Astrid Weiske from Berlin Returns!

Astrid Weiske of queer Tango Berlin returns to the Bay Area! With over 30 years teaching, dancing and organizing queer tango, Astrid is an international treasure in the queer tango kingdom, a leader and follower who has inspired dancers from around the globe. We are so excited to offer you this chance to work with her.

SUNDAY CLASSES AT THE FINNISH HALL

1970 Chestnut St. Berkeley

Limited to 20 dancers

Sunday April 23

3:30 Beginner Class: Ocho Odyssey Part one. SOLD OUT

Fundamentals on ochos – the ins and outs, technique for leading and following, geometry of dance.

4:30 Practica

5:30 Intermediate Class: A Matter of Give and Take – Sacadas for Both Roles Part 1

Fundamentals on sacadas, how to indicate, how to invite the follower, bodywork and technique, integration into my dance repertoire.

Sunday April 30

Beginner Class: Ocho Odyssey Part 2. SOLD OUT

(waitlist: abrazoqueertango@gmaill.com)

Review Part 1 and then deepen your skills, playful variations and musical interpretation.

Intermediate Class: A Matter of Give and Take – Sacadas for Both Roles Part 2 (8 spots open)

Review Part 1 and apply it to your repertoire in a playful way.

While classes build on concepts, all classes also work on their own. It is not required to take Part 1 to take Part 2.

COST

$15-25 per class, includes an hour-long practica. Students $9.

SPECIAL TUESDAY WORKSHOPS AT THE DOME

921 62^nd St. Oakland, CA 94608

Tuesday April 25^th

7-8:30 pm

Dance your feelings – intermediate (requires pre-approval)

How does music touch/fulfill/enliven me? Getting to know rhythm, melody, tempo– what emotions will occur? How will I dare to express what I feel? In this workshop we will explore finding our own expression of the music in our dance.

Tuesday May 2^nd

7-8:30 pm

The Conscious Leader & Follower – All Levels

Leading and following is: devotion, a surrender of the determinant me. Dancing our roles, staying aware of ourselves and being present to your partner. How can we achieve this in our roles and repertoire in order to enjoy a pleasurable and dedicated dance together? We will explore this essential presence in this workshop.

COST for workshops

$25-35 per 1.5 hour workshop. Students $15.

The Dome is a much bigger, very well ventilated space. 30 dancers can attend these special workshops.

PRIVATE LESSONS

$100 per hour, plus floor fee, for 1 dancer 

$90 plus floor fee – discount for 3+ lessons

Contact Astrid directly to book a private:

-FB-messenger: tangoastrid

-info@queertango-berlin.de

-786-919-7615

REGISTRATION for all events

Note what you are paying for in the comment section

Venmo: abrazo-tango (Karen Curtis)

Paypal: abrazoqueertango@gmail.com

No refunds or exchanges.

Thank you for your interest in our queer tango events. We are very happy to offer you this time to work with Astrid.

Registration is OPEN for our May Beginner Series

Sunday Beginner Queer Tango Series in May | Registration is closed. SOLD OUT

1. Join our waitlist: abrazoqueertango@gmail.com
2. Register for our drop in beginner’s class on Saturday May 20th: https://abrazoqueertango.wordpress.com/beginner-drop-in-class-3rd-saturdays/

THANK YOU for your interest in our events.

Everything beautiful about being alive is found in tango. We invite you to come dance with us in 2023.

No partner or experience needed. Absolute beginner’s welcome. This is a fun, no pressure class where you will learn the basics of Argentine Tango with supportive teachers.

January, Feb, March, April SOLD OUT.

SUNDAY CLASS SCHEDULE

May 7, 14, 21 and 28

3:15-3:30  Check in 

3:30-4:30: Beginner Class

4:30-5:30: optional practice hour

Limited to 20 dancers.

TEACHER SCHEDULE  | Mira Barakat, just back from teaching at the Miami Queer Tango Festival, is  teaching our May series.

This is a fun, no-pressure class on the fundamentals of Argentine Tango for social dancing. We start each class with the basics of walking and embrace to get everyone off to a solid start with this beautiful walking dance and then move into our theme of the month.

MORE ABOUT the series

Each week, we will review what we covered the week prior before moving on to new concepts and material – so you will have plenty of time to practice and ask questions each week.

We recommend taking a full month-long series, but missing a class is cool too. We can catch you up during the review.

During the practice hour after class, experienced dancers are on hand class for questions, to help you practice or just enjoy dancing.

WE ARE a community of queer, trans, non-binary and unicorn dancers, and all kindred humans are welcome to join us.

LOCATION

Finnish Hall. Upstairs room. 1970 Chestnut st. Berkeley, CA. 10 min walking from N. Berk. Bart.

COST

Sliding Scale:

4 Week Series $55-85 General. $31 Students with ID

Our sliding scale allows us to offer a lower price to dancers who need it and discounts for students. If you can easily pay a higher rate, all funds go to supporting queer tango students. Thanks so much!

No Refund or Exchanges. 

REGISTRATION: closed. This event is sold out.

INTERMEDIATE QUEER TANGO CLASS info is here: https://abrazoqueertango.wordpress.com/abrazo-queer-tango-classes/

COVID PRECAUTIONS:

Limited size events, windows open, fans out

Required: Proof of vax + booster + High quality mask (KF94/N95/KN95) without valves.

Questions:  Abrazoqueertango@gmail.com

Lead Photo and design by Nicole Roberts. Poster Design by Elly Fernandez. Dancers Andres Ozzuna and Karen Johnson at the Berlin International Queer Tango Festival 2022.

Come as you are, dance as you wish :: Welcome to Queer Tango