EVEN IF…
No musical background is required and even if you do have musical background you will still be surprised by the amount of research it was put into Joaquin's work and… with his method.
You will learn a lot and we highly recommend taking all 4 workshops. This is the guy with the mission that spent years researching, experimenting and putting in words what is so hard to explain.
If you read The Book (Tango. Let's dance to the music!) - is better - and you will learn much more and understand much more. If you haven't read it - you still can - we have 10 copies available - you can buy on-line and we will ship it to you. If you hate reading and you are falling asleep half page through any text book - this guy is a life saver! His classes are truly engaging and extremely logical. You WILL get it!
For these workshops you do not need the partner, though we will keep Leaders/Followers balance so you will have someone to work with for the parts that require partner work. We are actively participating in the workshops so rest assure we will remind you what you forget.
Milonga rhythm originates from... You will be surprised. Watch this demo by Joaquin Amenabar to understand.
SCHEDULE
All classes include 15 minutes Q&A. You can email your questions ahead of time - or post them in the chat during the workshops.
If you are a couple - please only register once, unless you want and can afford to support Joaquin’s work. There will be no ‘replay’. Limited to 100 registrants per workshop.
SATURDAY, May 16th
11am - 12:30pm
Dancing to the rhythm versus dancing to the melody
You will learn about:
PHASE 1: Basic units of tango rhythm: Simple, double and half-time step. Applying these units in the dance.
PHASE 2: Dancing the melody in tango : The melody as the most important rhythmic element in dancing social Tango. Recognizing the melody and the rhythmical units that it proposes.
3pm - 4:30pm
The 'contratiempo' or 'off-beat' in tango dance
What is contratiempo or ‘off-beat’, how to recognize it and use ot to your advantage. When dancing ‘off music’ makes you a musical dancer….
We recommend reading Chapter 12 of the book “Tango: Let’ s dance to the music !”
SUNDAY, May 17th
11am - 12:30pm
Syncopation and 3-3-2 syncopation in Tango
Syncopation is an irregular rhythmical unit that is very common in tango. Recognizing the simple syncopation, 3-3-2 syncopation in tango and learning to use it in the dance.
In this class concept of syncopation is made easy to understand without using complicated technical explanations used by professional musicians.
Want to get ahead? We recommend reading Chapter 10 of the book “Tango: Let’s dance to the music!“
3pm - 4:30pm
Pugliese Instrumental
The instrumental tangos von Pugliese's orchestra are extremely rich in various rhythmical units like syncopation, 3-3-2 rhythm and off-beat. In this workshops we can search and find all what we've learned in the syncopation classes and be prepared to dance this beautiful music from Pugliese when the time comes.
PRICING
1 workshop = $40, 2 workshops = $75, 3 workshops=$100, 4 workshops = $120
HOW IT WILL WORK?
ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS will receive the zoom link to access the workshops. Links are not sharable and we reserve the right to kick out anyone whose name is not on the registrants list. Limit 100 participants per workshop. Please do register early to help with logistics.
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Joaquín Amenábar's MUSICALITY WORKSHOPS
Appropriate for All Levels of dancers
By design, the Workshops are fully accessible to beginners and newcomers as long as there is willingness to learn... For those who already dance they are very challenging as you are learning from the perspective of already knowing how difficult tango musicality is. If you are an experienced dancer you will find this workshops informative and epiphanic.
Aimed at dancers
The Workshops are not "lectures" on music theory or history - we will be on our feet and moving most of the time so we can immediately apply what we just heard explained and proven with musical examples.
No partner required
The primary emphasis will be on individual work, understanding and taking responsibility - moving in time with particular accented sounds, aspects, elements, and features of the music. One of the implemented concept is music being a leader for both partners.
No special training or background in music is necessary
The Workshops are hands on, or rather legs on.... "non-theoretical" - Joaquín uses common everyday language, clear metaphors, and unique visual aids to enhance our investigations.
Both "live" and recorded Tango music
In addition to narrating our guided listening and movement to "Golden Age" classics, Joaquín will play live on his bandoneón to help illustrate and highlight key features of the music.
No "steps" or patterns
The concepts, processes and examples explored are universally applicable in all Tango situations that we encounter as both Leaders and Followers - useful for everything from "simple" walking and turns ... to the most intricate and complex combinations that we might create on the improvised social dance floor.
WHO IS Joaquín Amenábar?
Widely celebrated as a "modern master of the bandoneón," Joaquín Amenábar is a multi-faceted and supremely talented "Renaissance Man of Tango", performer, orquesta leader (Orquestra Tipica de la Guardia Vieja), composer, arranger, music professor at University of Buenos Aires, writer (Tango, Let's dance to the music!), historian, lecturer, instrument tuner and technician.
Even more significantly Joaquín is an active social tango dancer!
It was the social dancing part blended with his own deep knowledge of musical performance, history and composition, that led him to investigate a number of challenges that many of tango dancers face daily:
How to learn the music if we do not have the benefit of formal music training
How can we as tango dancers take in, process and respond to the many layers, subtleties and nuances of tango music ...
In ways that help us create, discover and explore our own unique dance more efficiently ...
And then share it with each other as we improvise together on the social dance floor ...?
The result is Joaquín's book Tango. Lets dance to the music!, but also unique and highly innovative program on Musicality for Tango Dancers ... that took more then 10 years to develop to its current perfection. Joaquin is teaching it all over the world since 2009***
In addition to music and tango, Joaquín is very fluent in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese, which allows him to communicate more directly with more dancers all over the world.
Let’s dance to the music!
IF YOU RATHER CHECK IT OUT AND READ BEFORE YOU SIGN UP, BUY THE BOOK AND WE WILL MAIL IT TO YOU
(10 available)
A complete method of Tango Musicality for tango dancers without musical education. 1 Book + 1 CD + 1 DVD.
133 Audio examples for exercising and 43 Videos.
You can buy on line and we WILL SHIP FLAT RATE 2 DAYS USPS.
Tango - Let's Dance to the Music! by Joaquín Amenábar is an outstanding instruction manual for dancers with no musical education who want to learn how to dance on the beat (many options) or the melody line.
The accompanying DVD has audio clips picking out the various rhythms, and video clips demonstrating the step options. The book also explains in detail (very clear, well-written detail) the history of the music and how the different rhythms were introduced, how the songs are phrased so you can work in figures, the various timings and syncopations for taking steps (in tango, milonga, and tango vals), how to choreograph a piece (he even provides instructions for making audio snippets for practice), and how to teach the material to others. Knowing fancy footwork is not enough - to really enjoy Argentine tango, you need to dance to the music, and this book is an absolute must-have for expediting your learning curve.
How we danced last year
to bandoneon
Joaquin Amenabar at Ultimate Tango - 'Hotel Victoria' by Feliciano Latasa
Joaquin Amenabar at Ultimate Tango - 'Bahia Blanca' by Carlos Di Sarli