Farewell to Nicolas

A special class at Ai, this sunday

CRACKING THE MINDREADING GAME OF TANGO

Noora, Economist and Tango Teacher from Washington, DC will give a two-hour class on Sunday, 13 February, before the usual milonga at AI restaurant.

Tango is a bit like mindreading, remarked Noora when we spoke over skype to plan her class. Both the Leader and the Follower are constantly trying to figure out what their partner wants and how they, each in their role, can contribute to make the most of those three minutes together.

Noora promises to provide exercises which will have us explore the energy & tension that’s just right for tango to be smooth, enjoyable and fun. As a Leader you will get a better handle on how to convey your intention to your Follower with clarity without being pushy. As a Follower you will gain a better sense of what is means to wait long enough and when are you rushing, being too ”helpful” and second guessing your Leader.

As the emphasis is on connection and and communication this class will be useful for all levels of tango dancers.

You may like to check out some of the interesting tango activities that Noora has been involved in in Washington DC at the following link:

http://www.tangomercurio.org/elders.html

Venue

AI restaurant, MGF mall, Saket, 2nd floor. Tel: 98102 63567 or 98719 81357.

Time

Sunday, 13 February, 2011, 5-7 pm

Contribution

Rs 500

Sign up & Info

For questions, and to sign up, send an email or call.

Stina: +91-98105 21347

Thank you Stina !

Milonga at Ai

Since now a couple of months, Ai restaurant (MGF Mall, Saket) is our new milonga venue.

We can dance it from 7pm to 9.30 on sunday night.

I think the community was never so large and it is a pleasure to meet there new people. The room is big enough to welcom us. The floor is not perfect (somtimes leaking) but quite good.

The only drwback are the salsa dancers that choose, strangely, the same place, same day to come. As they arrive, they slowly invade the dance floor and are speaking loudly to the point it is hard to hear the last cumparcita. From 9-9.15 we have to struggle to keep the music going on till 9.30. I'm sorry about that but it gives a bad feeling about salsa and those who dance it.

Anyway, the community is growing up (again) and start to build its identity.

Let's hope it is just a begining !

Special tango Night

An evening dedicated to tango at Ai, Metropolitan mall, Saketh this saturday, 24th april

come with your best tango shoes... and friends

tango Vida information

1 INTRODUCTION TO TANGO classes will be on at R136 Gk 1,first floor @ " The Dance Academy " every sunday in april /may/ june 4pm to 5 pm

2 "DELHI MILONGAS" are on regularly every monday at Urband Pind Gk1 N block mkt from 7.30 to 10 pm

for Tango Vida enquiries: Vishal 9810602366 / Madhu 9810043435
for Argentine Tango classes : Nikil 9868069329 / Ashish 9899994485

Workshop with Shahrukh Merchant

Tangueros y Tangueras

We are happy to announce the next tango and milonga workshops later this week by Shahrukh Merchant of Buenos Aires on Tuesday March 9 & Thursday March 11, 2010. Shahrukh will also be here for Milonga on Saturday, March 13, 2010

Tuesday, March 9: WORKSHOPS IN TANGO

T1: 7:00-8:15 pm: Tango Fundamentals for ALL levels

T2: 8:30-9:45 pm: Milonguero-Style Tango Figures and Technique as danced in Buenos Aires

Location: R-136 Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi

Thursday, March 11: WORKSHOPS IN MILONGA

M1: 7:00-8:15 pm: Milonga Fundamentals for all levels including "Traspie" (syncopations)

M2: 8:30-9:45 pm: More Advanced Milonga figures with a focus on Traspie

Location: To be confirmed. Separate email will be sent shortly

Saturday, March 13: MILONGA (the party)

An evening of dancing, DJ Shahrukh Merchant

Location and Time: To be confirmed by separate email

Details of workshops

TANGO: All students regardless of prior experience should plan on attending the T1 Fundamentals class, as elements and vocabulary will be introduced there that will be used for both classes, and that you may not have been exposed to before if you have not been to Buenos Aires. Material will be appropriate for beginners but there will be enough supplemental material presented to keep intermediate or more experienced dancers challenged as well. The focus of the workshop will be traditional "milonguero-style" Tango as danced in Buenos Aires. Figures will be presented to illustrate the techniques, but the focus will be on connection, axis, navigation and proper execution technique.

MILONGA: This dance is the predecessor to Tango and almost 25% of songs played at a typical Tango event in Buenos Aires (also called a Milonga) will be Milongas, so it is essential that Tango dancers have at least a working knowledge of the Milonga. While some technique is shared between the Tango and Milonga, Milonga is NOT, as is sometimes supposed, simply Tango done faster, but has its own technique, figures and "feeling." A key element of classic Milonga is the traspie, or syncopations, which will be introduced in the first class (M1) and developed extensively in the second class (M2). As with the Tango workshops, it is imperative that all students attend M1 regardless of prior Milonga experience.

Prerequisites

T1: A previous introduction to basic Argentine Tango is recommended, or at least some experience in some other lead-follow partner dance.

T2: Attendance at T1, familiarity with salida, cruzada and ochos, and a minimum of 6 months of Tango dancing experience.

M1: No prior experience required, though previous partner dance experience would be helpful.

M2: Attendance at M1. Previous partner dance experience (Tango, Milonga or other) strongly recommended.

Contribution: Rs. 500 for each workshop

Partners

It is not necessary to sign up with a partner. There will be frequent partner changes throughout each workshop, more so if there is a gender imbalance. If you wish to dance primarily with a preferred or regular partner, we suggest that you change back to your preferred partner every other partner change (so you dance half the time with your preferred partner), but that you still respect each partner change announcement. Getting accustomed to different leading and following styles is an important part of Tango learning.

Dress / Shoes

Wear clothes comfortable for dancing--women in particular should make sure that their dress will not limit their movement, nor that of their partners. Men and women should wear leather-soled shoes that will not slip off their feet.

About the instructor

Shahrukh Merchant has been dancing Tango since 1995. In 1997 he founded the over 1000-member strong Tango Society of Boston (www.bostontango.org) and was a frequent visitor to Buenos Aires. He taught independently in the Boston area and elsewhere as well until 2004, when he began living full-time in Buenos Aires, and is well known in the Tango world there. As a result, his teaching emphasizes the traditional style of tango for the salons of Buenos Aires. He has partnered in exhibitions with various well-known Tango dancers, including Mariana Fresno, Mariana Dragone and Carino Losana of Buenos Aires, and Daniela Pucci of Brasil. While he no longer teaches on a regular basis owing to other commitments and priorities, he occasionally does special events and workshops upon request or when they coincide with his travels, such as his current trip to New Delhi.

Shahrukh is also the founder of the longest-running Tango discussion forum on the Internet (www.tango-L.com) and maintains the top-ranked on-line list of milongas in Buenos Aires (www.BuenosAiresMilongas.com).

Tangueras y tangueros

thanks to Madhu, we will try a new tango place.

Our next milonga will take place at cafe Oz, 52 Khan market from 7 to 10 pm friday december 8th.

Be early to deal with parking and be numberous to come for the first milonga of 2010 !