Jenny Frances & Ricardo Oria: studying tango in Scotland

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General Class Information
Edinburgh/Glasgow Teaching Programme (jump right to Edinburgh or Glasgow)
Edinburgh Studio Nights
Regular Classes
Private Classes
Prices
Venues
Help! I'm a Beginner

General Class Information

Aims
We teach pure Argentine Tango. Our aims are to help you to: Dance socially; interpret, understand & enjoy the music; Dance with balance, elegance & technique; Embrace and surrender to your partner; and Improvise in your dance

In the Classes ...
Expect us to smile. Expect exercises to work on general technique and techniques specific to the workshop. Expect clear and detailed explanations of everything we teach. Expect equal emphasis on the man’s and woman’s roles. Expect to be stretched. Expect to enjoy yourself.

Booking and Enquiries
Advanced booking is recommended.
Email: info@rumbosdetango.com
Please arrange where possible to come with a partner, so that the classes are balanced between men and women. If you book on your own we will try to accommodate you but cannot guarantee a place.

Explaining the different types of classes

Workshop/Masterclass (1.5hrs)
Workshops and Masterclasses are one-off sessions involving 1.5 hours of group teaching. Workshops are themed and are offered at a variety of levels. Masterclasses are for advanced dancers and take a more exploratory form, expecting a high level of competence from the participants.
Price: one class:£15 (10) two classes:£20

Tango Basics (1hr)
T he classes are presented in three week themed modules, this modules can be taken in any order and you can do this modules once or as many times as you want.

Modules: Walking & Rhytm; Ochos & Pivots; Giros & Turns; The cross & variations; Milonga basics; Vals Basics.
Where: Pilrig St Paul's Church Hall, Pilrig St, Edinburgh
When: Wednesdays 6.45pm till 7.45pm.
Next starting dates: 2nd June, 7th July, 18th August
Price: single class: £6.50; three week module: £18
Website:www.rumbosdetango.com
Contact: info@rumbosdetango.com or 07855773581

Rumbos Studio Night (2 hrs)
A supervised practice session. Please see here for more information.
Price: £5 (£4 conc)

Private Class (1hr)
Private classes can be taken with Jenny or Ricardo. They are a useful way to work on posture, technique, connection or other specific issues.
£50 per class

Surgery (1.5 hrs)
A surgery is an opportunity to work as in a private class, but for a longer time and sharing the space with other couples. Each surgery may have up to 4 couples. Jenny & Ricardo work with each couple individually throughout the session. This can be very useful to help with problems of posture, technique, connection or other specific issues.
Price: £20 per person

Regular Weekly Classes
Although Jenny & Ricardo no longer teach regularly weekly classes, apart from the Edinburgh Studio Night and Tango Basics, there are weekly classes by J&R trained teachers in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Classes are organised on a termly basis. Each class lasts one hour. For more information please see here.

Venues

EDINBURGH
Counting House, West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD
Pilrig St Paul’s Church Hall, Pilrig Street, EH6 5AH

GLASGOW
Hillhead Sports Club, Hughenden Road, G12 9XP
Notre Dame High School (Dining Hall), 160 Observatory Road, Glasgow, G12 9LN

Concessions Policy

Our concessions policy is based solely on economic status and not on age. We offer concessions to the following groups:

FULL-TIME STUDENTS
UNEMPLOYED
RETIRED
UNWAGED
LOW-INCOME

Edinburgh/Glasgow Teaching Programme

see PDFs of June and July Tango in Edinburgh and Glasgow

June-July Tango in EDINBURGH (also available in PDF format)

WORKSHOPS
One workshop = £15 (£10 conc.) –– Two workshops = £20

Mon 21st June
6.30pm-8pm
8 months-All levels
Understanding and playing with Barridas

Mon 28th June
6.30pm-8pm
2 years+
Frenos, Stops and Catches

Mon 5th July
6.30pm-8pm
2 years+
Turning Combinations for Vals

PRIVATE CLASSES
28th June-2nd July
Private Classes Available
with Ricardo
Single or Couple: £50
Two Couples: £70
Please book with Ricardo directly by email.

You can book these workshops by email in advance, or take your chance by turning up on the day, but if numbers are very unbalanced we may not be able to guarantee places for everyone.

Mondays (& private classes) at Counting House, West Nicolson Street

June-July Tango in GLASGOW (also available in PDF format)

WORKSHOPS

One workshop = £15 –– Two workshops = £20

Thurs 24th June
6.30pm-8pm
8 months-All levels
Understanding and playing with Barridas

Thurs 24th June
8.15pm-9.45pm
2 years+
Frenos, Stops and Catches

Sat 26th June
12pm-1.30pm
2 years+
Turning Combinations for Vals

Sat 26th June
Private Classes Available
with Ricardo

1.45pm-2.45pm
3pm-4pm
4.15pm-5.15pm

Please book private classes with Ricardo directly by email

Single or Couple: £50
Two Couples: £70

You can book these workshops by email in advance, or take your chance by turning up on the day, but if numbers are very unbalanced we may not be able to guarantee places for everyone.

