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2006 Taipei Tango Festival -- PROGRAM
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Time: Sep. 20, Wednesday, 8 ~ 10 pm
Place: Shi Dai Dance Studio (4F, No. 20-3, Siping Street, Taipei)
Instructors: Adrian & Alejandra
Fee: NT300, and NT100 only for those who bought Sep. 23 grand milonga ticket.
Guillermo & Fernanda
3. All levels - Discover the roles in tango: this is an important and entertaining class that teaches us not to forget that in tango there are two essential, clear and defined roles that even though they work together, their functions are independent.
8. Intermediate - Technique in boleos & change of direction: A quick review on the techniques of this element. We look for different possibilities to help us as an excuse for a change of direction in the line of dance.
12. Master - Jumping techniques and how to adapt tango steps into a jump: in this class Guillermo & Fernanda will teach the student the basic technique to execute any jump and will show how to apply it to any element of tango. This class is exclusive for highly advanced or professional dancers.
13. Master - Combinations to obtain a variation: Guillermo & Fernanda will teach choreographed fragments focused in the variation. They use a particular music during the entire class. This class is exclusive for highly advanced or professional dancers.
16. Improvers - Combining elements in the line of dance: in this class Guillermo & Fernanda guides the students to apply everything they know and in the line of dance, so they can start integrating different elements of tango without stopping and losing the dynamic of the line of dance.
18. Intermediate - Playing with sacadas: this class is about exploring different possibilities of the sacada element.
21. Advanced - Vals
24. Advanced - Variations with change of dynamic: this class focuses in the velocity and is for students that search for challenge in their dance.
25. Advanced - Posing in tango and how to find them: this class is for students who wish to explore how to interpret the dance and give it more exhibitional touch. Guillermo & Fernanda will teach the students how to look for the poses in tango and the way of proposing them during an improvisation. This class is preferable for more advanced students.
Javier & Andrea
1. All levels - Posture & embrace: learn the fundamental basis of the dance of Javier & Andrea. A wonderful way to start the festival well.
4. Master - Adornments: essential adornments filled with tango taste, to make your dance colourful.
6. Master - Enrosques & planeos: master the skills of enrosques & planeos, two of the most beautiful yet difficult steps in tango.
9. Advanced - Milonga: we all love to watch Javier & Andrea dance milonga; now you have the opportunity to learn the secrets.
11. Advanced - Men & women technique: Javier & Andrea will teach separately in the same place at the same time.
17. Advanced - Men & women ganchos: one of the elements that most attracts people's attention. Wonderful feeling when executed well.
19. Intermediate - Dancing with rhythm and accent: to the orchestras of Rodriguez, Troilo, D'Arienzo, Biagi, etc. "A ponerse las pilas" (to put the batteries on).
23. Intermediate - Preferred steps of Javier & Andrea: as title says. Again, we all love to watch them dance; learn their secrets!
Adrian & Alejandra
2. Improvers - Traditional Tango - introduction and sacadas technique: get a taste of one of the most typical element in tango -- sacadas.
5. Advanced - New Tango - shared axes, introduction and colgadas technique: recommended for people that want to take the "links of New Tango" lessons.
7. Advanced - New Tango - shared axes, introduction and volcadas technique: recommended for people that want to take the "links of New Tango" lessons.
10. Improvers - Turn combinations
14. Intermediate - Vals
15. Advanced - Boleos typology: discover different types of boleos.
20. Master - Links of new tango part I
22. Master - Links of new tango part II
26. Intermediate - Milonga - rhythmic movements and the use of traspie