 Malambo Fusion Company is holding Argentine Folklore Classes with choreographer, dancer and instructor, Claudio Ponce. Classes begin May 3, 2012 and continue every Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Seacoast Suites Ballroom, 5101 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. A single class is $15 and a package of ten costs $120. You can learn La chacarera, Gato and Escondidos, Zamba, Bombas and Boleadoras. You can also learn (and will learn over time) techniques including, arms posture, Zarandeo Simple (simple skirt movement), Zapateos (simple tappin), music and rhythm. Classes are open to all levels. Wear comfortable clothes (skirts for women best). Ponce teaches Argentine folklore at Miami Contemporary Dance company and was elected as a member of the Internation Dance Council under UNESCO in 2011 for his efforts to promote Argentine folklore. He is also the founder of Malambo Fusion Company. 1 Comment  Learn tango with the folks who teach tango teachers. All week long, Monday to Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. at Tango Times Dance Company, 1613 nE 163rd Street, North Miami Beach. More info at www.tangotimes.com. You can learn; technique, pivot, tours, aerial figures and body language. They teach social tango or fantasy tango. You can even learn what it takes to be a pro. • Group Tango Lesson for Adults: Monday thru Thursday 8pm • Modern Dance: Monday 6:15pm • Group Argentine Folk Dances Lesson: Tuesday 6:30pm • Belly Dancing: Wednesday 6:45pm • Salsa: Friday 8pm Fernanda Ghi & Guillermo Merlo, and Alfredo Minetti Present "This Is Tango Now-Identidad" in Chicago 03/23/2012
 This is Tango Now-Identidad is in Chicago April 6 and 7, 2012. There are two shows each night and general admission tickets are $23. Reserved seats are $33. Find out more about the show HERE. To buy tickets go HERE. On April 8, after the shows the American Tango Institute will have a milonga with the stars of the shows. If you attend the show Saturday tickets to the milonga are only $5. General Admission tickets are $15. Stars of the show will also teach workshops for one day only, Sunday April 8, from 1 to 6 p.m. There will be three one and a half hour workshops (cumulative). One workshop costs $25 and all three runs $60. Register VIA email at info (at) americantangoinstitute (dot) com  Tango Times Dance Studio, 1613 NE 163rd. Street in North Miami Beach, have classes in malambo, bombo, boleadoras and other dances every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Oscar Caballero is the instructor. Find out more HERE. If you are interested in tango Argentine folk dancing should be of interest also. I have been meaning to repost information on these classes for South Florida Friends! 
 April Parker’s Mujer1 classes were a big hit in Atlanta. The milonga that followed the workshop found the teacher and wanted to know if there would be another class. Now, there will be. The workshop will take place Sunday, March 11 and is limited to 12. You have to make a reservation in advance to take the class and you can do so here. The cost is $20 and the workshop takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Location will be given after registration (which has already begun).  Alicia Pons is returning to Chicago from March 8 to 15, 2012 for a week of intensive tango workshops on March 10 and 11. There is an early bird discount but it ends in a couple of days (February 5). These classes are for intermediate and advanced dancers and space is limited. They will also try to balance gender. You do need to sign up with a partner for individual class or full day pass. Private lessons will also be available. You can click HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Pons, an accomplished dancer with refined technique. She is known for footwork and “sensual seduction.” She also works with a sense of humor in her classes. 
La Baldoza presents a day of classes with Geraldine and Ezequiel. Normally I would copy all the information down and find a photo but I have been really bad about posting here so I thought I would just post this ASAP. The headline says Miami but it is really in Aventura which is convenient to Miami-Dade and Broward residents.  Korey and Adeline Ireland are heading back to Atlanta, December 2 through the 5th for a weekend of tango workshops and milongas. They were also in Atlanta last year. You can find out more about the pair at www.koreyadeline.com . There is a video with their teaching methods. You can also find out the details and schedule at www.atlantatango.com/korey.html. Registration info and pricing information can be found at www.atlantatango.com/workshopsreg.html. Student discounts (with valid ID) are available. If you are in Atlanta and interested in tango it is probably a good idea to bookmart the Atlanta Tango website!  Milonga La Nocturna is held at the Arthur Murray Studio in Palm Beach Gardens, 9820 Alternate A1A (next to Ace Hardware in the Promenade Plaza) 7:00 - 8:00pm Lesson with host Susana Rubio 8:00 - 11:00pm Milonga, with this month's music playlist by Debra Peters from La Otra! $15 / BYOB - snacks provided.  Saturday, October 29, is the date for Eddy and Veronica’s Spectacular Halloween Celebration Party at Stardust Dance Center in Plant City. The event is a “Latin Mix & Tango Monsters Milonga” that is not to be missed. Dancing, costume contest a free introductory tango lesson from Eddy and Veronica, food, wine etc etc…Reserve tickets now and get $5 off. Students with ID get 50 percent off. Call Donna Garzone 813-671 3009 or Eddy & Veronica 727-510 8329 /786-237 7329. | ArchivesApril 2012 CategoriesAll |
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