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 Jaimes Friedgen, 2006
June 2-4
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Schedule so far for Jaimes' visit
June 2. Friday milonga

pre-milonga intermediate class
performances with surprise partners.
dancing.
June 3. Saturday morning.

Jaimes' available for private lessons.

Inquire through Greg
June 3. Saturday afternoon

Workshop!!
Three or four one-hour classes with break. Sliding scale.
June 3. Saturday Milonga

8pm pre-milonga intermediate lesson
9pm - 1am performances, dancing.
performances with surprise partners.
June 4. Sunday morning.

Jaimes available for private lessons.

Inquire through Greg
June 4. Sunday afternoon.

Workshops!

3 to 6 one-hour workshops, with breaks.
June 4 performance.

At Cozmic pizza, between 6:30 - 7:30, performance as a benefit for local Latin American immigrant services, "Siempre Amigos!"
June 4, Sunday UOATC milonga.

At Tango Center

8pm pre-milonga intermediate class
9pm - midnight+ : dancing!

Possible experiments
submitted by the community, for Jaimes' approval
participants: 1
Intermediate pre-milonga class

Before both milongas
1
DJ & musicality class

Learn to examine & select music, and to pick out different music for different purposes and effects.
2
Superlarge, supercheap workshops

$1-$5 sliding scale per person per class. Three one hour classes. Saturday & Sunday.
3
Rotation practica

$1 - $5 sliding scale gets you two songs with Jaimes for each participant, leading or following. Work on specific moves, or general stuff.
4
"Ask one question" coupons

Could be on the back floor during the milonga. For $1 - $5 sliding scale, people get a coupon, good for one question, and ask how to lead or follow something. Anyone can watch or participate.
5

Possible workshop subjects
submitted by the community, for Jaimes' approval
participants: 3
CONNECTION!

CONECTION!
I’m told that the three most important things in real estate are location, location, and location. In tango the three most important things are connection, connection, and connection. Jaimes is the master of connection, and the only person I have ever taken a class from who can actually teach how to find it.
1
Quality of Movement

Turns, Changes of Direction, and Overturned Ochos

Lvl: Int/Adv
2
Axis & weight change

How to become more aware of your follower's axis. How to get your leader to become aware of your axis. Same with weight changes.
3
Feet & torso & weight shifts

General principles for where to place your feet, when to put them there, and how this works with your torso & weight shifts, to get stuff to happen.
4
what are they looking for?

when dancing with someone new, some leaders seem like they want some particular thing ... but what can it be? what are the possibilities?

when dancing with someone new, some followers seem like they want some particular thing ... but what can it be? what are the possibilities?

They seem to know from the first step. But not everyone wants the same thing. What are all the categories?
5
Soltadas & the permutations

Breaking the embrace. Different states of embrace.
6
Musicality

Catching The Three Essential Elements In Tango Music

Lvl: All Levels
7
Musicality


The Fourth Essential Element

Lvl: Advanced
8
Creativity

Four Tools to Expand Your Vocabulary

Lvl: Int/Adv
9
Creativity

Combining Advanced Material in New Ways (featuring: volcadas, boleos and ganchos)
Lvl: Adv
10
Musicality for follower's embellishment

with additional leaders technique for leading ochos.

Int/Adv
11
Every kind of gancho

A complete lesson on how to lead and follow every kind of gancho in Tango.
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