"EMBRACE LIFE . SHARE TANGO"
Tango 8 Festival + Marathon . Toronto . September 18 - 22. 2024
Workshops with ★ No Gender Balanced Required.
Organizer will try to maintain gender balance though partner is not guaranteed due to unexpected events
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
8.00 - 9.15pm • BL2 Look good, feel good. Footwork, Embrace, elegance, super balance and techniques to dance more this weekend
NO MILONGA
Thursday, September 19, 2024
6.15 - 7.30pm • NF 1 Elegance and technique. Searching for different styles and their techniques to find a balance between the functional and the aesthetic
7.30 - 8.45pm • AD 1 Coaching Time: Correcting mistakes of experienced dancers. Fluidity, connection, synchronization in Advanced combinations
MILONGAS
9.00 - 12.00am 8pening Milonga . SHOW by BULENT & LINA & RONDA OF MAESTROS
$22.28
DJ Ivan, Ottawa
Friday, September 20, 2024
5.15 - 6.30pm • NF 2 Musicality (I): Interpreting different orchestras. Understanding how they differ from one another & required movement qualities
6.30pm - 7.45pm • AD 2 ★ All about Quality : Essential Techniques for Leaders and Followers. ★ No partner required
7.45 - 9.00pm • AD 3 The Masters’ tips for interpreting variations of different orchestras. How to create speed and flow while maintaining connection in this most exciting part of the music. (Advanced Dancers Only)
MILONGAS
5.00pm - 7.30pm SNEAK OUT OF OFFICE MILONGA with DJ BARATA $15
9.00 - 4.00am Grand 8 MILONGA . SHOW by NOELIA & FACUNDO
$40 pre-registration, $50 cash at door.
Saturday, September 21, 2024
1.30 - 2.45pm • AD 4 Sacadisimo I: Sacada and Giro Challenge for Leaders and Followers. Techniques and Fluidity
2.45 - 4.00pm • AD5 Fun elements, Boleos, Patatas and Adornos in improvisation for the Social Floor.
2.45 - 4.00pm • NF3 Vals : Interesting musicality by using different dynamics and giros. (Advanced)
4.15 - 5.30pm • NF4 Musical interpretations (II), phrasing and pause. Exercise melodic rest and interpret the beginning and end of musical phrases.
5.30 - 6.45pm • NF5 Individual musicality (III), identify different types of accentuation of the music for both leaders and followers
Special DJ WORKSHOP
8.00pm - 9.00pm
AVIK BASU
Pay to DJ directly at door $20
MILONGAS
3.00 - 6.30pm Sunny Room Milonga
DJ Seanny, Chicago. $20 pre-register, $25 at door
9.00 - 4.30am Grand 8 MILONGA . SHOW by ALEJANDRA & DANIEL
DJ Sebastian, Chicago +
DJ Ivan, Ottawa
$40 pre-registration, $50 at door.
Sunday, September 22, 2024
1.30 - 2.45pm • NF6 Musical Exercises : Interpreting different Part of the Music or Orchestras by playing with dynamics of movements
2.45 - 4.00pm • NF7 Tango Social with Milonguero tips, linear and circular movements in sync with the line of dance. Circulation and control in small space..
4.00 - 5.30pm • AD 6 Sacadisimo 2 : Back Sacadas for Leader, and also for followers. How to lead, interpret and execute safely for social dance floor
5.15 - 6.45pm • AD ★ All about Adornos during improvisation: For Leaders & Follower ★ No partner required
MILONGAS
3.00 - 6.30pm Sunny Room Milonga
$20 pre-register, $25 at door
DJ Steven Thull, USA
9.00 - 3.00am It's Long Weekend Grand Milonga . SHOW by Special Guests
$30 pre-registration. $35 cash at door.
DJ Igor + DJ Vlad, Toronto