13th Annual Argentine Tango Funtensive 1-10 March 2024 Tango Funtensive- an Argentine Tango immersion! Come join us for a focused series of Argentine Tango lessons!No partner/previous experience needed for beginner track (level 1). Experience required for intermediate track. Every year we teach different movements and repeat core movements. Repeat to master! METRO ACCESSIBLE VIA SILVER LINE! Experience the Tango, and experience a wonderful addition to your life.You never know where it may take you! We will ramp up your tango skills each night. You will learn basics– Boleos, Sacadas, Volcadas, rhythms such as Tango-Waltz, leading and following, social skills, etiquette, and more. You will also learn what those words mean! By the end, you will have developed skills that will enable you to function socially on a tango floor, and you will have an opportunity to try them out at a “Milonga”, or social dance. And you will make a lot of dance friends while doing so! Schedule 1. Fri, 1 Mar: 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Level I (0-12 months experience/ Beginner)- Walks in Parallel, Rock Step, Outside Partner Leading essential 2. Sun, 3 Mar: 1:00 – 3:30 pm, Level I- Crusada, Cortada, Forward Ochos, Good back walks 3. Tue, 5 Mar: 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Level I- Cross system intro; Back Ochos, Outside partner left, Molinete 4. Thu, 7 Mar: 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Level I/II (Last day of Level I series, Level II beings)- 8-step “basic” applications, Sacadas, Tango Vals (tango waltz), Review 5. Fri, 8 May: 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Level II (Beg II/Intermediate)-Sacadas II, Linear Boleos, Rebotos, Rotational boleos 6. Sat, 9 Mar: 3:00 – 6:00, Level II (Beg II/Intermediate)- Intro to Milonga style, Milonga syncopations; El Gato, review of camp so far 7. Sun, 10 Mar: 1:00 – 3:30 pm, Cadenas, Musicality, Camp review Cost/ Registration -You may register for four or seven days below -Please note that first time beginners should try to attend the first four days of the camp. Beginners with some experience will get the most out of the full seven days. Intermediate dancers may repeat as often as they wish, as every repetition of the basics will help your tango. -Previous attendees- bring new students and get big discounts! Contact me if you have questions. Any one level (4 days): $205 single/$355 couple Full Camp (All 7 days): $275 single/$475 couple Bootvets (previous camp attendees), military (active duty, retired, reserve, veteran), and Sport and Health members receive over 10% off. We encourage registration for four days for new beginners, and days for those with at least some experience, and the full camp for tango aficionados! Contact Todd if you want to ask about other options (single day attendance is possible at $50/day though we encourage you to attend the full immersion or at least 4 days to really see improvement.) If you have circumstances that prevent you from attending one of the options listed, email/text Todd and we can arrange for you to register/pay for a partial camp. Finally, we provide a $25 referral refund per person you refer to the four day camp and $50 for the full camp! Just let Todd know the name of your referral! Pay by Credit Card, Paypal, Check, or Cash Full camp OR Partial camp (4 evenings) Single Full Camp $275.00 USD Couple Full Camp $475.00 USD Single Bootvet discounted Full Camp $245.00 USD Couple Bootvet discounted Full Camp $425.00 USD Single, 4 Days $205.00 USD Couple, 4 Days $355.00 USD Single 4 days Bootvet discount $180.00 USD Couple 4 days Bootvet discount $305.00 USD Male/female If a couple, specify partner names Check or Cash Payments by check may be made out to “DANCESPORT ENDURANCE, LLC” and sent to 7507 Pleasant Way, Annandale, VA, 22003. To pay by cash, you can drop by any of our classes! For further information via telephone, call 202-361-8633 Have any friends who might be interested? Try Tango lessons as a gift! Shoes for the Camp and Tango Add a pair of Ultimate Comfort” Tango shoes at the special Camp price of $120 (including tax) (normally $130) Flexible soft Tango Shoes for Camp and Dancing! Camp price $120 Price Discount Camp Price $120.00 USD Enter Regular Shoe Size Location 7507 Pleasant Way, Annandale, VA (advanced registration required) METRO ACCESSIBLE VIA SILVER LINE! Instructors Todd and Migle! Todd has 28 years of dance experience behind him, and Migle has more! 🙂 They have studied all of the social dances extensively as well as ballet, modern, tap, jazz, afro-cuban, and aerobics. They bring all of this experience into their tango while striving to keep true to the core of Tango! They teach a systematic yet artistic approach, using neutral technique. Todd is a certified DVIDA instructor and uses the rigorous DVIDA syllabus as a backbone for the immersions, and both have influences from Buenos Ares and around the world. If you have friends who would like to be on the dancesport endurance dance mailing list, it would awesome if you could send them this website. The emails are sent out approximately once every week or two weeks and contain information on great dance events in DC as well as all of the classes offered in DanceSport Endurance and several social dances, to include Viennese Waltz balls, Tango Milongas, Swing dances, Salsa, ballroom, latin, and more! The DanceSport Endurance movement grows everyday. Thousands of students have begun dancing through the Dancesport Endurance program!