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Music Workshop April 6
TANGO ORCHESTRA WORKSHOP
With Ben Bogart and Winnie Cheung of Cuarteto Tanguero
billboard top 10 recording artists
cuartetotanguero.moretango.org
Saturday April 6 • 10am – 2pm • Location: Rm 25 Smith Smith Memorial Hall
• String players (violin, viola, cello, contrabass), guitarists, pianists (limited) and bandoneonists are invited to participate in this free workshop.
• No previous experience in tango is required.
• Musicians and non-musicians are welcome to audit the session.
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You will then get parts and updates about locations and times.
REPERTOIRE
• Union Civica (D’Arienzo)
• Negracha (Pugliese)
EVENING PERFORMANCE & MILONGA
9:30 pm
At Refinery Events Center, 2302 W John St, Champaign, IL
$10 admission / free for U of I students
Milonga with Members of Cuarteto Tanguero
April 6 – THE “ZONE OF PROXIMAL TANGO” MILONGA AT REFINERY
9:30 – 12:00 pm
Live music sets start at 10:00
DJ: Individual Uno
Guest artists from Cuarteto Tanguero will perform w/ Bandoneon Massacre.
Musicians who participated in the music workshop earlier that day will perform new pieces that they learned.
Milonga 9:30 – 12:00 pm
At Refinery Events Center, 2302 W John St, Champaign, IL
Admission: $10 (free for students)
Milonga Epoca – at Regent Ballroom
Milonga Epoca at Regent Ballroom
1406 Regency Dr West, Savoy, IL 61874
217-359-5333
9:30 pm – 1:00 am
$10 admission (students $8) – Cash only
Dance with us on the following Saturdays in Spring Semester 2019.
- January 12
- February 23
- April 20
- DJ
- Live music with Bandoneon Massacre!
- Cash bar til 11 pm; $10 corking fee for BYOB
- Suspended (floating) oakwood dance floor
- Air conditioned
- Dress to impress
- Preceded by West Coast Swing dance (7:00 pm) — {WCS, Salsa, 2 Step, Bachata and more} $10 for the whole evening.
Tango Classes March – April
New Tango Class
- T.x- Tango Topics
Sundays 5:30 pm – March 17 – April 14 2015
Five week series on different topics of importance in tango, including: • essence of the embrace (arms) • the sensation of sacadas • mastering the dance floor (navigation) • the exquisite beauty of ochos • why cadencia is more important than steps • how he and she blend with la ronda (the others on the floor) • what makes another person want to dance (with you) • volcada • colgada • the milonguero salida • oops that’s more than five topics alreadyFollowed by Practica 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Fee: $10 / class ($5/students) per class
Pay for five weeks in advance, $5 discount ($45 / $20)
Location: Rm 314 Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St, Urbana, IL
Parking: Mathews St. and John St. usually have parking spaces available, and the meters are not enforced on Sunday
Practica
Tango Practica
YOU GOTTA LOVE IT!
Join us every Sunday for the
“You Just Gotta Love It”
Tango Practica.
6:30–8:00 pm
Illini Union Rm 314B
1401 W. Green St, Urbana
OPEN TANGO PRACTICE FOR ALL LEVELS
Teachers available for guidance. We encourage you to bring a practice partner. Feel free to invite your friends who are new to tango and we will help get them started.
No Charge.
- Use the time to reinforce things you are learning in your tango dance.
- Unlike a Milonga (tango dance party), the practica format allows you to stop and talk things over.
- Teachers are present to answer questions.
- And if you want to learn something new, we usually throw out a new step for people to try.
- Feel free to bring your friends who are curious about tango.
- Beginners welcome.
Show your tango some love, and it will love you back.
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Monthly Channing-Murray Milonga
A full night of dancing in the inspiring atmosphere of the chapel at Channing-Murray Foundation.
1209 W. Oregon, Urbana, IL
9 pm - 1 am
Typically on 2nd Saturday of each month.
Please check Calendar for last-minute changes.
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