Did the intermediate-advanced class at Canning last night with these guys
http://www.gabrielangio.com/
at 9pm. The class was good, but very argentine: if you want them to help you, you have to ask. And if you have no clue, they really can't help you much :) But the style was what I'm looking for these days -- Tango Salón -- and the focus of the class was sequences, which is good for me (even if I still don't get it). Just the warmups for the class -- to see them once and then go practice them at home -- are probably worth the 15 pesos ($5 US).
The class is funny because they explain everything quickly with no explanation whatsoever. Then they come back and break everything down. It's neat that every week they are completely surprised by how bad the students are and little they understand. That said, there are a lot of good dancers in the class, and it's one of the only non-nuevo places where real dancers go to study.
Of note: the beginner class, which is oftentimes not so beginner, with Alberto at 7pm is excellent too and Alberto is a unique case (well, not that unique, but): he started dancing when he was 25 or something and was doing something else (software? or something corporate, I don't remember) and now he just teaches and dances. And he's great because he not only knows what he's doing, but he knows how he learned it. What's his trick? Well, a huge part is that he actually took those exercises that Gabby and Natalia give you seriously. Good guy, good teacher, and a friendly class (though I didn't go last night).
I'm very busy with theater and software development right now, but I hope to make it to PracticaX tonight (maybe) and to Villa Malcom on Friday night for the class at 8pm. Also, I danced all night last night with a woman named Marina, who told me about the classes at the Viruta... it's true: if you want to hang out in the Viruta and know people to dance with, it's good to go to the classes in the same place. Especially if you can study with Horacio Godoy, who is great (though I never studied with him). I asked her which nights, she said, "just about every night is good." So that's the word on the Viruta (unconfirmed, but it's true that I was there on Sunday night and there were a lot of people at 1am).
In fact, it was kind of hard to leave Canning last night... Monday nights at Canning are pretty cool, so it seems... I definitely think it's smart to take classes that lead into a practica or milonga, because they hook you up with the "después."
Thanks for reading!
http://www.gabrielangio.com/
at 9pm. The class was good, but very argentine: if you want them to help you, you have to ask. And if you have no clue, they really can't help you much :) But the style was what I'm looking for these days -- Tango Salón -- and the focus of the class was sequences, which is good for me (even if I still don't get it). Just the warmups for the class -- to see them once and then go practice them at home -- are probably worth the 15 pesos ($5 US).
The class is funny because they explain everything quickly with no explanation whatsoever. Then they come back and break everything down. It's neat that every week they are completely surprised by how bad the students are and little they understand. That said, there are a lot of good dancers in the class, and it's one of the only non-nuevo places where real dancers go to study.
Of note: the beginner class, which is oftentimes not so beginner, with Alberto at 7pm is excellent too and Alberto is a unique case (well, not that unique, but): he started dancing when he was 25 or something and was doing something else (software? or something corporate, I don't remember) and now he just teaches and dances. And he's great because he not only knows what he's doing, but he knows how he learned it. What's his trick? Well, a huge part is that he actually took those exercises that Gabby and Natalia give you seriously. Good guy, good teacher, and a friendly class (though I didn't go last night).
I'm very busy with theater and software development right now, but I hope to make it to PracticaX tonight (maybe) and to Villa Malcom on Friday night for the class at 8pm. Also, I danced all night last night with a woman named Marina, who told me about the classes at the Viruta... it's true: if you want to hang out in the Viruta and know people to dance with, it's good to go to the classes in the same place. Especially if you can study with Horacio Godoy, who is great (though I never studied with him). I asked her which nights, she said, "just about every night is good." So that's the word on the Viruta (unconfirmed, but it's true that I was there on Sunday night and there were a lot of people at 1am).
In fact, it was kind of hard to leave Canning last night... Monday nights at Canning are pretty cool, so it seems... I definitely think it's smart to take classes that lead into a practica or milonga, because they hook you up with the "después."
Thanks for reading!
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I recommend Joe and Ludmila´s class at Canning on Tuesdays. See you at Canning on Mondays!
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