salsaEville Presents S-L-M

Argentine Tango & Street Cha Cha Workshops

+ Milonga / Latin Dance Party

+ Sunday Salsa Sesh

Pay at the door, or for online payment and discount click here

Workshops @ the AWU Hall, 331 Sturt Street, Townsville Saturday, 2nd June 2012

08.30am Registration / Workshop notes $5

09.00-10:30 Argentine Tango - Fundamentals and More $30

10.45-11:45 Argentine Tango - For Improvers $20

12.00 -1:00 Street Cha Cha Fundamentals and More $20

PRE PAY  Discounted prepay price of only $60 for all three classes + receive workshop notes FREE, pick-up at   registration.

Milonga / Latin After Party 2nd June @ Movimiento, 205 Flinders St 8 pm-12am / Entry $5

Sunday Salsa Sesh 3rd June TBA

**S-L-M  is Street Latin Mackay, a branch of DanceFactor

Sample Workshop notes:

Street Latin Mackay - Argentine Tango Workshop June 2012

Fundamentals and More

Forward and Backward Walking Elements

• Toes are open, heels together

• Free foot always on floor

• Inside edge of foot then rest of foot

Music

• 1 beat to step, one beat to centre

The Game

• Man leads Women follows

• Partner moves you onto the free foot

Tango Embrace

• Close the embrace:- From exercise position, offer the left arm to receive the right arm,bring woman towards the chest.

• A good way to build the embrace is to place the right hand to the heart, left palm to right wrist elbow away and down. Turn Torso counter clockwise leaving the hips forward, move left forearm to 90 degrees. Right forearm away 10 to 15” leaving an open and

  closed side. Welcome the woman into the embrace.

• Tango walks counter clockwise

@ Picnic Bay Lifesavers Club, 80 The Strand (Near Strand Park / Basketball court). 4-8 pm / Free Entry