The Tango Orchestras: Finding Technique, Quality & Artistry Inside the Music
Join World Embrace Tango for an 8-week series designed to give you an introduction to the major orchestras that define the golden age of tango.
Fresedo on Sunday, September 28th: Do you ever look at those couples doing almost nothing, yet they hold your attention with just an embrace, a pause, a change of weight? That’s Fresedo! If you want to develop your skills in the deceptively simple, this is the class for you! We'll be looking at the everyday movements of the milonga ….but with quality and dynamics that will set you apart. Let’s look deeper into the elegance of the walk, ways to find beauty and connection in the embrace, dynamics with your changes of direction, and ways to navigate the floor with style. Whether it’s an elegant ballroom dressed to the nines, to a walk in the park with a bagel and coffee, the feeling is the same ….Fresedo is all about HOW you do it. We’re channeling calm, elegant movements to find the comfort and ease with Fresedo, and we’re going to find out just how pleasurable walking can be! Join us!
Series Description:
You’ll discover how the music can lead you straight to the most necessary techniques needed to create a dynamic dance all your own. Learn the quintessential sounds that distinguish each orchestra from another. Put the most important tools for each quality into your body with focused exercises. Discover how to interpret the music as an artist, with strategic insight into the orchestra, their musical structure and their individual styles.
This series will give you tools to speak music as common language in a social setting and freedom to express the dancer within!
Details:
1-3PM Workshop- Each month we’ll study a different orchestra, using it as a tool to explore the three major musical qualities in the body (and their techniques!), understand social floor navigation, study style-specific combinations and develop skills for listening for and interpreting different music styles in a social setting. You’ll receive the history of the orchestra, and be introduced to the most common music played in milongas! You’ll also put crucial qualities needed to dance that orchestra directly into your body with drills and development of solo techniques. You’ll also receive a handful of helpful sequences to take with you on the social dance floor when you hear that orchestra played.
3-4PM Guided Practica- Explore class content with open floor time to orchestra specific music. Get to know the orchestra’s major works and put the day’s lesson into direct practice with friends. We will be available for questions!
Class will occur once a month for 8 weeks-
Fourth Sunday of the month, starting Sunday, March 23rd, ending in December 2025.
Heartsong Village Center
4008 Wiggins Rd SE
Olympia, WA 98501
Cost: $40 Drop-ins welcome and include the two hour class and practica.
$250 for entire 8-week series (entire schedule below).
Schedule
March 23: Di Sarli- Developing the Melodic/Romantic Quality
April 27: D’Arienzo- Developing the Rhythmic Quality
May 25: -Break for Gabriel Magni tour-
June 22: Tanturi with Jennifer and Gabriel Magni- Developing Contrast Between Sections
July 27: D’Agostino with Jennifer and Dominic Bridge- Developing the Connectors & Multiple Transfers
August 24: - Summer Break –
September 28: Fresedo- Developing Comfort in the Walk & the Embrace
October 26: Calo- Understanding Your Dance as A Story Arch
November 23: Pugliese- Developing Dramatic Quality
December 28: Troilo- Exploring the Síncopa & 332
What to bring?
- Comfortable clothes to move in, dance shoes/suede sole shoes or socks.
- Water
- A notebook and writing utensil
Some experience with tango is recommended for participation in these workshops. Unsure? Feel free to reach out to me.
No partner required.