Dear dancers,
Fall, beautiful fall is here and over at Finnish Hall, we are tucking in with queer tango -- classes for dancer at all levels, a dance party and lots of hot tea and goodies.
LOCATION
FINNISH HALL 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley, CA 94702
🎉OCT QUEER TANGO CLASSES AND PRACTICA ON SUNDAYS
TEACHER SCHEDULE
-Nov 2 & 9: Mira Barakat, both classes
-Nov 16, 23, 30: Fundamentals class - Preity Deeper class: David Orly-Thompson
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
-3:15-3:30 pm Check-in
-3:30-4:30 pm Fundamentals class. Who will benefit: new dancers and all-level dancers who want to focus on tango basics to advance their dance.
-4:30-5:30 pm Practica - socialize, practice, enjoy life + the return of our HOT TEA station: bring a mug and goodies to share when you wish!
-5:30-6:30 pm Deeper dive class. Who will benefit: dancers with 8 or more tango classes, who have an understanding of tango basics, and who want to go deep on special topics, getting more into technique, steps and pivots, spirals and joy.
Classes limited to 22 dancers
COST
INDIVIDUAL CLASS, includes practica
$15-25 honor system sliding Scale
$10 Students with ID
SERIES DISCOUNTS
(includes all 5 SUN classes + SAT class & milonga on Nov 15)
$85-145*
*Honor system sliding scale: We ask that higher income folks pay a higher / standard rate so that folks with less income and academic students can attend at a rate they can afford. Thank you!!
$10 Students per event with ID all month
$5 Practica, free with any class
REGISTRATION Venmo, paypal, Zelle: info below.
No refund or exchanges
ABRAZO, THE QUEER MILONGA
SATURDAY, NOV 15
6:00-7:00 pm Fundamentals lesson with Andres Ozzuna
—->No partner or experience needed. A great class to introduce a friend to QT!
7:00-10:00 pm DJ Crespo, for the first time at abrazo!
8:30 pm birthday vals and community dance
COST
$15-15 Honor System* Sliding Scale
$10 Students w/ ID
*Have more cash, please consider the higher / standard rate as it allows us to offer discounted rates to folks in our queer tango community who need it. Thank you for supporting queer tango for our whole community.
REGISTRATION FOR ALL EVENTS
Venmo: abrazo-tango (Karen Curtis)
Paypal:
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Zelle:
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Note what you are paying for in the comment section
You can pay at the door
No Refunds or Exchanges
DONATIONS greatly appreciated. 100% of your donations go to making queer tango possible in the Bay Area.
COVID PRECAUTIONS
Keeping up to date on your Vax + booster is highly recommended
Masks optional
Excellent ventilation: all windows open, fans out. The air quality is great.
Limited size events
If you’re not feeling 100% well, please stay home – let’s keep each other safe. We will be here when you’re feeling good.
Long live queer tango!
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