Woodstock Tango
was named

"Best Place to Learn Argentine Tango in the Hudson Valley"
by Hudson Valley Magazine in
November 2007

WOODSTOCK TANGO THURSDAY PRACTICAS -
CONTINUE ON THE 2nd AND 3rd THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH
$5
7p-9:30p Practica-
New World Home Cooking.more info

Tango TalesListen to the Tango Tales radio program on Tete y Silvia, done by Elmira Cancelada when T y S were in Woodstock in May....
click here for Audio

 

Greetings! Welcome to Woodstock Tango!!
Woodstock Tango hosts weekly classes, monthly milongas and special workshops featuring outstanding dancer/teachers from NYC and Buenos Aires....more


UPCOMING AT WOODSTOCK TANGO!

enriquetaSATURDAY JAN. 30th
WOODSTOCK TANGO 6th ANNIVERSARY MILONGA!!!!!
featuring WORKSHOPS with ENRIQUETA KLEINMAN!

-3p-4:30p: Basic Structure of MILONGUERO STYLE TANGO (Close Embrace) (All Levels) : Caminatas (different ways to move forward); Amague with flexion and change of weight; amague without flexion and change of front. (Amague: a "fake" move that appears to move in one direction and then changes the direction at the last second. Considered an 'adornment', these moves are essential to Argentine Tango and make your dance look very cool!!!)
4:45-6:15p: GIROS and CONCEPT OF CIRCULAR MUSIC (Intermediate & Advanced): Turns, Half-Turns, with change of front, with backward and forward runs; combination of turns; turns in the VALS, rotated figures.

8-9p: Intro to Tango: Walking in Rhythm- How to Get Onto the Tango Dance Floor with Simple Moves (All levels with Ilene, Beginners Welcome/No Partner Necessary/ included in Milonga admission)

9p-1am: 6th ANNIVERSAY MILONGA! Buffet, Surprises; DJ La Rubia del Norte! (Classic Tango with salsa/swing breaks) CELEBRATING DAN'S BIRTHDAY!!
(We'll have a light buffet & refreshments... feel free to BYOB, and for the gourmands out there, bring a little something for the table as well!)

- ALL Saturday events at the CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION, 20 Thomas St., Kingston, NY 12401 (use RAILROAD AVENUE entrance- DIRECTIONS

- SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWERS TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP w/ENRIQUETA - IN WOODSTOCK!
2:30p-4p: Followers Technique Workshop- Refine and Improve Technique; Embellishments; The Secrets of Great Following under Any Circumstances!

***** Bring heels AND smooth-soled flats or socks.
Sunday workshop at MOUNTAIN VIEW STUDIO, 20 Mountain View Avenue, Woodstock NY 12498 //

FOLLOWERS WORKSHOP ONLY- $25 (90 MINUTES)
with at least one Saturday workshop & Milonga - $20

ALL AT THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION
20 Thomas St., Kingston, NY (***EASY DIRECTIONS)
For workshop & milonga pricing CLICK here...


WOODSTOCK TANGO THURSDAY PRACTICAS - CONTINUE ON THE 2nd AND 3rd THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH.
7p-9:30p Practica- $5.
Patricia and Brian will host the Thursday practicas at New World, providing a cool place to dance and practice between our monthly milongas.
Dance to Ilene's classic and modern selections....
Come enjoy a night of tango with good friends... we usually sit down for a meal afterwards...!

New World Home Cooking
(1411 Rt 212, between Woodstock & Saugerties- NY 12477


NEW! Starting SUNDAY JAN. 3rd ~ FIRST SUNDAY AFTERNOON DANCE PARTY!!! Tango-Salsa-Swing-Latin-World Beat!
ILENE'S AMAZING DANCE PARTY! 3p-7pm, the first Sunday afternoon of each month @ KEEGAN ALES, 20 Saint James Street, Kingston NY 12401 (historic brewery located off Broadway in uptown Kingston). $10 cover includes snacks and Intro to Tango lesson @2p; renowned brew, full bar and cafe food also available, two floors www.keeganales.com.


