MONDAY in Sacramento
Tango On Broadway, 2416 18th Street,
Adv Class (w/ Patrick Alessandri & Chooi Goh)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm - practica follows
Price: $40/mth or $12 drop-in
Description: In the month of August, the focus is on Sacadas and Ganchos, from position three. Ever wonder why your gancho lead that was meant for her leg to go inside had became a sacada instead that led the follower to do an outside flip? In this class, we will focus on distinguishing the differences of the two so it will be clear to execute and receive each differently.
Tango by the River, 128 J Street, Old Sacramento: Performance Tango Class 7:00-8:30 pm! Take your tango to another level. Focus on advanced tango sequences, tango poses, and learning parts of a choreographed routine.
Geared toward dancers with previous tango experience; not for beginners. No partner necessary. 7:00-8:30 p.m.
$15 drop-in per class or $50 per person/$90 per couple for the Monthly Discount Program (entitles you to attend the Thursday Advanced Tango Class as well!)
Berkeley:
Finnish Hall Cafe, 1970 Chestnut Street
La Practica Positiva w/ Nicholas & Stephanie×
7:00 - 7:45 Initiate Class (No experience necessary) - 7:45 - 8:00 Drills For All
8:00 - 9:00 Intermediate Class - 9:00 - 10:00 Practica
$12 for Community $10 for Students
Initiate Class welcomes people to tango and helps others grow with vital form and function.
Intermediate class expands a concept or step and polishes it with drills for both men and women.
Afterwards, enjoy practicing with Nicholas and Stephanie, eat dinner at the cafe and make new friends!
Orange Practica @ The Beat 2560 9th St. Between Dwight and Parker
8:15 - 9:15 Intermediate Tango class 9:15 - 12:45 Practica
$12 Class + Practica* $7 Practica only*
Join Felipe Martinez, Homer Ladas, and other local and visiting instructors/DJs for this weekly event.
DJed music varies from all traditional to mixed (some alternative)
TUESDAY Sacramento:
Tango by the River, 128 J St., Old Sacramento
6:30-7:30 p.m., Beginning Tango,
7:30-8:30 p.m., Intermediate/Advanced Tango
Tango Practica: 8:30-9:30 p.m. - $12 per class + $5 per practica.
Fresno:
Tuesday, 8pm
Studio 65/Adornos, 2965 North Maroa Ave.
Emeryville:
Allegro Ballroom - 5855 Christie Ave. - Classes with Nora and Ed.
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Beginners $12, 8:30-9:30 p.m., intermediates $12
Extended hours! 9:30-11 p.m.: Nora & Ed's Practica: $5
WEDNESDAY
Sacramento:
Step One, 1920 T St. (at railroad tracks:), "La Práctica" for all levels with Mike & Alisa 9-11 p.m. Beginners welcome.
Tango on Broadway, 2416 18th St.
Monthly: $30 $10 drop-in; contact tangoonbroadway@gmail.com, cegoh@aol.comor now or call 1-916-390-0219 .
6 - 7 pm: Basic Beginner Class (Working on posture, embrace, basic walk, salida, cruzada, and ochos)
7 - 8 pm: IntermediateWEDNESDAY: Beg & Int Tango (w/ Chooi Goh assisted by Karen Potts)For the month of August, the focus is milonga, starting with the milonga rhythm and show what makes milonga different from tango and vals.
The Ballroom of Sacramento, 6009 Folsom Blvd. with Paul Zimny 7 p.m. Argentine Tango 1 - Introductory class explores Argentine Tango basics- progressive class - refreshes by calendar month. 8 p.m. Argentine Tango 2 - you just need to know the basics for a class that further explores the many possibilities for both leaders and followers - progressive class with new theme each calendar month
THURSDAY -
Sacramento:
Tango by the River, 128 J St., Old Sacramento - - Intermediate/Advanced Tango - 7-8:30 p.m.
$50 per person, $15 drop-in, followed by a Tango Practica, 8:30-9:30 pm.; included with class attendance; $5 without.
Firehouse Five Studio: 2014 9th St., Chris Peake
6.30-7.30 p.m. Beginning Tango, 7:30-8.30 p.m. Continuing Tango Explorations 8.30 - 11-ish Open Practica - Cost $10 drop-in or $35/month or $5 for practica
only.
Tango on Broadway, 2416 18th Street. TOTAL TANGO w/ MIKE & ALISA
Mike & Alisa will be offering a tango class that will encompass all the concepts, skills and practice that will enable you to look and feel your best while expressing yourself through tango. You will need to have completed at least the beginning class to take this class.
