We are SUPER excited to be bringing Monica Paz to Atlanta! This will be her first east coast stop in 2024.
MORE ABOUT MONICA PAZ
Growing up in Buenos Aires and having a milonguero father, Monica Paz was born into tango. She began formal tango study in 1996 and went on to earn degrees in tango dance and history. Over the years her teaching has evolved to focus exclusively on transmitting what she has acquired from decades of dancing with the milongueros, the masters of tango, at milongas in Argentina. Monica has danced and taught professionally in Argentina, Europe, Brazil, the U.K. and the U.S.
Monica Paz: The milongueros I interviewed danced with these great orchestras of the best era of tango. They danced with these live orchestras playing in the same room, can you imagine dancing to Troilo and he is right there in front of you? Imagine! I danced with these milongueros who were there, in this era. I talked with them and learned from them. Most of them are not here anymore; but, I carry them in my heart and their dance is with me. I would like to share it with you. I love to share my tango heritage!
Workshops are a progression so we will only be accepting full workshop registrations for this weekend.
Friday 5/31
Class 1: Different Connections - 7pm to 8:30pm
Tango is connection with the partner and the music. The connection with the partner is an agreement without words.
Finding communication with different partners. Which style do you prefer? Recognize styles to make your choice!
Omar "Chiche" Ruberto*: "We are so connected that I feel that if I sneeze, you sneeze with me"
Friday Milonga 9pm to 12am (DJ Lisa Jacobs)
Saturday 6/1 -- 12:45pm to 4pm
Class 2: Make Your Tango Alive - 12:45pm to 2:15pm
Feel better and make your partner feel better. Optimize the way you move. That your movements are not mechanical but rather an expression of how you feel the music.
Ready your "Tanguero Body' (personal & individual work)
Relaxation, Posture, Efficiency Floor connection, Movement energy.
Ricardo Maceiras: "Going to the milonga is not going to a gym."
Break 2:15pm to 2:30pm
Class 3: Music Can Live Through Us - 2:30pm to 4pm
Improve your ability to hear the music of and be able to interpret this feeling with your partners in sync with the many unique sounds of different orchestras. Join the orchestra as if you are a member. Get ready to enjoy more each tanda, each tango,
and even, each musical note!
Rhythm, Melody, Musical Phrases
Alberto Dassiew: "Dancing Pugliese is not the same as D'Arienzo"
Saturday 6/1 9pm to 1am Milonga (DJ Daniel Arredondo)
Sunday 3/3 1pm to 4:30pm
Class 4: Milonga Class 1:15pm to 2:30pm
Dance the musicality and spirit of milonga. (Note: Milonga is not a fast tango!) Learn to give milonga its special character.
Milonga musicality. Milonga "lisa" and Milonga "with traspie"
Break 2:30 to 2:45pm
Class 5: Vals Class 2:45pm to 4:15pm
Tango vals is not Viennese waltz and neither tango. It's a fusion between them. Vals’s musicality - Time to dance it and tools to interpret that.
Registration Cost (includes 5 workshops and 2 Milongas):
* $175 for early bird registration prior to 5/10 ($325 for couple registration)
* $225 for registration after 5/10 ($425 for couple registration)
Monica will also be available for private lessons, times to be announced later.
Payment can be sent to:
