[TSOM-Announce] Luciana Valle: Registration Notes

Hello everyone,

Luciana Valle and our first BA style Progressive Intensivo Norte'  is nearly upon us!    The classes run 21-25 November with 5 days of precision tango training. If you have energy leftover, your work can be punctuated by some great milongas, live music, and one of my favorite practicas! ( Mala Junta, Tango con~Fusion, Rouge Tango, and Desperados Practica) You can download the current flyer/schedule from lucidtango.net

Several weeks back, registration was closed.  To those of you who were unable to sign up this year: This is most definitely an early bird kind of seminar. The spaces filled faster than expected, and we are sorry that we had to turn some folk away.  Please keep next year in mind, when we hope to make this even better.

For those of you attending: Service track dancers are only expected to support the glide track dancers for classes 1-4. Then they are free agents. If you are in the glide track and registered for classes 5 & 6, you should know who your partner is for those classes. If you do not, contact me quickly so we can sort it out.

In case you've forgotten the overall plan, I've reprinted some notes below on the intensivo structure or you can challenge yourself to read the original long-form flyer.

I'll organize the privates later this week and publish on the lucidtango.net page. (Last year's list is still up. So please don't be confused by that. The current year will say 2019 when it posts)

One last point: A lot of great people have invested their energy, intelligence, patience and support to this project. It really is a community effort. And all of you dancing in any role will be pouring yourselves into this project. So a huge "Thank You" to my generous friends who have done so much! And thanks in advance to those of you who have dared to sign up and join this adventure! Let's rock it!

Wishing you the very best,

Michael & Luciana

From the original announcement: Here is the big picture, there will be three tracks:

·        Glide Track: Boosted learning experience! 
Dance exclusively with Luciana's North Coast team of selected Service Track dancers in the foundational and intermediate classes. 
Glide Track Dancers can also take the advanced classes, but they must sign up with a partner, or wait to be matched.

·        Service Track: Turn your tango up to 11, train and work as a Luciana assistant and help our community grow!  
As a Service Track dancer, you will enjoy exclusive access to Luciana's assistant training. You will help Glide Track dancers learn faster, smoother, and easier in the foundation and intermediate classes. Enjoy the more advanced classes with the partner of your choice or rotate on your own terms. And you will have exclusive access to bonus Service Track dancers only classes!

·        Standard Track:
For dancers who don't want to participate in the Glide or Service Tracks, and are willing to sign up with a partner, or wait to be matched.  Entry to all foundational, intermediate, and advanced seminars; rotating with other Standard Track dancers or with your partner.

This will be tricky!  We have only a limited number of spaces.  We have to recruit and select Service Track dancers, and we have to work harder match our applicants to their roles. 

 

This intensivo is progressive!

You must take the early classes to be able to take the later classes. This way, when you are in class 5 and Luciana reminds you of the technique element that makes it work, we don't have to stand waiting while she re-explains previous material to folk who skipped the foundations. Everyone has the right foundation, and so we progress faster and further, together.

 

This is not your average seminar

Intensivo Norte is not for the faint of heart or ego! Sorry about that, but let's just acknowledge it! If you don't like this structure, our community will have many other seminar weekends, and that's good for all of us. If you do take this seminar and have constructive criticism, we'll be interested to from hear you.  

 

Spaces are truly limited

There will be no late bird, sleeping/dead bird options, only early bird. Apply asap, as the few spaces will go quickly.  We are already fielding inquiries from Luciana students locally and from around the country.

 

Rotations
Because of the special nature of this seminar series, partner rotations are unique.  See the Intensivo Norte Schedule for rotation options.

The Intensivo Week is built around the concept of dancers being dancers. What defines leaders or followers is their dance role. If you are occasionally surprised by the partner you have, savour your experience until the next rotation!