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Edinburgh Workshops
Tango Basics
'Rumbos' - Edinburgh Studio Night
Technique and Connection Sessions
Glasgow Workhops
General Class Information
Rumbos de Tango Regular Classes
Venues
Getting Started with Tango

Edinburgh Workshops

Jenny and Ricardo teach themed workshops on Mondays. Also see our aims below. Specific themes and levels will be advertised in advance.

FEBRUARY THEME

The theme during this month’s workshops will be MUSICALITY and in particular, varying the timing of steps with the music, both in a general and a specific way with different tangos and orchestras.

Monday 6th February - UNDERSTANDING CALESITAS

Calesitas (Merry-go-rounds). This class will explain the techniques and variations.
Level: Improver-Intermediate

Monday 13th February - DYNAMIC & VARIED CALESITAS

Combining Calesitas for Musical Effect.
Level: Intermediate-Adv. Requires experience of calesitas or confidence in similar steps

Monday 20th February - UNDERSTANDING HIGH SACADAS

Deeper Invasions remain calm and social.
Level: Improver-Intermediate

Monday 27th February - COMBINING HIGH SACADAS

Integrating high sacadas with other steps in your dance.
Level: Intermediate-Advanced. Requires experience of high sacadas.

When: 6.30pm-8pm on Dates above

Venues: The Counting House, West Nicolson Street (see calendar for maps)

Price: Workshops: £10 per class

Tango Basics on Wednesdays

These classes are especially for beginners but are also great for those looking to revise aspects ot their tango dance. Focusing on the foundations of the dance, the classes are in three-week themed modules, which can be taken in any order and repeated as necessary.

MODULES: Walking & Rhythm; Ochos & Pivots; Giros & Turns; The cross & variations; Ocho atras; Milonga basics; Vals Basics (see calendar for dates)

When: Wednesdays 6.45pm till 7.45pm *For absolute beginners we recommend starting at the beginning of a module - see dates below*

Next Module Dates:

Wednesdays 1st Feb-15th Feb (The Cross & Variations)

Wednesdays 22nd Feb-7th March (Ochos & Pivots)

Venue: Pilrig St Paul's Church Hall

Price: single class: £7; three-week module: £19

'Rumbos' Studio Nights on Mondays

The Monday Studio night (all levels), 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.

The Rumbos Studio Night provides an opportunity for the dancer to take responsibility for their own learning experience, with supervision and direction where needed. It offers dancers 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 that make a successful social dancer.

Jenny & Ricardo recommend that the Rumbos 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.

When: EVERY Monday, 8.30pm-10.30pm

Venue: The Counting House
Price: £6 (£5conc.)

Technique and Connection sessions on Mondays

These are short themed session for all levels, focusing each week on a specific element of technique/connection/in the dance.

The sessions follow a cycle of the following themes:

Elegance: Legs & walking
Embrace and posture
Dissociation & Pivots
Improvisation Skills and exercises
Social Dance Skills and exercises

When: EVERY Monday, 8pm-8.25pm

Where: The Counting House

Price: When taken with Rumbos Studio Night, the whole evening costs £8. The session alone costs £3

Glasgow Workshops - One Sunday a month

Jenny and Ricardo teach Sunday afternoon Workshops in Glasgow each month. Please see www.tangoglasgow.org.uk for more information.

Next Date: Sunday 19th February

General Class Information

Our 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.

What to Expect 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 improve your floorcraft and musicality skills. Expect to be stretched. Expect to enjoy yourself.

Booking and Enquiries
Advanced booking is recommended for some workshops, but not all.
Email: ricardoyjenny@mac.com
If you arrange to come with a partner, it helps us to balance the classes between men and women, but please do also book or come along on your own. We can usually accommodate everyone, but If numbers are very unbalanced, we may not be able to guarantee a place.

Types of Classes

Tango Basics (1hr)

MODULES: Walking & Rhythm; Ochos & Pivots; Giros & Turns; The cross & variations; Ocho Atras; Milonga basics; Vals Basics (see here for dates)

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. (See here for dates)

Rumbos Studio Night (2 hrs)

A supervised practice session. This is your space to practice with Ricardo's music, and explore with the guidance of Jenny & Ricardo.Please see here for more information.

Technique and Connection sessions

This is a short themed session for all levels, focusing each week on a specific element of technique/connection/in the dance.

The sessions will follow a cycle of the following themes: Elegance: Legs & walking; Embrace and posture; Dissociation & Pivots; Improvisation Skills and exercises; Social Dance Skills and exercises (See here for more informations)

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. Please contact Jenny and Ricardo if you would like to arrange a private class.

Price: £50 per class

Small Group Sessions (1.5 hrs)

A Small Group session is an opportunity to work as in a private class, but for a longer time and sharing the space with other couples. Each session 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: £15 per person

Women's Technique Sessions (1.5 hrs)

Women's technique sessions are taught sessions for a small group of women, to focus on individual dance, style and technique. Great for looking in depth at quality of movement, balance, and details for the women's dance. Max 10 people.

Price: £15 per person

Small Group Intensive (3 hours of group teaching, 1 hour of supervised practice)

A Small Group Intensive is an intense day of tango, especially suited to couples who dance together a lot. Each session has a theme and Jenny & Ricardo teach to the theme, but also take into account the needs of each couple. It is a great way to spend time perfecting and polishing details in your dance or to jump-start an improvement.

Price: £40 per person

Rumbos de Tango Regular Classes in Edinburgh & Glasgow

Jenny & Ricardo no longer teach full terms of weekly classes, but through Rumbos de Tango, their teacher training and events organisation, they currently have trained teachers giving regular classes in Edinburgh and Glasgow at Beginner through to Intermediate level.

Edinburgh

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

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

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

6.30pm-7.25pm - Intermediate
7.30pm-8.25pm - Improver

8.30pm-9.25pm - 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.

www.tangoglasgow.org.uk

Beginners need to book in advance, by contacting Nick Virgo at nick@glasgowtango.org.uk
The Improvers and Intermediate classes are pay-on-the-day.

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

Rumbos de Tango Studio, 130/8 Leith Walk, EH6 5DT

GLASGOW
St Andrews East 681 Alexandra Parade G31 3LN
Notre Dame High School (Dining Hall), 160 Observatory Road, Glasgow, G12 9LN

Getting Started with Tango

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

EDINBURGH

Come along to Jenny and Ricardo's Wednesday Tango Basics modules.
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.
Pop into the Counting House any Monday, Tuesday, Sunday evening and see the social side of things in full swing.

GLASGOW

Book a term of classes with Shona and Alistair. (see here for more information)
Pop along to Blackfriars on a Wednesday to see the Glasgow tangueros in action.

studying tango in Scotland