Maximiliano "Gytano" Paradiso (Argentina)

"Tango Discovery" program
13-15 July 2007

Maximiliano Gytano Paradiso (Home page, profile and email) was born in Buenos Aires Argentina. He grew up surrounded by tango under the influence by his grandfather "el ruso", a very known milonguero. He studied it with some of its most important exponent such as Nito y Elba, Omar vega, osvaldo y Miguel Angel Zotto, Pablo Veron, Junior Cervila, Los Dinzels, Mauricio Castro, Carlos Gavito, and others, and assisted some of them in their teachings.

He has performed in some of the most important tango events around the world including the New York Tango Festival, the National Tango day in Buenos Aires, as well as at the Hollywood Bowl with Los Angeles Philarmonic Orchestra, and the Tango Pasion choreoghapher Hector Zaraspe, at the Bass Hall of Dallas and the Costa Mesa Performing Arts Center. He performed at the off broadway Thalia Spanish Theater for three years. In the musical Tangomania for the 2004 the show got an award winner season.

Gytano studied oriental philosophy and other type of dance movements that can take the student in a playful and non-competitive atmosphere to a better and deeper understanding of the tango. He is currently living and teaching in Japan and Asia in general.

His teaching also draws from the Tango Discovery system, a pedagogical approach to teaching tango, developed by Mauricio Castro, that has now become quite popular due to the publication of two Tango Discovery books and several CD-ROMs (see official Tango Discovery website).

Meet the Maestro: Gytano will be dancing at the Fri 13/feb milonga at Abrazos "San Telmo" Milonga. Come and discover his spontaneous style of dance.

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Teaching Schedule

Date	Time	Level*	Title	Venue
Fri 13/jul	7.30-9pm	BI	Tango Crash Discovery System	Abrazos
Sat 14/jul	3.30-5pm	BIA	Tango Fitness / Body Awareness	Abrazos
Sat 14/jul	5-6.30pm	IA	Discovery 3	Abrazos
Sun 14/jul	6.30-8pm	IA	Discovery 4 Improvisation	Abrazos

*B=Beginner I=Intermediate A=Advanced

• Improvisation for all levels
  . -- Learn how to dance real argentine tango, Unleash your tango potential and create your own steps without copying anybody and dance right now. Recomended for beg-int. .
  
  
• Tango Fitness / Body Awareness for all levels
  -- with these powerful and specific techniques you will succeed in your Tango development you Can loose weight while you get fit , you can build strong legs and abs , you can transform your body and mind while you create incredible balance , and aquire an elegant and stylish Professional Tango technique . Tango Fitness can take u there open to everyone how want to improve posture , balance and things that you dislike from your body.this technique is design for Tango but can be useful for everybody independent of the daily life activities that you have . Including leader and Follower technique.
  
  
• Discovery level 3 for intermediate / advanced
  -- a condensed overview of the followings: core building and movement exercises, the power of disassociation, introduction to the liquid embrace, structure (front / back cross / open). introduction to colgadas (torsos touching), overview of drags, barridas, sacades (men's & women's), boleos, basic ganchos, planeos, introduction to leg wraps, introduction to cadenas
  
  
• Discovery level 4 Improvisation for intermediate / advanced
  -- a condensed overview of the followings: analyzing the structure to improve improvisation and attain freedom from thought to further connection and musicality, painting the music - focus on melody, the gamut of colgadas (hanging), advanced back sacadas (men's and women's) (displacements), complex combinations using the next level of concepts form level III and the liquid embrace, advanced ganchos (hooks) for men and women, men's enrosques (turns with cross feet, women enrosces, volcadas in depth - learning their parent the forced cross, discovering the power of the grays and slow movement, advanced leg wraps

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Private Sessions with Gytano

Gytano is available between 13-16/feb for private sessions. To make a private class reservation, please email the organiser or sms 9637-3512. One hour private lessons are $150 (including studio charges) for 1 student, and $210 for a couple.

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Details for Participants

Venue: Abrazos (abrazosclub.com website)
568 Ganges Avenue #02-100
(Nearest MRT Station: City Hall, transfer bus 51).

Price of each 90-minute group class:
   » $40 for Adults
   » $38 (5% discount) if classes are confirmed and paid up 5 days in advance.
   » $38 (5% discount) for Full-time Students, NS Men, and Retirees
Please book your place well in advance. If there are still vacancies, you may also register at the door.

Better prices are available if:

• you prepay for classes under Abrazos' season pass program:
     » 5 classes = $185 (7.5% discount) $37 per extra class
     » 10 classes = $360 (10% discount) $36 per extra class
     » 15 classes = $525 (12.5% discount) $35 per extra class
  Season passes are valid for 6 months and can be used for all Abrazos workshops. During validity period they can be upgraded by paying the difference. Please note season passes are not refundable for cash. Season passes under TangoSingapore will be phased out once they are fully consumed.
  
  
• you are a member of Abrazos' Continuing Education program for serious dancers. The workshop sessions will be included in your quota of classes for the month.

To pre-register, send an email to info@tangoeast.com with your details and the classes you wish to take, or SMS to 9637-3512. Payment should be made in cash, by NETS at Abrazos, or by cheques payable to "TANGO EAST PTE LTD". Registration and collection are done at the door of the class.

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Other Issues

• No partner? You are encouraged to come with a partner of the same level -- best way is to come for practicas before the workshop to meet other tangueros, and make arrangement to come to the same session. For lower level classes, there will be rotation of partners during the class for unpartnered participants. For higher level classes, you need to have a fixed partner for best learning results.
  
  
• Videography Please ask instructor for permission before taping. Instructor usually do a recap of the lesson in the last 10 minutes for Q&A -- that is the best time to record.
  
  
• Late Registration Please note the cut-off date for pre-registration. If you miss the deadline, you can still enjoy the lower rate by taking a season pass of 4 or more classes. Once you are pre-registered you can add more classes at the same preferred rate later.
  
  
• Cancellation of class We reserve the right to cancel a class if the number of participants is too few. You will be given a credit to redeem at another workshop.
  
  
• No-Shows We assume all tangueros to be credit-worthy, so we do not ask for pre-payment when you register. But if you fail to show up for a class after booking, your "good credit" record will become tainted and in future you may be required to pre-pay for class.
  
  
• Out of Town: If you are visiting from outside Singapore, contact us if you need any help or information -- our hotline is 96373512 or email info@tangoeast.com