Friday, August 25th
7:00p - 8:30p Fun Milonga! Musical structure and Luis's favorite steps!
8:30p - 12:30a Milonga LaVida w/Performance by Kristina & Luis 
$25/person (includes both the class and the milonga) 
LaVida Studio 13620 NE 20th St. Bellevue, WA 98005

Saturday, August 26th
3:00p - 4:30p Rhythmical and Romantic Tangos! Simple yet tasty sequences for the social dance floor!
$20/person
Dance Underground Studio 340 15th Ave. E, Seattle WA 98112  

8:15p - 9:15p Flowy Vals! Dance like a butterfly! Luis's favorite steps!
9:30p - 1:00a Milonga
$20/person (includes both the class and the milonga)
Dance Underground Studio 340 15th Ave. E, Seattle WA 98112

Sunday, August 27th
4:30p - 5:30p Tango Milonguero for your sweetest close embrace!
5:30p - 9:00p La Garua Tango Tea w/DJ Luis Rojas
$25/person (includes both the class and the milonga)
Polish Home 1714 18th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122  

Luis Alberto Rojas is a remarkable milonguero dancer whose passion and dedication in tango is seen in every step he takes. When he dances, every cell of his body and his soul merges with the partner and the music creating a divine unison of togetherness. His dance is filled with love, passion and adoration for his partner. As a tango teacher, he is a true maestro of the close embrace style who has an in-depth understanding of the connection, sensation and the dynamics of the tango.  Nowadays, Luis Rojas is one of the iconic figures of the traditional tango.  
 
Born in Mar Del Plata (Argentina), Luis started learning tango at age of 8. His professional career as a tango dancer and teacher also started in Mar Del Plata. He then moved to Buenos Aires where he taught and performed at some of the most popular milongas: La Nacional, Tangueros Aires, Milonguito, El Cachirulo, Y Bailarin Porteno, and others.

Since 2009 Luis has been touring in Europe: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, New Zealand, and the United States. He has also been a DJ for many years at the milongas in Buenos Aires, Europe and the USA.

In 2010 he participated as a special guest for the bicentennial Argentinian celebrations in Vienna and in the same year, he taught and performed in several Brazilian cities. In 2011 he was a special guest at the Festival Milongueando 2011 in Buenos Aires. In May of 2013 he was runner-up in the category Tango Track of Campeonato de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Metropolitan).

I've been knowing Pablo Inza for 15 years and have studied with him numerous times. I can assure that he is one of the best teachers who will truly influence your dancing. His teaching style is methodical, thoughtful and detail-oriented. He has been coming from traditional tango into the tango-nuevo era, and then back to the Traditional style after he met Sofia, his present dance partner. Dancing and teaching both styles allows him to see body mechanics in a deep level, and the advice each student may receive is truly valuable.
 

SATURDAY Nov. 5th at Dance Underground 340 15th Ave. E Seattle
12:30pm - 2:00pm "Giros Milongueros" - keeping a steady close embrace (int/adv) 
2:00pm - 3:30pm "Barridas and Trabas" - sweeps and blocks are two playful elements to have fun on the dance floor. Get them nice, effortless and fluent (int/adv)

SATURDAY, Nov. 5th at VERVE 19820 40th Ave. W Lynnwood, WA 98036
7:30pm - 9:00pm pre-milonga class "Pauses and Embelishments" - how to create the space for styling and musicality (int/adv)
DANCE EXHIBITION by Pablo and Sofia at the Verve Milonga around 11pm in Lynnwood.

SUNDAY, Nov. 6th at Dance Underground 340 15th Ave. E Seattle
2:30pm - 4:00pm "Small cute moves for dancing in small spaces" (int/adv)

SUNDAY, Nov. 6th at LaVida Studio 13620 NE 20th St. Bellevue, WA
5:00pm - 6:30pm "Let's go for a Walk" - creating comfort and togetherness (all levels)

TUESDAY, Nov. 8th at LaVida Studio 13620 NE 20th St. Bellevue, WA
7:00pm - 8:30pm "Milonga! Milonga Lisa and Traspie" - get the rhythm and practice some cool ideas for the dance floor (all levels)

Pablo Inza (Buenos Aires) is considered by many to be one of the present day tango scene's most influential figures and has won respect worldwide for his innovative and creative style. Pablo's personal style is rich in contrasting dynamics and playful musicality. In a past, he partnered and worked with top tango dancers, just to name a few: Moira Castellano and Eugenia Parrilla.

Sofia Saborido (Buenos Aires) is a delicate yet intense dancer; her dancing is based on a refined and sensitive connection with a partner. She has an extensive background in theater, ballet, modern and jazz dance. 

Our annual summer Tango festival concluded greatly, and our mission on bringing up more happy moments into people's lives was complete.  On our end, we did overcome difficult moments of this year festival preparation and made everything possible to keep it alive.  Great venues, great DJs, great instructors, and great dancers!!!!! Everyone tied up  together in the rhythm of the Tango!     

Another year of a great festival rounded up nicely. It was the 11th TangoMagic Festival, and our 2nd year organizing it. We deeply appreciate all the help and support that we received from our Seattle tango community during those days, and we feel honored to be part of it.  It is always our pleasure to produce and work on this festival.  It was a joy for us to see many tango dancers returning to Seattle or coming here for the first time.

