Immersion Courses
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Ariadna & Fernando |
Gustavo & Gisela |
Fabrizio & Celi |
Alicia Pons |
Fabio & Ana |
Click on each photo for information about their immersion course.
Immersion Course Information:
These courses run prior to or after the festival, giving
participants the opportunity to study more intensively with
the selected international teachers.
Level: We recommend that you check with a senior NZ teacher if you are unsure which level is right for you. References may be needed for the Advanced Immersion. Click here for a level description.
Capacity: The immersions have a 16 couple maximum.
Registration: Register on line on the registration page after February 20 by clicking here
Singles: We take no responsibility for the level of partners on the course. Many couples do not rotate on these courses, so we strongly recommend that you find a dance partner to do the course with. We will ensure that there are even numbers in the class but can not ensure that they all be present on each day or withdraw due to injury or illness.
If you wish to book for more than one course (one before and one after the festival), you can book your second course at a discounted rate, see the registration page for details.
Email for more information about the immersion courses
Timetable:
9:30 am Registration and Welcome (first day of course only)
| 10:00 - 11:30 am | Course |
| 11:30 - 12:00 am | Morning tea |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Course |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Lunch |
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm | Course |
2 Day Advanced Immersion Course
with Ariadna & Fernando
A 10-hour intensive course.
Dates: Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th
June
Ariadna and Fernando will be using different techniques to
explore fluidity of movement that makes tango feel easy and
comfortable. The course will explore different ways to arrive
at this point with some exercises that are not specifically
tango movements, but result in deepening your understanding
of your connection between your own body and your partners
body when integrated into your tango.
They have asked that you come in with a relaxed, wear loose
clothing and shoes with and without heels. Also bring a towel
and shirt change if you need to freshen up!
performers/teachers page for full biography.
Cost: $525. This includes a gold festival pass worth $295. book on the registration page of the website
Cost: $300 without festival pass, this option can be found
on the events section of the registration page.
3 Day Advanced Immersion Course
with Gustavo & Gisela
A 15-hour intensive course.
Dates: Monday 28th - Wednesday 30th June.
Gustavo and Gisela will be teaching their signature blend of traditional Tango with elements of Nuevo Tango They will work on different tools for improving your Tango dance. Starting with the traditional base and adding new elements keeping the essence of traditional tango.
They will work on: Close and Open Embrace, out of balance-Colgadas
& Volcadas (Linear, Circular, Static, Dynamic) Exercises,
the Leading, Different combination between them. Boleos-Circulars,
Linear and Frozen (Neutrality of the Movement) Ganchos and
Enganches ; Giros y Contragiros-Lápices y Enrosques
; Tango Milonguero(Concepts) ; Bloque y Disociación.
Sacadas (Men and Woman).
Barridas, Pasadas and Soltadas. See the performers/teachers
page for full biography.
Cost: $545 This includes a gold festival pass worth
$295. Book on the registration page.
Cost: $325 Without festival pass, this option can be found
on the events section of the registration page.
3 day Intermediate Immersion Course
with Fabio Robles and Ana Andre
A 15-hour intensive course.
Dates: Monday 28th - Wednesday 30th June.
By the end of the course, you should understand fully all of the major components of Tango. The advanced dancer will also benefit from attending the workshops because while the intermediate level student is learning the new techniques, the advanced dancer is already applying them to the figures that they already know, enabling them to change the figure as they please.
Fabio and Ana are considered some of the most clear and precise teachers in Australasia, with beautiful technique and flair, and a wonderful sense of humour. They will definitely take your tango to the next level. See the performers/teachers page for their full biography.
Cost: $525. This includes a gold festival pass worth
$295.
Cost: $300 Without festival pass, this option can be found
on the events section of the registration page..
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3 day Upper-Intermediate Immersion Course
with Alicia Pons
A 15-hour intensive course.
Dates: Tuesday 22nd - Thursday 24th June.
Alicia will be teaching tango milonguero style, the course
will focus on connections:
With yourself: Sensitivity: look at yourself, posture, weights and balance. Vertical and horizontal axis, supports. With the music: Sensitivity: listen to the music.
There are different elements in the music.
Creativity: different elements in the music provoke different
dynamics in movement.
With your partner. Sensitivity: in women, in men. Walking
together with minimum contact. Embrace. Breathing. Round circulation
of energy among partners. Communication: partners establish
a dialogue. Each partner proposes different possibilities
to the other.
Expression: using elements just seen to develop an expressive
way of dancing.
With the dancing floor. Sensitivity: your dancing energy and
the floor. Communication: direction comes first, movement
follows.
With other dancers. Sensitivity: sharing the dancing floor
with other dancers, rules. Space, speed. Creativity: how to
transform some traditional steps into circular steps.
See the performers/teachers page for her full biography.
Cost: $525. This includes a gold festival pass worth
$295. Book on the registration page
3 day Advanced Immersion Course
with Fabrizio Forti and Celi Arias
A 15-hour intensive course.
Dates: Tuesday 22nd - Thursday 24th June.
Returning to New Zealand by popular demand, Fabrizio will be teaching the advanced level immersion. Fabrizio is considered by many to be one of the best teachers of tango technique in the world. See the performers/teachers page for his full biography.
Cost: $545. This includes a gold festival pass worth
$295. Book on the regsitration page.
Cost: $325 Without festival pass, this option can be found on the events section of the registration page.