Diary for March-April / Friday classes/Wednesday practicas.

This week we have an informal Space practica on Wednesday and Luis & Elizabeth's classes on Friday. Details below. First here is the diary until May 5th: Please note various non-normal changes and cancellations!

  • Wednesday 6th March, 8.15-10.15, Informal Space practica, Warwick Space,

  • Friday 8th March, 6.30-10.30, Classes at St Mary's with Luis & Elizabeth plus Practica.

  • Wednesday 13th March, 8.15-10.15, Informal Space practica, Warwick Space,

  • Friday 15th March, 6.30-10.30, Classes at St Mary's with Luis & Elizabeth plus Practica.

  • Wednesday 20th March, 8.15-10.15, Informal Space practica, Warwick Space,

  • Friday 22th March, 6.30-10.30, Classes at St Mary's with Luis & Elizabeth plus Practica. Concentration on milonga from 7.30 pm.

  • Wednesday 27th March  NO PRACTICA!

  • Friday 29th March: NO CLASSES (Good Friday) !

  • Wednesday 3rd April: NO PRACTICA!

  • Friday 5th April, 7.15 to 10.45 (approx) NO MILONGA!! but CLASSES at ST MARKS CHURCH HALL, Rugby Rd, Leamington Spa, CV32 6DL, plus practica, starting with an extended all levels class (including our beginners) , by Luis & Elizabeth. Details tba. !

  • Wednesday 10th April 8.15-10.15, Informal Space practica, Warwick Space.

  • Friday 12th April 6.30 to 10.30 Classes at St Mary's with Luis & Elizabeth plus Practica

  • Wednesday 17th April 8.15-10.15, Informal Space practica, Warwick Space.

  • Friday 19th April 6.30 to 10.30 Classes at St Mary's with Luis & Elizabeth plus Practica

  • Wednesday 24th April 8.15-10.15, Informal Space practica, Warwick Space.

  • Friday 26th April 6.30 to 10.30 Classes at St Mary's with Luis & Elizabeth plus Practica. Accent on Vals from 7.30 pm.

  • Wednesday 1st May 8.15-10.15, Informal Space practica, Warwick Space.

  • Friday 3rd May, 8pm to midnight, Milonga Ideal at Warwick Space. DJ TBA

End of April/ beginning May, booking starts for TANGO SPA v11 25th October to 27th October. Schedule will be on same lines as last year (https://tangowarwick.org/news/2023/2/6/tango-spa-v10-27th-29th-october-2023-booking-info)

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WEDNESDAY SPACE VERY INFORMAL PRACTICAS  

Timing: 8.15 to 10.15 pm,
at Warwick SPACE, 71 Coten End, Warwick CV34 4NU

cost £5 in cash.

Come along for as long as you like when you like.

No need to come with a partner. All who have done some tango classes welcome, newcomers and returners especially so.

Come and enjoy some practice, or some sociable dancing, some experimenting with your dance, some music, some cheerful company, some fine cordials, perhaps even a sip of prosecco or related.

These sessions are regular events with tango dancers who want to improve their dancing whilst they enjoy it, or just enjoy it. It is a friendly, totally relaxed and sociable time with a small number of dancers of wildly different levels. There is a decent floor and music. If you haven't been dancing long it is likely that you will be able to dance with or be advised by a more experienced dancer (especially in the first hour) but you can easily avoid that if you prefer!

This is not a substitute for classes and the other participants are not teachers, though they are usually happy to advise inexperienced dancers who are about to take classes or are taking regular classes.

It is organised by a team under the umbrella of Tango Warwick. However you do not need to be involved with Tango Warwick to come.

We aim to hold them every week, but please check.

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FRIDAYS CLASSES AT ST MARY'S:

Tango Warwick classes in Argentine tango take place on Fridays, normally except the first Friday of each month, though there will no classes on Friday 29th March (Good Friday), made up by holding special classes at a different venue and with different timing (TBA) on April 5th. There is social dancing with some refreshment for an hour afterwards.

Beginners should join the 6.30 pm Argentine tango class.

If you have been away from tango for a few weeks or years: why not come back now?

Warwick Tango's classes & practica with our resident teachers Luis & Elizabeth give you Friday evenings full of friendly people and exciting classes. They come with the promise of wonderful social events, almost anywhere in the inhabited world.

You do not need to come with a partner.

We welcome single dancers as well as couples, newcomers as well as those we haven't seen for months, irregulars and regulars alike.

Experienced dancers also join the 6.30 pm class in order to perfect their techniques, and help bring on beginners.
The 7.15 pm and 8.30 pm classes are for more experienced dancers (in Argentine Tango). If there can be any doubt about your level, especially for the 8.30 class, please ask the teachers.

Week by week for the classes from 7.30 onwards we follow the sequence used in traditional milongas (tango social dances); TTMTTVTTM...where T=tango, M=milonga (the dance, not the social event), V=tango vals, so that the milonga & vals do not get neglected. In March there will be emphasis on milonga from 7.30 pm on Friday 22nd.

The evening is completed by a sociable and lively practica, with some wine, soft drinks and cake. It will be instructive, friendly, and a very enjoyable evening's dancing. You are welcome to stay for the practica even if not doing the later classes: you can read, dream,... or visit a nearby pub (the nearby New Inn, CV31 1DW is in the Good Beer Guide).

The teachers are our superb "resident" teachers: Luis Rodriguez and Elizabeth Knock. Their emphasis on elegance and musicality and with dancing in milongas in mind has made them justly popular.
They are based in London. See https://tangoynadamas.org for more about them. They are sometimes available for private or semi-private classes on Saturdays. For this please contact them via Luisyelitango@gmail.com
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TIMING:
6.30pm-7.30 Tango Fundamentals including beginners. Please arrive a few minutes early to start on time.
7.15-8.15 Fundamentals and improvers ;
8.15 pm for 8.30-9.30 Intermediate/advanced class;
9.30-10.30pm (approx) Practica,
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PRICES: 6.30 class £8 (£5 for students with student Id), together with improvers class £12 (£8)
Other classes £10 (£5) for one, £15 (£10) for the whole evening.
Practica: Free with classes otherwise £3 (£4)
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TEACHERS:Elizabeth Knock & Luis Rodriguez.
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WHERE: St Mary's Church Hall , St Mary's Road, Leamington Spa,CV31 1JW. There is a substantial car park for the church, on the opposite side of the church to the church hall, as well as plenty of on road parking.
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HEALTH PRECAUTIONS: If you feel unwell in a potentially infectious way please stay away, especially if you think it is just the flu!
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Hope to see you!

David, for Tango Warwick.

Tango Warwick