THURSDAY
1:00pm – 2:15pm
CJ1
Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Pivots: Technical tips for powerful pivots in different directions.
@ Monarch Ballroom
MJ1
Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
Mighty gancho combinations with challenge.
@ Irvine Ballroom
SF1
Stefanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino
Complex milonguero turns.
@ Catalina Ballroom
2:30pm – 3:45pm
VF1
Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
Embrace: how to apply dissociation in a linear or circular way depending on the movement.
@ Monarch Ballroom
MJ2
Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
Advanced Enrosque work for leaders and followers.
@ Irvine Ballroom
CS1
Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Resources for dancing the Variation.
@ Catalina Ballroom
4:00pm – 5:15pm
VF2
Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
Turns: Varying shapes of turns according to the music.
@ Monarch Ballroom
Clarisa Aragon
Clarisa Aragon’s Tango Technique
Fundamental points and different possibilities in voleos and ochos.
@ Irvine Ballroom
CS2
Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Resources for dancing Milonga.
@ Catalina Ballroom
FRIDAY
12:00pm – 1:15pm
Vanessa
Vanesa Villalba’s Tango Technique
World of Voleos: Executing with or without pivot, when & where.
@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)
MJ3
Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
Stage Sequence with elements mix. (COUPLES ONLY)
@ Monarch Ballroom
CJ2
Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Improvisation: How to break patterns and generate new movements.
@ Irvine Ballroom
SF2
Stefanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino
Rhythmical turns for Vals.
@ Catalina Ballroom
1:30pm – 2:45pm
CJ3
Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Embellishments for both roles: How to enrich our movements without interrupting the couples dance.
@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)
Afternoon Milonga
DJ Ayano Yoneda
1:30 – 5:30 pm
@ Monarch Ballroom
CS3
Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Movement of the Axis: Investigating the concept of Volcadas & Colgadas.
@ Irvine Ballroom
Danilo
Danilo Maddalena & Pam Est La
Coaching Workshop for Competitors
@ Catalina Ballroom
SATURDAY
12:00pm – 1:15pm
Facundo
Facundo Pinero’s Tango Technique
Facundo’s Technical Secrets
@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)
MJ4
Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
From Salon to Stage. First approach, using familiar
elements, amplifying intention and attitude.
(COUPLES ONLY)
@ Monarch Ballroom
CJ4
Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Musicality 1: How to technically express the melody with different structures.
@ Irvine Ballroom
Cynthia
Cynthia Palacios’s Tango Technique
Body organization and pivot work to reach the turn.
@ Catalina Ballroom
1:30pm – 2:45pm
MJ5
Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia
Stage Lifts: Exploring jumps, lifts, and slides. How to do them properly with comfort and good aesthetics.
(COUPLES ONLY)
@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)
Afternoon Milonga
DJ Fausto Carpino
1:30 – 5:30 pm
@ Monarch Ballroom
CJ5
Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Musicality 2: How to precisely enhance specific musical moments.
@ Irvine Ballroom
VF5
Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
Dynamic changes in strength, speed, and weight to accent musical effects
@ Catalina Ballroom
SUNDAY
12:00pm – 1:15pm
VF3
Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
Colgadas: Technical execution and use of the free leg to change dynamics.
@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)
Manuela
Manuela Rossi’s Tango Technique
Fantasia: Upper body, arms, expression, style.
@ Monarch Ballroom
CS4
Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
The Complexity of Simplicity: Subtleties and characteristics of tango style.
@ Irvine Ballroom
SF3
Stefanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino
Different types of Volcadas.
@ Catalina Ballroom
1:30pm – 2:45pm
VF4
Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Pinero
How to use axis & center for complex figures.
@ Crystal Ballroom (Main)
Afternoon Milonga
DJ Iv Manos
1:30 – 5:30 pm
@ Monarch Ballroom
CS5
Cynthia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar
Different types of Sacadas and their effects: Differentiating directions, heights, dynamics, and the effect on the free leg.
@ Irvine Ballroom
SF4
Stefanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino
Turns and Contra-Turns in close embrace.
@ Catalina Ballroom