Seattle: Eduardo and Gloria Arquimbau teaching workshops at Sonny Newman's Dance Hall - August 12-17, 2003
Plan your vacation calendars now for summertime tango in Seattle with Eduardo and Gloria Arquimbau. Enjoy daytime Seattle sunshine and evening tango classes and dances with these internationally renowned tangueros. About Eduardo and Gloria Arquimbau: Gloria and Eduardo began working together as youngsters with Francisco Canaro on numerous musicals, and for many years they have been one of the most popular tango dancing couples in the world. They performed with the critically acclaimed musical Tango Argentino from 1985 to 1992. They were choreographers and headliners of the original cast of Forever Tango in San Francisco from 1994 to 1995. With their Japan tours with their shows Tango, Tango and Corazon de Tango, they paved the way for many shows that followed. Eduardo is one of the great milongueros of his generation--the guys who grew up dancing in the milongas in the early-mid 1950s. He is one of the teachers most responsible for the worldwide popularity of "club" style tango (or milonguero style, close embrace, apilado). Eduardo has taught this style, which is once again the predominant style in today's crowded milongas of Buenos Aires, all over the world. Gloria and Eduardo believe that to teach what they have learned, is to really foster their culture. They are the only living masters of the orillero style, and their performances are thrilling. Eduardo teaches that salon tango was the old style of the walked tango--no figures, not even ochos--just walking steps done very elegantly. Tango of the '40s encompassed many more figures and turns, done either close or with some separation (as Eduardo said, the man in '40s style tango has a "brazo elastico" that opens and closes, thus creating the space he need for dancing whatever figure he wants). All Workshops will be held at Sonny Newmans' Dance Hall (air-conditioned for summer evening comfort). Class schedule posting soon. Gloria and Eduardo will also be available for daytime private lessons. Please contact Sonny Newman for scheduling. Sonny and Nancy Newman Sonny Newmans Dance Hall 201 N. 85th Street Seattle WA 98104 (206)784-3010 www.tangoseattle.com <http://www.tangoseattle.com/> email: [email protected]
