Why
Argentine Tango?
Argentine
tango
is a beautiful, fun and exciting dance! It's a great way to meet new
people,
relax, get some exercise, and experience the exhilarating rush of
moving
across the dance floor in a hug and to beautiful music.
And
once
you're
learning to tango, you can actually use your skills every week: you are
warmly invited to come dance with other Yalies every Sunday night at
GPSCY's,
204 York Street (under 21 OK), when the Yale Tango Club holds its
informal practice
dance from 8pm until midnight. Free
admission, and no
partner needed. The Yale Tango Club is one of the most active social
clubs on campus, and we host special events that draw dancers from all
over North America. Check out the Yale
Tango Club website. We hope to dance with you soon.
Do
I need to bring a
partner to the
class at the gym?
No need to bring a
partner! There
will
be many people to dance with. The gender balance is usually as close to
even as it can get with random sampling. The instructor has the dancers
change partners throughout the class (although if you want to stick
with
your own, that's fine!). This helps everyone learn faster.
Can
anyone join?
Anyone can take the
class! You don't
have
to be affiliated with Yale. Of course if you are a student or a member
of the gym, you'll enjoy a special rate.
Where
and when
Payne Whitney
Gym, at Yale
University
in New Haven, CT
5th floor Main Exercise
Room (next
to
the elevators)
Tuesday evenings
starting 2nd or 3rd week of the semester.
Beginners 8pm; Intermediate 6.30.
There are 11 or 12 classes in
the series.
(No
class during break).
Fee
Yale students or Gym
Members $55 per
person
or $110 per couple.
Non-Members $110 per
person or $220
per
couple.
How
to sign up
Registration will be
held at the
Payne
Whitney Gym in the lobby the week before the first class.
You can pay by
check or charge it to
your
account if you are a student.
You can sign up for
yourself, or for
yourself
+ a friend of either gender using the "couples" option. You don't have
to actually be a couple or even dance with each other, this will just
save
one person a trip to the registration desk.
Walk-ins during class
are accepted
(please
arrive early and bring a check or exact change).
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Beginners
class
Tuesdays from 8-9:30 PM
No previous experience
required.
Singles
are welcome. You are welcome to repeat this class to fully absorb the
basics
and become comfortable with dancing.
Intermediate
class
Tuesdays from 6:30-8 PM.
Previous training and
experience
with
Argentine Tango is a prerequisite. Singles are welcome. You are welcome
to repeat this class to continue developing skills in figures,
improvisation,
floorcraft, musicality, and partnering.
Questions?
Judy Phelps, Instructor
phelpstango@optonline.net
Directions:
I-95 North or South to
exit 47 in
New
Haven, or I-91 South to exit 1 in New Haven to the Rt 34 connector
(Richard E Lee Highway).
On the connector go to
exit 3. At
the
light turn RIGHT onto YORK St.
Stay on YORK St. until
the 5th light
(just
past "Toad's Place")
At the light turn LEFT
onto TOWER
PARKWAY
(Grove St becomes Tower Parkway at that intersection)
Yale's Payne Whitney
Gym is a large
gothic
building straight ahead where the road curves to the left. You can park
on the street (use the meter until 7pm), or make a right turn in front
of the gym, turn left at the stop sign, and left into the parking lot.
The classes are on the
5th floor;
take
the elevator and turn left or follow the music.
Opportunities
to tango
within 1 mile
of where you live
Yale
Tango Club Sunday Practica
CATS
Monthly Tango Dance
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