Re: [TANGO-L] Elusive Nuevo style

[Joseph Camel <joseph_camel @YAHOO.COM>]

Oh I don't know. it doesn't seem that elusive at al really.
Especially at the weekend of this month...here in Portland.
.
Come to a new event in Portland at the end of
January, 2005! The first Portland Fifth, a regular
event that will recur every time there are five
weekends during the month, will take place January
28th-30th.

This event will include:
An all-nighter on Friday, January 28th with DJ
Homer Ladas from San Francisco.
Workshops with Homer and his partner Charity Lebron.
Open discussions on Tango: past, present and
possibilities.

This event promises to draw dancers from all over
the west coast and the
rest of the country. Make your travel plans now!

Full Schedule
Milongas:
Friday, January 28th: All-nighter with DJ Homer at
Studio Berretin
(6305 SE Foster St, Portland OR)

Sunday, January 30th: Fusion Practica with Homer s
mix of traditional and
alternative music at Studio Berretin.

Friday:
Class A, 8-9:30 pm: Intro to two kinds of
colgadas: one designed for close embrace and a
sideways open colgada from a soltada.

Saturday:
Discussion 1, 1:30-2:30 pm: Traditional versus
alternative DJing: artistic,
technical and community impacts.
Class B, 3-4:30 pm: The fusion of open and close
embrace tango through colgadas.
Class C, 4:30-6 pm: The sacada experimentation
laboratory; a guided voyage through
the simple, interesting and unexpected.

Sunday:
Discussion 2, 7:30-8pm: The choices we make and
why: open vs close embrace (the history,
evolution, fusion and future of the tango dance
structure).
Class D, 8-9:30 pm: Getting serious: another take
on the open tango molinete (intro to alterations
and the molinete's musical revenge!)



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