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Posted by on Jul 26, 2012 in Announcements, Asheville Events, Beginning, Past Events | 3 comments

Immersive Beginning Tango Class

Eric and Susannah of TangoBreath are excited to announce a new immersive beginning tango class!

This is the perfect opportunity to dive into this dance if you have been curious. And this is the class for you if you have been wanting to have an intense, working review of the heart of this dance — core movement, good posture, and refined body awareness!

This 4-hour class would cover essential technique in Argentine tango to prepare you to attend milongas (social dances) and practicas in a much shorter time than a more traditional series. We will also be inviting experienced dancers in our community to participate, so that you will have the opportunity to work with individuals who can give you personalized and knowledgeable feedback during the class.

Sunday, August 26th

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

The West Asheville Vineyard, 717 Haywood Road

$40.00 pre-registration
DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING: Friday, August 17th

We need to have a minimum number of participants to offer this class, so we encourage you to pre-register or contact us soon, if you are interested!

Additional IMPORTANT information:

We structure our classes in unique ways in order to delve into deep studies and explorations of our bodies and the material. Since we want you to get the best experience and assimilate the most from this intense class, we will have some required exercises and material before the lesson. We will provide all of this material to you two weeks in advance.

Registration

Immersive Beginning Tango Class $40
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Posted by on Mar 10, 2012 in Past Events | 0 comments

Tango classes and Homewood milonga

Tango classes and Homewood milonga

Two special focus tango classes and another great Homewood milonga.

Saturday, March 24th, in Asheville.

At Homewood, 19 Zillicoa, Asheville, NC. Map

Hips, sacrum, coccyx.If you have been to our tango classes, you know we always incorporate the pelvic floor in its role toward solid, fluid and confident movement. Here is a more comprehensive class that starts in the hips and sacrum and moves up the spine in a full exploration of how our bodies move.  We will provide visualizations and exercises that will have everyone creating holistic movement that can be used in everyday life and tango.

These are the basic concepts that will allow anyone to see and use a plethora of turns and many other movements.

Fibonocci spiralWe follow up our natural movement class with a class about the axis of movement. Building on the ideas of the first class, we will explore how to make our circular movement natural and fluid while we learn to visualize and use the axis of movement in each step. These are the basic concepts that will allow anyone to see and use a plethora of turns and many other movements.

 

TANGO CLASSES

Finding and using natural movement in your dance.  1-2:30 PM.
Relaxing into natural and healthy movement is one of the keys to a comfortable and fluid dance. We will help you explore and discover your natural movement and how it applies to tango. This class will help everyone be more connected to their partner and the ground in a more relaxed way.

A multitude of turns: Using and moving the axis of movement.  3-4:30 PM.
Understanding the axis of movement is a key concept to understanding all turns and most other movements in tango. This class will explore circular movement and the many choices created when we are able to see and use the axis of movement in every step.

HOMEWOOD MILONGA 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM

Lisa Jacobs will be our DJ.

Acupressure and Tui Na (Chinese massage) by Katie Bruce L.AC.
We are pleased to announce that Katie Bruce L.AC. will be offering acupressure and some Tui Na (Chinese Massage) during the milonga.
Visit Katie’s web site for more information!
Katie will be available from 8:00-10:00 for a suggested donation of $10.

Some wine, snacks and, as always, a special treat prepared by Susannah will be provided. BYOB.

Private Lessons

As always, we will be available for private lessons. Please contact us to make arrangements.

PRICING

Full pass (both classes and milonga) $40
Full Student pass (both classes and milonga) $25
A la Carte “Natural Movement” $25
A la Carte “Axis of Movement” $25
Milonga $12
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Posted by on Feb 10, 2012 in Asheville Events, Past Events | 0 comments

TangoBreath workshop with two tango classes and a milonga.

TangoBreath workshop with two tango classes and a milonga.

Two special focus tango classes and another great Homewood milonga.

Saturday, February 25th, in Asheville.

At Homewood, 19 Zillicoa, Asheville, NC. Map

Hips, sacrum, coccyx.If you have been to our tango classes, you know we always incorporate the pelvic floor in its role toward solid, fluid and confident movement. Here is your chance to get a full dose of what it takes to be fully aware of how to use your hips, sacrum and tailbone in every tango movement.

