LA PRACTICA this monday March 30th

Hi everybody, LA PRACTICA will start with a new format this Monday and hopefully this time it will work better for everybody. Essentially we are dividing the time in 3 slots. From 6:30 to 7:30 we’ll be focused on beginners and reviewing all the fundamentals taught by Facundo during the workshop. I strongly recommend all of you who attended the workshop to join us for this segment. We’ll work on the embrace, posture, footwork and the works. From 7:30 to 8:00 we’ll do a warm up lead by Marcello practicing the walk, dissociation, posture and balance against the mirror. These exercises are essential for all levels and should be regular practice for all of us to do at home as well. 10 minutes everyday will make a huge difference. From 8:00 to 10:00 we’ll have an open practica focused on the needs of on-going dancers. Feel free to come a practice on your own style and terms. We won’t intervene unless asked to. We encourage mutual sharing and fluid communication discussing the pros, cons and how to’s of different steps. Self exploration and self discovery. Music will play in the background and lights will remain on. We will observe tango etiquette, we must get used to it. On this sense we ask those working on a step who need to maintain a static position to stay in the center of the room. Then we’ll try to keep 2 separate lanes, the inside lanes for beginners and those moving slower, the outside lane for those moving faster and more experienced. With the time as we develop better musicality we should all converge into a natural flow marked by the rhythm of the music. Everybody is welcome to participate in the 3 slots. The cost is $5 for the first and last slot ($5 for one, $10 for both) with the exception of advanced dancers willing to join us early and help beginners who will continue paying $5 for the whole evening. Hope to see you there ! Fernando ./ LaPracticaTango@live.com

Second Monday, Second Success !

Aloha Tangueros, I just want to say thank you for supporting us on this new adventure. Our second night superseded again our expectations with the very active participation of experienced dancers of our community plus lots of new faces who showed up anxious to incursion into this fantastic world of tango. We had a lot of fun again.

Marcello did a great job leading a workout where we lined up in front of the mirror to work on several walking exercises. These is fundamental for our development as dancers, fortifying and toning our body, while relaxing it so we get used to the different movements involved in the steps and figures. We worked on posture, walk, pivots and dissociation. We well keep doing this in the future, I don’t know about you but I need it a lot. If you manage to memorize these exercises and practice them at home for only ten minutes a day the difference in your dance will be astronomical. So lets keep practicing !

Last Monday was marked with a strong presence of total beginners what presented us with the need to focus on them untile they had elements so they could start moving and have some fun. This was not free as it was only possible at the expense to shorten the practice time. Not too fare for the experienced dancers indeed, who came to work on their skills but hey, they joined right in and voluntarily pared up with the beginners, what a wonderful way to welcome them to the community. Right on ! So big, big, big, thank you to Rita, Kathleen, Gylian and Alfred for such a wonderful attitude.

While well intended we are still new into this, we learn as we go, and we adapt as needed. We have developed already a new format so this does not happen again and both beginners and experienced dancers have plenty of time and space to practice their own. We'll start with this format on Monday 30th., follow up on our CALENDAR

From 6:30 to 7:30 LA PRACTICA will be focused on beginners. Advanced dancers willing to review the basics and help around are welcome to come and help but everything will be oriented to those starting up. – $5.00 at the door including workout. – $10.00 including workout and practice until 10.00 pm.

From 7:30 to 8:00 we'll have our workout for all levels. Beginners will be invited to stay and this is a great oportunity for experienced dancers to join in with these always needed exercises to help refine your style. – $5.00 at the door – Includes practice until 10 pm.

From 8:00 to 10:00 LA PRACTICA will be focused on experienced dancers to explore on their own, share, exchange, discover. While help will always be available this is not a directed practica, our proposition is to self learn through experimentation, trial and error. Music will play continueously in the background. Feel free to ask if you want any music in particular. Beginners can stay and practice or sit and watch. There is a lot to learn just by watching ... – $5.00 at the door

Please feel free to email us your feedback that we allways find valuable. Aloha to all and thank you again !!!