Ney Melo & Ellinor Westrup have been invited to join the cast of the 3rd Bucharest Tango Encuentro in Bucharest, Romania! 3-6 MAY 2012 Bucharest, Romania
Maestros: Julio Balmaceda Ney Melo y Ellinor Westrup Sebastian Achaval y Roxana Suarez Rodrigo "Joe" Corbata y Lucila Cionci
Ney Melo & Ellinor Westrup have been invited to join the cast of the 3rd Summer Tango Festival in Zadar, Croatia! 21-24 JUNE 2012 Zadar, Croatia
Maestros: Ney Melo & Ellinor Westrup Murat & Michelle Erdemsel Claudio Forte & Barbara Carpino
Website: http://www.tango-zadar.hr/
Friday 6pm “Walking as One”Friday 7pm “Cadencia”
Location: Dance Manhattan 39 West 19th St. 5th Floor New York City
SPECIAL NOTE: Dance Manhattan is offering one group course at $40 for new students only (standard price is $85). http://us-deals.timeout.com/new-york/deals/new-york-dance-manhattan-111228
Call 212-807-0802 or stop by the studio to register.
"Om tango te dansen, moet je omarmen." Om tango te dansen, moet je omarmen. Je moet omarmen. Een echte omhelzing, met je armen, handen, borst en hart. Een omhelzing met gevoel en emotie. Ik zie veel dansers lichtjes omarmen of uit naar een kant. Ze maken excuses over de asymmetrie van de omhelzing, of hoe het hun beweging belemmert of hoe zwaar het is, etc. etc. De omhelzing is de "kaart die we aan bod" als het gaat om tango. U werkt met het niet tegen. Je bevindt je in, je verliest jezelf in het. Het bevrijdt je net zo veel als het u "hindert". Om echt te omarmen iemand is 'Para bailar tango se tiene que abrazar. " Om tango te dansen, moet je omarmen. Je moet omarmen. Een echte omhelzing, met je armen, handen, borst en hart. Een omhelzing met gevoel en emotie. Ik zie veel dansers omarmen licht, of uit naar een kant. Ze maken excuses over de asymmetrie van de omhelzing, of hoe het belemmert hun beweging, of hoe het is te zwaar, etc. etc. De omhelzing is de "kaart die we aan bod" als het gaat om tango. U werkt met het niet tegen. Je bevindt je in, je verliest jezelf in het. Het bevrijdt je net zo veel als het u "hindert". Om echt iemand te omarmen is vergelijkbaar met hen lief te hebben, en net zoals je iemand niet "halve liefde" kunt geven, kun je niet iemand die "halve omhelzing" geven.
"Para bailar tango se tiene que abrazar." To dance tango, you have to embrace. You have to embrace. A real embrace, with your arms, hands, chest, and heart. An embrace with feeling and emotion. I see many dancers embrace lightly, or off to one side. They make excuses about the asymmetry of the embrace, or how it hinders their movement, or how it's too heavy, etc. etc. The embrace is the "card that we are dealt" when it comes to tango. You work with it not against it. You find yourself in it, you lose yourself in it. It liberates you just as much as it "hinders" you. To truly embrace someone is similar to loving them, and just as you cannot give someone "half love" you cannot give someone "half embrace".
Sunday Feb 12th6pm-7.30pm
Zev Yoga, 16 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH. Right downtown. Above Breaking Grounds Cafe.
Info: elmira@tangotales.com
Friday 6pm "Walking as One"Friday 7pm "Cadencia"
Location: Dance Manhattan 39 West 19th St. 5th Floor New York City
SPECIAL NOTE: Dance Manhattan is offering one group course at $40 for new students only (standard price is $85). http://us-deals.timeout.com/new-york/deals/new-york-dance-manhattan-111228
Call 212-807-0802 or stop by the studio to register.
Ney Melo & Meriç Eryılmaz will be teaching and performing at the 4th TANGO SKI FEST in Bursa, Turkey.
