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special guests:
They’re back!
BRYANT & FAYE LOPEZ
April 9 to 11
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From April 9 to 11, Bryant and Faye Lopez
return from Toronto to help us celebrate our 2nd anniversary
and to give us another taste of their elegant
“milonguero” style of dance, with a weekend of
workshops and demonstrations.
Bryant was raised in Buenos Aires from
the age of 4. He began dancing Argentine folk (malambo) when he
was 14, where he discovered his passion for dancing. After
performing professionally for three years he was introduced to
tango, which would change his life forever. Since then, he has
dedicated himself to improving and studying the elegant
milonguero style from Buenos Aires in order to teach and
perform professionally. His style of dancing has been
influenced by such dancers as Pepito Avellaneda, Roberto
Herrera and Juan Carlos Copez, from whom he has studied and
learned throughout his career.
Faye hails from Knowlton, Quebec,
with a rich background in the performing arts. Upon graduating
from the elite Montreal school of music Vincent d'Indy and
following a stint at New York University's renowned affiliate
CAP-21, she completed her Triple Threat formation at the
Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto. She is
currently studying Cinema at the Professional Actors Lab in
Toronto. Faye has played in numerous musical-comedy and
dramatic productions (Bye-Bye Birdie, The Crucible, Guys and
Dolls, King David, The Music Man, etc.). Trained in jazz and
modern dance from a classical ballet background, Faye was
finally introduced to Argentine Tango, which she has taken up
professionally.
The couple will begin their visit with a
performance at our 2nd Anniversary Ball on Friday, April 9, followed by four workshops
on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, april 10
1-2:15 p.m.: Tango Salon : The secrets of
the connection in the embrace (all
levels)
2:30-3:45 p.m.: Tango Vals: Syncopations
and cruzado (crossed sequences) (intermediate)
4-5:15 p.m.: Milonga: Traspie in milonga
rhythm (intermediate)
Sunday, April 11
10:30 a.m.-11:45 p.m.: Tango Salon:
Dynamics and changes of direction (inter-advanced)
Registration
$30 per workshop; $100 for all 4 workshops
(cash or cheque only)
To register in advance, come to the studio
during our milongas, Fridays after 8:30 p.m. or Sundays from
12-4 p.m.
To register on the day of the workshop,
please show up 15 minutes early.
Space is limited.
Tango music seminars with
Victor simon
Fridays at 7 p.m.
from April
23 to May 14 (Level I)
and May 28
to June 18 (Level II)
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From April 23 to June 18, Ensemble Montréal Tango’s Victor Simon will offer two series of four Friday evening workshops on musicality.
To kick off the series, Victor and his
trio will perform at our milonga on Friday, April 23, which
will also feature a demonstration by invited dancer Maral
Kojayan.
In the seminars, aimed at dancers and
teachers alike, participants will listen to and analyze the
various rhythms of Buenos Aires in order to understand the rich
structure of this sophisticated and elegant music.
Professionals and instructors will finally be able to attach
musical terminology to elements they already interpret
intuitively in their choreographies. Milongueros will develop a
profound sensitivity through the perception of the most
important nuances of tango’s sound elements. We will be
brought up to date on the music’s colours and flavours as
well as all its rhythmic pulsations and its full range of
melodies and orchestrations. This seminar will please
professionals and non-professionals who strive to enrich their
experience and take their dance to another level of musicality.
During the sessions, musical examples
will be presented and practical exercises demonstrated.
Registration
$30 per workshop or $100 per series of 4
workshops
Registration in person only.
To register in advance, come to the studio
during our milongas, Fridays after 8:30 p.m. or Sundays from
12-4 p.m.
To register on the day of the workshop,
please show up 15 minutes early.
Space is limited.
