The project involves holding seven workshop meetings in a two-day format (Saturday and Sunday on a selected weekend each month, from March to November 2017). Leading Argentine tango instructors in Poland have confirmed their participation in the project. The first classes will begin on the weekend of 18 and 19 March, with the lecturers being: Agnieszka Stach and Tymoteusz Ley.
The project was conceived by the ballroom dance enthusiast communities of Bolesławiec and Jablonec: the “Cafe Tango” Association and the “Tango Bolesławiec” Association, as well as people associated with the “Topdance” dance school in Jablonec.
Applications for the project are accepted during “Cafe Tango” classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 20:30 to 21:30 in the dance studio at BOK – MCC. In the Czech part, applications should be sent to the following email address: libor.jager@topdance.cz.
Approximately 25 couples from Poland and the Czech Republic will participate directly in the workshops. During the monthly meetings, it will be possible for additional people to join the project, and participants will be able to exchange places, allowing more people to benefit from the classes and helping to avoid attendance problems caused by unforeseen circumstances (the expected total number of participants is over 50 people from Poland and the Czech Republic).
A translator will be present in each group during the workshops to ensure that the classes run smoothly. Each workshop session will conclude with an evening milonga in the foyer of the Forum cinema, bringing all the couples together and allowing them to put into practice the skills acquired during the classes. Among other things, the milonga provides an opportunity to practise the techniques and steps learned during the lessons, dance with different partners, and exchange experiences with people who have a similar or considerably longer dance background.