Friday, January 16^th at Shell Beach Vets Hall

6:00 – 7:30 pm Salon Style

Leader's Salon Style (Open Embrace) Technique.

Understanding this beautiful and unique Argentine version of the waltz.

Saturday, January 17^th at SLO Vets Hall

Cost: $20 per person per class. Register for more than one class at a time and save:   2 for $35, 3 for $50, or all 4 for $60. Students save an additional $5 with ID. One hour private classes also available for $70 per couple, contact Rich to schedule.

Brooke Burdett is known for her leap across continents almost 7 years ago that took her from the Denver area on a "tango calling" to Buenos Aires where she currently resides. Recognized for her original and delicate footwork and celebrated for her clarity and generosity in the classroom, Brooke teaches and performs tango in Buenos Aires, the U.S. and Canada and has made instructional videos with Daniel Trenner and Mariano Frumboli (better known as "Chicho"). Respected as an expert follower AND leader, she feels incredibly "Argentine-like" as a dancer, yet she is able to articulate and impart what she knows in an easy-to-understand North American vernacular. Brooke's tango is also informed by a variety of movement forms, including jazz, yoga, contact improvisation and African dances.

Using an innovative and stimulating method, Brooke teaches so that students can be creative from the start, encouraging exploration and play at all levels. Her style brigdes the gap between younger and older generations, and she concentrates on body dynamics essential for both open and closed embrace dancing. Her most influential teachers have been Gustavo Naveira & Olga Besio, Chicho, Graciela Gonzalez, Florencia Taccetti, Mingo & Esther Pugliese and Juan Bruno. She also atttibutes her knowledge to the inmeasurable amount of time dancing in the salons of Buenos Aires and the information transmitted to her directly from her partners on the dance floor.

Brooke’s web site is at www.tangoparatodos.com/brooke_burdett.htm.