Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company is offering an exciting and rare opportunity to participate in a one-off course in Authentic Tango with guest teacher Leilani Weis from Chile.
Leilani was born in Chile but now lives in Italy. She teaches, experiments and performs Contact Improvisation and Tango internationally.
The professional dancer will be in Derry for two months while she rehearses with the company for new production, Ripple Affect, due to tour in March.
Leilani brings a special fire and sensuality to her dancing and applies the open and free improvisatory attitude of Contact Improvisation to her Tango dancing and Tango teaching.
As Development Officer with Echo Echo, I am excited to have Leilani as part of our new production Ripple Affect which will premiere in The Waterside Theatre on 16th March. But also, we couldn't miss this opportunity to have her teach while she is here.
The classes will be an introduction to authentic Tango. The emphasis will be on understanding the “feel” of the dance rather than trying to learn lots of complicated steps.
During a short visit in October last year, Leilani taught a 2-hour workshop in the Echo Echo Dance Studio. The class was fully booked within a day and she received some flattering comments such as: “we shall all have to go and lie down in front of the airplane to stop her leaving Northern Ireland” “More Leilani Weis style tango please!”
This short four-week course is open to everyone but will be especially interesting for people with some movement experience in Salsa, Modern dance, Contact Improvisation or Ballroom dance.
An Introduction to Authentic Tango will start on Wednesday 11th February and run for 4 weeks in Echo Echo’s dance studio at the Waterside Theatre from 7.30pm to 9pm. The full course costs £20.
The course is sure to be popular so people are encouraged to book as early as possible. To book a place, contact Echo Echo on 028 7134 2266, email info@echoechodance.com, or visit www.echoechodance.com.
Leilani was born in Chile but now lives in Italy. She teaches, experiments and performs Contact Improvisation and Tango internationally.
The professional dancer will be in Derry for two months while she rehearses with the company for new production, Ripple Affect, due to tour in March.
Leilani brings a special fire and sensuality to her dancing and applies the open and free improvisatory attitude of Contact Improvisation to her Tango dancing and Tango teaching.
As Development Officer with Echo Echo, I am excited to have Leilani as part of our new production Ripple Affect which will premiere in The Waterside Theatre on 16th March. But also, we couldn't miss this opportunity to have her teach while she is here.
The classes will be an introduction to authentic Tango. The emphasis will be on understanding the “feel” of the dance rather than trying to learn lots of complicated steps.
During a short visit in October last year, Leilani taught a 2-hour workshop in the Echo Echo Dance Studio. The class was fully booked within a day and she received some flattering comments such as: “we shall all have to go and lie down in front of the airplane to stop her leaving Northern Ireland” “More Leilani Weis style tango please!”
This short four-week course is open to everyone but will be especially interesting for people with some movement experience in Salsa, Modern dance, Contact Improvisation or Ballroom dance.
An Introduction to Authentic Tango will start on Wednesday 11th February and run for 4 weeks in Echo Echo’s dance studio at the Waterside Theatre from 7.30pm to 9pm. The full course costs £20.
The course is sure to be popular so people are encouraged to book as early as possible. To book a place, contact Echo Echo on 028 7134 2266, email info@echoechodance.com, or visit www.echoechodance.com.
