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IslaTango is the premiere source of Argentine Tango in Hawaii. Offering lessons from internationally recognized tango maestro George Garcia. IslaTango was founded in 1997 and is now a solid tango community in the middle of the Pacific. George stars with Christy Coté in Dance Vision USA's highly acclaimed 20 DVD Argentine Tango Instructional Series. He has performed at the Tango Libertad Show in Tokyo and judged the competitions at the World Tango Festival in Tokyo in 2006 and 2007. George is a DVIDA National Examiner.
- Tango for Absolute Beginners: A four-week series that starts on the first Wednesday of each month. "If you can walk... you can learn to tango" with expert instruction from maestro George Garcia. Class meets on the first four Wednesdays of the month at 7:30-8:30pm with a 2-hour practice session included. See "Lessons" page for details.
- Would you like to take your tango to a higher level? George offers private coaching that gives immediate and long term results for both leader or follower. Learn out how to create that 'Lush Connection' that partners find irresistible.
- Visiting tango instructors - Past workshops with guest instructors throughout the years include Carlos Gavito y Marcela Duran, Hugo y Miriam, Jorge Torres, Graciela Gonzalez, Fabian Salas, Cecilia Gonzales, Christy Coté, Chelsea Eng, Evan Wallace y Michelle Badion, Felix Chavez, Alberto y Valorie, Daniel Trenner, Rebecca Shulman, Brigitte Winkler, Jean-Sebastien Rampazzi, Florencia Tacchetti, Jorge Nel Giraldo y Milena, Gloria and Claudio Otero, Felix Chavez, Emil Sansour y Nazan, Miguel Angel Pla, Julian Miller Ramil y Claudia Lissette, Susana Miller, Cacho Dante, Murat y Michelle, Marcelo Solis y Yanina Messina, Carlos Stasi and Susana Guevara, Julio Marino y Mirabai Deranja, Akiyoshi y Noriko Tanada, Mariana Ancarola y David Orly-Thompson, Facundo Posadas, Gustavo Benzecry-Saba & Maria Olivera, Fernanda & Guillermo...
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Note: The Honolulu Club will be renovating from May 8th and re-opening on June 1st. During those weeks, classes and practicas will be held at the Al Franz Studio, 419 South Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Unexpired TangoBucks will be honored until the end of May.
Quick reminder...
Classes and practicas will be held at Al Franz Studio for the rest of the month. The Honolulu Club will re-open on June 1st and our first tango class and practica at the newly renovated Honolulu Club will be on June 5th.
May - at a glance:
Wednesdays, May 22, 29, at the Al Franz Studio
7:30-8:30pm - "Tango for Absolute Beginners"
($15 drop-in class includes practica, open to public)
Thursdays, May 23, 30 at the Al Franz Studio
7:30-9:00pm - Intermediate/Advanced Level Argentine Tango
May 16th: Lapices* and Sacadas for Men and Women Part 1
May 23rd: Lapices and Sacadas for Men and Women Part 2
May 30th: Enganches and Sacadas
$15/class or $10 TangoBucks per class
*Lapices are 'Pencils', or Painting movements of the foot during the woman's molinete
Save the Dates!
IslaTango Summer Bootcamp: A Tango Vacation in Paradise!
Combine your holiday with our tango intensive training course
Basic Tango Bootcamp - July 8-22, 2013 ($180)
Intermediate Tango Bootcamp - July 15-27, 2013 ($180)
Three-Week Tango Addict Bootcamp - July 8-27, 2013 ($230)
Discounts for early registration or re-enlistment.
PayPal accepted
Contact us for flyer and details
...If you can walk, you can learn to tango.
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George Garcia's "Lush Connection" concepts - Mark Andersen, a fan from the Bay Area describes his own experience of the teachings of the Maestro at a workshop in San Francisco. George's concise explanation of the "Lush Embrace", posture, and axis differentiations of leader and follower, invitation, response inspired revelatory reactions of the entire class. more (Type in "4 Secrets" in the Archive Search box)
"Do's and Don'ts of Inviting and Accepting" by Ney Melo
What is the proper tango etiquette of asking someone to dance? Is there a method? Click here for a great article by Ney: |more|
Hot off the Press!
Hawaiii Public Radio interview about Argentine Tango on "Business of the Arts" with host Bob Sandla. Special guests on the show are musician and tango aficionado Miguel Rosenman and IslaTango's George Garcia.
The show airs twice: "Sunday February 27 at 6:00pm on FM 88.1
and again on Tuesday March 1st at 5:00pm on 89.3
Downloads are available after the airing at their website: http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/talkshows
- One of the most complete and best produced series available
- A great way to review what George has taught in class
- George's best students use these DVDs to improve their skills
- Order directly online or see George for more information
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