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Tango Vals Lesson and Performance by Anton and Jody: Thursday May 29 at Viva Tango

26 Monday May 2014

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Anton Gazenbeek

Anton and Jody Return with Vals Lesson and Demonstration – Come Dance this Thursday! 

Antón Gazenbeek, together with Jody Person return again this week to teach Tango Vals. The lesson will be followed by a performance and a practica. The Viva Tango classes this Thursday will focus on the fundamental concepts, the structural secrets and musicality of Tango Vals. At the conclusion of this week’s lesson Anton and Jody will do a performance of Tango Vals.

 8:00 PM – All level class (beginners are welcome) Fundamentals of Tango Vals.

8:45 Intermediate class: Secrets and musicality of Vals Criollo.

Performance of Tango Vals after the lesson by Anton and Jody

9:45 – 11:45 – Practica, food, socializing in cozy club atmosphere.

Location is Suzanne Patterson Building at 45 Stockton St, Princeton. Large and beautiful dance floor with off-street parking atr the entrance.

Partner is not necessary.

Cost $15

Tango Vals Lesson and Performance by a Worldwide Recognized Master of this Dance: Thursday May 22 at Viva Tango

22 Thursday May 2014

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Last Week's Vals Lesson

Last Week’s Vals Lesson

Antón Gazenbeek, together with Jody Person return again this week to teach Tango Vals in the Criollo sytle. Their vals lesson last week was praised by the 40+ dancers who participated in the lesson. Tango Vals is one of their specialities for which they have a worldwide reputation. The lesson was followed by the Practica which had 60+ dancers who were dancing the entire evening. We all are looking forward to this week’s lesson and practica. The Viva Tango classes this Thursday will focus on the fundamental concepts, the structural secrets and musicality of Tango Vals. At the conclusion of this week’s lesson Anton and Jody will do a performance of Tango Vals.

8:00 PM – An all level class (beginners are welcome) Fundamentals of Tango Vals.

8:45 Intermediate class: Secrets and musicality of Vals Criollo.

Performance of Tango Vals after the lesson by Anton and Jody

9:30 – Midnight – Practica, food, socializing in cozy club atmosphere.

Location is Suzanne Patterson Building at 45 Stockton St, Princeton. Large and beautiful dance floor.

Plenty of parking near the door.

Partner is not necessary.

Cost $15

 

Tango Vals Lesson was Popular: 40+ Dancers in the class and 60+ Dancers at the Practica

18 Sunday May 2014

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Some of the 40+ Dancers at Vals Lesson

Some of the 40+ Dancers at Vals Lesson

If you were not at Viva Tango this past Thursday you missed a fantastic lesson. Antón Gazenbeek, together with Jody Person taught Tango Vals in the Criollo sytle to the 40+ dancers who came for the lesson.This is one of their specialities for which they have a worldwide reputation. The lesson was followed by the Practica which had 60+ dancers who were dancing the entire evening. The food and beverage tables had the lots of healthy choices including Kerry’s homemade pasta. The sweets included Joanne’s homemade a cake and brownies.

The Vals Criollo masters will return this coming Thursday, May 22 to teach additional Vals Criollo skills and steps. At the conclusion of this week’s lesson Anton and Jody will do a performance of Tango Vals. The photo above shows some of the 40+ dancers who participated in the lessons. Vals Criollo, the Argentine form of tango vals, is a beautiful, fun and joyous dance. The Viva Tango classes this Thursday will focus on the fundamental concepts, the structural secrets and musicality of vals. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn this beautiful dance from these masters.

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8:00 PM – All level class (beginners are welcome) Fundamentals of Tango Vals.

8:45 Intermediate class: Secrets and musicality of Tango Vals.

Performance of Tango Vals after the lesson by Anton and Jody

9:30 – Midnight – Practica, food, socializing in cozy club atmosphere.

Location is Suzanne Patterson Building at 45 Stockton St, Princeton. Large and beautiful dance floor.

Plenty of parking near the door.

Partner is not necessary.

Cost $15

 

 

 

Today, Thursday, April 10th ** Vittoria and Guillermo

10 Thursday Apr 2014

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Vittoria and Guillermo will come back to Viva Tango Inc., TODAY, Thursday, April 10th.

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This week’s all levels class will emphasize, as usual on the all important Fundamentals.

Today, Thursday, April 10th:
8-8:45 PM all level fundamentals class (beginners are welcome).
This a great class to brush the dust off those basics and warm up.

8:45–9:30 Intermediate class. Teaching an old milonguero’s figure: simple turn with parada, a fundamentally simple move for the dance floor, applicable to different orchestras by changing the tempo.

9:30–11:30, practica, food, and socializing. No partner necessary.

Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton St., Princeton. $15. 

 

Viva Tango has New Start Time 8:30 – Join the Crowd again this Thursday

09 Sunday Feb 2014

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Viva Tango has been having 50+ dancers this winter. Our dance floor can hold a lot more without crowding. Join again this week or if you have not been here recently please come and enjoy the evening with us. We will be entering a two month period of 8:30 PM start times. Which is about the time most of you arrive anyway – Fashionable hour for nightclub dancing!