Thursday at Hillhead Sports Club, 32 Hughenden Road, G12 9XP
Saturday at Notre Dame High (Dining Hall), 160 Observatory Road, G12 9LN

Edinburgh Studio Nights

The Studio Night provide an opportunity for the dancer to take responsibility for their own learning experience, with supervision and direction where needed. The Studio night provide dancers with the time and space to gain dance practice in a relaxed environment outside the class, without the rules of the milonga, and yet while gaining many of the skills thay make a successful social dancer.

Jenny & Ricardo recommend that the studio night is best used to practice technique, connection and improvisation skills and for correcting personal problems and issues. Dancers can arrive with a theme to work on, or ask Jenny or Ricardo to suggest a direction of practice.

Mondays for All Levels
The Monday Studio night, often known as ‘Rumbos’, has been running since 2003 and is at the heart of Jenny and Ricardo’s teaching activities in Edinburgh. Without the restrictions of a class setting, Jenny and Ricardo are free to work with each dancer or couple individually on whatever is needed. It is a place where even the most advanced dancers can practice essential basic technique, where dancers can go over class material that was difficult or that warranted further exploration, and where questions are welcome, and mistakes part of the learning process.

Venue: The Counting House, West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD
Time: 8.30pm-10.30pm
Price: £5 (£4conc.)

Wednesdays for Beginners/all levels (starting up again on 2nd July 2010)
Tango Basics:
the classes are presented in three week themed modules, this modules can be taken in any order and you can do this modules once or as many times as you want.

Regular Classes

Rumbos de Tango is Jenny and Ricardo’s teacher training and events organisation. They currently have trained teachers giving regular classes in Edinburgh and Glasgow at Beginner through to Improver level.

Edinburgh

Tuesdays at Dance Base, Grassmarket
Beginners, Post Beginners, and Improvers classes given by Louise and Willie Green (photo).

6pm-7pm - Beginners
7.15pm-8.15pm - Post Beginners
8.30pm-9.30pm - Improvers

These classes are structured in terms to give you a solid foundation in your tango dance. Classes cover, technique, connection, posture, musicality and steps, and are organised to help you develop your tango in an enjoyable and satisfying way.

Willie and Louise have been dancing together for several years. They have been training with Jenny and Ricardo since 2003, and begun their teacher training in 2007. They have travelled several times to Buenos Aires to further their tango studies, and they also travel within Europe to attend complementary sessions with tango masters. Their passion and committment are evident in the energy they put into each class and their joy in teaching. Their students find them approachable and informed, giving plenty of personal attention as well as clear group explanations.

Students need to book for the entire term. Bookings are through Dance Base.
dance@dancebase.co.uk
www.dancebase.co.uk
0131 225 5525

Glasgow

Wednesdays at Notre Dame High School
Beginners and Improver classes given by Shona Barr and Alistair MacDonald

7pm-8pm - Improvers
8.15pm-9.15pm - Beginners

Shona and Alistair have been key figures in the Glasgow tango scene for many years, and have been studying with Jenny and Ricardo since 2003. They constantly seek to deepen their knowledge of tango through study, and this enthusiasm is always present in their classes. Alistair draws on both his musical and teaching background in his class delivery and Shona makes use of her extensive personal study of tango techniques to provide clear and detailed explanations. Their students find them approachable and informed, giving plenty of personal attention as well as clear group explanations.

Beginners need to book in advance, by contacting Nick Virgo at nick@glasgowtangoclass.org.uk
The Improvers class is pay on the day.

Private Classes

Private tuition is an excellent way to improve your dancing, whatever level you're at.

Prices

Workshop/Masterclass (1.5hrs): £15 (10)
Rumbos Studio Night (2 hrs): £5 (£4 conc)
Surgery (1.5 hrs): £20 per person
Private Class (1hr): £50 per class

Dance Base Classes (Louise & Willie)- please see Dance Base website - www.dancebase.co.uk
Glasgow Classes (Alistair & Shona) - please see www.glasgowtangoclass.org.uk

Venues

EDINBURGH
Counting House, West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD
Pilrig St Paul’s Church Hall, Pilrig Street, EH6 5AH
Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU

GLASGOW
Hillhead Sports Club, Hughenden Road, G12 9XP
Notre Dame High School (Dining Hall), 160 Observatory Road, Glasgow, G12 9LN

Help! I'm a Beginner

Welcome to Tango! There are several ways to get started with your tango dance in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

EDINBURGH

Come along to our Wednesday Tango Basics modules, have a go, and see what it’s all about in a relaxed environment. Every Wednesday at Pilrig St Paul’s Church Hall 6.45pm-7.45pm. £6.50 Class run by Jenny & Ricardo If you can’t make Wednesdays, you can also come on Mondays at the Counting House.
Book for a term of classes with Louise and Willie at Dance Base. See here for more information.
Edinburgh Tango Society also runs weekly taster classes at the Counting House.
Pop into the Counting House any Tuesday or Monday evening and see the social side of things in full swing.

GLASGOW

Pop along to Blackfriars on a Wednesday or Sloanes on a Monday to see the Glasgow tangueros in action.
Book a term of classes with Shona and Alistair. (see here for more information)
for more info about all the Tango Activities in Glasgow please visit www.tangoglasgow.org.uk