Casa de Practica - Argentine Tango in Los Angeles - Classes - Performances

Daniela Arcuri grew up in the heart of Buenos Aires, where she absorbed the English, French, Spanish and mostly Italian influences that define the cosmopolitan "porteño" culture of this port city. At age thirteen, Daniela began training in ballet, modern dance, music, acting, jazz, argentinean folk dancing and gymnastics. She is a graduate of the Escuela Nacional de Danzas and Instituto Nacional de Gimnasia. She began to teach and choreograph tango at the age of twenty-five and developed the passion for the drama of the latin dances and cultures, recognizing that the Tango was her own artistic vocabulary. Her style developed as a result of her training both in ballet and modern-contemporary dance, and the influence and instruction from some of the great "milongueros" (the tango masters) of Club Almagro and Villa Urquiza of Buenos Aires such as Rodolfo Dinzel, Eduardo Arquimbau, Antonio Todaro, and Pepito Avellaneda and years spent dancing and observing in the milongas of Buenos Aires. Along with Armando Orzuza they were one of the most important professional tango couples in the world, they have visited more than 200 cities. They helped and supported the opening of new tango schools in the USA and Europe and their performances caught the eye of relevant critics of the most important newspapers of NYC. They performed along with very important artists such as Julio Iglesias, Madonna, Libertad Lamarque, Maria Grana, Alba Solis, Beba Vidart, Juan Carlos Copes y Maria Nieves, Pepito Avellaneda, Fernando Soler, Sexteto Mayor Orchestra, Sexteto Tango Orchestra, La orquesta de Ernesto Franco, The Symphonic Orchestra from the Hollywoood Bowl among others.

Friday, December 11 - Downey Elks Lodge
8:00-9:00: The Embrace and The Connection
Feet and leg technique and connection with your partner and body connection (the traditional body/frame)

Saturday, December 12 - DanceSport California
4:45-6:00: The Argentinian and Your Personal Style
Musicality (rhythm vs. melody, very short, medium,
and long pauses)
6:15-7:30: The Power of the Two Different Roles
Adornments to interpret the musical accents, pauses and their change of dynamics (energy vs. speed). How to place them in the music and in the space around you and your partner.
8:00-9:00: The Intrinsic Tango Moves
Steps and combinations to perform on the dance floor.

Sunday afternoon, December 13 - Casa de Practica
Private Lessons By Appointment

Sunday evening, December 13 - Caltech Winnett Hall
8:00-9:15: The Embrace & The Connection
9:30-10:45: The Sensuality
(close embrace, traditional and modern ways, the importance of the function of the arms, the chest/back connection, head positions and different body adjustments)

Monday, December 14 - Casa de Practica
7:30-9:30: Women's Technique and Adornments

Schedule & Topics Always Subject to Change

Thursday, March 19 - Caltech's Winnett Hall
9:00-11:00: Milonga Lisa and Traspie using the Space with Fancy Figures

Saturday, March 21 - Sophie Dance
3:00: Tango - Space Design and Musicality
4:30: Milonga - Technique for Lead and Follow

Sunday, March 22 - Sophie Dance
3:00: Tango Figures & Sequences
4:30: Advanced Giros & Enrosques

Tuesday, March 24 - Casa de Practica
8:30-10:00: Tango - Claudio's Choice
(unless Romina wants to do something else)

Tuesday, March 31 - Sophie Dance
8:00-9:30: Creative Salidas - It's Not Just a Basic Step!

Wednesday, April 1 - Tango Equis
9:30-10:30: Colgada & Volcada Basics & Beyond

Downey Elks Lodge & El Rincon Milonga 11233 Woodruff Ave Downey, 90241 DanceSport California & Tango Mundo Milonga 12062 Valley View Street Garden Grove 92845 714-903-5175 Casa de Practica (enter at end of driveway) 506 N. Fuller Avenue Los Angeles 90036 323-969-6907 Caltech's Winnett Hall Lounge (2nd Floor) 1200 E. California Boulevard Pasadena 91125

Fees DOWNEY ELKS LODGE Class: $15 Class & El Rincon Milonga: $25 DANCESPORT CALIFORNIA Classes: $25 at door or $20 in advance/one; $45 at door or $35 in advance/two $60 at door or $45 in advance/all three Tango Mundo Milonga: $15; $12 with any Class For advance payments: www.dancesportca.com/argentinetango_special.html Caltech Classes Caltech students: $5/one; $10/two Other FT students/Caltech aff: $10/one; $15/two Regular: $20/one, $35/two CASA DE PRACTICA $25 at door or $20 in advance For advance payments: check payable to Daniela Arcuri 506 N. Fuller Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Private Lessons with Daniela 1 hour/$90; card of 4/$80 per hour

Claudio Villagra belongs to a new generation of professional dancers in Argentina. He studied dance at the School of Art of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, with teachers ranging from his grandfather Hector Contrera to Aurelio Juan, J.C.Copes, Virulazo, Antonio Todaro, Pepito Avellaneda, Gloria y Eduardo, Dinzel, and N. Guichanduc. After beginning his career with major tango shows in Buenos Aires, he has appeared on major stages of the world, including Broadway theaters, the Olympia in Paris, Luna Park, Astral and Cervantes in Buenso Aires, and the Auditorio Nacional and the Teatro Bellas Artes in Mexico. He has worked with renowned orchestras like that of Osvaldo Pugliese, Mariano Mores, Sexteto Sur, El Arranque, Sexteto Mayor, and others. His most distinguished partners have been Siliva Toscano, Mora Godoy, Leticia Falliacara, Karina Piazza, Natalia Hills, and Guillermina Quiroga. Claudio was a member of the National Ballet of Argentina and a representative of diverse dance institutions promoting tango throughout world. He has represented the government of Argentina in diverse events both nationally and internationally. He has been the featured dancer in such shows as Tango Seduccion, and Tanguera and directed and choreographed his own show, Latin Tango. Claudio is currently performing in the show Forever Tango.


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Private Lessons at the Casa de Practica with DANIELA ARCURI Available By Appointment

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 at TANGO MUNDO in Garden Grove CLASSES 4:45pm-6:00pm 6:15pm-7:30pm 8:00pm-9:00pm MILONGA 9:00pm-2:00am PERFORMANCE at 11:30pm TANGO MUNDO MILONGA at DanceSport California