Featured Events
All Featured Events are hosted and coordinated by Queen City Tango, unless otherwise noted.
Argentinean Tango Weekend
with Aldo Romero & Alicia Cruzado
January 14 – 17, 2010
Opportunities to study with these outstanding dancers and teachers
in Rutland, Burlington and Stowe!
Alicia Cruzado is an authentic master of salon tango, experienced as dancer, choreographer, and artistic director. Her pioneering choreography of tango for the stage has graced international touring revues in North and South America, Japan, and Europe.
Aldo Romero has taught Argentine tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the Centro Cultural Rojas (University of Buenos Aires) and at the Escuela Argentina de Tango, as well as in Europe (2007 to 2009) and the United States (2007 to 2009). He has taught and given tango demonstrations in New York and Buenos Aires, as well as milongas and shows in France, Sweden, Ireland, England, and Germany. Please see the website www.aldoyanalia.com.ar
Thursday, January 14: Private lessons available with Aldo Romero in Burlington. Contact Polly Howlett – 802 654-2274 office; 802 658-5225 home; 802 377-7975 cell; or email phowlett@smcvt.edu .
Friday, January 15: Classes and Practica, Studio Bliss, Rutland
6:00 pm - Beginner Class
7:15 pm – Mixed level Class
Followed by demonstrations, Practica and light refreshments
Fee $25 per person, $35 for both classes
For more information and to reserve private lessons in Rutland contact:
Cathy Salmons, Director - Studio Bliss – 775- 2547
Info at: http://www.blissvt.com/tango.html
Saturday, January 16: Argentinean Tango Workshop & Milonga with Aldo Romero and Alicia Cruzado at North End Studio, Burlington, VT All are welcome; no partner needed. For private lessons on Saturday contact Polly Howlett – 802 654-2274 office; 802 658-5225 home; 802 377-7975 cell; or email phowlett@smcvt.edu .
3:30-5:30 pm In-depth Tango Workshop: Alicia and Aldo team up to teach a multi-level workshop designed to refine and expand the tango vocabulary of every participant.
5:30-7:00 pm Dinner: Potluck or order take-out from the nearby Vietnamese restaurant, shared with the guest instructors and tango friends in the comfortable North End Studio, or dine on your own.
7:00-10:30: Milonga: Dance to the music of masters such as Pugliese, Tanturi, Color Tango, Calo, Di Sarli, Troilo and others. Dance demonstration by Alicia and Aldo. Light refreshments.
Fees: Workshop: $25 per person; Milonga $5 per person with workshop, walk-ins $10
Location: North End Studio, 294 North Winooski Ave., between Archibald and North. Suite 116B, Use side entrance from parking lot. In the foyer, use keypad for admission. Follow North End Studio signs through lobby, and follow hallway to studio.
Sunday, January 13: Lessons & Guided Practica, Palais de Glace, Stowe, 1:30-6:30 p.m. Instruction by Alicia Cruzado and Aldo Romero. All welcome, no partner needed.
1:30-2:30pm Beginner Class: fundamentals of the dance and musicality, with emphasis on foundational technical elements of this seductive dance.
2:30-3:30pm Intermediate / Advanced Class: Learn to create a wider variety of steps and figures.
3:30-6:30 practice.
Fees: $15 each class / $10 practice / $20 class + practice + buffet and light drinks. Location: 3419 Weeks Hill Road. Directions From Stowe: Route 108 NW several miles. Right onto Edson Hill Road. Proceed about 2 miles (Edson Hill Rd. becomes Weeks Hill Road). Palais de Glace is on the right. Private lessons available. Please confirm your presence with Alicia at 917 344-0441 (cell).
Featured Events Archive
August 2009
“Taking Your Dance to the Next Level” Workshops and Guided Practica at Shelburne Town Hall, 5420 Shelburne Road (Route 7), Shelburne VT
Either workshop $15; or take both for $25
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Workshop with Gerd Hirschmann: Building your dance vocabulary with expressiveness and adaptability. Accessible to dancers at all levels; no partner necessary
4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Workshop with Elizabeth Seyler and Gustavo Sigal: Navigating the crowded dance floor: ;turns with sacadas in close embrace. Recommended for Advanced Beginner & Intermediate levels; no partner necessary
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Guided Practica and open dancing (Included with workshops, $5 for drop-ins)
About the instructors:
Gerd Hirschmann has been teaching and sharing his insights into tango for many years in Vermont, Boston, New York, and throughout New England. His background in classical ballet provided a strong foundation for tango studies in New York and Buenos Aires. Gerd is the organizer of the Moonlight in Vermont Tango Festival in Brandon, coming up September 10-13.
