Tango Workshop At Villa La Rogaia In Umbria, Italy

With Ricky Barrios and Laura Melo.

April 4 to 11, 2009 (week before Easter)

Ricky and Laura will be opening our Tango festival year season with a class on Milonguero style Tango.

About the teachers:

Ricardo is an actor, dancer, choreographer, director and teacher. In recent years, he was part of the highly acclaimed company "Tango x 2" of Miguel Angel Zotto, was artistic director of "Tango Emoción" of the Mora Godoy Company, and participated as actor, dancer and choreographer in the Musical "Tanguera" and in the operetta "María de Buenos Aires" by Astor Piazzolla, in this latter play, he worked with the Italian singer Milva.

Laura is a highly acknowledged dancer, teacher and choreographer. Her degrees are in Psychomotricity and Music. She began studying tango in 1997 with Pedro Monteleone, Marcela Guevara, Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Ermocida. She has taught and performed in International Tango Festivals in Belgium, Italy and Austria. She has done documentaries for the BBC of London and for RAI TV in Italy, as well as commercials for Austrian, Italian and Ukrainian television. Most recently, she was an instructor for the Mora Godoy Studio and for Tango Elite Argentino.

Ricardo and Laura have been working together professionally since 2002. They
have done exhibitions, workshops and concerts in many European cities. They express with passion, tradition and innovation an elegant and precise style of dance, characterised by great virtuosity. They have performed with Orchestras including Color Tango, Juan José Mossalini, Hyperion and Tango Seis.

More info at: www.ricardoylaura.com.ar

Level: Intermediate to advanced level
Languages of instruction: English, Italian, Spanish
Fee: EUR 695 per person per week. Price includes 15 hours of teaching, lodging in doubleroom and food (breakfast and dinner, all beverages inculded) for the entire week of the course, including the booking charge. There is an extra charge for single rooms of an additional EUR 120 per week. Please contact us about details of instruction, lodging and food.

See our full program at www.tango-holidays.com and www.tango-urlaub.de

Tango at Villa La Rogaia

Come to Italy for a combination of Tango, Arts, Culture, Food, Wine and more. Individual attention and intensive learning guaranteed (max. number of participants 9 couples per class) !
Registration possible also without partner ! Spend a relaxing week at Villa La Rogaia, an old countryhouse with a large garden and a pool. It is situated in the hills above Lake Trasimeno between Rome and Florence. Participants will stay in individually crafted double or single rooms (shared bathroom for two bedrooms) or in holiday apartments (for two persons). Enjoy our hearty and healthy breakfast and authentic Umbrian cuisine. And of course there is dancing every night. Get inspired by Italy's wealth of culture and history...