I am delighted that my good friends Jay and Rachel have agreed to give this tango musicality seminar at the Studio.
With a lot of time invested and much hard work, these talented, experienced teachers have developed a pedagogy aimed at helping students of all levels become more musical dancers. (Carol)

Experienced tango teachers and community builders, Jay and Rachel combine their talents to offer a unique and stimulating learning experience. Jay analyzes and breaks down complex movements and concepts through an arsenal of visuals and metaphors, while Rachel brings a focus on kinesthetic learning, striving to translate the feeling of tango and help students acquire new muscle memory. Together, they provide a holistic, multi-sensory learning experience.

Jay Abling has been teaching tango for almost 25 years. Drawing on his knowledge from fields such as martial arts, body mechanics, and music, Jay has a metaphor that fits every situation and every student. Rachel Moon, an avid social dancer for over 25 years, fell in love with tango in 2009. In 2015, she spent 6 months training in Buenos Aires and, soon after her return, began teaching with Jay in the DC area.

Jay and Rachel have traveled extensively to teach and DJ across the U.S. and in Europe.
From 2020-2022, they focused primarily on Tango Music Trainer, an online musicality training program for tango dancers.
They currently teach tango in Minneapolis.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Jay and Rachel have designed this workshop with a distinct progression in mind. Participants who take more than one class (or even the whole series) will benefit immensely. Jay and Rachel recommend that participants come to the Friday lecture as it will serve as a great introduction to the class material.

Detailed Schedule

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 7:30 pm
@ LA CENNE THEATRE (upstairs from the Studio)

LECTURE
''THE HEARTBEAT of TANGO’’ a visual musicality presentation
Join us for an interactive presentation about the evolution of the tango beat, and the various rhythms that have evolved from it. All levels.

The Cenne space has comfy plushy move theatre-style seating - just perfect for this kind of presentation!

16$, (1$ discount for cash payments)
FREE for those who register in advance for the complete 4-class series.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th
1 pm
’’TANGO VALS’’: Waltz-tango musicality is at its best when dancers intricately mix fluid expressions and dynamic rhythms. Learn to better hear and express the musical mélange unique to the vals-tango.
For intermediate and advanced.
Minimum prerequisite: Tango 5 or Tango 4 plus a waltz-tango mini-series

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Break / Mini-Practica : Time to relax, grab a bite to eat or practice!
Free for workshop participants.

3:00 pm
’’SINCOPA made SIMPLE’’
The sincopa is one of the most challenging, but also most satisfying rhythmic elements to be able to catch. A true mark of an experienced musical dancer is the ability to hear and express sincopas. We will show you how to find sincopas in the music and express them in your own dance.
Prerequisite: Tango 7, or the 1 pm Tango Vals class

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27th
1:30 pm
’’TANTURI’’ (this class is part of the Studio Sunday ‘‘DANCING the ORCHESTRA’’ series)
Tanturi's journey as an orchestra accentuated the evolution of tango as both a musical style and a dance. In this class, we’ll explore three distinct periods of Tanturi’s work, learn how the orchestra transformed during the Golden Age of tango, and discover how to adapt your dancing to express the evolving styles of Tanturi’s music.
Prerequisite: One of the Saturday classes of this workshop, or the Dancing the Orchestra series, or Tango 8 or equivalent

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30th
7 pm
’’SUSPENSION & FLOW’’
Explore the ebb and flow that can occur between very fluid and suspended musical moments and learn how to express this creative interplay on the dance floor.
Prerequisite: Tango 7
this class includes free entry to the Wednesday milonga

FEES

Lecture (Friday, Oct 25th): 16$
FREE for those who register for all 4 classes

Classes are 1h30 *
Each class is 40$
All 4 classes = 148$

* The Wednesday class is only 1h15, however, class fees include free entry to the milonga that follows.
All classes include free entry to the Sunday practice.

Register in advance for all 4 classes and come to the lecture for free!
(value of 16$)

Fees include GST and QST. Payments can be made via Interac transfer to studiotango@gmail.com (with pw: tango).

The number of spots per class is limited.
Reserve by contacting us by email at studiotango@gmail.com

Come to the milonga to say hello to Jay and Rachel !

Wonderful dj’s Montrealers will remember them from last year’s BAILONGO FESTIVAL.