We were honored to work with great tango professional dancers, musicians, and DJs.  
TangoMagic 2015 instructors team: Alex Krebs and Patricia Becker (USA), Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt (USA), Pablo Inza and Sofia Saborido (Argentina), Virginia Pandolfi and Jonatan Aguero (Argentina).  
TangoMagic 2015 musicians and DJs team: Alex Kreb's Orchestra, Avik Basu, Dan Boccia, Jay Abling, Jennifer Olson, Ramu Pyreddy, Varo Boyajyan. 

What people are saying about their experience at the festival...

Seemanta Dutta (as posted on Facebook event page): 
This festival was probably one of the best ones I have attended in my life. Excellent dancers from the US and Canada, excellent venues and so much hard work put in by Kristina and Anton and their volunteers. I am very grateful to the Seattle community for welcoming me into their city and their hearts! And of course, many many thanks to the maestros and maestros who enriched us with their knowledge and inspired us by their performances! Simply put, your presence made our tango experience something to be remembered! And who can forget the sublime music of the DJs who kept us dancing even though our feet hurt! And then there was the Salmon Bake! This can only be experienced in person and writing anything about it is pointless. Just one of those experiences! Cheers to the Seattle tango community as I now look forward to next year's festival!

Edit Fasi (as posted on the Facebook event page):
Thank you very much for organizing this event Kristina and Anton. Kudos to all the wonderful volunteers, dj's and teachers! Thank you for the Seattle tango community for the warm welcome! I had a fabulous time dancing; met some new tango friends and saw few dancers who moved from NYC to the west coast in the past few months. I am sure I'll be back at one point and please feel free to contact me if you are planning to come to NYC for tango. Cheers!

Xiaomin Jiang (as posted on the Facebook event page):
Wish I could stay longer and get more out of my first trip to Seattle. But this magical festival has gone on and beyond my expectation. 

Festival Organizers: Anton Sukhanov and Kristina Ivanova
www.SeattleTangoMagic.com

Sebastian Jimenez and Maria Ines Bogado are back in Seattle on December 12th-16th, giving us the opportunity to study the beauty of Tango Salon in depth.

Elegance, beauty, technique and connection is what we are gifted with for this Christmas.

December 13th, Saturday - All Levels
1:00p Cadence: Steps and Sequences from the 40's.
2:30p Tools for Interpretation: Working with Sustained Tempos.

December 14th, Sunday - All Levels
1:00p Embrace and Elegant Movements: Key Elements of Tango Salon.
2:30p Coda (different Form and Dynamics): learning how to interpret it.

Organizer: Kristina Ivanova

Pablo and Eva are true messengers of the classic Milonguero Style, they have studied and assisted several of the most prominent maestros in Buenos Aires. They teach what is useful on the dance floor, thus enhancing student’s social dance skills. The material given in a class is thoughtful and well explained.

Wednesday 7:45 – 9:30pm ~ “Vals: Walking to the Rhythm of Vals (different variations with connection to the rhythm). Giros and Contragiros”
Level: Beg/Int
Location: LaVida Studio 13620 NE 20th St., Bellevue, WA 98005 

Friday 7:45 – 8:45pm ~ “The 8, different ways (different ways for the 8 according to the Space and Music)”
Level: Int.
Location: Belltown Dance Studio 2217 3rd. Ave suite 102, Seattle (pre-milonga class) 


Saturday at Dance Underground Studio: 
1:00pm Tango: Freedom of Movement in the Milonguero Embrace (all levels)
2:30pm Tango: Dancing with Elegance (all levels)

Sunday at Dance Underground Studio:
2:00pm Milonga: Lateral Displacement (different choices to keep dancing in the line of dance) (all levels)
3:30pm Milonga: Playing with the Cross (all levels)

Organizers: Naoko Oguchi and Kristina Ivanova

Virginia Pandolfi is a world recognized maestra (teacher) of Argentine Tango. Her unique pedagogical approach in teaching tango makes students around the world to seek her seminars everywhere. Virginia's signature Tango Technique classes are what she is known and loved for.  In Buenos Aires it's called "La Tecnica del Tango para las Mujeres y los Hombers", here in the US we call it "Intensive Technique Training for Followers and Leaders".

No matter what "tango style" you dance, Virginia's classes are for everybody as what she teaches is universal and true.  She puts it this way: "Ni Tango Nuevo, Ni Tango Viejo. Tango Presente" (There is no New Tango nor old Tango. There is only one present tango). 

Virginia's personal dance is sensual, playful, musical, and authentic.  She has worked with Fabian Peralta, Maximilliano Cristiana, Ney Melo and Javier Rodriguez.  She regularly conducts classes at the Mujersitas festival in BsAs along with Noelia Hurtado, Moira Castellano, Maria Ines Bogado, and Roxana Suarez. 

Workshop Info:
Location: eXit Space 414 NE 72nd St., Seattle WA 
Dates: October 18th and 19th
Pre-Registration is Closed

October 18th, 2014 Saturday:
2pm Followers: Technique Intro (walking, posture, dissociation)
3:10pm Followers: Engine of Movement & Circular Movements. Embellishments
4:30pm Followers: Structure of the Step in Walking and Proper Use of the Hips

October 19th, 2014 Sunday:
2pm Lead&Follow: Giro Technique
3:10pm Lead&Follow: Dissociation of Motion and Energy. Spiral Movements
4:30pm Lead&Follow: Combination of all elements worked during the workshop


Organizer: Kristina Ivanova