Apertura Tango Festival Cancelled

Dear Tango Lovers,

Welcome to the Apertura Tango Festival which will be held for the second time in the heart of the Istanbul on 3-5 April 2020.

We are very excited to welcome you!

Our Festival will host the most famous and popular Maestros and DJs cast of the Tango world

MAESTROS:

• Fernando Gracia & Sol Cerquides (Argentina)
• Valentin Arias & Diana Paola Franco (Colombia)
• Juan Diego Gonzales & Ornella Simonetto (Colombia / Argentina)
• Eşref Tekinalp & Vanessa Gauch (Turkey)
• Alper Ergökmen & Selen Sürek (Turkey)
• Krishna Olmedo & Valentina Massari (Argentina / Italy)

DJ TEAM: 

• TDJ Krishna Olmedo (Argentina)
• TDJ Ramo & Gogo (Turkey)
• TDJ Burcu Iris Tekin (Turkey)

WORKSHOPS:

SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH:

FS-1 12:00-13:15 - All Levels

• Women (Follower) Technique (Sol Cerquides)

FS-2 12:00-13:15 - All Levels

• Men (Leader) Technique (Fernando Gracia)

FS-3 13:30-14:45 - Intermediate & Advanced

• Finding comfort in different types of abrazos: tips, technique and figures (Fernando Gracia & Sol Cerquides)

AS-1 13:30-14:45 - Intermediate

• Lapiz, Enrosque and Calesita : Free Leg interpratations (Alper Ergökmen & Selen Sürek)

VD-1 15:00-16:15 - Intermediate & Advanced

• Musical interpretation to create a Choreography & Sensations when creating a Choreographic scheme (Valentin Arias & Diana Paola Franco)

AS-2 15:00-16:15 - Intermediate

• Communication: Feel good, look good (Alper Ergökmen & Selen Sürek)

VD-2 16:30-17:45 - Intermediate & Advanced

• Sacadas in the position for both directions, cadena in displacement, variations for Tango Salon and Tango Escenario, enrosques, boleos and ganchos (Valentin Arias & Diana Paola Franco)

EV-1 16:30-17:45 - Intermediate

• Connection, circular movements and easily changing direction without loosing fluidity (Eşref Tekinalp & Vanessa Gauch)

SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH:

VD-3 12:00-13:15 - All Levels

• Women (Follower) Technique (Diana Paola Franco)

VD-4 12:00-13:15 - All Levels

• Men (Leader) Technique (Valentin Arias)

VD-5 13:30-14:45 - Intermediate

• Closed, Medium and Open Abrazo Movements (Valentin Arias & Diana Paola Franco)

FS-4 13:30-14:45 - Intermediate & Advanced

• Analyzing the pivot and its possibilities for men and women (Fernando Gracia & Sol Cerquides)

FS-5 15:00-16:15 - Intermediate & Advanced

• Giros. How to keep the connection between the couples. Ganchos, Embellishments and Enrosques in the Giro. Technique for both roles (Fernando Gracia & Sol Cerquides)

EV-2 15:00-16:15 - Intermediate & Advanced

• Creating effective variations and how to place general movements on the right moments of the music (Eşref Tekinalp & Vanessa Gauch)

VD-6 16:30-17:45 - Intermediate & Advanced

• How to dance in different Orchestras & Communication with the couple through music (Valentin Arias & Diana Paola Franco)

FS-6 16:30-17:45 - Intermediate & Advanced

• Sacadas and advanced "Great" Sacada styles (Fernando Gracia & Sol Cerquides)

Visit our website for further information:

You are invited to celebrate this special weekend with us! 

Abrazo,

• Apertura Tango Festival Team