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Leonardo Suarez-Paz shares his Tango heritage

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Mon, 06/09/2008 - 7:07pm — admin

Leonardo Suarez-Paz, and is a well-known (and amazing) musician, with his group, Cuartetango, which is on EMI Classics record label. After his upcoming concert on the Russian River with Cuartetango is staying in town to teach tango musicality workshops.

Seminars at The Beat on Saturday are 1.5 hours for $25 (BAATA member with card $20) with a short practica:
2560 9th St # 119, Berkeley, CA 94710, (510) 548-5348

Starting at 3:00pm : 1st workshop focuses on balance exercises, milongero walk, dissociation, changing direction, and other elements, with tips for leaders and followers. Dancers of any level can benefit from this.

Starting at 5:00pm : 2nd workshop, takes the basic elements above to a higher level adding turns and sacadas, and incorporating them into a complex dance sequence with focus on musicality.

On Sunday he will continue to focus on musicality with lessons at the Belrose milonga with two classes
All Levels fundamental technique Class (2:00pm-3:00pm)
Musicality to composers. Dancers of any level can benefit from this.

Intermediate/Advanced Class (3:00-4:00pm)
Musicality for choreography. For more advanced dancers.

And finally, a music coaching session at Tango Revolution

Dancing video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YstoAQifCrU

Check out his music here: http://www.leonardosuarezpaz.com/
Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_guj2HH5EjA

Leonardo Bio:
Leonardo Suarez Paz is among the most sought-after violin soloists worldwide in the field of the Argentine Tango. Based in New York City he teaches 5 days a week.

"Leonardo possesses a unique spirit and is a virtuoso extraordinaire on the violin… the spirit of the age inhabits him"
WYNTON MARSALIS, Artistic Director - Jazz at Lincoln Center

Growing up with the internationally renowned tango maestros Astor Piazzolla and Fernando Suarez Paz, Leonardo was engaged professionally at the age of 16 with the leading tango orchestras, making the history of the Argentine tango music. As a violin soloist, Leonardo was part of Roberto Gallardo Orchestra, Mariano Mores Sextet and Orchestra, Horacio Salgan Orchestra, Osvaldo Berlingieri Sextet, Jose Colangelo Septet and Orchestra, Atilio Stampone Quintet and Orquestra, Duo Porteño, Nestor Marconi Orchestra, and Saul Cosentino Sextet. Leonardo toured worldwide for eleven years with the prestigious international tango companies as a violin soloist and a professional tango dancer, including the critically acclaimed Argentinean Tango show “TangoX2” in the United States, France, Italy, Spain, England, Greece, Japan & Mexico. He starred as a soloist in both Broadway shows “Forever Tango” and “Tango Argentino,”Julio Bocca’s Ballet Argentino, Orquesta de Hioshinori Hioneyama, among others. Leonardo performed and recorded with Placido Domingo, American jazz legend Stanley Jordan, Latin star Luis Miguel, on the motion pictures tracks of Bossa Nova, Flawless, Imposters, and on the 2002 Latin Grammy nominated CD “Tango Bar” (Chesky Records).

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