PartyClassical Social+Class of TANGO & CONTACT or ZOUK

Dance social more or less every 2 weeks consisting of a TANGO social interlaced with a CONTACT-Impro JAM*** , or either a ZOUK social, preceded by 2 little classes of both dance! Videos of past events -> https://alexbart.org/tagged/nyc

Each evening come with TWO 45 minutes classes: Tango & either Contact or Zouk. Whatever the evening's theme, both Zouk and Contact dancers are welcome every time, and the eclectic music tries to fit all dances. (solo and fusion dancing are very welcome too.)

Please check the events' description (& other dates) bellow the flyer
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FRIDAY 19 JUNE :

VIDEO FLYER -> https://vimeo.com/1202079990

On the following dates, Alex Barthelemy (alexbart.org/tango) will be teaching the tango and contact classes together with the following teachers:

> Friday 19 JUNE
- THE 10 YEARS OF  "Tango Loves Contact" !!
- Contact: with Alex & Jerimy Rivera https://www.instagram.com/riverajerimy/
- Tango: with Alex & Hanna Davies  
VIDEO FLYER -> https://vimeo.com/1202079990

> THURSDAY 25 JUNE
- Special " Tango Loves FUSION " - 
- Fusion: by Flouer Evelyn https://flouerdances.com/dance-instruction/
- Tango: with Alex & Flouer Evelyn
Starting time will be at 8:30PM on that date!
Video Flyer -> https://vimeo.com/1202080225

> SATURDAY 27 JUNE
- " 50/50 MILONGA " ! (Tango)
For this event there is a dedicated event link to get the tickets tickettailor.com/events/organictonesmusicinc/2238122 
- Tango: with Alex & Eran Polat - instagram.com/eranpolatmusic/
- with Live music by Claudio and Eran

  ...... (and then back in September!)

Address: 
Beware it's a the number 12 St Marks Pl. (not 16, it seems that there is a confusion on some internet maps)

Music:
Eclectic music curated to suit both Tango & Contact or Zouk, featuring 15-20% Classical, piano, and similar.

*️⃣ Schedule (except the Saturday 28) :

🔸 (...from 6 to 7:30 PM in 4R, or 7  to 8:15PM in 2R  -- StMarksYoga proposes Yoga Classes if you're up to... to book from St Marks Yoga) 

🔸 7:45 PM -- Welcome, warm-up (except Thursday 25 June-> 8:15PM!)   - Starting in studio '2R' or '4R' ...Ring the 2 bells at the same time if unsure. (Except on the 25th of June, it will start at 8:20PM!)

🔸 8:00 PM  (except Thursday 25 June-> 8:30PM!) — Contact-Improv class (all levels, check note***) by Alex and Friends ... OR ZOUK class, by other teachers (or Fusion, on Thursday 25 June)
...Experienced Contact/Zouk dancers are very welcome to help! ❤

🔸 8:50 PM — Tango class (all levels) by Alex and Friends
...Experienced tango dancers are very welcome to help! ❤
And second half of the class might focus on more advanced movements if advanced tango dancers are present in the class.

🔸 9:40 PM till 12:40 AM+ — Social Dance*** in a warm atmosphere with soft lights: We encourage participants to freely meet, dance, exchange ideas, and even try out and practice the other dance style, why not?
Eclectic music for Tango and Contact/or Zouk, interlaced tandas by DJ Alex Bart and sometimes others.

Dear friends! After 2 years in Berlin, 2 years in Buenos Aires, and ponctually in Montevideo, Paris and other cities, you can now join this unique encounter in NYC. The meeting of 2 (and now 3!) dance communities. We are creating and inventing together new artistic partner dance spaces:

- For Tango Loves Contact editions, Tango and Contact are a like wine and cheese: If you would mix it together you'd get an unappetizing paste, but tasting a little bit of one after the other is a wonderful alchemy. They are the only 2 partner dances in the world without a rigid rhythmic pattern to follow. We're inventing a freer and more authentically improvised way of dancing, embracing the true spirits of tango, and CI, to make it more inclusive and exciting for everyone.

- For Zouk Loves Tango editions, on the other side, the 2 dances have so many common points and are completing each other amazingly! 

🍃 Dear Tango dancers, contact-improvisation dance will bring a new dimension and energy in your tango. And releasing during the contact-dance moments interlacing between the Tango moments will liberates unique energies in the dance... plus Contact-improv is the only partner dance –together with Lindy– born in New York City!... one more reason to try it! 
And Brazilian zouk has so much to offer, it is a rich dance with a musical repertoire that is both close to yours and varied! You will discover new bodily possibilities, a new way of exploring space and music, it will be very interesting on the zouk edition of PartyClassical!

🍃 Dear Contact dancers, with your contact dance skills you will be surprised how Tango is just a very special way to dance contact. And it will bring you new mouvement inspirations in your contact-dance.