Mike & Alisa are two of the four founders of tango in Sacramento. Together as a couple, Mike & Alisa have over 20 years of tango dancing experience and they have studied with many of the greatest Argentine Tango masters.
TIME: Thursday, 7:30 - 9:00 pm PRICE: $50 per month/$15 drop-in
Columbia:
August 20 at the Dance Castle, 23496 Gold Spring Drive, 6:45 - 8:00 p.m. - Workshop with Iona Italia, focusing on solo technique exercises, suitable for everyone. The workshop is to provide you with additional tools to improve and maintain your tango technique. We will focus on exercises designed to polish your fundamental skills: balance, posture, walking and dissociated movements such as ochos, giros, enrosques, boleos. We'll learn these exercises carefully and thoroughly in class, so that students can remember and use them later as part of a regular solo practice.
Iona is a writer, teacher and dancer. Originally a university professor, she moved to Buenos Aires in 2006 and has been based there ever since, studying with a wide range of teachers, practising daily and dancing at the local milongas almost every night of the week. A lifelong creative writer, she has been chronicling her experiences as a dancer and teacher for the past four years: first in her Wordpress blog Tango Addiction and now as Terpsichoral Tangoaddict on Facebook. As a teacher, Iona focuses on helping students to achieve soft, sensual snugglicious embraces, smooth, unforced natural movements and a deep, careful, conscious attention to the music. She believes in relaxed leading and dynamic, expressive following. She is a thoughtful, careful, articulate teacher and a playful, musical dancer. $10 per person
Danville:
Blackhawk Tango, Sycamore club 635 Old Orchard Drive, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Beginner & Intermediate. 8-10 p.m. practica. $10
FRIDAY
Sacramento:
Firehouse Five Studio: 2014 9th St. Traditional Tango 7:30-9:30 p.m.Traditional Tango with Argentine native Michael Taillant
$40/month, $70/couple, $12/drop-in class Contact: 707-416-9680, tangobravo2k@yahoo.com
Sonora:
August 21, Aronos Hall: 37 Elkin Street, 5 - 7 p.m. Workshop with Iona Italia, focusing on solo technique exercises, suitable for everyone. The workshop is to provide you with additional tools to improve and maintain your tango technique. We will focus on exercises designed to polish your fundamental skills: balance, posture, walking and dissociated movements such as ochos, giros, enrosques, boleos. We'll learn these exercises carefully and thoroughly in class, so that students can remember and use them later as part of a regular solo practice.Iona is a writer, teacher and dancer. Originally a university professor, she moved to Buenos Aires in 2006 and has been based there ever since, studying with a wide range of teachers, practising daily and dancing at the local milongas almost every night of the week. A lifelong creative writer, she has been chronicling her experiences as a dancer and teacher for the past four years: first in her Wordpress blog Tango Addiction and now as Terpsichoral Tangoaddict on Facebook. As a teacher, Iona focuses on helping students to achieve soft, sensual snugglicious embraces, smooth, unforced natural movements and a deep, careful, conscious attention to the music. She believes in relaxed leading and dynamic, expressive following. She is a thoughtful, careful, articulate teacher and a playful, musical dancer. $10 per person
Pleasanton:
Club One, 5860 W Las Positas Blvd.
Classes and practica in large comfortable room with hardwood floor adjacent to and part of Club One boutique fitness center with clean, elegant, inviting atmosphere, minutes from highway 680 and 580 junction near W. Las Positas Blvd. and Hopyard Road.
6-6:30 p.m. Tango Chat
6:30-7:15 Beginners Class. Basic fundamentals
7:15-8 Intermediate Class. Popular steps for social dancing 8-9:30 p.m., practica
Cost: $12 – Free for Club One members, Includes light snacks and refreshments www.blackhawktango.com
SATURDAY
Sacramento:
Firehouse 5, 2014 9th Street. Santiago Croce is teaching regularly the 3rd Saturday of the month
These are 2hr class working on technique, posture, embrace and navigation applied in a Sequence $25,
SUNDAY
Emeryville :
Allegro Ballroom, 5855 Christie Ave.
Beginner Class 2-3 p.m, Intermediate/Advanced Class 3-4 p.m - Julian Ramil, instructor
One class for $10, two for $15, dance practice 4-6 p.m., $6 (free w/class)
Fresno:
Studio 65, Adornos; 2965 North Maroa Ave.
Tango all levels. - 5-6 p.m., practica - 6-7 p.m. $10