SAVE THE DATE! SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27th!
Daniela Arcuri comes to Woodstock (finally!) !!!
Saturday afternoon workshops, evening milonga.
Classes and location to be announced.
SCHEDUING PRIVATE LESSONS NOW!
Do not miss this opportunity to study with one of the very
best in Argentine Tango!!!! ...more

Upcoming artists include: Junior Cervila, Julio Bassan, Maria & Gustavo, and other fantastic teachers!

 

ILENE'S DJ ACTIVITIES ***

Ilene DJ

'll be in Miami from Nov. 20-Dec 2nd..... if you are there, I will be DJing 3 milongas....

- Nov. 20: La Copa- Pablo y Alicia Repun's Friday night milonga in Hollywood.

- Nov. 25: Fabiola y Manny's Milonga in Pompano Beach

- Nov. 28: La Pituca Milonga, Fabiola y Manny's Saturday night milonga in Delray Beach,

Thank-you Pablo, Alicia, Fabiola y Manny!

*** In addition to being the founder and director of Woodstock Tango, Ilene has established a reputation as a popular, traditional Tango DJ, who DJ's regularly at milongas in NYC and at festivals (recently Boston & Chicago). She is one of the very few non-Argentines to DJ in Buenos Aires at Salon Canning (three times) and the only one to have DJ’d Porteño y Bailerin. She is a "traditional" DJ, using cortinas, tandas and the most beautiful classic tango ever recorded. (She is also adept at offering some lovely danceable surprises from the modern and alternative tango worlds...). She conducts MEET THE MUSIC sessions to better acquaint dancers with the key orquesta's of the Golden Age, and is available to DJ private parties and events.

 

FOR MORE INFO,
CONTACT ILENE MARDER, imhmedia@yahoo.com, (845) 246-1122

OMAR VEGA 1959-2008


CLICK FOR SLIDESHOW

Omar was a wonderful friend and taught at Woodstock Tango many times since we began fiveyears ago. He was one of my first teachers, and became a "foundation" teacher to our community.

THIS SLIDESHOW is a small offering to remember him....the photos are from various classes he taught at Woodstock and include shots from Gayatri Martin's La Boca milonga in NYC as well

He will live in our hearts and minds, and most of all, in our dance.

Here is an unforgettable video of Omar burning up the floor with the great Daniela Arcuri, dancing to Canaro's Milonga Brava.....

In addition to being the founder and director of Woodstock Tango, Ilene has established a reputation as a popular Tango DJ, who plays regularly at milongas & festivals in NYC and surrounding areas (i.e. La Nacional, All-Night Milonga, Esmeralda's, NYC Summer Tango Festival), with recent DJ jaunts to Boston, Chicago, Toronto, & Miami. She is one of the very few non-Argentines to DJ in Buenos Aires at Salon Canning (three times) and the only one to have DJ’d Porteño y Bailerin. She is a "traditional" musicalizadora (tango DJ) using cortinas, tandas and the most beautiful classic tango ever recorded. She is also adept at offering some lovely danceable surprises from the modern nuevo and alternative tango worlds, and has a heck of a good time djing tango, salsa and swing events! She conducts MEET THE MUSIC sessions to better acquaint dancers with the key orquesta's of the Golden Age, and composes tango sampler cd's for educational purposes. She is available to DJ private tango parties and all kinds of events.

In January, she'll be playing in NYC at Esmeralda's Tango & Tapas, Sunday Jan. 10 and 17 @ Session 73 (73rd St & 1st), among other NYC venues, in addition to the milonga in Kingston on Jan. 30. In February & March she is back at NYC's famed La Nacional, on the first two Thursdays of each month. Check back here for additional dates.... Contact Ilene if you are interested in Tango Sampler CD's or Meet the Music sessions.

 

Call or write me for most up to date info: (845) 246-1122, info@woodstocktango.com

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