Time
Class
Instructor
Level
Location
Topic
Friday
1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m.
1A
1B
1C
Korey and Adeline
Ney and Jennifer
Jay
Iona
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Felipe and Maria
Ney and Jennifer
Korey and Adeline
Rommel and Daniela
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Carrrie Field
All Levels
Felipe and Maria
Advanced
Ney and Jennifer
Korey and Adeline
Momo
Advanced
Intermediate
Intermediate
4A
4B
4C
4D
Felipe and Maria
Ney and Jennifer
Korey and Adeline
Paul and Isabella
Advanced
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
5A
5B
5C
5D
Felipe and Maria
Ney and Jennifer
Korey and Adeline
Rommel and Daniela
Advanced
Itermdiate
Advanced
Advanced
Carrrie Field
All Levels
Felipe and Maria
Ney and Jennifer
Tara Fortier
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Mary and Marco
Intermediate
D’Arienzo and DiSarli Musicality: Why does D’Arienzo feel restless? What makes Di Sarli’s beat so earthy? Learn to instantly recognize, interpret, and express in your dance, each
orchestras' unique style traits.
Felipe and Maria
Jay
Korey and Adeline
Mary and Marco
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Carrie and Mike
Beginner
Rebotes: Quick changes of direction.
Different shades of Di Sarli: A dancing tour of the evolution of tango music that will show you how to listen to and interpret your favorite Di Sarli tandas.
The new black: Super-energized, compact movements with a cozy embrace.
Biagi and Troilo Musicality: What makes Biagi unpredictably playful? How does Troilo court you symphonically? Learn to instantly recognize, interpret, and express in your dance, each
orchestras' unique style traits.
Beginner's Intensive I
Felipe and Maria
Ney and Jennifer
Korey and Adeline
Robert
Advanced
Advanced
Very Advanced
Intermediate
Carrie and Mike
Beginner
Ney and Jennifer
Master
Felipe and Maria
Master
1D
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
2A
2B
2C
2D
11:00 a.m.–11:45 p.m.
Warm-Up
12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
3A
3B
3C
Turns you've never danced before: Surprising, dynamic turning movements.
Milonga con traspie
Tips and tricks for dynamic dancing: Learn the secrets to creating elegant figures and explosive movements that will take your dancing to the next level.
Same step, different music: Bringing more music into your dance by varying the timing, movement quality and decorations of a simple, common figure, so that you can dance it in many
ways to suit different musical moments.
Break
Milonga: An easy formula to add syncopations and double steps to your dance
Paradas and cruzadas: Technique and variations.
The art of boleos: Creating boleos that are elegant, dynamic, and neighborly.
Cadencias y corridas: Changing dynamics with simple accented elegant movements.
Alvarado A,B,C
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado F,G,H
Franciscan
Alvarado A,B,C
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado F,G,H
Franciscan
Saturday
3D
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Tango body foundation: This warm-up class is a sampling from a larger collection of exercises created by Carrie Field to prepare the body specifically for tango. Gentle stretching,
thoughtful core work, and movement awareness exercises relieve tangover symptoms and lay the groundwork for a happy dancing body.
Break
Classic combinations that never go out of style.
Pasos muy porteños: Very Argentine steps borrowed from the BA milongueros.
Singl-axis turns: The whoosh, whee, wow and woah!
Rhythmic and lyrical movement - a conversation with the orchestras: Using fundamental social dance vocabulary, we will work to pair quality of movement with musical intention.
Break
Sustained movements vs. accelerated movements: Holding back to change dynamics.
Close-embrace turns: Super-cool, super-compact turns for the social dance floor.
Dangerous curves: Adding flowing forms, and sparkling adornments (sexy, sassy, sophisticated) to your dance.
Moving like a milonguero: In search of the pure, energetic core within all of us…now.
Break
Felipe and Maria's favorite moves
Vals: Timing and turns.
The tail that wags the dog: Dancing the fills and creating musical gifts and surprises for your partner.
Enrosque, lapiz, engache: Drills and techniques for these elegant salon elements for both followers and leaders.
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado A,B,C
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado F,G,H
Franciscan
Alvarado A,B,C
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado F,G,H
Franciscan
Alvarado A,B,C
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado F,G,H
Franciscan
Sunday
11:00 a.m.–11:45 p.m.
Warm-Up
6A
6B
12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
6C
6D
Tango body foundation: This warm-up class is a sampling from a larger collection of exercises created by Carrie Field to prepare the body specifically for tango. Gentle stretching,
thoughtful core work, and movement awareness exercises relieve tangover symptoms and lay the groundwork for a happy dancing body.
Break
Unconventional paradas: Beyond the classic sandwichito.
Ocho cortados for 2013
How to create over rotated ochos and changes of direction in cross system: A very fun cross system pattern that creates the basis for exploration of alterations (changes of direction)
and over-rotated ochos.
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado A,B,C
Alvarado D, E
Franciscan
Franciscan
Break
7A
7B
7C
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
7D
B1
3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
8A
8B
8C
8D
B2
4:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
Master Class l
6:00 p.m.– 7:15 p.m.
Master Class ll
Break
Acceleration and elastic movement: How to change dynamics and qualities of movement while keeping the flow.
Boleos: Making yours perfect.
Dynamic moves with elastic axis: Integrating colgadas, volcadas, and single-axis turns for the social dance floor.
Check-step turns: Check-step turns are fundamental building blocks for tango. This class will develop the basic idea and then some combinations, including the most known
combination of check-step turns, the ocho cortado.
Beginner's Intensive II
Alvarado A,B,C
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado F,G,H
Franciscan
Las Puertas Event
Center (1512 1st NW)
Alvarado A,B,C
Alvarado D, E
Alvarado F,G,H
Franciscan
Las Puertas Event
Center (1512 1st NW)
Break
The evolution of their style: Ney & Jennifer will discuss their current technique and aesthetic for walking, turning, embrace, adornments as well as the role of the man and woman in the Alvarado D, E
tango couple, and how that all fits within the worlds of milonguero vs. salon vs. nuevo styles.
Break
Dancing for each other - how to create opportunities for your partner's expression: This class aims to provide an understanding of the dance's timing and structure that facilitates and Alvarado D, E
encourages your partner's playfulness and embellishments.