Schedule

St. Louis 4th of July Tango Celebration, 2005

 
Friday, July 1st
Marbles Studio, 1905 Park Ave (Lafayette Square)
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Class 1 (Robert Hauk): Apilado Boot Camp - Fundamentals, Fundamentals, Fundamentals. (All Levels)
9:30 PM - 1:00 AM Milonga (DJ Robert Hauk) with performance by Korey & Mila  
 
Saturday, July 2th
Marbles Studio, 1905 Park Ave (Lafayette Square)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM




Class 2 (Susana Miller): Follower's Technique (men welcome)
  • Posture, balance, points of contact for lead, walking like a cat.
  • Balance on turns, technique with legs and feet.
  • How to understand and interpret leads, listen and step to the music.
(Intermediate)




3:30 PM - 5:00 PM





Class 3 (Susana Miller): Leader's Technique (women welcome)
  • Posture, leading with just the movement of the body, weighting the step.
  • Changes of front, turns and how to combine turns and walking.
  • Buenos Aires-style floorcraft, choreography for circulation on the dance floor.
  • Rhythms of different orchestras and choreographic choices.
(Intermediate)





6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Free Jazz Concert in Lafayette Park (across the street) - Carolbeth True and friends. Bring a sandwich and join us for a picnic near the gazebo.

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Class 4 (Susana Miller): Putting It All Together - continuation of technique for leaders and followers (intermediate)

9:30 PM - 1:00 AM Milonga (DJ Korey Ireland)  
 
Sunday, July 3rd
Marbles Studio, 1905 Park Ave (Lafayette Square)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Class 5 (Susana Miller): Details that Enlarge Tango: Translation into tango of certain cultural characteristics in the language of Portenos, including sensuality and humor. (Advanced)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Class 6 (Susana Miller): Dancing Pugliese - Exploration of pauses, with boleos and sacadas (Advanced)

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Class 7 (Susana Miller): Dancing D'Arienzo - More advanced work in rhythmic accents, half-beats and traspie (Advanced)

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Dinner (free time)

 
 
4100 Laclede Ave #108 (corner of Sarah and Laclede in Central West End)
9:30 PM - 12:30 AM Outdoor Milonga (DJ Robert Hauk) - swimming pool available
 
 
Monday, July 4th
Marbles Studio, 1905 Park Ave (Lafayette Square)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Class 8 (Korey & Mila): Painting the Music - expression and the follower's free leg, a tool kit for volcadas (Intermediate)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Class 9 (Korey and Mila): Circles and Lines - cartography of creativity, adding feeling to the dance (Intermediate)

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Class 10 (Korey and Mila): Extreme Musicality - dancing energized rhythms (syncopa and bordoneo) from classic to modern (Advanced)

 
5:30 PM - ??? Farewell Milonga for the diehards with plenty of free beer and pizza. Sponsored by Schlafly Beer.

 
Schedule subject to change. Classes on Saturday and Sunday are progressive - people are encouraged to follow the progression on these days. Classes on Monday however are independent and can be taken individually.

 

Privates with Korey and Mila are available. For more details email info@gatewaytango.org