Elizabeth Seyler started studying Argentinean tango in 2001 and has loved teaching and performing ever since. She hosted packed monthly Milongas in Philadelphia and recently was awarded her Ph. D. on the history of tango in Philadelphia and the benefits of tango for people of all ages. Elizabeth teaches tango at the North End Studio in Burlington and helps to organize Queen City Tango events.
Gustavo Sigal is a native of Buenos Aires, who grew up with tango music and dance and began studying more than ten years ago with some of the great tango masters. Currently a civil engineer and painter in Montreal, he epitomizes the milonguero style danced in close embrace with an emphasis on intimacy, subtlety, and connection between partners.
Today's Workshop and Practica Cancelled
Monday August 31 - no Michael and Beatrix
Today's Workshop and Practica Cancelled
Tuesday September 1 - no Michael and Beatrix
WATCH FOR CONFIRMATION
Wednesday September 2 with Michael and Beatrix
Private lessons by appointment at David and Carmen’s house
For reservations, contact Carmen (802) 338-5856
Workshops and Guided Practica, North End Studio, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington
7:15 – 8:15 Beginner Lesson – Essential Techniques, Tools & Tips for Argentinean Tango (Recommended for Beginners and Advanced Beginners)
8:30 – 9:30 Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Lesson: Turns with Sacadas
9:30 – 10:00 p.m. Guided Practica
WATCH FOR CONFIRMATION
Thursday September 3 with Michael and Beatrix
Private lessons by appointment at David and Carmen’s house
For reservations, contact Carmen (802) 338-5856
Potluck Dinner and Open Dancing at David and Carmen’s house $5 per person
SURPRISE VISIT!
Daniela Arcuri of Buenos Aires Returns to Vermont
Saturday July 4 & Sunday July 5!
One of Argentinean Tango's premier teachers, Daniela Arcuri, who has been performing and teaching all over the world for 20 years, returns to Burlington this weekend! Raised in the heart of Buenos Aires, Daniela absorbed the “porteño” culture of the city, the influence and instruction of some of the great milongueros (tango masters), and years spent dancing and observing at the finest Milongas. She has taught, performed, choreographed, and consulted for both stage and movie productions in Buenos Aires, Hollywood, Broadway, New York, Italy, France and many other cities around the world. See her web page at http://daniela4tango.googlepages.com/
To reserve a private lesson on Saturday or Sunday, or indicate that you will attend a workshop on Sunday afternoon RSVP as soon as possible to Daniela4tango@gmail.com or (856) 470-6065.
Sunday July 5: Workshops at Champlain Club, 20 Crowley Avenue, Burlington VT. 3:00 – 6:30 p.m. Each workshop $25 per person.
Workshop 1: 3:00 – 4:30 Workshop 2: 5:00 – 6:30
Workshop material will be drawn from the following topics based on the experience and interests of participants:
- Techniques for ochos, boleos, paradas, molinetes, rocking and walking
- Techniques for adornments and musicality
- Following and communication applying the adornments
- Developing your own style, expressing your personality in the dance
Private Lessons available Saturday July 4 and Sunday July 5. Fee: $70/hour. For location details, information and reservations, contact Daniela4tango@gmail.com or (856) 470-6065.
June 26, 27, 28: Tango Weekend with Daniela Arcuri of Buenos Aires.
One of Tango's premier teachers will be in Boston for the Boston Tango Society's annual festival and has agreed to come to Vermont to offer a weekend of workshops and private lessons. Daniela Arcuri has been teaching Argentine Tango all over the world for 20 years. Raised in the heart of Buenos Aires, Daniela absorbed the “porteño” culture of the city, the influence and instruction of some of the great milongueros (tango masters), and years spent dancing and observing at the finest Milongas. She has taught, performed, choreographed, and consulted for both stage and movie productions in Buenos Aires, Hollywood, Broadway, New York, Italy, France and many other cities around the world. See her web page at http://daniela4tango.googlepages.com/ We need to confirm our plans with Daniela as soon as possible. Please RSVP your interest to Robert Zartarian at brotherbear44@yahoo.com .
Fees: One event, $25; two events $40; all three events $50.
Event 1:
Friday, June 26: Workshop and Milonga, Shelburne Town Hall 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
7 – 8:30 Workshop 1: Group lesson for all levels, teaching technique fundamentals in connection and communication through leading and following with musicality, through the 8 Basic Steps.
8:30 – 11 p.m. Milonga with light refreshments. Included with workshop or $10 for drop-ins.
