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Daniel Trenner Pioneer of Tango Co-Creation … is coming to Los Angeles!! Daniel Trenner is one of Tango's modern pioneers. He happened on Tango in Buenos Aires in 1986 while he was there teaching Jazz and Improvisation at the State School of Contemporary Dance. He was one of the first dozen young people involved in tango's revival. He studied with, interviewed, filmed and organized for many of the Milongueros, the older generation dancers. He has been called a “Johnny Appleseed of Tango” for his 20 years of touring as a tango teacher, visiting more than 100 cities on 4 continents. Here's Daniel dancing with Alex Krebs. And here's Daniel dancing Homer and Cristina at Valentango! Daniel's full bio here. See below for glowing testimonials from our favorite teachers. Join us for workshops May 14-May 17 << A shot from the archives: Daniel dancing with Carmencita Calderon! |
Thursday, May 14th
Beginning Tango from Zero. Daniel’s Introduction to Tango Dancing for Absolute Beginners is famous for being delightful and making dancing possible for even the most doubtful beginners. This is a great opportunity to give people new to Tango there first experience; perfect for your reluctant two left footed friends. No partner needed. Complete novices welcome. For experienced dancers, a take on how to pleasurably introduce newcomers to tango. 7:30-9pm. $10
The eXtreme aXis Practica, Supervised and facilitated by Daniel. 9pm-12. $7
Friday, May 15th
Practice Structures and Culture Over the Decades. An evening of storytelling and film on the various modes of practicing Tango in Argentina and beyond, with an emphasis on identifying practice structures for our time. 8-9:30pm. This discussion will be held at the Tango Concepts Lab and Arboretum. $5.
Saturday, May 16th
Nuevo Tango Technology: 'Chain Steps' & Alterations. Learn the history of the "cadena", or "chain step" and how it became the starting point for the Alterations of Nuevo Tango. Culminating with a complex sequence, breaking it down, reversing, inversing, decorating the lead and follow, and generally messing with our tango minds. 2:30-4pm. $15
Foundations for Everyone. Tango through the lens of it's Default Vocabulary. ALL LEVELS. Basic movement and Lead and Follow, the hardest part of Tango. Ease and efficiency with this material underly all the complex movement that follows. 8-9:30pm, $15
THE OXYGEN MILONGA! 9:30pm-3am! DJ MILA from San Diego! Daniel will perform!!! $12
Sunday, May 17th
Close Embrace (Milonguero) Style Tango. Milonguero Turns. Squares and Spirals. A look into Close Embrace Step creation and navigation, and how Tete (Rusconi) & Maria (Villalobos) changed the landscapes with their spiral movement in the late 80s. 1-2:30pm. $15
Boleos and Ganchos, Todaro style. An example of how the stage dancers of the late 1980s recycled new vocabulary into the social dance. Antonio Todaro was the most important and influential stage tango teacher of this period. 2:30-4pm. $15
NEW! CONTACT MEETS TANGO night! First ever! A unique, exploratory, co-creational event bringing two vibrant dance communities and duet forms together. An introduction to Contact Improvisation for Tango dancers; an introduction to Tango for Contact Improvisers. 6:30-7:30pm. $7 includes entrance to the Santa Monica Contact Improvisation Jam, til 9pm. Dance Home, 522 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401. MORE
On Monday, Daniel will be in Ojai with Quantum Tango!
Discounts for Co-Creationists!
4 workshops for $50 • 3 workshops $40 • 2 Sunday workshops $25
(not including Contact Meets Tango night)
Limited Private Lessons Available.
Contact Mitra Martin to register for workshops or schedule your private
(310) 854-2466 or mitra.martin@gmail.com
All workshops at The SITE of Intrepid Tango Excellence
except where otherwise noted.
12958 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 900666
More soon at www.TangoMarVista.org
Teacher testimonials
“Cristina and I have known Daniel as a friend and tango mentor for many years now. Throughout the years he has he given us much needed advice for the art of teaching tango and also for working as a full time instructors. In addition, Daniel has shed much light on the development of tango historically from the Golden Age and, in a first-hand account way, since it’s reemergence as a global social dance in the 80’s and through the 90’s. This is much needed information, which without Daniel’s thoroughness of documentation and attention to detail, would otherwise be lost or mired in a state of utter confusion, gossip, and make-believe. The United States tango scene owes a great debt to Daniel for his early pioneering work, vast community building efforts, and scholarly recordings. In truth Daniel was and still is the bridge to the tango for many of us...”
- Homer & Cristina Ladas
“Daniel's experience in tango is almost unparalleled of any teacher I know. He was studying tango in Buenos Aires in the 1980's with many milongueros that are no longer with us and not only learned from, but documented a lot of them on film. Because of this he has a unique perspective in the tango world today -- bridging the old and new styles and being able to transmit his knowledge to students in an informed, entertaining, and well-thought out manner.”
- Alex Krebs