Martin Almiron & Lisette Perelle @ Dance Boulevard

Martin Almiron & Lisette Perelle @ Dance Boulevard × Friday, Dec. 16 7:00 - 8:00 Workshop 1 : Open and Close Embrace of Traditional Argentine Tango - All Levels 8:00 - 9:00 Workshop 2 : Open and Close Embrace of Traditional Argentine Tango - Intermediate 9:00 - 12:30a Milonga w/ DJ Don An $25 One Workshop + Milonga $40 Two Workshops + Milonga $15 Milonga Only Dance Blvd 1824 Hillsdale Ave. San Jose, CA Map Join us for Milonga @ Dance Boulevard! Maestros Martin Almiron & Lisette Perelle are teaching workshops today on the topic of "Open & close embrace": 1) differentiation of the steps between them 2) smooth transitions between the two 3) modern aspects of Argentine tango culture, such as gancho, enganche, colgada, apile and voleos, for each type of embrace 4) musicality : slowdown and change of dynamics in the open and close embrace 5) use of space in the milonga according to the embrace. Workshop 1: All Levels - Steps adapted to open and close embrace. Dissociation exercises. Smooth transitions between open and close Workshop 2: Intermediate - Modern aspects: Ganchos/Enganche/Colgada/Apile/Voleos for open and close embrace. Musicality and use of space in the milonga