Intensive Performance Training with Claudio Gonzalez

Intensive performance training for those dancers who are ready to take their tango a step further. You will find out what it takes to prepare for a professional tango performance and two best couples will be selected and trained by the maestros to perform at Tango Element Baltimore 2017. Led by renown maestro Claudio Gonzalez, assisted by his partner Julia Hiriart Urruty. Claudio specializes in working with professional tango dancers and coaching for Mundial de Tango competition in Buenos Aires (World Tango Championship), where he also serves as one of the competition judges. Schedule: Saturday, 1-7:30pm Sunday, July 16 2-8:30pm By the end of the second day two couples will be selected to perform at Tango Element Baltiore 2017 on Those selcted couples will receive 5 hours of private training per couple in Baltimore on July 18, 19, 20, and 21 at no additional cost, to prepare them for the Saturday night performance. Requirements: after registering, please submit a video of dancing one song with your partner and a short one paragraph statment explaining your goals for taking this training. Due by June 15, 2017. Please note this is not an audition - we are asking for the video so the instructors could see what to work on and it will be used to focus on the areas that need improvement the most for each of the couples. Registration is open to everyone on a first-come first-servce basis. 20 couples limit. Pricing $410 per person for the complete training session, including maestro's time processing the submitted videos in preparation for training and making recommendation on each couple as well as videotaping as necessary during the training.