Yuliana and Eric have designed this series for a range of dancing abilities. For the more experienced dancers, they will help you hone your technique and become more clear, concise, and powerful in your leading and following. For beginner dancers, this is a great way to develop a strong foundation in the bread and butter of tango! Stick around after class for the weekly Caltech Practica, during which Yuliana and Eric will be available to assist students who attended their class.
Week 1 – MAR 3
Essential walking technique for the man and woman
Basic to the cross
Week 2 – MAR 10
Review: Essential walking technique for the man and woman
Review: Basic to the cross
Ochos
Week 3 – MAR 17
Review: Essential walking technique for the man and woman
Review: Basic to the cross
Review: Ochos
Media Luna or Half Turn
Week 4 – MAR 24
Review: Essential walking technique for the man and woman
Review: Basic to the cross
Review: Ochos
Review: Media Luna or Half Turn
Molinete or Full Turn
Week 5 – MAR 31
Full review and implementing combinations of the above with floor craft
$10/class Caltech/JPL Affiliates and Full-time students (with ID)
$12/class Regular
(We no longer accept checks. No exceptions. Thank you!)
Location: Winnett Lounge 2nd Floor, Caltech
Teacher Bios:
Yuliana Basmajyan
Yuliana Basmajyan got started early studying different dance forms, including Modern, Jazz, Flamenco and Salsa. After performing with a Salsa company for several years, she discovered her love for tango and switched lanes to pursue what she felt to be more ‘daring’ and ‘rewarding’. Today, Yuliana is one of the most accomplished Tango dancers in the country having won both the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Championships in Tango Salon, and 3rd place in Tango Mundial 2011 Salon Category; the annual World Tango Championships, held in Buenos Aires. Yuliana is one of the most beloved and respected dancers around, and her monthly Milongas are two of the most popular Tango dance socials in the country.
Eric Finke
As a teen growing up in New York, Eric discovered movement through modern dance choreographer Molly Franzblau. He studied and performed with her dance company for three years, during which time he also began a sixteen-year semi-professional career training and teaching Kung Fu. Wanting to express himself and discover more, Eric pursued a long time interest in partner dancing and found Argentine Tango. He quickly became obsessed and within a year of dancing took off for Argentina. Following years of developing his dance in Buenos Aires and New York, he has taught at the Sandra Cameron Dance Center, his own classes in Manhattan, and in 2010 he was invited by his former student Mitra Martin to teach and help craft the beginnings of the Oxygen Tango School of LA. He is committed to making a difference through clear and thoughtful teaching.
Directions: http://caltechtango.org/directions
Caltech, 1200 E. California Blvd. Pasadena 91125
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