A Corresponding Academy of La Academia Nacional del Tango de la Republica Argentina
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Summer Tango Classes Steve & Sandy Langton, Pittsburgh Tangueros Extraordinaire, will teach Argentine Tango on three Fridays this summer at the city's newest dance venue, Absolute Ballroom and Dance Center of Pittsburgh. Tango dancers -- these will be excellent opportunities to introduce tango to your friends. FRIDAY DATES June 20, 7 - 7:45 PM July 18, 7 - 7:45 PM August 15, 7 - 7:45 PM LESSON PLAN These 45-minute classes will be geared to all levels, from introductory to experienced tango dancers. New dancers will learn foundation movements -- walking, connecting, the embrace -- and experienced dancers will work on improving technique as well as adding interesting vocabulary. Each lesson will be followed by a an evening of social dancing, including an all-dances mixer in the large ballroom and a milonga (Argentine tango dance) in the smaller ballroom. LOCATION Absolute Ballroom and Dance Center of Pittsburgh www.absoluteballroompgh.com 6617 Hamilton Street, Pittsburgh, PA A beautifully renovated dance facility, Absolute Ballroom is located directly across from the Animal Rescue League of Western PA. The location includes ample free parking, both on the street and in nearby lots. Admission is $10 and includes the lesson. REGISTRATION To sign up, send an email to absoluteballroompgh@gmail.com and cc: Langtonmail@yahoo.com Or call (412) 901-4298 ABOUT THE TEACHERS For Steve and Sandy Langton, tango is much more than a dance - it's a passion. If dancing is the highest form of nonverbal communication, then no other dance communicates with the intimacy and complexity of Argentine Tango. To improve their own dancing and teaching, they have studied with a host of tango masters both in the U.S. and in Argentina . As teachers, their goals are to have fun, make tango accessible, and help others find their own inner passion. | |
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About the Pittsburgh Tangueros The Pittsburgh Tangueros, a nonprofit dance club dedicated to Argentine Tango in its many forms, is an outgrowth of the founding circle of Pittsburgh tango students. Tango was introduced to Pittsburgh in the early 1990s by Lynn Baumeister and a few other dancers from the Coal Country Traditions group. Michael Wizer became entranced, making excursions to tango workshops in Manhattan. Michael began teaching tango at the Carnegie Museum and at the Wilkins School Community Center, with Linda Jeub as his partner. When Michael relocated to Cincinnati in 1996, Linda and Ed Goytia developed the curriculum on which current classes are based. The dance attracted a number of devotees in Pittsburgh, some of whom have developed their own teaching expertise, including Joao Sousa, Caroline Goytia, Katrina Zeno, Fran and Zoey Pionati, Trini Regaspi, Sean Cosgrove, and Donald Hsu (now in Hong Kong). Ed Goytia, who began dancing in 1995, relocated to Manhattan in 1999, where he teaches and performs in professional tango shows. Formally organized in 1997 under Coal Country Traditions' nonprofit umbrella, the Pittsburgh Tangueros offer regular classes for beginning tango, as well as specialized classes on an ad-hoc basis. In 2002, the Pittsburgh Tangueros became a corresponding academy of the National Tango Academy of Argentina. The Pittsburgh Tangueros are available for: -Private lessons | |
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