Saturday, June 27: Workshops and Open Dancing, Shelburne Town Hall 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Two afternoon group workshops, featuring different links, combinations and variations of walking, back and forward ochos, stops, parallel and cross basic steps, rock steps, boleos and molinete.
Event 2: 3:00 – 4:15 Workshop 2 & Open Dancing
Event 3: 4: 30 – 5:45 Workshop 3 & Open Dancing
6:00 – 7:00 Open Dancing included with Event pricing for either workshop (or $5 for drop-ins).
Private Lessons available Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28 (Private lessons $70. For location details, information and reservations, contact Robert Zartarian at brotherbear44@yahoo.com or 802 326-2079)
Saturday June 20: Central Vermont Milonga with Queen City Tango and Monadnock Tango at the Old Labor Hall, Barre, VT. 7:00-11:00 p.m. Come and try out a great wooden dance floor at a new venue for tango! The Labor Hall is a wonderful Vermont counterpart to the tradition of milongas held at the early labor halls in the barrios of Argentina. Dance to music that has inspired performers and dancers from the 1920s through the 1970s to the present day. Dancers at all levels are welcome, no partner necessary. Light refreshments.
7 – 8:30 Tango Class with Judith Schwartz. Mixed-levels, some tango experience required. $15. For information contact Judith 603 357-9919 or judithanh@gmail.com
8:30 – 11 Milonga, with DJs Hugo and Judith. Light refreshments (donations of snacks always welcome). $10 (or $5 with class).
Location: 46 Granite Street, Barre, VT. For information contact Hugo (802) 863-3440.
Historical Note: The Old Socialist Labor Party Hall was built in 1900 by volunteers from the Italian community in Barre. Originally known as the Granite Street Hall, the building served as a meeting place for the political party dedicated to social and labor reform, and as a community center for union meetings, political rallies, dances, and sporting events, and as a cooperative store for groceries and general merchandise. The building was sold in 1936 and converted into a produce warehouse. In July of 1995 the Barre Historical Society purchased the building in partnership with the City of Barre, state and local organizations, private individuals and businesses, and embarked on restoring the building so that it could once again serve as a meeting hall and social club.
May 15-21 , 2009
Gustavo Benzecry Saba
and Maria Olivera
visit Queen City Tango
from May 15 – May 20
Please Join Us for Argentinean Tango Week
with Gustavo Benzecry Saba & Maria Olivera
Argentinean Tango instructors, performers and authors, Gustavo Benzecry Sabá and Maria Olivera of Buenos Aires are coming to Vermont in May. Maria and Gustavo are two of the very best contemporary Argentine Tango dancers. They perform in the most famous tango salons of Buenos Aires. They are regular teachers at Salón Canning and work for both the renowned Escuela de Tango Beba Bidart and Centro Cultural Torquato Tasso.
Queen City Tango will host Gustavo and Maria in Burlington from May 14-21, and Studio Bliss will host them in Rutland from May 21-27. Dancers who have met them during their previous visits to Burlington or Brandon will recall their outstanding Tango Salon technique and teaching ability and also their genuine friendliness and warmth.
Friday, May 15
Queen City Tango Workshop and Guided Practica with guest instructors Gustavo Benzecry Saba and Maria Olivera at Salsalina Dance Studio, Burlington , VT 7:30-10:30 p.m. Dancers at all levels are welcome, no partner necessary. Registration, Warm-ups & Dancer assessment 7:30 – 8; Workshop: Tango Vals – Turns and Counter-turns 8-9:30; Guided Practica: 9:30 – 10:30 $20
Location: 266 Pine Street (above Recycle North). Plenty of free parking. For information contact Eloise (802) 877-6648
Saturday, May 16
Argentinean Tango Workshops & Milonga with guest instructors Gustavo Benzecry Saba and Maria Olivera at
Shelburne Town Hall
One workshop $20; both workshops $35
3:00 – 4:15 Workshop 1: Leader’s techniques: Elements to “make it happen”. Body language and comprehension of the lead.
4:30 – 5:45 Workshop 2: Follower’s techniques: ornaments for every “tanda”. Understanding the dynamics of leg movements. Axis and body isolation.
8 – 11 p.m. Milonga: Open dancing for all levels (Fee $10, or $5 with lesson or workshop)
Sunday, May 17
Private lessons by appointment with guest instructors Gustavo Benzecry Saba and Maria Olivera at David & Carmen’s House
For information contact Eloise (802) 877-6648 or qct@queencitytango.org
Location: David & Carmen's, 181 Austin Drive, Burlington
Directions: From Shelburne Road (Route 7) take Home Avenue west (towards the lake). Go through two stop signs, the road crosses RR tracks and becomes Austin Drive. Follow Austin Drive around the curve to the right (do NOT enter Redrocks condos). Our house is the second one on the left after you pass the entrance to Redrocks condos.
