WORKSHOP : Tango (Basic & intermediate level) by Eduardo & Kiran Sawhney at Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, Connaught Place > 14th January to 19th March 2017

Time : 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Contact: cenndel@cervantes.es

Venue : Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, Connaught Place (CP), New Delhi - 110001
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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
Area : Connaught Place (CP)

Event Description : WORKSHOP : Tango (Basic & intermediate level) by Eduardo & Kiran Sawhney.

Tango is a traditional dance of Argentina and Uruguay, born of cultural fusion between
European immigrants (Spanish and Italian, mainly), descendants of African slaves, and natives of the region of the Rio de la Plata. Musically is mainly binary (theme and chorus) or ternary (two parts to which is added a trio). Many of the lyrics of their songs are written on a local slang called lunfardo, and the lyrics often express sadness, especially regarding of the matter of love felt by men and women, without that hindering the treatment of other issues, even humorous and political.

Workshop for:
o Beginners to leran the basics of tango.
o Intermediate for improving and practicing the elements of tango, for those dancers who
already have knowledge or have been initiated in the practice of tango. Provide the dancer
the information, structures and attitudes necessary to perform comfortably the social dance
called "Salon Tango". Contents: steps, walk, posture, embrace, structures (basic, drawn,
enrosques, pencils, etc.), musicality, orchestras, choreography, tango exhibition or performance on the stage 

Dates: 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 January, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 February, 4, 5, 18, 19 March

- No previous knowledge of Spanish is needed. Lessons will be taught in English and Spanish
- Enrollment fee: 4.000 INR Open till 11th January
- Time: Saturdays & Sundays from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Total 24 hours workshop 


Teachers: 

Eduardo lived for four years in Argentina (2002-2006), where he learned tango in group classes as well as tutorials with several teachers, in different schools and milongas in Buenos Aires. He participated in the World Championship 2011 and the Metropolitan on 2015, and he has also danced in several performances in 2014 and 2015 in Mexico City. He believes that anybody who has been introduced to tango, cannot stop practicing and preparing to dance better anywhere or circumstance. In tango, always you learn, but it is very important to practice, correct, beautify dancing, that is the purpose of this workshop.

Kiran Sawhney, first professionally trained Tango teacher in Delhi/India. She learnt from the best Tango teachers in the world and studied (Tango teacher training program) and apprenticed with master teacher, Daniel Trenner, who is pioneer for bringing Tango to US and has trained some of World's best Tango teachers. She has traveled all over the world, attended various Tango festivals, classes, practicas and milongas in Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Paris, New York, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, UK, Tokyo, Dubai, Frankfurt, Singapore, and, in pursuit for Tango. She teaches Argentine Tango in New Delhi, organizes, practicas, milongas and Tango festival, and also manufactures, sells and exports Tango dresses and shoes. 

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