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Noel Strazza, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, studied contemporary dance at the San Martin theatre school. She was a member of Ballet Juvenil and of the Contemporary Dance Ballet of the San Martin theatre from 1995 to 1998. She has worked as an assistant choreographer with Oscar Araiz, Carlos Veiga and Yamil Ostrovsky. In Buenos Aires, she danced and acted in the stage shows Boquitas Pintadas, Once Corazones, 101 Dalmatians, and for the company Ballet de Bolsillo.
She has been dancing Argentine tango since 1997. Between 2000 and 2005, she worked with Pablo Veron, teaching and performing tango in numerous countries in Europe, Australia, Asia and North America. Noel now lives in Montreal, Canada where she teaches regularly at the Studio Tango Montreal, performing and choreographing. She was invited to dance at the Gala des Étoiles (Place des Arts, September 2005), and danced in the films Bonheur Océan (2002) and Bliss III (2003). Recently, she was invited to choreograph for the Montreal dance Company Les Sortilèges
She is currently working with tango dancer and choreographer Pablo Pugliese, teaching and performing in Canada, United States and Europe
volcadas and colgadas
6th April, 2-5pm
Playing with a tilted axis in your dancing.
The workshop focuses on the use of inclined axis as anelement of improvisation by understanding the technique of counterbalancing and applying the different combinations including “volcadas & colgadas”
Both workshops are aimed at an intermediate/advanced level. It is highly recommended that any dancers taking workshop 2 also take workshop 1, in preparation
Pablo Pugliese & Noel Strazza
April 5th and 6th
Limited to 15 couples
The Spring Tango Workshops
turns and changes of direction
5th April, 2-5pm
The use of the code of turning and its changes of direction.
A way to understand the internal architecture of tango technique in its practical use, as the workshop develops it will introduce “boleos” within the context of changes of direction.
Pablo Pugliese has been dancing Argentine tango since the age of nine. His first teachers were his parents Esther and Mingo, who trained many of the new generation of professional tango dancers.
His ongoing studies in Buenos Aires and beyond have included ballet and modern dance as well as tango. A variety of scholarships has taken him to the prestigious Alvin Ailey School in New York, to Jacob’s Pillow, America’s leading dance festival, and elsewhere, and he has been the recipient of numerous awards He has gone on to perform and teach master classes throughout the USA, as well as cities including Tokyo, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Berlin and London; while his dancing and choreography for international shows have led him to collaborate with many of tango’s leading musicians, composers, directors and dancers. He currently lives in New York, where he is a member of the tango teaching staff at Dance Manhattan.
The Village Voice has described him as “an arresting dancer, capable of speed, liquidity and fire. At his best, he lets the dance consume every part of his body, leaving nothing inert.”
He is currently based in New York City as part of the tango teaching staff at the Dance Manhattan Studio, as well as dancing and working on new projects with argentine tango dancer Noel Strazza.
The Workshops
Each workshop will begin with a 1½-hour class, which willcover exercises devoted to the theme of that particularworkshop. The first will cover turns and changes of direction;
the second, colgadas and volcadas.
After a short break, there will be a clinic at which participantswill be able to practise what they have learned at the workshop. This is an opportunity to have the experts give you
personal tango coaching, in the context of a group practice session based on students’ questions and problems.
The Cost
Each workshop costs £35 per person; each one is limited to 15 couples
only. Booking in advance is highly recommended. Book before
19th March, and get £5 off. Tea, coffee and snacks included.
Book individually, or as a couple. Couples have the option of
concentrating on working together.To secure a place, call Carolina on 07899 704400, or e-mail
The Place
“Zero Hour” @ The Dome
Above The Boston pub, opposite Tufnell Park Tube; entrance on Dartmouth Park Hill