Monday, May 18
Workshop with guest instructors Gustavo Benzecry Saba and Maria Olivera at David & Carmen’s House
7 – 9:30 p.m. Workshop: Introduction to Milonga traspié Fundamentals. ($20 or $35 for Mon. & Tues. Milonga workshops)
Location: David & Carmen's, 181 Austin Drive, Burlington
Directions: From Shelburne Road (Route 7) take Home Avenue west (towards the lake). Go through two stop signs, the road crosses RR tracks and becomes Austin Drive. Follow Austin Drive around the curve to the right (do NOT enter Redrocks condos). Our house is the second one on the left after you pass the entrance to Redrocks condos.
Tuesday, May 19
Workshop with guest instructors Gustavo Benzecry Saba and Maria Olivera at David & Carmen’s House
7 – 9:30 p.m. Workshop: Intermediate/Advanced Milonga traspié: joking with your feet.
Location: David & Carmen's, 181 Austin Drive, Burlington
Directions: From Shelburne Road (Route 7) take Home Avenue west (towards the lake). Go through two stop signs, the road crosses RR tracks and becomes Austin Drive. Follow Austin Drive around the curve to the right (do NOT enter Redrocks condos). Our house is the second one on the left after you pass the entrance to Redrocks condos.
Wednesday, May 20
Workshop, Video, and Open Dancing with guest instructors Gustavo Benzecry Saba and Maria Olivera at North End Studio, Burlington
7:15-8:15 Workshop: Tango Salón: the usage of improvisation. (Best if you attended leaders’ technique class on Saturday) $20
8:30-9:30 Video: The History of Tango Dance, 1940-1960; $10
9:30 – 10 p.m. Conversation, light refreshments and open dancing (included with workshop or video)
LOCATION: North End Studio, 294 North Winooski Ave., between Archibald and North. Suite 116B, Enter at lighted side door. Walk through lobby past restrooms and exit sign. Enter Volga River Trading Co. and follow hallway to studio in the back.
Gustavo authored the book La Pista Del Abrazo – a Técnicas y Metáforas entre el Tango yla Vida, translated by Maria into its English version, Embracing Tango - techniques and metaphors between tango and life . This unique book about
Tango de Salon (salon-style tango) deals with all the concepts related to this style, as well as with
the codes of behavior at milongas, including strategies and suggestions pertaining to dance
invitation and acceptance. Furthermore, Gustavo is the author of Tango Danza Glossary - Key toTango Argentino Dance Terms, an in-depth glossary of more than 300 terms related to tango. It
also includes a prologue by Juan Carlos Copes and Carlos Gavito, and an epilogue by Miguel
Angel Zotto. This book includes both Spanish and English versions (translated by Maria).
More Links for info and videos of Maria and Gustavo: www.tangosalon.com.ar
http://www.youtube.com/mariamilonga
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=maria+y+gustavo+tango&search=Search
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BzmGg2bxQc
Dancing at Shelburne Town Hall
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Milonga Cumpleaños del invierno (Winter Birthdays Milonga) hosted by Queen City Tango at Shelburne Town Hall
Workshops at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. with guest instructor Gerd Hirschmann, $15 per person each workshop, or both workshops for $25 per person.
Milonga 8 p.m. – midnight, $8 per person or $5 with any workshop.
2:00 – 3:30 Workshop I: Fundamentals for leaders and followers (providing essentials for novices through advanced beginners; strengthening technique for intermediate and experienced dancers)
4:00 – 5:30 Workshop II: Molinette interpretations with special focus on technique for followers, and what leaders can do to support and inspire. (Intermediate and experienced dancers)
8:00 – midnight Milonga: tango social dance for all levels. Light refreshments.
Guest Instructor Gerd Hirschmann started dancing Argentine Tango in 1997 to complement his studies and practices of classical ballet. After learning the basics in NYC, he traveled to Buenos Aires where he has studied with many of the masters. Gerd has been teaching and sharing his insights of tango regularly in Norwich, VT and has taught workshops in NYC, Boston and throughout New England. He also organizes the annual ‘Moonlight in Vermont’ Tango Weekend in Brandon, VT.
Directions to Shelburne Town Hall:
Shelburne Town Hall is located on the west side of Route 7 just south of the intersection with Harbor Road, across from the triangular village green. It is a brick building with white columns, and a signboard in front. Just south of the building is a sign for the municipal offices and library, and a paved driveway leading to ample parking behind the building. Please park in this lot, and walk to the front entrance.
Come dance with us!