Ornella Simonetto & Leo Di Cocco at Embrace Festival:
Leo Di Cocco and Ornella Simonetto, renowned for their unique style, captivate audiences worldwide with their emotive and intricate performances. Their style, a fusion of precise technique and expressive storytelling, has earned them a special place in the tango community. In 2024, they will share their expertise at the Berlin Embrace Festival, offering workshops at La Catedral. This presents a rare opportunity for enthusiasts to delve into the duo’s innovative approach to tango, exploring its emotional depth and technical nuances in an intimate setting.
Workshop Schedule:
Saturday 18.05
12:30-14:00 – (WS1) CHANGES IN SPEED
Tango is a dynamic dance in which each dancer can choose the instrument or melody they wish to interpret. Tango stage takes full advantage of this musical variety to create an intense and exciting show. In this regard, learning to control the speed of the dance, including accelerating, breaking, and making strategic pauses, is essential for creating a striking choreography. Additionally, it is also important to know how to dance the „NO movement.“ With these tools, you can take your tango dance to the next level.
Tango is a dynamic dance in which each dancer can choose the instrument or melody they wish to interpret. Tango stage takes full advantage of this musical variety to create an intense and exciting show. In this regard, learning to control the speed of the dance, including accelerating, breaking, and making strategic pauses, is essential for creating a striking choreography. Additionally, it is also important to know how to dance the „NO movement.“ With these tools, you can take your tango dance to the next level.
14:30-16:00 – (WS2) VOLCADAS&COLGADAS
In this class, we will explore the technique of off-axis movement in tango and learn how to improvise and create our own volcadas or colgadas with style and safety. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn new techniques and take your dance to the next level!
In this class, we will explore the technique of off-axis movement in tango and learn how to improvise and create our own volcadas or colgadas with style and safety. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn new techniques and take your dance to the next level!
Sunday 19.05
12:30 – 14:00 (WS3) LIFTS UP, DOWN, AND IN THE GROUND
This class is aimed at those who already have experience in tango stage and want to perfect their technique and organize the concepts that generate doubts about the marking and execution of simple jumps in tango. Through specific exercises, we will work on improving the precision and elegance of jumps so that you can confidently incorporate them into your repertoire of movements.
This class is aimed at those who already have experience in tango stage and want to perfect their technique and organize the concepts that generate doubts about the marking and execution of simple jumps in tango. Through specific exercises, we will work on improving the precision and elegance of jumps so that you can confidently incorporate them into your repertoire of movements.
14:30-16:00 (WS4) FROM SALON TO STAGE
Professional tango stage performance stays true to its roots, making it comfortable to execute and allowing for correct marking with the same technique used in tango de pista. In this class, we will focus on teaching the basics of improvising tango stage elements for those who already have experience in milonguero style and want to take their skills to the next level.
Professional tango stage performance stays true to its roots, making it comfortable to execute and allowing for correct marking with the same technique used in tango de pista. In this class, we will focus on teaching the basics of improvising tango stage elements for those who already have experience in milonguero style and want to take their skills to the next level.
Prices:
25€/workshop
25€/workshop
Registration per Messenger oder E-mail: leo.ornella.berlin@gmail.com
