Bay Area Argentine Tango Association

Palo Alto Practilonga this FRI. w/Jean Chao!

Palo Alto" Practilonga":

First Friday of every month
555 Waverley Street (at Hamilton)
Palo Alto, CA

Guided Practica: 8-9 pm w/Jean Chao (see bio below)
THEME: Turns
The first 15 minutes of the guided practica will be focused on technique and exercises needed for fluid turns. Note All participants of the practica will receive individual feedback (much like in a private class) and will have the opportunity to ask more questions after the practica also.

Milonga: 9-12:30+

Price: $10 for milonga only
$12 for Guided Practica +Milonga (***Special opening night price)

Come to Palo Alto the first Friday of every month (in addition to the second Friday of every month) to practice or to just dance! There will be a new guided practica from 8-9pm. This months theme will be: Turns(Giros). Jean will be available to answer your questions and give feedback on how to refine your dancing.

The second Friday Palo Alto milonga class will be taught by Eric Lindgren--the subject will be Complex Turns (see below for description) Come to this new first Friday Practilonga to get a head start on perfecting the tango turns!
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Jean's Bio: After years of classical piano & violin and vintage social dances, Jean became fascinated by Argentine Tango in the early 1990's. She was at ground zero when nuevo tango hit the Bay Area, assisting Pablo Veron in his classes in the 1997 Stanford Tango Week. She subsequently has studied with many of the top teachers in that style, including Gustavo Naveira, Chicho Frumboli, Luciana Valle, Lucia Mazer, and so on. In addition, in her many trips to Buenos Aires, she has developed a deep appreciation of the social tango by dancing with the local dancers including pre-eminent milongueroes in the salon and club style, such as el Chino Perico, Julio Duplaa, Cacho Dante, etc.

Along her journey to the essence of tango, she has overcome many physical challenges by seeking other disciplines such as Iyengar yoga and somatic release. Her ideal tango is one where the couple dances as one in an embrace absent of unnecessary tension, each fully committed to the other in the dance that emanates from a
visceral feeling of the music. As a teacher, Jean is noted for the ability to diagnose technical problems and able to provide solutions that suited the individual's ability and learning style. Well verse in both the leader and follower's technique, she has assisted Luciana Valle during her annual workshops in the Bay Area.