June 14 & 15, 2025 at Las Puertas
The old milongueros are the last genuine link of tango dancing from the golden age.
When I say genuine, I mean that their motivation was not to become professional dancers. They grew up listening to tango and over the years (many years) developed an expert ear.
They lived that music. Many of them knew the musicians who were part of the orchestras, in many cases, they were even their neighbors.
They “just” grew up in a city full of Tango, and they assimilated it naturally. That is why I call them genuine.
Probably because of all that life of tango, when I danced with them, I felt that the orchestra was inside their bodies. That it did not matter what they did (a simple or complex step) the important thing, the distinctive thing, was the way they moved.
Today I try to transmit what I learned from them, that very special way of dancing, that way that only a baggage of decades of experience acquired in the best era of tango could have shaped.
Get ready to dance to everything but the curtains.
Join me on June 14 & 15, 2025. Two days of great music from three different genres!
Two days of tango, milonga and vals await us!
Monica
Saturday June 14: TANGO
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Movements as expression of how you feel the music.
Feel better and make your partner feel better. Optimize the way you move, so that your movements are not mechanical but rather an expression of how you feel the music.
Ready your “Tanguero Body” (personal & individual work)
Relaxation, Posture, Efficiency
Floor connection, Movement energy.
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm: Join the orchestra as if you are a member
Improve your ability to hear the music of and be able to interpret this feeling with your partners in sync with the many unique sounds of different orchestras.
Join the orchestra as if you are a member. Get ready to enjoy more each tanda, each tango, and even each musical note!
Making visible the music.
Sunday June 15: MILONGA & VALS
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm: MILONGA.
Dance the musicality and spirit of milonga. Milonga is synonimous with fun. Dance milonga and have fun in each milonga tanda!
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm: VALS.
Fluidity connected with the music. Tete, famous for his valses, used to say, “Vola!” (Fly!) Yes, let’s fly!
– Workshops
| Date | Time | Venue | Event |
| Sat, 06-14 | 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Las Puertas | Movements as expression of how you feel the music |
| Sat, 06-14 | 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Las Puertas | Join the orchestra as if you are a member |
| Sun, 06-15 | 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Las Puertas | Milonga Workshop |
| Sun, 06-15 | 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Las Puertas | Vals Workshop |
Location:
Las Puertas
1500 1st St NW, Albuquerque
NM 87102
Pre-registration required.
4 workshops, $120 per person / $220 per couple.
(Four are no drop-ins for these workshops)
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to pre-register and mail it in to hold your spot.
Questions: Audrey Fisher at afisher@tanagerproperty.com phone: 505-247-2056
– Private lessons available
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Available spots from 06/11 to 06/17