8h Musicality Seminar with Alex Krebs
February 3-5, 2023
SOLD OUT
The structure of tango music. Learning to master timing, dynamics and musical interaction with your partner.
Friday Feb 3rd is available via livestream!
"This is a lecture on what makes Argentine Tango unique as a musical form. As tango dancers, understanding the music is a crucial element to dancing tango well. In this talk Alex will decode tango music’s structure to help dancers at any level listen deeper and understand the music better.”
Friday 2/3 AVAILABLE VIA LIVESTREAM >>>
8-10pm: Lecture and Q&A on the structure of Tango and what to listen for.
Saturday 2/4
11-12.30pm: Finding the groove: dancing rhythmically with flow.
12.30-2pm: Ways to dance lyrically.
Sunday 2/5
12-1.30pm: Layering in the music and in the dance. Stylistic elements of the different orchestras.
1.30-3pm: Dynamics & musical interaction between the leader and follower.
Seminar: $180 / $160 for LATA Members
This workshop is geared towards those with 8 months to 20 years of dance experience. Pre-registration is required. Workshop is limited to 40 people (role-balanced). Cost is per person/weekend.
(payment plan available @ checkout)
Alex Krebs:
Tango dancer, instructor, musician.
Alex has been dancing Argentine Tango since 1997 and teaching worldwide since 1998, including performances in Buenos Aires. He has run his all-Argentine tango studio, Tango Berretin, in Portland, Oregon since 2001 and has also studied the bandoneon since 2001. Alex plays bandoneon and directs his own tango orchestra, The Alex Krebs Tango Sextet, as well as plays with Tango Pacifico and others.
Alex is a complete fanatic about the dance, and shares his passion with his students. He teaches for the social dance floor emphasizing the improvisatory nature of tango through strong communication between lead and follow while also connecting with the music. Alex gives his students the vocabulary necessary for each person to find their own unique way of dancing -- dancing the tango of their own body.
