La Milonguera is a student organization at Purdue University devoted to the promotion and enjoyment of everything related to Argentinean Tango. Everyone is welcome!
As part of our interest in Tango, we offer three levels
of classes in Tango, Milonga, and Argentine Vals. Classes are open to
everyone in the greater Lafayette. Singles and couples are welcome.
In addition to scheduled classes, we organize workshops, field trips, movies, milonga parties, performances, etc.
Spring semester callout: January 25th - 7.00-8.00pm at STEW 302. Classes begin from January 25th. Check the Spring 2008 flyer | Callout Info
Kara Wenham will teach three workshops from 10.00am - 3.00p.m., March 10 at PMU South Tower: Workshop 1: 10:00am - 11:30am : Giros in close embrace: technique, musicality, connection. (All Levels) Workshop 2: 11:45am - 01:15pm : Circular Boleos: low, high and sustained. (Intermediate) Workshop 3: 01:30pm - 3:00pm : Giros, sacadas and musicality. (Intermediate-Advanced)
Join with us later for our first Milonga this Summer.
As a dancer, Kara moves with great presence and dynamic. Drawing from the roots of tango.s past, she is infusing traditional elements with a more contemporary feel, and is expanding the boundaries of expression in tango. As a teacher she has developed a unique and codified methodology. With a hands-on approach, a meticulous eye for detail, and a love for Tango that is contagious, Kara has developed a pedagogy that is designed to empower the student by giving them tools needed for a solid technique, connection, improvisation, musicality, and development of a personal style.
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Gear up for a day of tango highlighted by a huge crowd of students(IU (Bloomington), Purdue, IUPUI (Indianapolis)) from all over Indiana and the neighboring states(Michigan...), an in-house tango movie, and a lot of side activities at "Riolo Dance" in downtown Indianapolis.
Activities include all day dance spiced by DJ's from participating communities, a small performance by each community, a tango movie at Riolo Dance. Anyone interested can also join some of us for a short trip to a close by winery for a free tour and wine tasting, join some others to visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art (free admission), or plan other short trips throughout the day. Bring some food to share with your friends if you want as well.
Join with us later for our first Milonga this semester where DJ Somer will be ready to tap the crowd with smooth tango music at 9.00pm. Also, stick around to watch Somer & Agape performances(2) at around 11:00pm.
Somer and Agape's performances and classes have captivated students and onlookers alike across the United States, Canada and Europe. Their style fuses a variety of influences with their own interpretive skills, all emphasized by the type of mutual improvisation that comes from a deep connection between partners. This connection is reflected in a teaching style that emphasizes the importance of walking, balance, focus, musicality, and technique that involves leading with the heart in both close and open embrace. The result, as seen in their incendiary performances, is a style imbued with a deep understanding of technique, a willingness to take risks, and a palpable sense of joy.
A presentation on History of Argentine Tango by Jacques Saint-Cyr and Maria Castello and Victor Simon. The trio will present two sets of demonstrations that will take the audience through the history of Argentine tango. The presentation includes dance and live music all linked by theatrical presentations about the history of tango. Following that, Workshops by Jacques and Maria will be conducted.
Later that night from 8.00pm to 11.45pm, there will be Milonga with some tandas of Live music.
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Maria Castello and Jacques Saint-Cyr have been collaborating since 1994 presenting performances in contemporary dance and tango. They performed at the International Folklore Festival, Drumondville; Espace Tangente, Montreal; Acadian Festival, Caraquet; Lanaudire Festival;Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington and .Tango Locura., international Tango festival in Montr al, Rock Valley College and in the series of the Mendelssohn Performing Art Center in Rockford Il. In 1997 they created "It takes Three to tango", a stage production with dance and live music based on the history of Argentine Tango. This production has been presented in many cities in Canada and the United States.
Victor Simon, born in Argentina and settled in Quebec, Canada from 1997. He is the director and founder of Ensemble Montreal Tango. A highly skilled pianist trained at Cordoba University in Argentina, he also studied composition and is responsible for all the arrangements and originals compositions in the Ensemble;s repertoire. A recipient of numerous awards as a pianist, Victor also taught music at the National University of Santiago del Estero. The pianist creates energetic, finely nuanced arrangements that showcase the talents of each member of the trio, resulting in music that ranges from suavely romantic to hot and pulsing.
We dance the music, not the steps. Anybody
who pretends to dance well never thinks about the step he's going to
do, what he cares about is that he follows the music. You see, we are
painters, we paint the music with our feet. Musicians play an
instrument and use their fingers, their hands. Dancers use their toes. Read on.
Two
styles of Argentine tango, performance and milonguero, bring about a
controversy in the dance community. Some attribute a false dichotomy
between these styles. False because, in reality, they are
complimentary. In a certain aspect, performance tango and milonguero
tango are two sides of the same coin. Read on.
Old people and Tango Research article taken from The Society for Neuroscience website, Nov 2005
A study presented at the Society for Neuroscience national conference in
Washington, DC this week found that "Argentinean tango dancing" is an effective treatment for maintaining a healthy brain. Read on.
It still takes two to tango, but young
urban aficionados have added some surprising new twists to the
tradition-bound Argentine dance...This is "neotango", a new millennium
version of the dance that was born at the turn of the previous century
in the brothels of Buenos Aires. It is booming all over the tango
world. Read on.
A toast to life interview with Carlos Gavito, at www.tangopulse.net
Scene: We are sitting at Lalo, one of my
favorite restaurants in Buenos Aires and apparently it is also Gavito's
because I see him here all the time. It is no secret that Carlos
is battling with cancer. This fight is acutely visible in his
appearance and his weariness. Read on.
Full
of yearning and lament, the tango is perfect therapy for a nation still
stinging from economic loss. Music, champagne, beautiful women,
gorgeous men, perfume that drifts through the air like a song, songs
that linger in the mind like perfume. The union of two bodies
transformed into one? Read on.
But
what is tango? The commonest description "the vertical expression of a
horizontal desire - is the least adequate: that applies to nearly all
dances. "A sad thought you can dance", a comment on the wall of the
National Academy of Tango in Buenos Aires, is closer to the mark,
though tango was not always a sad or even a nostalgic music, and can
certainly be a joyful one. Read on.
Workshops with Kara Wenham
Indiana Tango Summit
Workshops with Somer and Agape
