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Register for the May 2008 lesson series!
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Lessons
Our club offers 4 levels of lesson series for close embrace style
tango--Beginner, Advanced-Beginner, and
Intermediate.
All classes run in parallel on Wednesday nights on the
ground floor of Angell Hall. The common practica, which is sometimes preceded by a class takes place on Monday nights at the Pittsfield Grange. A typical student will follow a progression like:
Beginner
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Advanced-Beginner
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Intermediate |
Monday Night Practica at the Grange
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Close-embrace tango dancing is a social form of tango where couple
joined at the upper torso during the dance. By contrast, an open
embrace style of tango dancing is derived from stage tango where the
couple's torsos are not as attached as the close-embrace for the
couple to be able to execute complicated figures.
Both forms of dance are danced on social floor in Argentina and
require a dedication to master; choosing one is a matter of personal
preference. When the floor space is ample, a couple can dance
open-embrace while still maintaining respect for the floor and the
couples around them; as the floor gets more crowded, however,
close-embrace is typically danced more.
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