All classes are six weeks long. All start THIS week, but are drop-in.
Couple Dance 101
Would you like to ease into couple dancing? This class will teach you how to: lead/follow, identify the music, move with a partner, and help you "survive" on the dance floor. It will give you a taste of several dances--salsa, swing, rumba, waltz, tango, etc.--to help you decide what dance(s) are for you. Come learn to feel comfortable dancing with partners!
- Tuesdays 7:30-8:30
- Krakow Cafe, 3990 N. Interstate (they have coffee, food and beer!)
- No experience needed, no partner necessary
- $60/6 wks, $12 drop-in (summer special: $100/couple)
Milonga traspie and Tango vals: musicality, flow and improvisation
This class is designed for intermediate and advanced dancers who want to improve their milonga and vals. We will do new patterns each week, but the main focus of the class is to make your dances feel magical to your partners through improved musicality, technique and style.
- Wednesdays 8:15-9:15 (and then let's walk over to Norse Hall to practice!)
- Om Studio, 14 NE 10th (between Burnside and Couch)
- No partner needed
- $60/6 wks or $12 drop-in
- Warm up for Oscar Mandagaran and Georgina Vargas' visit the last week in August! They will be teaching vals and milonga classes, so get ready!
Tango Fundamentals: connection, energy and play
This class is designed for beginning students and for continuing students who want to focus on the fundamentals of Argentine tango. We will do new patterns each week, but the main focus of the class is to make your body into a tango-dancing piece of poetry! Breath, posture, balance, axis--attention to the fundamentals brings a connection to the music and to your partner that raise your dance above the ordinary. We'll play tango games to make your dance fun and improvisatory, right from the first hour.
- Thursdays, 6-7 PM
- Om Studio, 14 NE 10th (between Burnside and Couch)
- No partner needed
- $60/6 wks or $12 drop-in
- Warm up for Oscar Mandagaran and Georgina Vargas' visit the last week in August! They will be teaching classes for all levels, including the basics; get ready!
Continuing Tango: creating magic through dance
This class is designed for continuing intermediate and advanced intermediate students who want to build a powerful, sensuous and elegant Argentine tango. We will do new patterns each week, but the main focus of the class is to find the magic of YOUR dance. Each week, you'll walk out of class with more confidence and beauty in your tango, ready to spread YOUR magic on the dance floor.
- Thursdays, 7-8 PM
- Om Studio, 14 NE 10th (between Burnside and Couch)
- No partner needed
- $60/6 wks or $12 drop-in
- Warm up for Oscar Mandagaran and Georgina Vargas' visit the last week in August! They will be teaching classes on lead and follow technique for intermediate and advanced dancers, so get ready!
Questions? Call me at 541.914.4812 and I'll see you in class!