About this Event
Milonga Gitanos
Albany Tango’s 2nd Saturday Milonga Gitanos presents Fernanda Ghi as guest DJ. Every month, the greatest dancers from Argentina and throughout the world perform and guest DJ for our milonga.
Fernanda Ghi, brilliant dancer/teacher/performer, is coming to the Capital Region with extraordinary tango instruction, insights and music.
MILONGA
7:00-11:00 Milonga Gitanos
Guest DJ Fernanda Ghi
Afternoon Workshops
Fernanda Ghi invites you to a tango intensive to introduce you to a new way to think about tango and. a new way to train. Fernanda is the consummate instructor, steeped in experience training tango dancers of all levels. Her insights to training can help you overcome limits and set you on a course to incredible changes.
WORKSHOPS
12:00-1:15 Organizing the Body: Foundations of Movement
• Understanding body alignment to organize the mechanics of movement.
• From walking to any tango vocabulary.
• Importance of the center and its connection with the legs and feet.
1:30-2:45 Organizing the Embrace: Foundations for Communication
• The importance of the arms and how they relate to the rest of the body
• How upper-body organization influences connection and technique
3:00-4:15 Milonga: Foundations for Depth and Detail
• Study three styles of milonga: amague, traspie, lisa
• Understand the mechanics specific to each form
• Organize the body to express the music
Dance Styles
Tango (70%)
Organizer
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