Sunday tango rain or shine. visit of Maestro Joaquin Amenabar

[Marisela Rizik]

www.mariselarizik.com

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From: Habid Dall <tangob...@gmail.com>
Date: January 10, 2026 at 7:19:19 PM PST
To: Habid Dall <tangob...@gmail.com>, Marisela Rizik <Mri...@aol.com>
Subject: Sunday tango rain or shine. visit of Maestro Joaquin Amenabar



Hello

Hope everyone is doing well. 

Tomorrow our dear Rafael will be taking on the DJing. Always curious, always happy to share his selection with us. Here are our usual announcements.

We are also getting ready and excited on the visit of maestro Joaquin Amenabar on April 4rd and 5th, 2026. Be sure to pencil it in your calendar. 

Nobody has covered musicality in the-depth and details that he has done. I met him in person  a few times in my recent trip to Buenos Aires. Impeccable!

Here is  the complete information for the workshops. The only thing on hold is the place where we are going to have all the workshops. We are looking into it. 

LEARNING FROM THE SOURCE

 

JOAQUIN AMENABAR

Author of

LET’S DANCE TO THE MUSIC

In Eugene, Oregon

 

A FULL WEEKEND OF MUSICALITY:

 

6 WORKSHOPS PLUS PRACTICAS ON APRIL 4TH & 5TH, 2026

 

Private Lessons available April 6th & 7th (see schedule below)

 

This is a unique opportunity to delve into the foundation of the Tango, Milonga and Argentine Waltz.

 

• Maestro Amenabar will guide a comprehensive study of tango music.  You will connect with areas of tango you may not have noticed before.

• You’ll get a clear picture of the foundational principles for tango, waltz and milonga which will facilitate your interpretation when you dance.

• To learn from one who is a professor of tango music, a bandoneon player, a dancer, an orchestra director, and a scholar with an original methodology to teach music to tango dancers with no musical training is a rare gift.

• Guided by his unique approach, we will improve not only our ability to decipher what we hear in tango, but also in our roles as leads and follows.  

 

We will explore not just the rhythm, but also what makes tango unique…the Melody.

 

Location:

TBA

 

 

 

JOAQUIN AMENABAR WORKSHOP AND PRACTICA SCHEDULE  

 

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH

 

Workshop #1)  11:30 am – 12:45 pm  Dancing to the Basic Rhythm in Tango – The three basic rhythmic units:  simple-; double-; and half-time step.

 

15-minute break

 

Workshop #2)  1:00  – 2:15 pm  Dancing to the Melody in Tango – Melodic Rhythm:  What is it?  How do we dance to it?

 

15-minute break

 

Workshop #3) 2:30 – 3:45 pm  Elements of the Tango Style – Fraseos, Cadencias, Arrastres, different types of accents:  How do we move according to the era and orchestra style?

 

PRACTICA:  3:45 – 4:30 pm

 

SUNDAY APRIL 5TH

 

Workshop #4)  11:30 am – 12:45 pm  Roles Within the Dancing Couple – Dancing to the basic rhythm or  melody:  Different functions of embrace; predictability of the movements of the leader from the part of the follower; and relevance of the era and orchestra style.

 

15-minute break

 

Workshop #5)  1:00 – 2:15 pm  “Tango-Vals” - Rhythmic Units of the “Tango-Vals”: Different types of double-time in the waltz andrecognizing them in the melody.

 

15-minute break

 

Workshop #6)  2:30 – 3:45 pm  “La Milonga” Level 1:  Rhythmic difference Between Tango and Milonga -  Rhythmic units of milonga:  Simple-time; double-time; “traspie”; and “corrida.” 

 

PRACTICA:  3:45 – 4:30 pm

 

[No regular beginning and intermediate class on April 5th.  But our usual Milonguita will be held 5 – 7 pm.  $10]

 

WORKSHOPS, PRACTICA, & PRIVATE LESSON PRICES

$150/person if you pre-pay for all 6 workshops and the 2 practicas by or before February 28th; or

$30/person/workshop if you pre-pay for single workshops; or

$35/person/workshop at the door.

The Practica is free if 3 workshops are taken on the same day.  Otherwiseit’s $10.

$100/hr for each private lesson.  Private lesson dates are April 6th & 7th.

For questions and reservations contact Marisela at tangob...@gmail.com

 

FROM THE MAESTRO

 

These classes are the basic set of six classes that Joaquin always teaches when meeting a tango community for the first time.  The concept of “basic” here is not related to the level of the dancer.  It is in the sense of the “basic” information on musicality that every tango dancer must have to progress in the following ways:  forms and structures, different types of syncopation, Milonga Level II, and all the particular tango classes on different eras and orchestra styles.

 

More than often than not, dancers who have danced for decades have not had access to lots of the information given in these workshops.  That is why it is SO IMPORTANT to understand the meaning of the word “basic” here.

 

All the workshops are thought for tango dancers that do not have any musical education, so you don’t need to know music or be able to read music to take these workshops.

 

YOU DO NOT NEED A PARTNER FOR THESE WORKSHOPS.

 

The classes do have some explanations, but in each case we will dance and do the things that are being explained in a practical way.

 

 

Questions?  Write to Marisela at Tangob...@gmail.com

 

Want to prepare for the maestro?

Check his website for his two books:  Let’s Dance to the Music, Volumes 1 & 2

[Joaquin Amenabar website:  https://joaquinamenabar.com]