Esquina's Tango Weekend with Jose Garofalo

Registration Now Open!! April 26-28, 2019 CLASS SCHEDULE * Friday, April 26th, Beg & All Levels [1] 7:00pm – 8:30pm Tango Styles. Learn about the different styles of Tango..a couple of secrets included… Milonga at Tango Tribe to follow (separate fees applies for milonga). Location: Tango Tribe, 5446 W US Hwy 290 Service Rd Suite 105, Austin, TX 78735 * Saturday, April 27th, Beg & All Levels [2] 8:00pm – 9:30pm Dancing at the Milonga. Learn to dance in the “rueda”. Plus some extras so you can add your touch (aka style, aka musicality) Milonga Porteña 9:30pm-1am Milonga • BYOB $10 General/ $7 Esquina Members & Full Time University Students ((Milonga included when taking Saturday night class and included with full Enchilada pass * Sunday, April 28th, Int & Adv Level [3] 1:00pm – 2:30pm Investigation of Roles for Tango Dancers. Build the base for exploration TECNICA Y TRUCOS [4] 2:45pm – 4:15pm Working sequences of the Old Masters We will explore several different styles of Argentine Tango, using sequences from the Old Masters,as well as elements from non-traditional and stage tango, that have been incorporated into current-day tango. We experiment with different types of: embrace; axes; music, etc. [5] 4:30pm – 6:00pm Combine & improvise: put it all together, create your new dance. We will work on the idea of tango role (leader/follower) as a dialogue of movements between people. These classes are not about learning the “other” role, but rather to generate a more playful communication and possible change of roles. Students that come with a partner are required to rotate! Saturday & Sunday classes & Milonga located at Esquina Tango RATE Online Registration: General $105 Whole Enchilada (All 5 classes + Saturday night milonga) $88 (4 classes) $69 (3 classes) $48 (2 classes) $25 (1 class) Esquina Member & Full Time Univ Student $80 Whole Enchilada (All 5 classes + milonga) $68 (4 classes) $54 (3 classes) $38 (2 classes) $20 (1 class) RATE at the door General $130 Whole Enchilada (All 5 classes + milonga) $108 (4 classes) $84 (3 classes) $58 (2 classes) $30 (1 class) Esquina Member & Full Time Univ Student $105.00 (5 classes) $88 (4 classes) $69 (3 classes) $48 (2 classes) $25 (1 class) Privates available April 23rd to 30th. Contact Esquina to schedule. ABOUT JOSE: Jose’s tango career dates back to the early 1980’s. Jose is a complete artist, who weaves an imaginary bridge among the visual arts, theater, and tango dance. Jose is a teachers of teacher. A leader in the tango community in Buenos Aires and we feel honored to be able to host him in Esquina Tango! Partial Bio: Jose studied drawing and painting with the great Guillermo Kuitca, acting with Vivi Tellas, and tango with Gustavo Naveira, Puppy Castello, The Dinzels and Miguel Balmaceda, among others. Since 1982, Jose had divided his life between painting and tango, where he is recognized as a distinguished dancer, choreographer, director, and teacher. Among other achievements, he won the National Prize of the Arts in 1991 and 1996. With Carlos Stassi, Jose organized the mythic Buenos Aires milonga called Porteño y Bailarín, where one could frequently see his paintings exhibited. He participated in numerous plays, and danced the choreographies of Ana Maria Stekelman. His most recent work, Íntimos (Intimate), under the direction of Cristina Banegas and danced by him and Eladia Cordoba, earned much praise in the world of tango. José Garófalo emerges from the vanguard generation of Buenos Aires which approaches tango with the boldness and passion this genre demands. This project is supported in part by the Cultural Art Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department