Winter Ball

 

Saturday 25/11/2017 20:00-1:30

Venue: The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8

Dj: Judith

 

We will have live music with the Bandonegro Tango Orchesta. This Polish orchestra consists of four young musicians (bandoneón, piano, violin and double bass, the four instruments of the orquesta típica). Opportunities to dance to live music are rare in Ireland so don't miss it!

 

Check the Bandonegro Orchesta website and video:

http://bandonegro.com/en/

https://youtu.be/rsoX3tfuJXU

 

We will have a performance by our guest teachers Stefani and Gonzalo. See further down more details about them.

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There will be a welcome drink as usual.

 

Anielka will be our official photographer at the ball. If you would rather not have your photo taken please let Anielka know on the night:

https://www.facebook.com/LillyBlackPhotography/

 

And Federica will be around with her gorgeous Madame Pivot shoes:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/432406087133375/

 

 

Ball Booking

 

Ball price:
Before the ball: €23 for DATS members, €25 for non-members
At the night of the ball: €27 for everyone

You can book your ball ticket at a DATS milonga or online, but please do pay for the ticket in advance, not only for the savings but in consideration of the committee members and volunteers who will be very busy on that night. 

Note: if you book before the ball but pay at the ball the full price applies (€27).

 

Book online here (ball and workshops):

https://goo.gl/forms/2W67GpsICQOQmbXL2

 

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Workshops

 

We have six workshops lined up, four on Saturday and two on Sunday, but first a few words about the teachers.

 

The teachers:

 

Stefani Kang, an architect and designer by profession, discovered tango 17 years ago. She has built her own tango guesthouse in Bali and has travelled many times to Buenos Aires to learn from various teachers. Her style is shaped by the techniques of Milena Plebs, Graciela Gonzalez, Alejandra Mantinan and Tamara Bisceglia (for women's technique) and Gonzalo Robinson (for milonga). She runs regular classes and milongas in Bali and has organized the International Bali Tango Festival for ten years with renowned teachers.

 

Gonzalo Robinson has been dancing tango for over 35 years and has learned from masters such as Pepito Avellaneda, Osvaldo Zotto and Carlos Gavito. He is one of the contemporary witnesses of the development of tango in Buenos Aires. Teaching all over the globe, he gained immense experience while always remaining faithful to his unmistakably original style.

 

Explore Stefani's website and check the videos:

https://www.stefanikangtango.com/dance

Tango:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etQg67ui1h0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnAVgoKz3rU

Milonga traspie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLyx9F5ObY0

 

 

Workshops Schedule

 

The workshops venue is the National Stadium for the Saturday events and Turk's Head for the Sunday events.

 

Workshop 1

Saturday 25/11/2017 10:30-12:00

Venue: The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8.

Women's technique.

Level: improver/intermediate

 

Workshop 2

Saturday 25/11/2017 12:15-13:45

Venue: The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8.

Milonga lisa: steps appropriate for milonga, baldosa, corridas and molinetes. Salida to keep the right direction on the dance floor.

Level: intermediate

 

Workshop 3

Saturday 25/11/2017 14:30-16:00

Venue: The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8.

Circular movements for planeos and boleos in closed and open embrace. Endings with adornos.

Level: improver

 

Workshop 4

Saturday 25/11/2017 16:15-17:45

Venue: The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8.

Playful sequences in giros and high and low sacadas. Ganchos for both men and women. Chacarera: basic choreography, introduction and rhythm.

Level: intermediate

 

Workshop 5

Sunday 26/11/2017 13:00-14:30

Venue: Turk's Head, Parliament St, Dublin 2.

Various steps to experiment in axis and out of axis: colgadas, volcadas y planeos.

Level: upper intermediate/advanced

 

Workshop 6

Sunday 26/11/2017 14:45-16:15

Venue: Turk's Head, Parliament St, Dublin 2.

Milonga traspie: syncopation exercises, basic steps appropriate for milongas.

Level: intermediate

 

 

Workshops Booking

 

Price:

Individual workshops: €25 each

For 4 or more workshops: €20 each

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You can book for the workshops at a DATS milonga or online, but please book early. We will try to achieve the same number of leaders and followers so we encourage booking in couples.

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For the moment followers and leaders can book freely but later on if there are more followers that leaders (or vice-versa) we will have restrictions on followers (or leaders) booking on their own.

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Book online here (ball and workshops):

https://goo.gl/forms/2W67GpsICQOQmbXL2

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We have four milongas lined up for you!

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Friday Night Pre-Festival Milonga

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Andrew's El Huracan Milonga with will be part of our mini festival:

https://www.facebook.com/hurricanetangodublin/

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Friday, 24/11/2017 21:00-1:00
Venue: St Anthony's House, Clontarf Road
DJ: Andrew
Price: €5.

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Saturday Tango Café
 

Saturday, 25/11/2017 12:00-18:00
Venue: The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8
Dj: Johan
Price: free

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Sunday Tango Café
 

Sunday, 26/11/2017 14:00-18:00
Venue: Turk's Head, Parliament St, Dublin 2.
Dj: Hernán
Price: free

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Sunday Night Closing Milonga
 

Our regular Sunday night milonga to close this mini festival.

Sunday, 26/11/2017 21:00-23:30
Venue: Turk's Head, Parliament St, Dublin 2.
Dj: Stefano.

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Price: €5 for DATS members, €6 for non-members