For Argentine Tango Lovers!
Daniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa

The Australian Dance Festival and Morena Dancewear are proud to present, 4 Times World Tango Champions, direct from Argentina Daniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa. 

In 2008, they won an UNPRECEDENTED four world titles:

• World Tango Championship (Tango Salon),
• Metropolitan Tango Championship (Tango Salon),
  
• Metropolitan Tango Championship (Milonga) and the
  
• Japan Open (Tango Salon).
  

Cristina & Daniel are no strangers to Australia having been invited twice to the TangoFest in 2009 and 2010.  Here are some reviews:

"Cristina Sosa and Daniel Nacucchio are a couple to watch - inspiring, knowledgable, methodical & approachable teachers and stunning performers. No wonder they have collected a number of significant awards...They are also a delight to watch dancing socially - understated and elegant...As teachers, their lessons were well prepared & appropriate to the level of workshop participants…They communicated effectively, using humour appropriately, and they were warm and very generous with their attention to participants, constantly moving around and helping people, despite the popularity of their classes. I should add that this view was shared by everyone I spoke to at the event.” - Patricia Petronio, Tango Salon Adelaide  (>>view her blog)

If you love Tango, this is one weekend you definitely do not want to miss!

So how can you share in the magic of Daniel & Cristina? 
Here are the options:


Milonga in Marrickville - Friday 3rd Sept
Come and meet Daniel & Cristina on Friday 3rd September at the Marrickville Tennis Club!  Feast your eyes on their showcase performance as well as their social dancing.  Best of all, you'll have every opportunity to dance with them as they are extremely gracious and will be most approachable!

Venue:	Auditorium of the Marrickville Tennis Club Henson Park, Centennial St, Marrickville (See Map )
Time:	8pm - Midnight
Cost:	$25

Inquiries and Table Booking please email andrea@morenadancewear.com.au

 

Intensive Workshops - Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th Sept
Over the weekend of the CLEAN&CLEAR® Australian Dance Festival, you will have the opportunity to be completely immersed in the world of Argentine Tango with Daniel & Cristina.  These maestros will teach 6 x 1.5 hour workshops over two days (Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th Sept).

NB: You will not be required to book as a couple however,  please let us know if you don’t have a partner so that we can balance the number of leaders & followers.  

As Daniel and Cristina have been to Australia in the last 2 years and are familiar with our level of dancing, they have suggested the following workshops (please note that this is a translation of their very own words):

1.  Embrace, Posture and Walk - Abrazo, Postura y Caminata (Saturday)
A bad embrace and poor posture limit the ability of the couple to move smoothly around the dance floor. And it's also contagious. One partner's bad posture can be uncomfortable for both. In this workshop, we will explore the anatomy of the embrace (close vs. open) combined with a correct natural posture when walking together. Technique and practical exercises for men and women to achieve a relax embrace.

2.  Musicality – If you can’t hear it, you can’t dance it (Saturday)
In this class we work with the different possibilities the tango music brings; from understanding the compass to the variety of potential movements the music offers depending on the orchestra. A must-do workshop for leaders and followers, not just to dance tango better but to feel it more.

3.  Turns and the art of Pausing - Giros y Pausas. (Saturday)
Turns are essential for navigation on the dance floor. This workshop will explore the musicality and technique of turns, in particular with respect to the uses of pauses, thus expanding the possibilities for interpreting the music.

4. Elegance and Natural Movement (Balance, lead and posture) (Sunday)
Learn vital skills for greater balance, intensity & connectivity between the leader & follower. Achieve greater control & refine your technique to lead/follow in a natural way.

5.  Boleos (marca, recepcion y entrenamiento ) (Sunday)
This workshop will cover the foundations of the Boleo technique, how to lead and follow, training and several variations.

6.Villa Urquiza Style Tango ( turns, walk and embellishment) - Estilo Villa Urquiza (giros, caminatas y adornos ). (Sunday)
Daniel and Cristina belong to the very few teachers of the Villa Urquiza style which is characterized by an elegant walk, musical adornments and spry movements with abundance of giros, enrosques, lapices and agujas. Learn from them the very elegant steps of this style of refinement and subtlety made famous in the milongas Club Sin Rumbo and Sunderland in Buenos Aires and adopted by the best dancers of Salon Tango. Nowadays, Villa Urquiza Tango-style is also adopted by most of the dancers competing at the World Tango Championship.

Cost: $160 per person per day
(Strictly Limited Numbers, Book Early to avoid disappointment)

Inclusions	Venue	Times
3 x 1.5 hours workshops with Daniel & Cristina within one full day	Dance Alive Studio 107 Regent St (near cnr of Meagher St)Chippendale	10.30am - 4.30pm Map
20% discount voucher from Morena Dancewear (valued at up to $52)	Morena Dancewear will be exhibiting at the CLEAN&CLEAR® Australian Dance Festival expo (See Below)
Entry to the CLEAN&CLEAR® Australian Dance Festival Expo   on Saturday and Sunday (Valued at $30)	Lower Level of Sydney Town Hall Druitt St, Sydney	10am - 7pm Map
Entry To the CLEAN&CLEAR® Australian Dance Festival Sunday Night Shows & Latin-Themed After-Party (Valued at $40)	Centennial Hall Sydney Town Hall 483 George St Sydney	7.30pm - 12am

Purchase a day pass for Saturday & Sunday ($320) and we will also include:

• Free entry to the Friday night Milonga (value $25)

• And yes, you would also received 2 x Morena Dancewear Vouchers, 2 x Expo Tickets, 2 x Sunday Tickets to the CLEAN&CLEAR® Australian Dance Festival!