Melina Mistral is doing a tour of the US and she’ll be in town in March! She’s a fantastic teacher and dancer and we’re super lucky to have her visit all the way from Montreal.
Cost: $25 per workshop
THERE IS A MAX OF 15 COUPLES PER WORKSHOP.
To get more information about how to pre-register for workshops, please send request to twoflametango@gmail.com
Note: If you would like a private lesson, Melina will in town from March 13 – 16.
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March 13 (Fri)
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[SPECIAL FRI NIGHT MILONGA] DJ: Tommy Smith. Admission $10
Location: Baile Dance Studios
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March 14 (Sat)
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[Workshop 1] Playing with Dynamics: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
[Workshop 2] The reverse cross: 3:30pm — 5:00pm
[MILONGA SIN NOMBRE] DJ: Melina. Admission $10. Location: Garbett Center.
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March 15 (Sun)
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[Workshop 3] Follower’s Technique: 1:30pm — 3:00pm
[Workshop 4] Exploring Sacadas: 3:30pm — 5:00pm
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https://melinamistral.com/
Recognized for her elegance and power as a dancer, respected as a pedagogical and dedicated teacher, Melina’s passion for Argentine Tango is undeniable. When she isn’t traveling throughout North America or Europe, performing in festivals, giving workshops or even DJ’ing, she works in Montreal, one of the most popular city in North America to dance Tango. Taking her first Tango steps as a teenager, in her neighbourhood studio Montango (where she taught for many years), Melina fell in love with the dance. With a slightly different background from the usual professional dancers, Melina’s body knowledge came from years of martial arts training and sports. Impatient for more coaching, she continued her studies with teachers from all over the world and took many classical ballet and Pilates classes to complement her dance. She has since then worked with different dancers (such as Ney Melo (NYC), Cristian Sierra (Chile) and Raphaël Baron (Mtl)), as well as participated in several Tango shows and movie sets. She has also explored both the leader and follower’s roles in the dance, making her a strong solo teacher and versatile dancer. She is currently on a world tour of Europe-USA-Asia-Canada.————————-
Class Descriptions
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Follower’s technique I : As Melina often says in her classes, if you do not try and then fail, then you will never be able to do it. Pushing your body in movements that it isn’t used to and looking like a duck trying to skate as you do them is the necessary process to eventually look and feel good while you dance. Embellishments are part of it all and with her series of exercises, Melina will bring new confidence, expression, elegance and power to your dance.Playing with Dynamics : Imagine a teacher who speaks in the same intonation and speed through his whole class. We would fall asleep wouldn’t we? Now, imagine the same thing for a dancer, a dancer who keeps the same energy and cadence through the whole tanda. This result is due to both the follower and the leader. By understanding how we can play with the dynamics in the dance, we bring spice and a whole lot of pleasure to the milonga!
The reverse cross : Most Tango dancers practice only one type of cross, which is lead from the parallel or cross system, but the beauty of Tango is the array of possibilities created from a dance based on improvisation. What if you reversed that cross or mirrored it? Lead it from a side step or a forward step for the follower? If you want to have fun deconstructing a step you thought you had mastered, come check out this class!
Exploring Sacadas : For those who have already learnt a bit about sacadas, in this class we explore further possibilities, for both the followers and the leaders, with back and front sacadas, in the walk and in the turns.