Bay Area Argentine Tango Association

--- Eugene & Jeanne Hill Subject: Hugo "Gato" Valdez and Andrea Monti teach in February & March, 2008, Oakland, CA Classes with Hugo "Gato" Valdez & Andrea Monti at Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA on Monday in February and March. *BEGINNER'S class* - Fundamentals of tango and TECHNIQUE (basics steps and fundamentals). Dancers who are intermediate can also take it to review technique and basics. February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2008 *INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED class* ? TANGO - Simple and double beats, walks, pauses, stops, turns, sacadas, barridas and voleos, combinations, musicality and navigation. March ? 3, 10, 17, 24, 2008 *INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED class* ? VALS - Crossed system, rhythm, double time, displacements, turns with syncopation, alterations, figures and combinations applied with musicality. Beginner class 7:30 to 8:15 pm - $10 (beginner with practice - $15) Intermediate class 8:30 to 9:30 pm - $15 for class and practice For both Beginner & Intermediate with practice - $20 Practice till 10:30 pm - $5 for practice alone Contact Jeanne Hill at genejeanne@comcast.net or by phone (925) 283-0191 For private lessons, email Gato & Andrea at andretodotango@yahoo.com.ar, http://www.gatotango.com, or phone (415) 425-0515. As teachers they have developed, through many years of experience and work, a teaching method based on the technique of posture, balance, axes, weight changes, rhythm and especially on the tango walk, with emphasis on the interpretation of the music and encouraging the students to express their feelings when dancing.