BA Tango Academy 2024
24.-29.6.2024 and 19.-24.8.2024
individual approach
Because of small group policy Blaz & Andrea have time to work with every participant
with blaz & andrea
Blaz and Andrea or BA Tango are internationally most recognised Slovenian tango dancers, teachers, choreographers & dance researchers
one location studio ba tango
Boutique dance studio at the edge of Ljubljana's old part pedestrian zone
what is ba tango academy
BA Tango Academy is an intensive training week for the advanced tango dancers, who would like to improve and upgrade their knowledge of tango by working on their body movement, technique, communication and creativity.
Training week is leaded by Blaz & Andrea (BA Tango) and organised in Studio BA Tango located in the center of Ljubljana (Slovenia/EU).
BA Tango Academy is organised with 3 to maximum 9 couples, thus Blaz and Andrea can focus on each participant. Trough TangoFloorTec™ technique and BA Tango Biomehanics™ concept every participant gains on the fields of movement control, communication in a couple and deeper understanding of co-creation and co-dependence.
PRICE and payment:
300 EUR per person = 600 EUR for a couple
Payment:
200 EUR per couple for reservation fee when you register and the rest on the 1st day of the Academy.
may i record classes?
Everybody who has worked with Blaz & Andrea knows, that classes can be recorded (and also published on internet).
what do i need on ba tango academy?
Dance shoes (obviously)
light clothes and sport mat (armaflex) for work on the floor
jazz slippers/dance snickers or additional pair of socks for solo technique
water bottle highly recommended (to prevent dehydration)
small towel recommended...
SCHEDULE of academy
Monday-Friday
18.00-20.00 TangoFloorTec™, body movement & partnering
20.00–22.00 Creative part: Tango workshop
22.00-23.00 Practica
Saturday
11.00-11.45 TangoFloorTec™
12.00-15.00 Revision of the Workshop
19:00 - 23:00 Neolonga
Location
Studio BA Tango is located in the city centre of Ljubljana, 300m from beginning of the old city pedestrian zone.
WHERE TO STAY?
Well, you can rent an apartment literally next door to the Studio BA Tango (E&E Apparments). Otherwise there are 8 apartments on aribnb located in the radius of 200m.
WHERE TO EAT?
Next door to the Studio BA Tango you have lovely Kavarna Mango, which offers breakfasts and brunches.
If you are more on a budget, you have a Mercator supermarket (local chain) and Hofer (Aldi) supermarket just across the street...
In the case of nice weather you can combine a stroll through the old par of Ljubljana (pedestrian zone starts 300m away from the Studio BA Tango) with a snack in numerous cafes at the bank of Ljubljanica river...
WHAT TO DO?
First, since your main focus (we presume) is on tango, you have a possibility to work in the Studio BA Tango before classes either individual classes with Blaz & Andrea or solo.
When you have enough of dancing you can go to a stroll in a park around the corner, to the old city centre (pedestrian zone starts 300m from Studio BA Tango) or longer walk to Ljubljana castle.
Any other questions - ask us...
ABOUT BLAZ AND ANDREA (BA TANGO)
We have a problem to write about ourselves, so here are some fast facts about our career:
we started to dance Argentine tango in 1996
we have been Argentine tango world champions in 1998
we started to teach in 2001 and we lectured at Academy of Dance in Ljubljana
we have been officially invited to perform in Buenos Aires several times
we are authors of several dance performances, choreographies for theatre and cinema, scientific articles and researches about Argentine tango and creators of TangoFloorTec™ and BA Tango BIomechanics™
we are members of AMBCTA (Asociación de Maestros, Bailarines y Coreógrafos de Tango)
Our approach to teaching of Argentine tango is through dancer's perspective of understanding the body as an instrument of creation.
If facts did not satisfy your curiosity, check the videos or read an intro of an interview with us that was published in Total Slovenia Times (here is a link to full article):
Total Slovenia Times:
"Andreja Podlogar & Blaž Bertoncelj: Tango Pioneers
Andreja Podlogar and Blaž Bertoncelj are Argentinian tango world champions, internationally acclaimed artists, innovative teachers, researchers, critical thinkers and global tango ambassadors, whose visionary work is gathered in a small dance studio lab in the centre of Ljubljana, called Studio BA Tango. Andreja and Blaž shared with us their knowledge and views on the dance itself, its historic development, their diverse work and future plans, which include an ambitious project to create a global creative platform for critical thinking, applied knowledge and development of new creative potentials in the field, starting with an international tango symposium..."
