7:45-9 pm: Fundamentals of Salon Tango - Nito & Elba. Intermediate.
7:30-9 pm: Beginner Track - Session 1 - Introduction to Argentine Tango. Starting to explore this improvised dance with a playful attitude and approach. Learning basic tools for dancing with another person through the language of tango - Marcelo. Beg.
9:30 pm-2 am: MILONGA with DJ Marc Hussner. Group performance by teachers. Featuring tapas catered by Ole Tapas Lounge (Newark, DE).
Friday, June 2
BALLROOM
LIBRARY (and other locations)
1-2:15 pm: Calibrating Impulses I: Leading & Following Steps of Different Sizes. Then, differentiating between achieving one movement per impulse, or more. (For example, leading one step vs. one step plus weight change vs. one step plus release of the free leg.) Octavio & Carla. Intermediate
**Downstairs in the Ratskeller** Kiya's Cafe will be open from 1-5 pm today.
2:30-3:45 pm: Combinations of Barridas (Drags & Sweeps). Nito & Elba. Int/Adv
3-7 pm:Chair Massage available from Source Bodywork. No reservation needed. Follow signs from the lobby.
4-5:15 pm: Structure of Forward & Back Ochoswith Different Accompaniments. Using rebounds during the step or the pivot to change the direction of the ocho. Octavio & Carla. Intermediate
Make sure to check out our Boutique, featuring exquisite handmade tango clothes & shoes by awesome vendors, AxisTango, Maleva Shoes, and La Mina Tango Boutique.
5:30-7 pm: SEMINAR - Expressive Resources for Improvisation & Innovation. Session 1 - Rhythm, Melody & Harmony. Colors and musical textures applied to tango movement. Adrian & Alejandra. Partners-Only Advanced. No walk-ins.
5:30-6:45 pm: Milonga Lisa (Smooth) & Milonga with Traspie (Hesitations, Extensions, Double Times). Nito & Elba. Int/Adv
**Downstairs in the Ratskeller**
7 pm and 9 pm: Buffet Dinner catered by Chef Kiya. No walk-ins, please.
7:30-8:45 pm: Giros. Exploring turns (giros) in which the leader is the center of the follower's turn; and turns in which the follower is the center of the leader's turn. Octavio & Carla. Int/Adv
8-9:30 pm: Beginner Track - Session 2 - The Embrace. One of the most defining aspects of tango, we will start to explore the embrace - both its obvious aspects, and its secrets! Marcelo. Beginner
9:30 pm-3 am: MILONGA with DJ Manuk Colakyan. Performances by Andres & Meredith, and Octavio & Carla.
Saturday, June 3
BALLROOM
LIBRARY (and other locations)
**Downstairs in the Ratskeller** Kiya's Cafe will be open from 12-10 pm today. In addition to empanadas, medialunas, and sandwiches, offerings will include: Turkish Breakfast/Brunch (12-3:30 pm) - $14/person or $25/2 people - Includes cheeses, olives, jams, honeys, bread, fried egg/sausage, cucumber salad, potatoes, olive oils and condiments. Mediterranean Buffet (5-9 pm) - $16 per person (limited to 35 people) - Includes Hummus, Lebne, Moroccan Carrots, Roasted Peppers, Quinoa Tabouli, Olives, Feta, Spanikopita, Roasted Beets, Merguez with Peppers and Carmelized Onion, Grilled Chicken with Herbs and Lemon
12:30-1:45 pm: Women's Technique. Posture, Technique, Basic Elements, Various Walks, Pivots, Ganchos & Boleos, and Flightless Legs. Alejandra. All Levels.
12:30-1:45 pm: Men's Technique. Posture, Embrace, Leading, Understanding How to Make the Follower's Giro (Turn) Work Smoothly. Adrian. All Levels
2-3:30 pm: SEMINAR - Expressive Resources for Improvisation & Innovation. Session 2 - Conceptualizing and Making Use of the Available Space. Understanding when to use Linear vs. Circular Movements to progress in the line of dance, or rotate in one place. Adrian & Alejandra. Partners-Only Advanced
2-3:15 pm: Salidas (Openings) to the Right & Left, combined with Giros (turns). Always respecting the line of dance. Nito & Elba. Intermediate
3:45-5 pm: Enrosques I: Enrosques to the Right & to the Left. Nito & Elba. Int/Adv.
4-5:15 pm: Calibrating Impulses 2: Leading & Following Changes of Velocity (in addition to change of step size). Creating situations in which there is a continual change of impulses and velocities. Octavio & Carla. Intermediate
5:30-7 pm: SEMINAR - Expressive Resources for Improvisation & Innovation. Session 3 - The Intersection of Musical Qualities and Qualities of Movement. Pauses, Variations, Adagios, Accelerations & Endings. Adrian & Alejandra. Partners-Only Advanced
**Outside on the Terrace (access from basement)** 7-10 pm: Garden MILONGA with DJ Manuk Colakyan
8:30-9:45 pm: Musicality! Practical exercises that will teach us to: recognize the opening & closing of the musical phrase; perceive and dance different rhythmic structures; recognize the melody; and be able to actually use all of these listening possibilities in real time when we dance. Octavio & Carla. Intermediate
8-9:30 pm: Beginner Track - Session 3 - Basic Movements for the Social Dance Floor. Beginner-level tools to ease the transition to social dancing. Marcelo. Beginner
10 pm-4 am: MILONGA with DJ Ramu Pyreddy. Homage to Nito & Elba. Performances by Adrian & Alejandra, and Nito & Elba.
10:15 pm-2 am: Alternative Music MILONGA with DJ Marcelo Gutierrez
Sunday, June 4
BALLROOM
LIBRARY (and other locations)
**Downstairs in the Ratskeller** Kiya's Cafe will be open from 12-5 pm today.
1-2:15 pm: Enrosques II: Enrosques Combined with Planeos. Nito & Elba. Int/Adv
1-2:15 pm:Rhythmic Sequences with Leader Sacadas & Follower Boleos. Incorporating variations of timing & structure. Octavio & Carla. Int.
2-4 pm:Chair Massage available from Source Bodywork. No reservation needed. Follow signs from the lobby.
2:30-3:45 pm: Vals - Cadenas, Pasadas, Turns, and Counter-Turns. Adrian & Alejandra. Int/Adv
2:30-3:45 pm: Enduring Elements for the Social Dance Floor. Steps that are always in style. Nito & Elba. Int
4-5:15 pm: Milonga - Corriditas, Rotating Sequences, Sequences in the line dance. Adrian & Alejandra. Int/Adv
4-5:15 pm: Structure + Technique = Inspiring Improvisation. Yup, we're going to cover all of that in this one class! Octavio & Carla. Int/Adv
5:30-7 pm: SEMINAR - Expressive Resources for Improvisation & Innovation. Session 4 - How to Dance in the Milonga. Similarities & Differences among Tango Salon, Social Tango & Tango for Performance. Connection, Embrace, Aesthetics, Elegance & Cadence. Adrian & Alejandra. Partners-Only Advanced
**Outside on the Terrace (access from basement)** 6-9 pm: Garden MILONGA & Barbeque with DJ Marc Hussner. The barbeque will be run by Ole Tapas Lounge.
8-9:15 pm: Nito & Elba's Most Beloved Combinations. Nito & Elba. Int/Adv.
7-8:30 pm: Beginner Track - Session 4 - Turns, Pivots and Ochos. More movements and elements to play with. A new world is ahead of you. Dive in! Marcelo. Beginner
9:30 pm-2 am: MILONGA with DJ Adam Hoopengardner and a performance by Marcelo "El Chino" Gutierrez & Ciko Tanik!
