Susana Miller Milonguero Weekend in Chicago, June 2nd and 3rd Susana Miller will be back in Chicago again following her participation in the Seventh Annual Chicago Mini Tango Festival that just finished the weekend of April 19-22l. Her workshops this year will be on the weekend of June 2nd and 3rd. There will be limited enrollment. You can sign up with a partner or as an individual if you take the full 6 class package or purchase a full day pass. We will attempt to gender balance the enrollment. Susana Miller will be available for private lessons during her stay. She will be in Chicago from May 31st to June 7th. Early Registration discount available until May 10th.
Biography Susana Miller is the most prominent teacher in the world today of the “milonguero" style of tango or what Argentines call "apilado." This style is danced in the crowded clubs of central Buenos Aires. It is a strictly social style that emphasizes musicality and the connection between partners. Susana has researched and studied the dancing of the older milongueros, each of whom has created a unique way to tango. She has been able to decipher their distinct vocabularies and choreographic combinations, and found a way to transmit these to students. Susana encourages students to employ more rhythm in their dance, to discover their own dance vocabularies, and to learn how to shape and shrink these in space. For women, she encourages active following, in which the woman interprets the messages that the leader's body and the spirit are sending. Clarin, the major Buenos Aires daily paper, called her one of the four most important influences on contemporary tango, along with Miguel Angel Zotto, Gustavo Naveira and Gerardo Portalea. Susana is a native of Buenos Aires and has been dancing and teaching tango since the late 1980s revival of social tango. She founded and operates her own tango academy in Buenos Aires, and is the owner of one of B.A.'s most popular tango clubs, El Beso. She has made annual teaching tours to the United States and Europe since 1994. She will help students improve posture, axis, grounding, breathing, balance, and sensitivity to the lead and follow roles. She aims to encourage dancers to develop their own unique improvisational styles through knowledge of the music, space and body. Her classes will emphasize step quality and rhythm. Rather than predetermined patterns, she will impart a basic choreographic vocabulary that allows dancers to creatively shape their own language. Susana Miller, June 2nd and 3rd WORKSHOPS Saturday, June 2nd 12:00-1:30 A: The Body is the instrument of the dance. (all levels) 2:00-3:30 B: Turning on a Dime. (intermediate) 4:00-5:30 C: Milonga con traspie. (intermediate/advance) Sunday, June 10th 12:00-1:30 D: Vals. (intermediate/advance) 2-3:30 E : How to Dance to Pugliese (intermediate/advance) 4:00-5:30 F : Staccato in D’Arienzo (intermediate/advance) PRICING AND LOCATION Entire package: 6 classes and Saturday milonga $150.00 Full time student: 6 classes and Saturday milonga $120.00 Saturday or Sunday classes $ 85.00 Full time student: Saturday or Sunday classes $ 65.00 Location of All Classes will be announced in the near futurel Information: chicagomilongu...@yahoo.com (708) 955-6040 Early Registration Discount 10% (for classes) Early Registration Discount good through May 10, 2012 Mail check payable to: Chicago Milonguero, ltd., 100 W. MONROE ST., Suite 711, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (708) 955-6040, chicagomilongu...@yahoo.com Pay pal payment: Payment can also be made through www.paypal.com . Please make payment to chicagomilongu...@yahoo.com and please note the classes you plan on attending. INFORMATION To get a flyer of the workshops, please go to:http://chicagotangofestival.com/SusanaMillerWS. Susana Miller will be available for private lessons during her stay in Chicago. If you have any question concerning the workshops or have an interest in a private lesson, please contact Ray Barbosa at 708-955-6040 or email him at chicagomilongu...@yahoo.com . SEE YOU THERE!!!!
