Ivel Court
Letchworth Garden City SG6 2NL
A SUPERB 6 weeks long tango seminar with Maestros MINA & GIRALDO of Corrientes Social Club every Wednesday from the 22nd of August 2018 until the 26th of September 2018, with a friendly PARTY (social dancing) on the last Wednesday (26/09/18) – £12 per lesson.
The seminar will cover the following topics:
• Musicality
• Tango history – Early orchestras, 1930 The Consolidation and 1940 Tango Golden Age
• Correct tango posture – frame
• Common mistakes
• La Pisada en el Tango
• Cadencias
• Abrazo circular
Classes start at 7.45pm followed by music and dancing until 11pm.
About the Maestros:
Mina and Giraldo are dancers and teachers touring and performing as well as teaching at regional and local tango schools. They are tango coaches for the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing series since 2013. They have experienced tango in Argentina in the late 90s under the wing of renown tango milongueros from the 40s (Tango Golden Age): Mingo and Esther Pugliese, Carlos Gavito, Puppy Costello, Raúl Bravo and Carlos y Rosita Pérez. They have also trained intensively with the very best exponents of the tango’s rebirth age: Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Hermocida, Guillermina Quiroga, Roberto Reis, Graciela Gonzalez, Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne, Roberto Herrera, Natalia and Gabriel, Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa amongst many others.
Giraldo is one of The UK’s top Argentine Tango dancers, he combines teaching, performing and choreographing on a tight schedule across the year. He is based in London with teaching residencies at regional tango clubs. Giraldo has been described by the press as “a sought-after teacher in London…clearly an instinctual tango dancer”. His artistry and professionalism has been captured in his dancing roles for hit west end production with Midnight Tango, the English Opera House and with touring producers in the UK and abroad.
Giraldo was a guest dancer performing Argentinean Tango at BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in the 2005, 2006 and 2008 series. In 2007 he performed in Carmen, a production by the English National Opera, under the direction of British film maker Sally Potter.He starred in the west end hit tango production MIDNIGHT TANGO with Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent and Flavia. The show opened at the Strand Theatre in January 2011 touring the UK with sold out audiences across the country until July 2013. Giraldo currently teaches at several tango clubs in London, Oxford, Birmingham, Bristol and other regions.
Mina studied dance since and early age, from ballet, jazz, contemporary dance to folk dancing with specialization in Argentine Tango. Her dance studies range from postgraduate studies in adult education, Pilates instructor and a Master Degree in Choreography. Her exceptional work has been recognised by the Arts Council of England, Channel 4, the BBC, renowned Latin American and British choreographers and dancers alike. Mina has performed in the film Evita with Madonna, created choreography for Dance a Channel 4-commissioned film, and collaborated with Deborah Bull’s BBC dance season Travels with my Tutu. In 2015 Mina was chosen to play Lucille in the UK film Crowhurst. She directed artLAT (2003-2012), her main works have included the national touring productions: Tiempo de Tango (2004),Romance DíCarnaval (2006) and Amazonas Spectacular (2012), all tours supported by the Arts Council of England. Mina was invited as guest dancer for the Argentine tango company TANGO X2 during their London season at the Peacock Theatre in 2000. She currently collaborates with BBC Strictly Come Dancing as resident tango trainer for the competing celebrities. She teaches Argentine Tango special workshops regularly in London and the regions including women only pilates and body awareness courses.