Dear Seattle tango community,
I am pleased to launch a new PRACTICA which will be at 505 Studio in Vancouver, BC (Canada), see more details below.
505 Studio is a 1,400 sqft studio with hardwood floors and a very cosy atmosphere. It’s a place where was the Friday all-night milonga at Tango Live 2010. Take a look at the video below to get the feel of the place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlMgCxo8nWo
(special thanks to Vincent for the nice video!)
PRACTICA “MIX”
Every 1st and 4th Saturday starting July 3rd
8.30-11pm – exchange + practica
505 Hamilton, st. (505 Studio)
$7/$5 for students
Music: Traditional + (30-50%) Alternative*
DJ Tatiana
*Alternative = neotango + electro tango + “alternative/other” for tango
“Mx” code on http://www.allvancouvertango.com
Practica MIX = PEOPLE + EXCHANGE + ATMOSPHERE + FUN + IDEAS
8.30pm – 9pm – warm-up practice
Practicing on your own (traditional music and a bit of non-traditional)
9-10pm – exchange
Either me or some other people offer a step combination or element for practicing, as well as we will take 1-2 new non-traditional compositions and together will practice dancing to that music, thus gradually you will be more and more comfortable in dancing to non-traditional music as well.
We will also practice navigation skills.
If you have a favorite song/ composition and would like to try dancing tango to it, bring it to the exchange and we will try it together (NB not every music piece is suitable for dancing tango but it might be good for a cortina ;))
* on July 3d we will take some vals-like alternative music.
10–11pm – dancing
(even if it’s a practica, I would still encourage tangueros to dance counterclockwise, in the regular line of dancing, if there are a lot of people, please dance in 2 lanes (outer and inner)
Look forward to seeing you in 505 Studio!
I’ve got a pretty decent collection of non-traditional music for tango dancing, which is quite ‘danceable’ and many of these compositions are pretty popular in Europe, and I am sure especially with practice and some tips you will for sure ENJOY this experience! I find dancing to some non-traditional music can be very relaxing, great for changing the mood in a milonga and even therapeutic :) in some way. By the way, a lot of non-traditional tango music I like to play are close in rhythmic structure to vals or milonga and neotango.
If there are a lot of people and enough to keep on dancing then sometimes the practica can be prolonged.
Should you require any advice on where to stay in Vancouver or assistance with orientation in Vancouver, do call or email and I will try to help.
Look forward to seeing you at the Practica Mix!
Saludos,
Tatiana Balashova
(604) 780-78-35
MAGIC TANGO in Vancouver
magictango@gmail.com
http://www.magictango.com (coming in the end of July)
http://www.tangolive.ca