02-05 FEBRUARY 2012 Bursa/TURKEY
3 MILONGAS 3 AFTER PARTIES … … Seminars- Shows- White Milonga- Snowmotor- snow fun
Maestros: Ney Melo & Meriç Eryılmaz Sedef Öge&İzzet Kaston Figen Moran& Servet Moran Vera Oikonomou&Panagiotis Papadellis Utku Kuley&Nantia Xronidou
Website: http://turkeytangoskifestival.com/tr/program Phone: +90 532 464 38 84 Email: turkanby2@yahoo.com.tr
Classes are ALMOST full. These are the spots that we have left: Saturday 21 January 15:00-16:30 Nice turns in close embrace and adornos for her - FULL 16:30-18:00 Dancing to D'arienzo - structure and playfulness - 1 spot left 18:30-20:00 Sacadas in compact space - 2 spots left (1 man looking for a partner)
Sunday 22 January 14:00-15:30 To walk with elegance and ease - FULL 15:30-17:00 Milonga Traspié - FULL
to register: ellinortango@gmail.com
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/174982699264806/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6OMc_Z4zEk
7.30pm Class at TangoEvim in IstanbulAddress: Ata Sokak Doga Apartmani, near TIM Maslak Show Center
14th January 2011 in Eskisehir, Turkey
WORKSHOPS
13:30 Close embrace walking and adornos 15:15 Milonga and Traspie 17:00 Vals
Location: Arinna Dance and Art Center (www.arinna.com.tr)
Price: 1 Course $ 25 2 Course 45 TL 3 Course $ 60
Milonga Location: Anadolu University Faculty Dining Hall DJ: Sign iris Hours: 21:00 to 01:30 Check-in: $ 20 (including a drink)
On the morning of Thursday Jan 7, 2010, the tango world woke up to the news that 2 legendary dancers had passed away during the night: Tete and Osvaldo Zotto. They were two dancers with completely different styles. Every year we remember how much they inspired us. Here are their videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJDowJI0-7s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXT38rF0wZ0
Mondays and Thursdays in January
Ney will be visiting "tanguera extraordinaire" Ellinor Westrup and dancing at La Milonga Del Corazon Festival this weekend! Website: http://www.lmdc.se/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQfDO4ium0k
What a year 2011 has been. So many good events and so many bad ones, such as this one: the death of my friend and fellow tanguero Pablo Fontana. Two nights ago, Pablo somehow lost control of his car and drove off the road. He was 31 years old. It is so hard to believe because, although he drove fast, he was an incredibly skilled driver. I remember teaching with him at the Charlotte tango festival one year ago. He was always joking and his smile would light up the milonga. I look at the pictures from that event now and I cannot believe how the bright light that was his life was extinguished so suddenly. I am still in shock as I write this. The irony of it all is that Pablo was Anne-Sophie Ville's tango partner for a long time. Anne-Sophie passed away after losing her battle with lung cancer last month. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUxOXXaIVfU
LAST 'VIDA MIA' IN 2011 AND LAST CHANCE TO DANCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
**As a special treat we'll have NEY MELO from New York teach a pre-milonga workshop and DJ** http://www.dancemanhattan.com/instructors/ney_melo
For details please see: www.TangoAffair.com/vidamiahtm
Ney Melo & Meriç Eryılmaz have just been added to the cast of the 4th TANGO SKI FEST in Bursa, Turkey
02-05 FEBRUARY 2012 Bursa/TURKEY
3 MILONGAS 3 AFTER PARTIES ... ... Seminars- Shows- White Milonga- Snowmotor- snow fun
Maestros: Ney Melo & Meriç Eryılmaz Sedef Öge&İzzet Kaston Figen Moran& Servet Moran Vera Oikonomou&Panagiotis Papadellis Utku Kuley&Nantia Xronidou
Website: http://turkeytangoskifestival.com/tr/program Phone: +90 532 464 38 84 Email: turkanby2@yahoo.com.tr
Now THIS is beautiful. Not only is the footage worth a close look, with Ney and Ellinor both adding fun embellishments, but take a look at Ney's face. Read more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQfDO4ium0k