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San Diego, California - 619-988-5200

Instructors: Pierre and Susan Tinel,
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Where: Infinity Dance Studio, 4428 Convoy st, Suite 288,
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when: Saturday January 8th, 2011

Time:10am to 12pm

Instructors: Pierre and Susan Tinel, 213th world ranking More >

Where: Infinity Dance Studio, 4428 Convoy st, Suite 288, San Diego, Ca 92111 Map >

Price: 1 workshop = $20 per person at the door. 2 Workshops (same day) = $30.
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The workshop:

Dance: International Waltz

Description: In the early 19th Century, the "Waltzen" became popular through many parts of Germany and Austria, with the local variants being called by the name of the area in which they were danced. The form from "Landl ob der Enns" in upper Austria became very popular, and became known by the abbreviated name of the 'Landler'.

Initially the Landler was danced in heavy shoes, and had animated hopping, slapping and stamping steps, with complex underarm turns. However, by 1800 the Landler was described as being done with lighter shoes, and having the same quick gliding rotating movements steps as the Waltzen but done to a slower tempo.

A more sedate form of the fast Viennese Waltz, danced at a leisurely 90 beats per minute, also evolved in America around 1870 known originally as the "Boston". This version of the Waltz retained the characteristic turning figures and added others such as a dip, and was danced with the partners holding their hands on each others hips. The Boston also had the distinction of being the first ballroom dance to be done with feet parallel (rather than turned out, as in ballet.

The present form of the dance has been variously described as being derived around 1910 in England both from the Landler and from the Boston. Either way, there: the dancers began taking advantage of the slower tempo to add more figures, some with extra syncopated beats, some with slow "picture" steps. These give the dance light and shade, and make it more interesting to perform and to watch.

Level: All level welcome as we will start it from the beginning and take you to an advance level

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The details:

when: Saturday January 8th, 2011

Time:1pm to 3pm

Instructors: Pierre and Susan Tinel, 213th world ranking More >

Where: Infinity Dance Studio, 4428 Convoy st, Suite 288, San Diego, Ca 92111 Map >

Price: 1 workshop = $20 per person at the door. 2 Workshops (same day) = $30.
           Click Here to print a coupon of $5 off to redeem at the door for one or both workshops
           or Pre-register above and get $5 off any package. Back to Workshop selection at the top here --->

The workshop:

Dance: International Tango

Description: Originally the Tango was (and still is) light spirited Flamenco dance from Spain. With the Spanish conquest of much of South America, this Tango together with other Spanish folk dances naturally emigrated with settlers from Spain, although its involvement in the formation of the Modern Tango is suspect. The Tangano, an African dance imported with the slaves, is a more likely precursor. Over the years one or both became merged with other dances in the New World. In particular, in Argentina in the slums of Buenos Aires in the late 19th Century, they became merged with the Habanera (a folk dance from Havana in Cuba). The resulting dance became known as the Milonga.

Although initially popular with the lower classes of Argentine society, by the turn of the 20th Century, it had gained acceptance with the upper classes there. It's importation into the upper classes of Western Europe was catalyzed by France's greatest music-hall star: Mistinguett who gave the first ever demonstration in Paris in 1910. Interest in the dance rapidly exploded as a "Tangomania", initially through Paris then London and New York. The first world war did nothing to cool this interest, with Rudolph Valentino popularizing the Tango further in his film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"(1921). More recent film demonstrations have been given by Al Pacino and Gabrielle Anwar in "Scent of a Woman"(1992), and by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tia Carrere in the "True Lies"(1994).

The character of the Milonga is of a very soft private dance, with visual emphasis on the leg movements. This character was changed dramatically in Paris in the 1930's, where the dance was combined with the proud torso of the other ballroom dances, and given a staccato action. This moved the visual emphasis to the torso and head, a characteristic which remains to this day. The dance has been used as an example of Irrational Dancing.

Level: All level welcome as we will start it from the beginning and take you to an advance level

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