Diego "El Pájaro" Riemer & Maria Belén Giachello
Diego “El Pájaro” Riemer started tango in his home town Buenos Aires, and continued in Berlin to which he moved in 2000. As a former drummer, his rhythmic interpretation of tango, waltz and milonga is exceptional. This, together with his musicality and flair for improvisation have made him travel all over the world. Maria Belén Giachello was born and trained as a dancer in Buenos Aires. She has worked with many of the greatest names in tango, and is also active as a tango and folklore singer. She is well known for her elegant dancing, and as a teacher she emphasises body consciousness, musicaliy, communication and emotional expressivity. She is a resident of France since 2003.
Level 2
You have danced for at least six months to a year or more, 2-3 times a week. You are working on the fundamental techniques, and think you are getting quite good at them.
Two sessions of 1 hour and 45 minutes each with 'El Pajaro' and Maria and two sessions with Henrik and Gunilla. Total: 7 hours. The material you work on with...
About the art of walking in couples. Working on technique and elegance.
Level 3
You are an experienced social dancer. You feel entirely comfortable with the basics and are working on intermediate tango elements and some more advanced stuff, in both open and close embrace. It is quite natural for you to adapt your style of dancing to different orchestras. You have been dancing tango regularly, by which we mean at least 2-3 times a week, for at least 2 to 3 years or longer.
Milonga can be danced in two ways: in smooth style — “milonga lisa” — and in a much more rhythmical style, with quick double-tempo steps — ̶...
Do you like Biagi? D'Arienzo? Rodriguez? That is: do you enjoy dancing to music where the rhythm is absolutely central? Then this workshop is for you. Discov...
Level 4
You are a very experienced dancer who feels equally confident in tango, vals and milonga. You have excellent balance and technique and dance with equal comfort in both close and open position. You really enjoy dancing on very crowded floors and never collide with, unsettle or disturb other couples. You have visited several tango festivals outside your country of residence, and have been dancing tango regularly, at least 2-3 times a week, for 4-5 years or longer.
Four sessions of 1 hour and 45 minutes each (a total of 7 hours) with 'El Pajaro' and Maria allow you to go deep into their material and work with continuity...
Enrosques – extreme twisting of the axis, especially in giros and suchlike – is a fun part of classical tango which tends to be ignored in the new tango. En...
Level 5
You are very advanced, even when considered on an international level. You master all elements mentioned for Level 4 and have gone beyond them. You are able to analyse complicated movements and combinations of movements at a single glance. You have certainly been dancing tango frequently over a very long period of time.
Different rhythmical combinations in traspié.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a very difficult workshop. You should NOT sign up for it unless you truthfully can say th...