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Daniel Trenner Workshop

Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 11:55 PM (PT)

Berkeley, CA

Daniel Trenner Workshop

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
4/12 - Sunday Evening (includes practica) Ended $50.00 $0.00
4/18 - Full Day (includes practica) Ended $80.00 $0.00
4/19 - Sunday Evening (includes practica) Ended $50.00 $0.00
Second Weekend (4/18-4/19) Ended $120.00 $0.00
Both Weekends Ended $200.00 $0.00
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Event Details

All classes and lectures will be held at The Finnish Brotherhood Hall unless noted otherwise. Located at 1970 Chestnut St., Berkeley, CA

Workshop Schedule

Saturday April 11

10:00-11:15 am: Fundamentals 1- Tango through the lens of its Default Vocabulary

11:30-12:30: Lecture 1 - History of Tango- Tango's Roots, its emergence in Argentine Culture, its European travels, and the Golden Years

12:30-1:00: Q & A with Daniel

1:00-2:00: Open Dance + lunch break (pizza for everyone)

2:00-3:00: Supervised Practica with Daniel

3:00-4:15: Special topic class 1 - The Embraces- open, close, and flexible

4:30-5:30: Lecture 2 - History of Tango II- Tango's Modern Revival, an eyewitness account (Who and When)

5:30-6:00: Q & A with Daniel

 

Sunday April 12 - evening classes only

7:00-8:15pm: Special topic class 2 - Close Embrace- Squares & Spirals

8:30-9:30: Lecture 3 - History of Tango III - An anecdotal account of Tango's revival in North America 1990- Present (Daniel's personal story)

9:30-10:00: Q & A with Daniel

10:00-12:00: Supervised Practilonga with Daniel (demo by Daniel & various partners - Cristina, Homer, etc)

 

Saturday April 18

10:00-11:15: Fundamentals 2 - Tango Yin & Yang- Leader's Voice/ Follower's Voice

11:30-12:30: Lecture 4- Modern Tango's Techniques and Styles (What and How)

12:30-1:00: Q & A with Daniel

1:00-2:00: Open Dance + lunch break (pizza for everyone)

2:00-3:00: Supervised Practica with Daniel

3:00-4:15: Special topic class 3 - Modern Tango Technology- From Cadena (Chain) to Alteraciones (Alterations) (Changes in Direction of Turns)

4:30-5:30: Lecture 5 - Tango Yin & Yang- Gender Roles in Tango

5:30-6:00: Q & A with Daniel

 

Sunday April 19 - evening classes only

7:00-8:15pm: Special topic class 4 - Expanding the Boundaries of Contemporary Tango- Exchange of Lead and Follow

8:30-9:30- Lecture 6- Social Dance= Social Justice/ Dance as Education for the Future

9:30-10:00: Q & A with Daniel

10:00-12:00: Supervised Practilonga with Daniel (demo by Daniel & various partners - Cristina, Homer, etc)

 

Other venues

ODC - 351 Shotwell St., San Francisco, CA (btwn 17th and 18th)

El Valenciano - 1153 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA (btwn 22nd and 23rd)

For any questions regarding this workshop, or to schedule private lessons with Daniel, please contact Mimi at (808) 987-9487.

Private lesson schedule

Monday (13th), Wednesday (15th) and Friday (17th)

1-2, 2:15-3:15, 3:30-4:30, 4:45-5:45, 6-7