Black Dog Milonga: Friday, June 1st another Black Dog milonga!! We had such a great time at this venue last time, they have invited us to return!
CLASS: 7:00pm - 7:30pm Pre-Milonga class: Milonguero Figures & the Embrace (All levels) This class is FREE! Bring a new person, or come and help out at this well-attended class, and help new people take their first steps on the tango floor.
MILONGA: 7:30pm $8 The Black Dog Cafe has wonderful food, a great selection of beer and wine, and entertainment. They have an event area with a wood floor where the milonga will be held. They also have live music in the adjacent room.
Parking nearby in several lots, or there is limited street parking.
308 East Prince Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101
Classes this Month: Our classes will concentrate on opening up our minds to create a more responsive tango. As tango dancers, we must be open to many possibilities. We need to be ready for anything, as the dynamics of the floor, the space, the music, and our partner's position changes. This is great for our brains, but our brains, being inherently lazy, may not want to be that open and present at all times. It is extremely important for both followers and leaders! We'll work to expand our "mindfulness" in tango. Let's both learn to be ready for anything - and ready for nothing.
Private Lessons: In group classes you learn the rough outlines of moves. In your private you will learn how to fix all the things that are keeping you from leading those moves seamlessly and well.
Tuesday Milonga: This milonga has been really great lately. Good dancing, music, food, and interesting liquors besides our usual wines. Don't miss out on the fun! 9:00 after the lessons.
Musings: "I'm sorry, that's all the steps that I know how to do". I've heard many a leader say this to their followers.There is a feeling among leaders that if they don't do a whole lot of complicated steps, that their partner will get bored. That isn't true. First of all, the follower isn't getting bored, but the leader may be. While the follower moves on to the next leader to get variety, leaders tends to dance their same dance all the time. This can be remedied by tuning moves into the music more, or taking an element out of your dance that you do too often, or making a well-worn move smaller, softer, cleaner, slower, or quicker.Believe me, your partner will be happier with those solutions than with a new move that you haven't really mastered yet. Followers have a wealth of ways to make the dance more interesting, with tiny embellishments and a feel for the music. And just walking, with a beautiful, musical, phrased, cadence and a sweet embrace, can be the most lovely dance of the evening.
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