TangoUtopia

Join us tomorrow, July 13th, for our monthly Milonga Utopia!

BYOB to share.

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DJ Cecil Ho

As a reminder, there is NO practica or classes Thursday, July 4th. Enjoy your celebrations!

Join us Thursday July 11th for the beginner/fundamentals class at 6pm. Practica starts at 730p. See you there.

Hey all! Don’t forget we have the Tango Immersion weekend at Endeavor Marital Arts Studio in Brier Creek all weekend long! All classes are free and milongas are $10-15. Don’t miss out!

See here for the FB event details: https://www.facebook.com/share/fu5cQHReW9vP4ig9/

And if you’re not on FB, here’s a synopsis that Ozlem posted for the event:

Tango Immersion Weekend June 28-30th: Get inspired, connect, and help our community grow!

Register here for the Tango Immersion Weekend and invite friends to Facebook invite: 

PROGRAM

FRIDAY, June 28th

8pm-9pm Kickstart Your Tango-I (Aidan Huene, Ozlem Tanik)
Crash course in tango: The walk, the connection, and the embrace

9pm-1am Fusion Dance (organized by Sam Clinton)
$10. ($8 for students)

SATURDAY, June 29th

WORKSHOPS

2.00pm – 2.45pm Kickstart Your Tango-II (Luis Del Rio)
The walk, the connection, and the embrace: introducing Pivots and Turns, and the Cross.

3.00pm – 3.45pm Variations of La Salida (Alicia & Eduardo Lazarowski)
Explore different options of Salida to cross, or ocho or turn.

4.00pm -4.45pm Art of Floor Navigation (Cecil Ho & Yidi Wu)
Essential movements for traveling seamlessly across the dance floor, ensuring you can confidently and gracefully move with the flow of the dance.

5.00pm – 5.45pm Dancing in crowded floors (Daniel Arredondo)
Expressing big feelings in small spaces.

TRADITIONAL MILONGA: 9.00pm -1.00am
$15. Delicious food, traditional tango music and warm embraces.

SUNDAY, June 30th

WORKSHOPS

12.45pm – 1.30pm Follower Technique & Embellishments (Alicia R)
Deep dive into the Follower technique: Movement and Embellishments

1.45pm – 2.30pm Close Embrace- Milonguero Style (Daniel Noce)
Deep dive into the Milonguero Tango technique: Movement and connection

2.45-3.30pm Tango De Salon (Gregorio & Marisol)
Deep dive into the Tango Salon technique: Turns

CASUAL MILONGA: 3.30pm-5.30pm (DJ: Cecil Ho)

$10. Casual Milonga where you can practice what you have learned during the weekend. Mix of traditional and alternative tango music.

Hello all! The intermediate class is on break for the month of June. You can get an early start on your practica starting at 730p at TDS! See you there.

We have a lot happening right at the start of June! But also at the end! It is a great month to kick start your tango.

Next class series @ TDS for the beginners starts this Thursday, June 6th at 6pm-7pm with Aidan Huene!

The intermediate class series will be on pause while Jae is traveling. Come join us for an extended práctica starting at 730p. Those wanting to focus on dancing both roles are encouraged to come to practice around 7p.

Then the last weekend of the month, we have another Immersion weekend Friday, June 28th, through Sunday June 30th at Endeavor Martial Arts. Stay tuned for more details!

Hello all, due to construction in the usual downstairs studio, our May Milonga will be hosted in Studio 5. Same parking lot, just on the other side. See you there!

Here’s a run-down of some of tango plans for the next few weeks of May!

Every* Thursday: Join us at Triangle Dance Studios (2603 S Miami Blvd, Durham, NC) for beginner (6-7p) and intermediate (715-815p) classes as well as a práctica (815-1030p)!

*note: no Thursday Class or practice May 16!

May 11th – Milonga Utopia

As always, a warm welcome, friendly community and the lovely Utopia spread will be awaiting you. And don’t forget to BYOW and share!

This week, our very own Cecil Ho will be DJing for you to dance all night long!

Admission: $15 (at the door)
May 11th, 8pm – 1am
Triangle Dance Studios, 2603 S Miami Blvd, Durham, NC

Grisha Nisnevich will be in town for workshops and privates the weekend of Milonga Utopia! Check out the details at: www.tangosage.com or the facebook event: Grisha Nisnevich coming to the Triangle!

At this month’s milonga, Grisha will be performing! Don’t miss out on this opportunity for live music and fantastic workshops all weekend!

Come ready for a night of fun, food and dancing. As always, bring a little wine to share – we will provide the delicious spread to accompany it.

DJ: Mitch Lee
Where: TDS Downstairs Studio
Price: $20 at the door

Hey all!

Last minute change for the premilonga social tonight! Sorry for the last minute change, but I think it will be a better location due to the Duke-UNC game. It is still close to TDS.

I will be there starting at 5p. Saturday, March 9th, 5-8p

Brier Creek Beer Garden
8521 Brier Creek Pkwy, Raleigh, NC 27617