" Milonga Los Compadres "
9:00 - 11:00 pm
General dancing, light buffet, wine sampling & dance demonstrations.

Hosts: Jaime & Alexandra Alvarez

Usually the light is low, the music has an eight beat musical base, alternating tonalities from strong to passionate, and the turning into a lamenting adagio.

The torsos are close, move together in harmonious complement, the legs intertwine in a series of "ganchos", "boleos", "sacadas", "paradas", "dormidas", "lapiz o dibujos", "adornos o firuletes" and "cruzadas" while the feet move precisely in multitude of step patterns.

The dancers continuously move as one, changing into artful positions that fuse the dancer's feelings and their interpretation of the music as if they were creating with their own bodies a painting into the canvas of space just for the two hundred or so seconds of time of the duration of the song.

These social dances are usually called "Milongas", which are to be distinguished from another form of ancient tango with a six beat base music called "Milonga”.

The monthly event includes throughout the year shows that feature other genres of dancing such as Argentinean, Caribbean, Middle Eastern (Belly Dancing), Oriental (Chinesse), Spanish (Flamenco).

Admission Price: $12
WHAT A BARGAIN !!!!

Location: Elmwood Community Center
1106 New Britain Avenue, CT. 06110 West Hartford.

Directions: RT. 91 South to Rt. W - Exit 42 - bear right, 2 or 3 blocks to end of Trout Brook, right at light onto South Quaker Lane, up hill take first left on Burgoyne St. by the ECC sign (before New Britain Ave.)

I-84 East. Take exit 41; South Main street.-turn right at the end of ramp continue to second light. turn left onto New Britain Ave. Continue on New Britain Ave. - turn left onto South Quaker Lane (Walgreen's will then be on your right). Turn right onto Burgoyne St. (first street on right). Follow the signs to Elmwood Community Center parking lot.

Information & Registration:
oped/dance world & tango mundo
info@tango-mundo.org or oped@prodigy.net
www.tango-mundo.org    www.opeddanceworld.org 

(860)922-1420 (413)585-9695