Creating a dynamic embrace with internal spiral and the resulting adornos is key to creating smooth fluid movement that feels good to your partner.

Fibonocci spiralWe follow up our pelvic floor class with a class on how to visualize and attain fluid movement. This includes creating dynamic tension and compression within the embrace, and how adornos and internal movement play a part in making the embrace feel amazing, all while we explore several different sacada’s and how to find them. All of the visualizations and technique for creating fluid movement can be applied to all aspects of dancing tango. Learning to find all 36 regular sacada’s can change the way you think about Argentine tango movement, and open doors to many other possibilities. These classes are all level, but will increase in difficulty to challenge dancers of all abilities.

CLASSES

From floor to pelvic floor: free your hip, the rest will follow.  1-2:30 PM Coming to a deeper understanding of our dynamic pelvic region gives access to stable & fluid movement. Using the pelvic floor is the key to being a solid lead or follow.

Visualizing and creating fluid movement on the path to every sacada.  3-4:30 PM Learn visualization and technique to create fluid, delicious movement within the embrace, while we learn how to find all of the sacadas. Visualization of pivots and spiral while creating various adornos is a big part of this class. This class will be equally challenging and interesting to both leaders and followers. The pelvic floor class is a pre-requisite for this class.

HOMEWOOD MILONGA 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM

Lisa Jacobs will be our DJ.

Acupressure and Tui Na (Chinese massage) by Katie Bruce L.AC.
We are pleased to announce that Katie Bruce L.AC. will be offering acupressure and some Tui Na (Chinese Massage) during the milonga.
Visit Katie’s web site for more information!
Katie will be available from 8:00-10:00 for suggested donation of $10.

Some wine, snacks and, as always, a special treat prepared by Susannah will be provided. BYOB.

Private Lessons

As always, we will be available for private lessons. Please contact us to make arrangements.

PRICING

Full pass (both classes and milonga) $40
A la Carte “From floor to pelvic floor.” $25
Milonga $12
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Posted by on Jan 1, 2012 in Asheville Events, Past Events | 0 comments

Angel and April, Workshop and Homewood Milonga

Angel and April, Workshop and Homewood Milonga

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st
Angel Montero and April Parker from Atlanta, GA

An Argentine tango workshop and Homewood milonga in Asheville.

A Special TangoBreath event! An Argentine tango workshop and Homewood milonga, featuring two tango classes taught by Angel and April of Atlanta, the Homewood milonga will be DJ’d by Angel Montero.

At Homewood, 19 Zillicoa, Asheville, NC. Map

CLASSES

Surprise Boleos, 1-2:30 PM
A comprehensive class including a review of basic boleo technique and a new approach to choreography by introducing boleos in unusual places.

Spicing up your Milonga, 3:00-4:30 PM
Everybody likes watching April and Angel dance milonga. Their key is not the choreography, but the way they add new dimensions to their dance. Come learn the secret.

HOMEWOOD MILONGA DJ’d by Angel Montero

8:30 PM to 1 AM

Private Lessons

April and Angel will be available for private lessons
on Sunday, following the workshops. Please contact us to make arrangements.

PRICING

Full pass (both classes and milonga) $40
A la Carte “Surprise Boleos” $25
A la Carte “Spicing up your Milonga” $25
Milonga $10
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Posted by on Jan 1, 2012 in Asheville Events, Past Events | 0 comments

A Special Homewood Milonga.

A Special Homewood Milonga.

We cordially invite you to a special Homewood milonga.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7th MILONGA, at Homewood in Asheville, NC.

with DJ Lisa Jacobs
At Homewood, 19 Zillicoa, Asheville, NC. Map

Homewood is a 1927, post victorian castle with an amazingly warm atmosphere great seating and an amazing dance floor.
Located in the historic Montford neighborhood of Asheville, NC.

We have an amazing sound system, and a wonderful DJ. This homewood milonga is not to be missed.

Susannah will be making a special treat which are always amazing.

8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
$10

Light refreshments and hot mulled cider, coffee, tea and wine will be served.
BYOB

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