Argentine Tango Workshop and Practica with Andres Amarilla
Pay at the door
Date
Sunday
April 6, 2025
Time
Location
Argentine Tango
Workshop & Practica
with Andres Amarilla
Happy Springtime! To new beginnings, movement, growth and more dancing!
Come join us for our THIRD weekend of Argentine tango with Andres Amarilla in the swamp! Don’t miss this authentic transmission from a maestro to learn technique, immerse yourself in the culture, music and community of tango! Let’s continue to learn to be present, inspired, grounded and connected to oneself and others!
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Andres Amarilla began dancing tango in 1987 at age 11. While still a child, he studied with and performed in the dance companies of three of the greatest tangueros of all time: Gustavo Naveira, Juan Carlos Copes, and Rodolfo Dinzel. After 10 years of intensive immersion in the music, culture and movement of traditional Argentine Tango, Andres became part of a small group of young people seeking to push the limits of the traditional art form. Together, they analyzed and codified the movements, sequences and rules of traditional tango and began to play with the “grammar” of the tango language, thereby developing uncounted new sequences of movements, and giving birth to a new means of teaching, dancing and thinking about tango. This way of analyzing tango has become the basis of most good tango pedagogy in the world today.
A greatly sought-after teacher, Andres has taught in more than 70 cities worldwide, including Istanbul, Beirut, Warsaw, Gdansk, Moscow, Sydney, Brisbane, Belo Horizonte, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Vancouver, Montreal, and New York, among many others. In 2008, Andres and his dance partner, Meredith Klein, founded the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School. Until Covid-19, Andres was splitting his year between Philadelphia and traveling to teach in other parts of the world.
SAT April 5 @ ROSA B. WILLIAMS CENTER
524 NW 1st St, Gainesville, FL 32601
524 NW 1st St, Gainesville, FL 32601
SUN April 6 @ HEARTWOOD SOUNDSTAGE STUDIO
619 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
619 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
DETAILS
12:30 pm Check-in and Registration SAT and SUN
SATURDAY
1:00 - 2:30 pm Intermediate “Step by Step: Exploring Parallel and Cross Walks for Precision and Style”
*Break*
3:00 - 4:30 pm Intermediate “Navigating the Dancefloor: Flow, Timing, and Spacial Awareness”
*Break*
5:00-7:00 pm Practica and Social with DJ Andres
Sunday @ Heartwood Soundstage
$25 at the door
1:00 - 2:30 pm *ABSOLUTE BEGINNER CLASS*
WILL BE CAPPED AT 40 DUE TO SPACE! SIGN UP TO SAVE YOUR SPOT!
*Break*
3:00 - 4:30 pm Intermediate “Volcadas Unleashed: Refining Technique for Close Embrace Mastery”
*Break*
5:00 - 7:00 pm Practica and Social with DJ Andres
ADVANCED REGISTRATION:
$35 Any Intermediate class + practica ($25 with student ID)
$20 Any practica ($10 with student ID)
$20 Any practica ($10 with student ID)
$25 SUN Absolute beginner class + practica ($15 with student ID)
$120 full workshop discount with practicas
Door registration CASH ONLY
PRIVATE lessons by Andres are available. DM me to secure very limited spots.
Street parking is free on Sundays. Consider carpooling, biking or walking as there will be an outdoor Heartwood Soundstage event concurrently. Support our awesome local venue to hear more great live music at:
Enjoy the EATS at South Main Station with our LOCAL vendors, coffee and books at The Lynx!
