CU-Tango

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WE are often asked by various groups to give tango demonstrations. And community cultural festivals also offer many opportunities to show tango.

It is desirable to have a group of dancers ready with a repertory, who can be called upon for these presentations and performances. I think we should be organized with some dance routines, or at least with some general structures for presenting tango, so that when opportunities come up the dancers are prepared.

Also, rehearsals and performance deadlines are great motivators for dancers to work hard to improve their skills. This work makes us better dancers in general.

We are looking for dancers who are willing to meet somewhat regularly for rehearsal and also for planning. For now we envision that rehearsals would typically not be more often than once a week. The schedule would be flexible, and the rehearsal planning would be open to discussion by the group.

Some choreographic ideas are already in the works: formation routines and scenarios. We also want to work with dancers on concepts and techniques that give structure to improvisations (e.g., intros and endings). The rehearsal group will be open to choreographic and performance suggestions from the dancers -- in fact, the group will need to draw on the ideas of the members.

You can be in this rehearsal group without being part of a formation team or scenario dance. For example, a couple might just want to work on routines for themselves, and not want to be part of an ensemble piece.

Part of the work of the rehearsal group will be to plan the organization of performances, given the dancers who are available and the ideas that they have.

LET us know if you are interested in participating in this rehearsal and performance project.

You don't need a partner yet. Just tell us if you are interested.

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- Joe Grohens