impact of tango’s  
major figures.

2:00-3:30pm Guided Practica. - Daniel will be on hand to guide your  
tango journey.

3:30-5:00pm Los Abrazos (Int/Adv). The embraces - open, close, and  
flexible. For experienced tango dancers only.

~ SUNDAY – MAR. 1 ~

12:30-1:00pm Registration

1:00-2:30pm Foundations for Everyone. Part 2 - Cont. from Sat.  
Fundamentals of Tango’s technique (Follower’s Mind) and architecture  
(Leader’s Mind).

2:30-4:00pm Lecture/Practica. Tango Music from a social dancer’s  
perspective. Daniel will DJ and introduce the tandas with history and  
context.

4:15-5:45pm Tango Architecture: ‘Chain Steps’ & Alterations (Int).  
Learn the history of the “cadena”, or “chain step” and how it became  
the starting point for the Alteration of Nuevo Tango. Culminating with  
a complex sequence, breaking it down, reversing, inversing, decorating  
the lead and follow, and generally messing with our tango minds.

~ MONDAY NIGHT – MAR. 2 ~

9:15pm - 11:15pm Swapping Lead & Follow (Int/Adv.) For experienced,  
and obsessed ;) , dancers who are interested in, and have learned some  
of both roles.

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      BIOGRAPHY
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Daniel’s background also includes a Masters in Education in Dance from  
Lesley College, in Cambridge, Mass. in 1984, studies in bodywork and  
developmental movement at The School for Body Mind Centering in  
Amherst, Mass., a 30 year membership in the Dance New England  
Community, and a three year apprenticeship with Tap master Leon  
Collins (82-84).

As a teacher Daniel is dedicated to social dance in both its  
traditional and experimental forms. He believes that dance is a  
vehicle for building community, and that it can be an effective tool  
for sustaining energy and focus in groups of all kinds. Daniel is  
currently based in Florence, MA, where he teaches tango, tap, salsa  
and other forms of dance.