Tango North Dallas
469-252-9938 roberts.kai@gmail.com

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Tango Classes

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TANGO FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
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ADVANCED BEGINNING / INTERMEDIATE TANGO

Classes are on hiatus until 2012

PRIVATE COACHING SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE.
We offer Introductory Specials - Ask K'ai for details
469-252-9938

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Beginning Tango for the Social Floor

Absolute Beginners are welcome. Those with basic tango experience will find our focus on technique to be exactly what is needed to take you to the next level.

Partner recommended not required. We will strive to keep gender balance equal in the class.

6-week syllabus includes walking, salida cruzada, cortados, ochos, paradas, basic turns, and boleos; navigation; technique; communication in the embrace; and basic musicality.

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Intermediate Tango - Milonguero-Style Close Embrace

Become a sought-after tango partner no matter where you dance: Buenos Aires, Dallas, anywhere in the world.

Strengthen your musical and emotional connection to your partner.

Pre-registration, basic tango vocabulary, and permission of the instructors required to attend. Call 469-252-9938.

Partner required. If you do not have a partner, please contact K'ai. We may be able to match you with an appropriate practice-partner for class.

The first 4 weeks will focus on translating familiar steps to the techniques of close embrace; leading and following that allows for clear, gentle, sensual communication, even when the follower's eyes are closed; navigation; and musicality.

Ms. K'ai Roberts will share secrets acquired as on-site teaching partner to some of the greats of milonguero tango, including Carlos Gavito; Cacho Dante; and Susana Miller (founder of El Beso in BsAs), whom she studied with intensively with over a 4 year period.

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The fine print:

Space is limited, max 4 couples. CALL AHEAD TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT in either class, and get directions. 469-252-9938.

Pre-payment for you first class not required, however, pre-payment will guarantee your place in class (no refunds for cancellation except in case of emergency).

Because of the limited space, no-shows will be put on a wait-list & required to pay in advance before attending their next lesson.

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"Stretch to Stay, Relax to Go"
Tango musings from K'ai

Here's great tango advice for dancers to memorize, and it will be especially helpful those coming to our classes: "Stretch to Stay, Relax to Go". This phrase was given us by the great Carlos Gavito, when he gave a master class in Honolulu while on tour with Forever Tango.

What it means (in very abbreviated terms - as usual, in tango, there is a range of subtleties for every situation): there is a shift in energy for the couple between staying in one place (pausing steps & playing steps), and moving (forward, back, or side). The energy for staying is (usually) vertical, or "up": hence: "Stretch to Stay". To initiate motion in any direction, the leader (almost always) relaxes/exhales/lowers slightly prior to the directional movement: "Relax to Go". The follower recognizes these signals (visually/through the embrace/through awareness) to stay or go and responds accordingly. The leader then initiates the direction, sends the follower, and follows her.

All this brings us near to the end of the very first step in a tango dance; and is incorporated into every moment of the dance.

Sound simple? Of course not. It takes time for both leaders & followers absorb the concepts into their muscle and sensory memories.

In the meantime, just practice chanting to yourselves, "Stretch to Stay, Relax to Go."

And watch the video with Carlos Gavito and Marcelo Duran, below, from Forever Tango. In my opinion, it doesn't get any better. Showier, more acrobatic, faster, yes. Better? Not a chance.

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