Tangosteopathy - Workshops by Diana Cruz with Karin Gerhardt

July 20th, 21st - Hamburg, DE Tango and Osteopathy Organizing the Body to Generate Conscious Movements and Refined Communication/Connection by Diana Cruz with Karin Gerhardt An unique opportunity to experience the learning of Tango dance movements through the lenses of a holistic, whole-body specialized concept as Osteopathy. For "Tangosteopathy", Diana Cruz and Karin Gerhardt join their passion, knowledge and many years of experience in their fields of expertise, offering a 2 days program designed to give dancers the tools to access their full body-in-motion potentials. Each workshop will focus on bringing awareness to the biomechanics and its relation to the dance, with individual and in-couples exercises for understanding and achieving alignment, strength, flexibility; conditioning the body for prevention of injuries and/or eventual rehabilitation. The origin of a movement, the source of its energy. How to create space for ease of movement in the embrace. The anatomically correct positions and corporal conditions for accomplishing the figures of the dance. From where to physically generate and apply different dynamics, the build of lyrical movements, the appropriate engagement for speed, optimizing the energy expenditure. How to release pain, how to manage pressure and tension… These are some of the questions to be addressed in the workshops. AND, ultimately, how to translate it all into Tango dance in a conscious way, to bring comfort, beauty, elegance and emotions to our movements, tuning our ways of communicating and connecting with other in organic balance. PROGRAM & SCHEDULE Saturday, July 20th 2:00pm: The Spine. The Core. The Center I A closer look into the structure of the spine. Concepts and exercises to understand its role in the axis, axial rotation, disassociation; to perceive and correct alignment for ease of movement in the embrace. 3:30pm: The Spine. The Core. The Center II The core as the genesis of the movement, the length of the extensions, the strength and energy of the pivots, the control of the posture and frame. Giving and receiving clear information (lead&follow) with economy of corporal energy and preventing injuries. 5:15pm: Comfortable and Fluid Tango Turns. Exercises for creating fluidity and quality of movement in the Tango turns, analyzing its structure and its relation with the biomechanics, flexibility, possibilities and limits of the spine, the shoulder girdle and the pelvis. Sunday, July 21st 2:00pm: From the ground up: The Feet. Exercises for feet strength and aesthetics. Studying the biomechanics and functions of the structure that supports your dance, understanding and preventing incorrect alignment that may cause pain and injuries. 3:45pm: Free Leg Elegance and Versatility. An exploration of the articulation of the free leg, in relation to the standing/support leg, the positions of the embrace and the structure of the dance. A study of the trajectory of the free leg in tango figures, leading and following: Barridas, Boleos, Ganchos. LOCATION: Movimientos Tango Hoheluftchaussee 151, 20253 Hamburg, Germany Pre- Registration PRICES: Full Pass, 5 Workshops (Sat-Sun): 95 euros (105 euros at-door) Day Pass, 3 Workshops (Sat): 65 euros (75 euros at-door) Day Pass, 2 Workshops (Sun): 45 euros (55 euros at-door) Single Workshop (Sat-Sun): 25 euros (30 euros at-door) Contact & Registration: [email protected] - naturaltango.com [email protected] - gerhardt-osteopathie.de