Every Tuesday Night:
The Great Northern Milonga
Visit the Bay Area's Premier Tango Club
The right spot for an intimate encounter with Buenos Aires
Argetnine Tango Dance Lesson 8:30-9:30pm
All Levels & New Beginners Welcome
TANGO BAILONGO 9:30pm - 1am
Admission $15 or $10 w/ for Full-Time college students
The Great Northern
119 Utah St. (@ 15th St), SF
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT
@ Genesis Dance
404 Clement St. SF
Tango Lesson 9-10pm
Intermediate Level & Above
w/ guest instructors
Bailongo - Argentine Tango Party 10pm - 1:30am
$15 or $10 w/ student i.d.
Every Monday & Tuesday
Private Group Classes
in San Francisco & Mountain View, CA
5:30-7:30pm
Contact us for more info
For Private Lessons & Performances for Private Events
Call 415-608-4645 or email julianramil@gmail.com
Progressive Series
These classes are designed to introduce the fundamental techniques of all the various styles of Argentine Tango focusing on:
1) the bio-mechanics of leading and/or following the building blocks with proper alignment & balance
2) becoming sensitive to your partner's movements
3) connecting the movements to the rhythm and phrase of Argentine Tango Music.
DESCRIPTION:
Level I The Basic Structure of Dance & Music
-Ear training for the basic rhythm & phrases
-Body alignment and connection through the embrace
-Biomechanics of leading and following
-Connecting dance sequences to musical phrases
-Navigation on the social dance floor
*This series is strongly recommended to all levels of dancers especially for those who are interested in taking the following series and for those who wish to purse the constant exploration of tango.
Level II The Basic Structure of Dance & Music II
-Discovering the close embrace
-Exploring the rhythm of the Milonga
-Introduction to Giros (Turns)
Level III Dynamic Sequences & Turns
-Introduction to basic displacements with turns
-Exploring the rhythms of the Vals
-Ear training for musical structure
Level IV The Creative Process
-Leading and following Boleos, Ganchos, Barridas,
-Colgadas and other Adornments
-Advanced displacements
-Learning to build you own combinations
Level V See Level I-IV
-We welcome you and highly recommend to repeat any of the sessions to continue and refine the concepts.
We have been teaching these series of classes for almost two decades and it brings us joy to have seen students become winners of competitions, become highly-respected teachers traveling abroad and building new dance communities, and most importantly for us, simply become favorite social dancers at the milongas!
