The Yale Tango Fest is offered
with support from the Yale Graduate and
Professional Student Senate and the
Office of Student Life at the McDougal Center
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A
well-known and respected dancer and DJ, Robin's enthusiasm
for tango can be
seen most clearly in his wholehearted dedication to teaching. He
believes that it is very important for students to dance simply and
musically from the very beginning. Building that strong base of
connection and musicality early, Robin believes, will allow even very
new beginners to feel comfortable and confident on a crowded dance
floor and will also lead to a more comprehensive and fluid
understanding of more complicated techniques later on. Robins teaching
style reflects this philosophy, and his students appreciate the
humorous and down-to-earth way he presents the material. On the rare
occasion that he is neither teaching nor DJing, Robin can always be
seen on the dance floor, either working to expand his own understanding
of tango, or simply enjoying the connection he works so hard to share
with others. He is originally from Belfast, Ireland and now lives in
New York City.
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Shorey Myers
Shorey's
first exposure to tango, watching a tall, skinny guy in a beret teach a
group of awkward college kids how to walk with grace, immediately
captured her imagination and she has hardly looked away since. Shorey
is an accomplished teacher whose primary goal is to give her students
those tools necessary to make their dancing as enjoyable as possible in
the shortest amount of time. As great as her love of the dance is her
love of the music, a passion which is evident whenever she steps behind
the DJ booth. She DJs all over the country and abroad. She loves to
keep both very traditional and very alternative crowds dancing all
night long. Shorey is (for the forseeable future) based in the San
Francisco Bay Area, although she still travels as much as is humanly
possible.
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Alex Krebs
Alex Krebs teaches Argentine
tango for the social dance floor,
emphasizing the improvisatory side of the dance through a strong
communication between the lead and follow and on musicality.
Alex tries to give his students the vocabulary necessary so that
each person can find their own unique way of dancing --
dancing the tango of their own body.
Alex's teaching is in high demand all over the world.
In addition to teaching, he DJs, performs, and directs the Conjunto
Berretin in which he plays the bandoneon.
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Tine Herreman
Tine plays happy tangos,
soaring valses and exciting milongas from her vast collection of
classics, as well as original but always friendly alternative
selections.
She DJs around the Northeast at milongas and festivals, including
recently Ann Arbor, Atlanta, the Boston Tango Festival, in
Montreal and at various venues in New York where she now lives.
Tine was the founding president of the Yale Tango Club and organized
the club from a 12-person practica into a successful organization with
100 members, more than 20 teachers, DJs and organizers, a top notch
tango festival, and a national reputation.
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