CARLOS COPELLO RETURNS!

With Veronica Vidan, Maxi Copello & Nadia Johnson

    Los Angeles, April 8 – April 13, 2010      The King is back! One of the legends of tango returns to Los Angeles for a week of workshops and a performance at Milonga Los Amigos in Pasadena on Saturday, April 10^th. Carlos began dancing tango in the early 1980s, training with the great milonguero maestros of Buenos Aires. Polishing his dance in the practicas and milongas, he rose to be one of the great tango performers of all time, touring throughout the world and starring in Forever Tango, Tango Argentino, TangoX2, Solo Tango and Rojo Tango. Carlos was the first performer to put the essence of the social dance on the stage. Carlos and his partner Veronica Vidan will teach his elegant but playful style of social tango—how he creates the dance on the social floor.  Maxi Copello continues the Copello magic into the next generation. Breathing in the tango from his earliest childhood, tango music became part of his soul. He and his partner, Nadia Johnson, represent the new generation of social dancers and performers who innovate yet respect the origins and cultural context of the dance.

ALL CLASSES WILL BE APPROPRIATE FOR ALL LEVELS. Each class will focus on one type of movement, with introduction and technique by Carlos. Beginners will work with Maxi and Nadia on basic sequences using that movement. Intermediate and advanced students will work with Carlos and Veronica on more challenging sequences using that movement. (For example: basic walking steps/complex walking steps; basic giros/complex giros.)

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CLASS SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 8^th                    7:30-8:50 pm                               El Abrazo and La Caminada        9-10:20 pm                           Ochos & Ochos Cortados 

Friday, April 9^th                          8:30-10 pm                            Giros and Contra Giros       Practica 10-midnight                               (Practica free for class participants)

Saturday, April 10^th                        2-3:30 pm                         Sacadas, Enrosques, Boleos

Sunday, April 11^th                           2-3:20 pm                         Milonga                                  3:30-4:50 pm                           Vals Cruzado

All Classes at Hollywood Dance Center, 817 North Highland Ave, Hollywood CA 90038, free street parking on Highland Ave.

PRICES: $25 per class; 3 classes for $65; all six classes for $125 (check or cash only); Private lessons  available by arrangement April 7-12.

Performance at MILONGA LOS AMIGOS, Saturday, April 10,  8:30 to 1:30 am at Dance Family Studio, 25 North Allen Ave, Pasadena. $15 per person; $10 for full-time students with student ID; April Birthdays FREE (with ID).

 FOR INFORMATION CALL LINDA (323) 653-5883