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Workshops by Natalia Hills and Alejandro Aquino, Friday 1st August to Sunday 3rd August 2014
 Storytelling or Q&A? Come and listen for yourselves.The maestros will be holding a 2 hour Q&A session on Sunday 3rd August after the last workshop where they will share their experiences, of which there are many - just read their biographies in this enewsletter, with participants and discuss the tradition and history of tango and its dance…and of course Pugliese. Alejandro Aquino was chosen by Maestro Osvaldo Pugliese, composer, orchestra leader and one of the most important figures in the history of tango music, to join the Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese on tour in America, Asia and Europe.
The maestros have very kindly offered to give our Perth Tango community an opportunity to participate in our very first Tango Q&A Forum. These forums have proven to be highly successful in many cities and Mi Serenata is very proud to be able to offer it to you.
One of the many videos on 
Video 1
Video 2
Registrations are now opened. Dateline for registrations is Monday 28th July 2014 or earlier if maximum capacity is reached before the dateline so get in early!
Payments to be made to:
Account Name: Mi Serenata Tango
BSB 116-879 Account No 448 352 178
Bank: St George
Cost: Per Workshop is $30
Instructions: Please put your surname, initial and workshop no(s) in your description.
Once payment is made, please email Description details to info@miserenatatango.com so we can put your name and note your payment on our list.
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Event |
Description |
Venue |
Time |
Cost |
| Friday 1st August 2014 |
Workshop 1
TECHNIQUE FOR WOMEN (All Levels) |
Posture, balance, breathing and control of the body while doing ochos, boleos, enrosques and variations of them.
Men can & should also participate |
St Aidan’s Uniting Church
26 Princess Rd
Claremont |
7.00pm -8.30pm |
$30 |
| Friday 1st August 2014 |
Workshop 2
TECHNIQUE FOR MEN
(All Levels) |
Focus on the correct posture for moving fluently, breathing and muscle control, dynamic movements to disassociate the upper from the lower body, ochos, boleos, enrosques and variations
Women can & should also participate |
St Aidan’s Uniting Church
26 Princess Rd
Claremont |
8.30pm -10.00pm |
$30 |
| Saturday 2nd August 2014 |
Workshop 3
TANGO (Intermediate/Advanced levels) |
Posture, abrazo, giros, sacadas, boleos, enrosques
Put your techniques into practice |
Empire Dance Studio
2/96 Erindale Rd Balcatta |
1.00pm -2.30pm |
$30 |
| Sunday 3rd August 2014 |
Workshop 4
MILONGA (Intermediate/ Advanced levels) |
Rhythm in simple dance figures and steps, rebotes and introduction to giros in Milonga |
Empire Dance Studio
2/96 Erindale Rd Balcatta |
11.00am -12.30pm |
$30 |
| Sunday 3rd August 2014 |
Workshop 5
TANGO (Advanced level) |
Posture, Abrazo, giros, Sacadas, boleos, enrosques. Interpretation of the music, awareness of how to move and dance in the space of a milonga |
Empire Dance Studio
2/96 Erindale Rd Balcatta |
1.00pm -2.30pm |
$30 |
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| Sunday 3rd August 2014 |
***** Workshop 6
Question & Answer Forum (Q&A)
Refreshments provided
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A 2 hour Q&A Forum where the participants may ask the maestros everything and anything they wanted to know about tango and the maestros will share their experiences and their stories |
Empire Dance Studio
2/96 Erindale Rd Balcatta |
3.00pm -5.00pm |
$ee below***** |
Private Lessons: $210 for both teachers for one hour. interested parties please email info@miserenatatango.com
***** Cost for Workshop 6 (Q&A Forum)
Q&A Forum only = Cost $20
1-2 Workshops = Cost $15
3-4 Workshops = Cost $10
All 5 Workshops = Free
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Meet the DJ for our Milonga on Saturday 2nd August 2014
Our DJ for the night is DJ Alejandro Del Mar, with over 20 years experience as a DJ on radio and now at our Milonga!
Perth Tango has discovered a real DJ gem with Alejandro. His musical appreciation, selection and arrangement compounded with his technical skills have all contributed to a DJ of high calibre and music of pristine production. Besides his musical interpretation on the dance floor, has made him one of Perth's proficient male dancers. Watch out for his name and we predict he will make a name in the tango circuit both domestically and internationally. So be the first to say, "I knew him when he was a DJ at ....!"
Below is an excerpt from the DJ himself:
"My interest in Tango began many years ago via the music, and not the dance, when I was a Radio Engineer for a local station. At the time, in addition to my normal duties, I was DJ’ing and producing shows for various ethnic community interests. One day, a new show was scheduled, and it was a music appreciation program for music of 1920’s-1940’s and included Tango!
To help with the program, I developed a scheme called the “Itchy &Scratchy Tango Project”, whose goal was to restore Tango Music from Vinyl (78’s) and Tape. It was only me (“Scratchy”) and a Junior Sound Engineer (“Itchy”), but it’s where I learnt to master concepts such Mastering, Equalisation, Normalisation & Compression. It was the start of my addiction! (For those that are interested, I am currently using iZotope RX3 for restoration)
It was some time after that I became interested in actually dancing Tango. It was introduced to me by Kiong “El Seńor” Tan and Kyoko, who I believe are some of the most accomplished and influential dancers in the WA Tango scene today, so I feel very blessed to have both of them influence me in the early days and provided a foundation of principles that I still apply today.