🍃 Dear Zouk dancers, They say that tango is the "classical dance" of ballroom dancing, so now is the time to discover or explore it! You will gain technical precision, expressiveness and musicality!

🍃 New to the 3 dances***? You're warmly welcome to join us! Our fluid dance approach will help you learn quickly and enjoyably!
(And also, we are planning a brand new concept of 'Zouk Loves Contact' ! We did a 1st edition in Paris with Jean-Martin and it was amazing ^^)

We will do everything to create a warm, open, accessible environment (like the early-bird price ^^) Price between $12 and $35.
(From 7:50PM on the 4th floor, studio 4R, and from 8:45PM on the 2nd floor, studio 2R) - Reserve very soon and get an earlybird price if you DM the event to 2 or 3 friends, or share it in a story or a post. - And, if you have experience in contact or either tango, you get a reduced price for the class if you help in the other class ❤

🎵🎵 Music & Sound Space: Expect a very eclectic, softer musical atmosphere with a focus on acoustic-sounding tracks—perfect for Contemporary Tango (in the style of La Mutante and similar Buenos Aires events that Alex helped pioneer), Contact-improvisation dance and Zouk ('Zouk-com-calma' São Paulo's style). Slower or faster tempos and styles alternate every few songs to keep variety flowing and naturally inviting dancers to explore different dance forms throughout the evening. Quiet conversations encouraged for a more intimate and powerful dance experience! ❤️💚

*️⃣ Please DM Alex if:
• You are, or know, a videographer, even amateur, interested in free tickets 🙏
• You'd like to volunteer to help with setup or teardown.

See you soon on the dance floor !

***Important NOTE for the CONTACT-impro dance: To help awareness on the dancefloor and empowering people to communicate, you are encouraged to read the short guidelines, even though we will be discussing them in the introdution circle: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pSUJCh4n8BfRjmpkZ5PzdOmfzjLaVkxE7q8njXeGc5A

For future events, if u want to be part of the WhatsApp channel or email list, msg Alex on whatsapp or sms to +332 600-0404

Links about PartyClassical events:
- Permanent page with links: https://alexbart.org/tagged/nyc
- Ticket pages: tickettailor.com/events/organictonesmusicinc/
- (Insta PartyClassical page if you really want: instagram.com/partyclassical , and Alex's dance insta instagram.com/alexbart_berlin but don't spend too much time on antisocial networks)


💜🔥 ALEX BARTHELEMY 🔥💜

After training tango with various well-knowed tango pioneers*, and having helped expand Rioplatense tango in France as its youngest tango teacher, Alexandre Barthelemy later added Contact-Improvisation dance, hosting very innovative dance socials in 7 countries on 3 continents, where tango and contact dancers meet and enrich each other.
(Cross-pollination between tango and contact-improvisation deepens and evolve each practice. With contact-improvisation cultivating muscular release, the simpler and more unhurried the tango walk, the deeper the partners' connection and the greater their freedom in the improvisation)
In this way, he greatly helped ignite the alternative tango scene of Buenos Aires**, Paris and Berlin. He taught weekly during 2 years traditional and contemporary tango in Buenos Aires, and also contact-improvisation, and musicalized social dance evenings, for a young Argentine tango and contemporary dance crowd.
(**video and infos at alexbart.org/tango and instagram.com/alexbart_berlin )
(*trained by Pablo Veron, Teresa Cunha, Vincent Morelle & Marilyne Lefor, Gustavo Naviera & Giselle Anne, Tete Rusconi & Silvia, and many more)
Alex trained CI (Contact-Improv) with Didier Silhol (Pioneer of CI in France). Before NYC, Alex have been teaching CI regularly in Berlin (together with the choregrapher Jasminka Stenz at Die Etage dance school), in Buenos Aires, and occasionally in France and Ukraine. He is also a multi-skilled artist.

💙🔥 SHAWNY GREEN 🔥💙

Shawny has been dancing tango for over 7 years, beginning her journey in Mendoza, Argentina. She later performed with a tango team in Bogotá, Colombia, and has been an active part of the Chicago tango community for the past 3 years.
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnygreen/

❤️💚 Arjun Rao 💚❤️

Arjun has been studying Brazilian Zouk for three years, including eight months in Brazil at its roots. He has been teaching for two years and promotes a connected, relaxed style of dancing.
https://www.instagram.com/arjunhrao/

💜🔥 JERIMY RIVERA 🔥💜

Accomplished dancer in contemporary dance, Jerimy brings a deep understanding of movement and weight to his teaching. ->> >> https://www.instagram.com/riverajerimy/
>> https://www.larotonde.qc.ca/en/artists/jerimy-rivera/

💜🔥 Sofia Quezaire 🔥💜

Sofia is a movement artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her movement focuses on connection, nature, and story-telling.
https://www.instagram.com/sofiaquezaire/

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