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About Cuartito Azul | |
 For fifteen years now, the Tango School Cuartito Azul in Rotterdam has been organizing activities around the Argentine Tango. The club is flourishing and more and more people find their way to its warm, social and cultural environment and the enjoyment of the dance. Besides the courses and classes, we organize practice evenings, concerts, workshops, performances and 'salons' or 'milongas' (tango parties). Cuartito Azul co-operates with, among others, the department of Argentine Tango of the Rotterdam Conservatory / World Music and Dance Centre, concert-hall De Doelen, Staal Rotterdam Beursplein, The Dance Academy and De Parade Rotterdam. |
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About Tango | |
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The Latin Tango, which originated in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, is an elegant dance with a wide range of expression. It has a clear structure and at the same time a great potential for improvisation.
In the last 10 years or so, the dance as well as the music has undergone a very dynamic development coupled with a marked increase in popularity. In Cuartito Azul we embrace, practise and stimulate this development. What we avoid is fixation on closed sequences that only lead to endless repetition and the practice of stiff postures following old-fashioned rules. We teach and stimulate enjoyment of dance with a clear structure and technique, with pleasure and satisfaction, enabling you to create your own style, dynamics, musicality and sensuality.
Free testlessons! |
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The classes | |
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A starters course for absolute beginners will provide you with all the elements to begin your journey into dancing tango on any dance floor, in any city in the world! It is also a great way to taste the beauty of tango and then progress into the many different classes we offer at Cuartito Azul. We have very flexible modes in exchanging class / day when you are not able to attend your regular class or when you missed one.
There are 2 ways to begin in our school: Regular weekly courses 4 Starters-1 groups from the week of september 20 on Courses of 12 classes weekly in a row Costs: 115,- per person (10,- discount for students) Starters-1 Scedule: Mondays: 20.45 - 21.45 Tuesdays: 19.30 - 20.30 Thursdays: 19.30 - 20.30 Fridays: 19.30 - 20.30 Upcoming Starters weekend August 28 & 29 2010 FULL Saturday 11.00 - 17.00 hrs incl. lunch buffet Sunday 13.00 - 17.00 hrs Introduction weekend including most of the material of a regular Starters-1 course. With short breaks, 1x lunch and with a dance performance live and on video. A compact, joyful and popular way to get started! See also the Starters weekend-page (in Dutch) Costs: 89,- per person (including lunch). Registration for classes is with 2 people, through the registration page or the contact page. Years of experience made us recently decide to no longer allow for the possibility to register for classes without a partner. It didn't work very well in practice, with unequal amounts of men and woman, changing set-up of participants during the course etc. Therefore registration is only per couple. But we do offer possibilities to find a class partner: via the free test lesson for 'singles' every start of the trimester or via the 'looking-for-a-classpartner page' on our web (Dutch). If you need any help or have any questions please write us If you are looking for a dancing/class partner see also below (FAQ). You can find the complete class schedule (in Dutch) at the class schedule. Payment for courses is through bank giro nr. 67 28 381 of Tangoschool Cuartito Azul, or cash only at the first lesson. |
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Dancing | |
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There are weekly practising evenings on Tuesday and Fridays, on Tuesdays often with live music by tango students of the Rotterdam Conservatory. Besides that there are free hours every weekday evening to practice in the school (see schedule). Two or three times a month there is a salon/tango party during the weekend, where dancers from Rotterdam and out of town meet to enjoy, chat and dance. See calendar for details (in dutch). Besides the classes we frequently provide the venue for workshops and performances for companies, private parties and special occasions. More information on the Event page (in Dutch, for English please contact us). |
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Frequently Asked Questions | |
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Q.: I dont speak Dutch, will I be able to understand? A: The classes are in english for foreign students, so you do not have to worry about the language. Q: How can I find a dance partner? A: In tango it is very normal to change partners at tango parties and in classes once in a while, but for most of the classes you do need a class partner. The best way to find someone is to ask around in your own environment. If you have found a potential tango partner, take him or her along to Cuartito Azul during class evenings, just to see the environment. We recommend this to everyone who considers starting classes in our school. Another possibility is to place an advertisement on our looking-for-a-classpartner page ('lespartner zoeken/aanmelden'). You can also write or call someone on the list to meet at the practising evening on Tuesdays, or a class evening on any other day, or to do a test lesson together (upcoming test lessons dates are on the Agenda). Our experience is: If you try you will find someone... so don't sit waiting but take some action. You will benefit from it! Q: What should I wear? A: Something comfortable and (if possible) comfortable high heels shoes for women and for men shoes with not too thick leather soles. Q: How many couples are there usually in each class? A: The number varies from 6 to 14 in our big studio (12 x 9m), 6 to 10 in the smaller studio (9 x 7m). For dancing parties our complete place can easily and comfortably accommodate up to 100 dancers. Q: What can I do after the classes if I want to practise? A: You can come to practise every weekday in our third studio for free, go to our weekly practise evenings on Tuesdays and Fridays and to our 'milonga's/'salons' 2 times every month on Sunday evening. Also check our agenda for special events. Please let us know in case you have any questions: E-mail: info@cuartitoazul.nl/ phone: (010) 452 73 77 |
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| Location | ||
| Cuartito Azul studios are located at the Delftsestraat 27, Rotterdam Centre
(between Central Station and Hofplein-fountain). See the
locationmap (in Dutch). |
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| Alle rechten voorbehouden Cuartito Azul, Rotterdam. Tel (010) 452 73 77 |
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