My DJ’ing is now an extension of my appreciation of all things Tango. I recommend that everyone try it as it’s beyond words to explain the joy I feel when I see Tangueros dancing to a custom playlist one has created. I guess you could call it a “floorgasm”. Anyway, to that end, I have been encouraging others to try, and I am currently writing a DJ Course for Tango Music to help with that transition. I have no one favourite Tango composers; there are so many… but I do enjoy playing Canaro, D’Arienzo, Fresedo, Di Sarli and Pugliese. Personally, when dancing, I prefer my Vals a little faster, and my Milonga a little slower! See you on the dance floor!"
DJ Alejandro del Mar
Photo shows DJ with an original 78rpm D'arienzo's A La Gran Muneca
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Sydney Tango Festival 2-6 October 2014
www.stsfestival.com
Well it is that time of the year again....Registrations are now open and all details of the festival can be found on the offiical website: www.stsfestival.com.
The 5th Sydney Tango Festival is a great opprotunity for us to meet, mingle and dance with our interstate and overseas tango aficionados, exchange experiences and of course a golden opportunity to learn with some of the celebrated masters of tango under one roof.
Once again, Mi Serenata teachers and friends will be following the tango trail, this time to Sydney. Last year it was Singapore. All who accompanied us had a tremendously inspring time.
Mi Serenata Tango is proud to be a supporter of this superb festival.
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MAIN EVENT - Tango Maestros @ Mi Serenata Tango August 1st - 3rd 2014
Mi Serenata Tango, alongside Tangueros in Sydney, present Natalia Hills & Alejandro Aquino in Perth for the first time. They are the "Crème de la Crème” of Tango performers, choreographers, directors and maestros. They will be performing at Mi Serenata Tango Milonga on Saturday 2nd August and conducting a series of workshops on Friday 1st August to Sunday 3rd August.
On behalf of the Perth Tango Community, Mi Serenata Tango is very honoured to host these world renowned maestros who do not require any introduction from us. Read their biographies below and permit them to speak for themselves.
Natalia Hils Biography
Natalia Hills was one of the original members of the Broadway and London hit "Forever Tango" nominated in 1998 for both: Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Choreography.
Born in Buenos Aires, she began her theatrical career at the age of 12 and through the years appeared in, directed and choreographed many spectacular events, concerts including but in no way is an extensive list:
- NBC Universal (Telemundo) and National Geographic
- PBS series "Evening at Pops" with the Boston Pops Orchestra with Leslie Caron as hostess
- Appearances on television at the “Today Show” on NBC
- Principal dancer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic & special guest artist at the Hollywood Kodak Theatre (home of the Academy Awards)
- A special guest artist at the Symphony Space, in New York City when the dance critic Alastair Macaulay at the New York Times published: “To be more specific, Ms Hills is a completely appealing and stylish dancer, delightful at a brisk tempo,….sensuous at any pace”
- In 1995, she was specifically invited to perform in honor of Princess Diana at the British Embassy in Argentina!
- Worked with director and choreographer, Damian Woetzel, at theInternational Festival of Dance in Vail, Colorado, together with the world greatest tap dancer Savon Glover, American Ballet Theater super stars: Ethan Stiefel and Gillian Murphy amoung the nation's foremost dance companies.
- In May-2012, Natalia performed with Tangueros del Sur for its frist time in Middle East
For a full biography and honours please visit our website.
Alejandro Aquino
Alejandro Aquino is a renowned dancer, director and choreographer
- In 1985 he was a featured dancer at Teatro Alvear, together with principal dancers of the Teatro Colon
- In 1989 Alejandro Aquino was chosen by Maestro Osvaldo Pugliese, composer, orchestra
leader and one of the most important figures in the history of tango music, to join the
Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese on tour in America, Asia and Europe. Among these was
the historic concert of Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla at the Royal Carre
Theatre in Amsterdam, Holland on June 26 1989.
- In 1991 Alejandro performed in the famous Aldwych West End Theater in London with the legendary company “Tango Argentino” of Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzolli.**
- In 1992 he created his first complete work – “Tangueros” with the sponsorship of the Festival Internacional: “Oriente- Ocidente” of Treno and Roverto in Italy.
- In the years to follow, Alejandro was a guest dancer with other prestigious orchestras in Buenos Aires.
- In 1994 Alejandro Aguino was nominated Corresponsal Academico de la Academia Nacional de Tango, by the poet Horacio Ferrer.
- From 1997 – 2011 Alejandro establishes himself in Italy and dedicates himself to teaching and to transmitting his knowledge of Tango in all of Europe.
- In 2003 creates and produces the show “Homenage a Osvlado Pugliese” with the Orgquesta Color Tango led by Roberto Alvarez, and presented personally by Lidia Pugliese. The show subsequently toured in Italy.
For a full biography and honours please visit our website.
** I can vouch that the London stage show was simply spectacular, having been in the audience myself. It inspired my love for tango all those years ago. (Sabrina Elias)
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