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Chispas, time to further develop the hive mind i.e. our unified consciousness that tango matters to life, and even reflects life in a condensed form. Practice by moving your bodies on marvelous music in a one-on-one close embrace with your brother or sister, in the unorganized religion that goes by the name of Argentine Tango. Btw, our newly started Wednesday evening prácticas have become uncertain due to a miscommunication between the owners of the venue and lindyhop as to the latter's use of the upper room, meaning they are still in the room after 20:00 doing their classes when we are supposed to occupy the space.
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🔥Free entrance for you (and you only) if you bring someone with you who has never been to La Chispa before!
La Chispa Tango Práctica:
📍A práctica, not a milonga. No cortinas.
📍Less advanced dancers practicing with more advanced dancers - like in Buenos Aires in the Golden Age of tango. Because two beginners practicing together usually means doubling mistakes and perpetuating bad habits. This ‘knowledge transfer’ also allows the more accomplished dancers to test and transfer their understanding and skills. Teaching is learning twice.
📍Be careful giving feedback, be considerate.
📍Practice with more than one person as La Chispa is community-focused, though of course this does not mean you need to practice with everyone! Change around a bit, with whomever you feel comfortable practicing.
📍Use mirada/cabeceo or be more direct but respect boundaries.
‘PRÁCTICA’-LITIES:
💰Symbolic entrance fee €5 - in CASH! Free entrance for you (and you only) if you bring someone with you who has never been to La Chispa before!
🍷BYOD: Bring Your Own Drinks – and snacks!
🏫LOCATION: De Wittenstraat 100, 1052 BA, Amsterdam
🚇BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: From Central Station bus 18 or 21, stop Nieuwe Willemsstraat, or bus 22 stop Nassauplein. Or rent an OV-fiets and pedal westwards for 8 minutes.
🚗 BY CAR: Sunday free parking on Isaac Gogelweg, at 15 minutes walking. Monday-Saturday evening free parking around Contactweg 30 then take bus 22 to Nassauplein. Additional option: P+R at Leeuwendalersweg 23b (price around €4,50 p/h + bus ticket - check P+R rules), then take bus 21 to Nieuwe Willemsstraat. Parking in the street near the venues €6,50 per hour. MyWay parking at Tussen de Bogen, Jordaan or De Wittenkade approximately €3,50 per hour (but check price, and reserve), or ParkBee De Wittenkade approximately €4,50 per hour (but check price, and reserve).
✨What is La Chispa?
La Chispa is a social tango práctica inspired by the Golden Age tradition - where the more accomplished are helping the less accomplished dancers - just as it was back then in the prácticas of Buenos Aires. Today, a práctica can be the bridge between a formal lesson or workshop and a milonga yet it can also be the lesson. No rigid structures, just a space for exploration, learning, and socializing. Independent, no lessons (though we do small themes), no teachers (apart from occasional visiting teachers) but! other people to help you improve.
Come alone or together, practice what you've been taught lately (or let us give you a challenge), explore, learn, meet, make it happen together.
Abrazo,
André, Asta, Becky, Iulia, Sabrina, Willem
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
De Wittenstraat 100, 1052 BA Amsterdam, Nederland, De Wittenstraat 100A, 1052 BA Amsterdam, Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands
