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Text Box: Learn Argentine Tango as it's                really danced in the clubs of              Buenos Aires with LINDA VALENTINO Teaching both rhythmic, 1950s-style tango and smooth salon style, as they are danced in the milongas of Buenos Aires. No tricks, no lifts, no drops, no show steps, NO NONSENSE! Just good social tango. CLASS SCHEDULE (As of May, 2008)  Thursdays in LOS ANGELES, June 5th through August 7th  7:30 - 9 pm: Tango Fund-amentals  For Beginners, a Special Ten-Week Series (This class is for beginners, or anyone who wants to work on the basic elements of the dance)  $15 per person, or buy ten classes for $135 Thursday Classes located at : Sophie Dance, 310 South La Brea in Los Angeles  (just south of Third St. on the east side of the street; free parking in the lot or on La Brea) Fridays in HOLLYWOOD  8:30 - 10 pm: Tango Technique Classes Plus Practica (10 to midnight) (Rotating series of classes addressing various aspects of tango technique, such as leading and following, connection, dancing on a crowded floor, improvisation, musicality, milonga, tango waltz etc.)  MAY 2 - JUNE 27th: LEADER'S AND FOLLOWER'S TECHNIQUE SERIES! Be the leader or follower EVERYONE wants to dance with! Improve your tango technique and skills from the ground up this special series of classes. This series is appropriate for ALL levels of tango expertise, singles and couples welcome. We will work on the best ways for both leaders and followers to use their bodies in tango, including posture, embrace, connection, disassociation and counter-body technique, dancing from your center, and the secrets of good leading and following technique. $15 per person, or buy ten classes for $135  PRACTICA from 10 pm to midnight: FREE for those taking the class; $5 for practica only Friday Classes located at : Hollywood Dance Center, 817 North Highland Ave. in Hollywood  (1-1/2 blocks north of Melrose; plenty of free street parking) Saturdays in HOLLYWOOD                                        2 - 3:30 pm: Tango Fundamentals  (This class is for beginners, or anyone who wants to work on the basic elements of the dance)  $15 per person, or buy ten classes for $135 Saturday Classes located at : Hollywood Dance Center, 817 North Highland Ave. in Hollywood  (1-1/2 blocks north of Melrose; plenty of free street parking) Sundays in HOLLYWOOD 1 - 3 pm: Intermediate/ Advanced Tango  $15 per person, or buy ten classes for $135  (PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO CLASS in Hollywood on the following Sundays: May 11, June 15, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14)         Class located at : Hollywood Dance Center, 817 North Highland Ave. in Hollywood  (1-1/2 blocks north of Melrose; plenty of free street parking) Sundays in PASADENA                                                 5 - 6 pm:  Tango Fundamentals for Beginners                      6 - 6:30 pm:  Practice for All Levels                                         6:30 - 7:30 pm:  Intermediate/Advanced Tango   $15 per person, or buy six classes for $69 (PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO CLASSES in Pasadena on Easter Sunday, March 23rd.) Classes located at:  The Dance Family Studio, 1795 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (NEW LOCATION!) (at the corner of Allen; lots of free parking in the lots behind the studio; enter the studio through the double doors off the parking lot) Linda Valentino has been dancing tango for over 18 years and teaching for over 12 years. She began studying tango in the U.S. with Michael Walker and Luren Bellucci and Danel and Maria Bastone.  She has made 10 trips to Buenos Aires to study with many of the most renowned master teachers in the dance.  In 1995, when Michael and Luren relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Linda was invited by the studio owner to take over their classes in Los Angeles.  She trained to teach tango in Buenos Aires, observing and studying with the best teachers of social tango. One of Linda's particular mentors was the late Nestor Ray, one of the legendary, great milongueros of Buenos Aires. Linda taught with Nestor for two years in Los Angeles, up until his death in 2003.  She now teaches his rhythmic style of close embrace tango. Equally proficient in leading and following, Linda emphasizes good technique for social dancing, including posture, position, effective leading and following, improvisation, floorcraft, and understanding and dancing to the music. Linda was the first resident teacher in Los Angeles with a solid background of training over several years in Buenos Aires. She was the first Los Angeles teacher to regularly take groups of students to Argentina so that they could observe and dance tango in its "natural habitat" --the milongas of Buenos Aires.