2012 FebruaryLast week leaders outnumbered followers again. So ladies please come this week. In recognition of Valentine’s Day each lady will get a rose this week.

What better way is there to usher in Valentine’s Day than to dance La Cumparsita at the stroke of Midnight on Valentine’s Day eve. Wear Red!

The evening will begin with a one hour intermediate tango class by Vittoria and Guillermo. They will teach us how to make your partner feel like they are dancing on a cloud. This lesson will be followed by open dancing in Viva’s night club atmosphere. Food and refreshments are available. Beginners are always welcome – experienced dancers will be happy to dance with you during the open dancing at your level and give you some help. Non-dancers are welcome to come enjoy the atmosphere, socialization, and food.

Thursday, Feb 13: 8:30-9:30 PM – Intermediate class led by Vittoria and Guillermo

9:30–Midnight, practica, food, and socializing. No partner necessary. Beginners and non-dancers welcome. Welcome in Valentine’s Day at Midnight.

Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton St., Princeton. $15.

See  www.VivaTango.org for details

 

NOTE THE NEW START TIME

The HOTTEST Tango Instructor is at Viva Tango Tonight

30 Thursday Jan 2014

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Anton Gazenbeek

The Boston Globe says “His dance is fiery, sexy, & spectacular”.  Argentina’s national newspaper, Clarín, says he “extracts the meat of Tango like an expert”. He is Anton Gazenbeek, the guest instructor at Viva Tango tonight, Thursday January 30th.

Anton will teach the all level class tonight and the intermediate class. The class will focus on the Tango Salón style of Maestro Antonio Todaro. The classes will be followed by a guided práctica and dancing to music by Anton’s DJing.

It may be cold outside, so come to Viva Tango for the heat and passion you need to survive this winter! Fortunately, there is no snow in the forecast.

Thursday, Jan 30: 8-8:45 PM all levels class (beginners are welcome).

8:45–9:30 Intermediate lesson.

9:30–11:30, practica, food, and socializing. No partner necessary.

Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton St., Princeton. $15

See  www.VivaTango.org for details

 

Your only chance to dance with Viva next week

11 Saturday Feb 2012

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This is your only chance to dance with us next week. Viva Tango will be closed on Thursday, February 16th.

It’s not the 4th of July

09 Thursday Feb 2012

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But we’ll have pinwheels tonight anyhow, thanks to Lesley Mitchell. She’s teaching  rocking turns from backward ochos – pinwheels, if you will. You don’t want to miss this. Lesley’s going to keep at it until every last one of us perfects that rocking step! It’s all happening tonight at 8 pm at the Suzanne Patterson Center.

Here’s another thing you don’t want to miss:

My Funny Valentine Milonga  next Tuesday at

Tusk Restaurant and Lounge.

We really want you to be our Valentine.

And finally here’s something you will miss – There will be no Viva Tango Practica next Thursday, February 16th. We’re giving our all to love on Tuesday, Valentine’s Day. We’ll just be pooped out on Thursday.

And the losers are…

07 Tuesday Feb 2012

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Drum-roll, please. We know you’ve had your Oscar nomination in hand for weeks now. We know you’ve been working on your acceptance speech. And we also know Meryl Streep is going to win anyhow. So predictable. That got us to thinking; It’s usually the losers who are more interesting, more provocative, more fun.

Naturally we concluded you’d like to see the losers in our Valentine’s Day Milonga naming contest. Some of them really deserved their nominations:

  • I’m Never Dating Again Milonga

  • Droopy Red Rose Milonga

  • Stupid Cupid Milonga

  • Love’s a Bore Milonga

  • Wish You Were Elsewhere Milonga

  • The Valentine Blahs Milonga

  • Lost Love Milonga

  • I Hate Valentine’s Day Milonga

That should help clarify exactly what your own position is. Whether you love it, hate it, or feel supremely indifferent to Valentine’s Day, you don’t want to miss the fun we’ll be having at My Funny Valentine Milonga next Tuesday at the beautiful Tusk Restaurant.  Romantic music, good dancers, bar service, all excellent reasons to join us at 8. You might even be the target of one of Cupid’s stray arrows.

Just remember to thank us in your acceptance speech.

Don’t cry for me Argentina

06 Monday Feb 2012

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In fact, smile, because Lesley Mtchell says “This is our 20th year of teaching tango and I’m still enthralled. Thank you Argentina!” Lesley has lived in Buenos Aires, speaks Spanish fluently, knows where to buy the best custom made tango shoes, can spot a Malbec at 50 paces, and knows who dances at which milongas each night in BsAs. That’s cultural immersion, a Norteamericana by birth, a Porteña at heart.

Lesley will be back at Viva this Thursday at 8 with a lesson in pinwheel turns (not molinetes.) You’ll be saying muy gracias before the night is out and smiling too.

And here’s another reason to smile: You’re just a week and a day away from My Funny Valentine Milonga at the beautiful Tusk Restaurant.

This is turning out to be a very warm, smiley winter, don’t you think?