Our Dear Tango Friends: We are very happy to introduce you to the First San Francisco East Bay Tango Valentine s Weekend. We have organized this event for both advanced and new tango aficionados. Our desire is to make your Valentine s weekend fun and productive at the same time.
The schedule of the events is as follow: Friday, February 14th
From 8:00-9:00 pm - Fundamentals & Technique class focuses on partner
connection. Good for beginners or those who want to improve in the finer points of their dancing. Lafayette Dance Center* - Price $10 for Class & Milonga.
From for 9:00 pm to midnight - Valentine s Day Milonga, Lafayette Dance
Center* - Price $5 Milonga only. Saturday, February 15th
From 2:00-4:00 pm - Connection Workshop: Lead and Follow Rhythm and
Musicality, Improvisation, and Embellishments. Lake Merritt Dance Center* - Price $25 at the door, $20 paid in advance.
From 5:00-6:00 pm - Chacarera Workshop. Learn the basics of this fun
Argentine folk dance. Lake Merritt Dance Center* - Price $10. Saturday, February 15th
From 7:00-8:00 pm Beginners class with Rebekah Ramos. Great way to begin!
$12 class & milonga.
From 8:00-9:00 pm - Advance class: Shadow Dance. This is a great exercise
as well as a style of dancing, which is fun and challenging. The Danceasy* Price $12 for Class & Milonga.
From 8:00-9:00. Intermediate class with Rebekah Ramos. $12 class &
milonga..
From 9:00 pm to 1:00 am - Milonga at The Danceasy - Price $10 for Milonga
only. At 10:45 pm Marcelo & Valesa perform. Sunday, February 16th
From 12:30-2:30 pm - Yoga Workshop for Tango Dancers. Meet Marcelo &
Valesa s yoga teacher Rod Ciocho (www.mountainyoga.org) and have a couple of hours of enhancing awareness, stretching and relaxing. Have fun doing yoga with your partner! Lake Merritt Dance Center* - Price $25 at the door, $ 20 paid in advance
From 3:30-4:30 pm - Latin rhythms for tango dancers. Dance salsa, cumbia,
and meringue as they dance in Argentina s Milongas. Great to explore your sensuality. Lake Merritt Dance Center*. Price $10.
From 6:00-8:00 pm - Argentine Film Festival showing shorts of tango masters,
the best musicians and composers as well as The Dark Side of the Heart , Argentine movie by Eliseo Subiela. Lake Merritt Dance Center*. Price $10 Movie & Milonga
From 8:00 pm to midnight: Milonga at the Lake Merritt Dance Center*. Price
$10 Milonga only. Monday, February 17th
From 8:30 9:30 pm - Advance class focusing on partner connection.
Lake Merritt Dance Center*. Price $10 Class & Milonga.
From 9:30 pm to midnight - Milonga at Lake Merritt Dance Center*. Price $5
Milonga only. PAY IN ADVANCE FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT AND GET A GREAT DISCOUNT: ONLY $90 !!! *Locations: Lafayette Dance Center 3369 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA Lake Merritt Dance Center 200 Grand Ave., corner of Harrison St., Oakland, CA The Danceasy 9951 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA If you are a visitor to the Bay Area, please contact us for information of locations and lodging. For further information contact us at (925) 299-6945 or (925) 209-4124 or email to [email protected] SEE OUR WEB SITE http://www.marcelovalesa.com A tango embrace, Marcelo & Valesa _________________________________________________________________
