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Lya Elcagu
A special weekend of Workshops and Milongas in Salt Lake City with Lya Elcagu!
A rare opportunity to learn from an amazing tango teacher visiting us all the way from Buenos Aires!
Location
All Workshops, Milongas, and Practicas are located at
E. W. Garbett Center for Choral Studies (700 N 200 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84103)
Prices
Workshop Classes: $30
Fri Milonga: $15
Sat Milonga: $20
Sun Guided Practica: $10
Schedule
- BONUS Wed Pre-Practica Class (Not included in Full Pass)
- Wed Sept 25 (7pm – 8pm)
- Topic: Tango Yeites (Secrets) & Fundamentals
- Description: How to use the floor to enhance the embrace and get more fluidity and comfort in your dance
- Wed Sept 25 (7pm – 8pm)
- Friday Sept 27
- Workshop 1: 7pm – 8:15pm
- Topic: “Fun & Easy Boleos”
- Description: It’s just fascinating how many Boleos exist. Learn to lead and follow some of them in a smooth and comfortable way! We will understand, that ochos and boleos are coming from the same family – exciting!!!
- Welcome Milonga: 8:30 – 11:30pm
- DJ: Max Cubillos (Albuquerque, NM)
- Workshop 1: 7pm – 8:15pm
- Saturday Sept 28
- Workshop 1: 1pm – 2:15pm
- Topic: “From to the Floor to the Embrace”
- Description: The secret of exactly how to feel and use the floor to connect to each other through the embrace — and amplify our possibilities of movement in union. There is a big difference between just “moving at the same time” versus a real connection between the bodies! Let’s discover it together!
- Workshop 2: 2:30pm – 3:45pm
- Topic: “Circular Movements”
- Description: This is your secret for a reduced dance space. We will discover how to create inner movements to generate space and comfort in our embrace. A must have tool for Tango Argentino! We will practice it in half turns!
- Grand Milonga: 8pm – 12am
- DJ: Tommy Smith (Boise, ID)
- Workshop 1: 1pm – 2:15pm
- Sunday Sept 29
- Workshop 1: 1pm – 2:15pm
- Topic: “Joyful Sacadas”
- Description: This typical move of Tango Argentino is a must to have and fun to play with. We will give you some options to play with.
- Workshop 2: 2:30pm – 3:45pm
- Topic: “One Structure – Different Musicality”
- Description: same sequence danced to the very distinct textures of two different orchestras! We will learn how to create different dynamics and intent, depending on the orchestra or musical moment that we are dancing to. We will dive into the world of tension, release, dynamics and musicality. And the Back ro the Oldies with a New Splash is a great option too.
- Guided Practica: 4pm – 6pm
- Workshop 1: 1pm – 2:15pm
Lya Elcagu
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Lya has been dancing Tango since 2009 when she first traveled to Argentina. She happened to see a Tango street performance and immediately felt a strong connection to this wordless and deep dance. In 2012 she moved to Buenos Aires to study dance, understand more about the culture and to soak up tango. Within a few years, she was teaching tango professionally at the DNI Tango School in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which was one of the most respected Argentine tango schools in the world. She danced in show productions created by the school’s director and internationally recognized choreographer Dana Frigoli and later Melina Brufman for the DNI Tango Company and performed in Milongas in Buenos Aires and on international tours abroad. Nowadays Lya is an internationally renowned Argentine tango instructor and performer. She has competed in prestigious professional Argentine tango competitions with great success, placing as a Semifinalist in the Campeonato de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 2023 and a Finalist in the Campeonato para Mujeres en el rol Conductor 2018.