Saturday, August 23

As they say in Spanish, we’re throwing the house out the window! Tiramos la casa por la ventana! Don’t miss a huge birthday celebration for Ignacio Ondartz on Saturday, August 23, including:

• A potluck community dinner: each attendee brings a side dish, appetizer or dessert, we provide a main dish. (Eric Cho will be cooking us an exquisite Pernil, and Mary Jane Pahls and Dawn Kane are providing main dishes for vegans.)
• Live Music for dancing by the MESSIEZ QUARTET, featuring
  • Sami Merdinian, violin
  • Loic Cordeone, bandoneon
  • Pedro Giraudo, bass
  • Emiliano Messiez, piano

Here’s the plan:
7:30-9 pm: Community Potluck Dinner
9 pm-2 am: Milonga Qilombo with DJ Karen Johnson and LIVE MUSIC by the Messiez Quartet

PRICING IN ADVANCE (By 8/22 at midnight)
Dinner + Milonga: $35
Dinner + Milonga (non-dancing family or friend): $15
Milonga only: $35 (same cost as with dinner)

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PRICING AT THE DOOR:
Dinner + Milonga: $45
Dinner + Milonga (non-dancing family or friend): $20
Milonga only: $45 (same cost as with dinner)

If you plan to attend the dinner, please reach out to let me know what you’re bringing so I can coordinate a good range of offerings.

Fluidity, Elegance, Musicality, Composition: A Two-Day Intensive Seminar with Diana Cruz

Each four-hour session will work deeply and finely on:

• FLUIDITY—a journey through the fluid space between positions, artistry in transitions;

• ELEGANCE—where one line of movement seamlessly and beautifully melds into the next;

• MUSICALITY—creatively applying technique and vocabulary to musical expression; and

• COMPOSITION—embracing connection for clear communication of ideas in the dance floor.

Each four-hour session is meticulously constructed with two integrated sections: “Laboratory of Movement” and "Application to Tango Structure & Figures".

In the “Laboratory of Movement,” dancers will engage in focused body conditioning exercises—based on Diana Cruz’s Tangotensegrity™ concepts—designed to enhance core strength, flexibility, and precise control, laying the foundation for fluid and elegant movement.

Following this, the “Application to Tango Structure & Figures” section will seamlessly transition these refined movements into practical dance sequences, in couples, emphasizing connection, communication, and musicality.

This approach ensures that dancers not only develop their technical abilities but also learn how to effectively incorporate these skills into the expressive and dynamic structure of Tango.

DATES & TOPICS:

Saturday, October 4
Noon to 4 pm (with two 15-minute breaks)
Axis & Spiraling Motions. Core & Flexibility

Sunday, October 5
1 pm to 5 pm (with two 15-minute breaks)
Musicality: Dynamics & Composition

Workshops are designed for both roles.

Cost with pre-registration:
Full Intensive (recommended): $170
Single Day: $100

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Other Events with Diana in Philadelphia

• Join us Saturday, October 4 at Oleg & Lena’s Los Besos Milonguita at Pivot Ballroom in Ardmore. Diana will teach the pre-milonga class, and perform with Andres Amarilla.

• Diana has a limited number of private lesson slots available. The cost is $135 per hour. Contact Meredith to schedule.