Susana Miller Milonguero Weekend in Chicago Workshops, June 2 & 3 at Dance Connection Special Milonga, June 2 at Chicago Dance
Susana Miller will return to Chicago in two weeks for a weekend of workshops on June 2nd and 3rd at Dance Connection, 3117 N. Cllybourn, Chicago. We will also have a special milonga with Susana Miller on Saturday, June 2nd from 10pm - 2am at Chicago Dance, 3660 W. Irving Park, Chicago. Milonga is free to guests that purchase 6 class package or who were a Full Festival pass holder to the 2012 Chicago Mini Tango Festival. Susana has structured the weekend of workshops to be progressive and the workshops build off each other. There will be limited enrollment. We will only have available the full 6 class package or a full day pass. We will attempt to gender balance the enrollment. Susana Miller will be available for private lessons during her stay from May 31 - June 6th. 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) Special Milonga with Susana Miller at Chicago Dance, 10pm - 2am Sunday, June 3rd 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 Milonga: (no discount, free to 2012 CMTF Full Festival Pass holders) $15/$10 full time student All classes take place at Dance Connection, 3117 N. Clybourn, Chicago, Il Special Milonga takes place at Chicago Dance, 3660 W. Irving Park Road, 2nd Floor, Chicago Mail check payable to: Chicago Milonguero, Ltd., 100 W. MONROE ST., Suite 711,CHICAGO, IL 60603 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 . Ray Barbosa Chicago Milonguero, Ltd. Tel. 312-223-9825 Fax. 708-406-1604 www.chicagominitangofestival.com __________________________________________ The 2013 Chicago Mini Tango Festival will be held from April 18-22, 2013. Stay tune for further details.
