Maja PetroviC & Marko MiljeviC

We are so excited to have Maja Petrović & Marko Miljević join us from Zagreb, Croatia! They will teach a series of workshops, as well as perform at milonga gallo ciego Friday night. Workshops will be offered as a full weekend package, or by day. A la carte workshops will be offered week of, only if there is availability remaining.

Maja & Marko’s Weekend Schedule

Friday Night Performance at Milonga Gallo Ciego

Milonga: 9:00pm-1:00am
Performance around 10:30pm

Saturday Workshops at Ripley Grier

[2:00-3:15pm] 

INT/ADV: D’Arienzo vs. Di Sarli

Here we'll discuss the main technical and musical differences between dancing to two legendary tango orchestras. One is known for its rhythmical character, the other for its wonderful melodies. We’ll take standard tango elements and show you how to adjust them to express the qualities of these two orchestras.

[3:30-4:45pm] 

AL: Milonga Lisa vs. Milonga con Traspié

In this lesson we'll go through two essential ways of dancing milonga. We'll focus both on technical as well as musical differences and suggest a few fun combinations for any occasion.

[5:00-6:15pm]
AL: Valsing in Small Space

Applying the technique of traspié, we’ll show you a few fun and useful combinations in vals. The crowded milongas are the place to show them off.

Sunday Workshops at Ripley Grier

[2:00-3:15pm]

ADV: Rebounds for all Occasions

This fun repetitive combination of small steps is exactly what you’ve been missing for that perfect interpretation. We'll start with small rebounds and connect them into a playful sequence. This will create new challenges both for the leader and the follower.

[3:30-4:45pm] 

ADV: Fatal Attraction
Giro is an excellent setting for elastic forces resulting in exciting accelerations! In this lesson we’ll teach you how to use that elasticity and create an even more dynamic giro.

[5:00-6:15pm]

ADV: Boleo Combinations

Love boleos but don’t know where to put them? Why don’t we give you a few milonga friendly ideas that also work in close embrace.

Locations:

Ripley Grier Studios

939 8th Ave Studio Studio 2B

Milonga Gallo Ciego at The Ukrainian East Village Restaurant

140 2nd Ave

INT: Intermedite

ADV: Advance

AL: All Levels

About Maja & MArko

Maja has been dancing since she was three years old. She has a background in contemporary dance and ballet, as well as latin and ballroom dances. She attended music school for ten years, where she played the piano and flute. She studied Spanish and German language and literature at the University of Zagreb and worked as language teacher and translator. In Karlsruhe, she worked in different departments of the Center for Art and Media Technology (ZKM). Marko was more into sports and almost went pro in basketball. Instead, he decided to study Electrotechnics and later Physics in which he obtained a degree at the University of Zagreb. He later continued his education and in 2014 received his PhD in Nanobiotechnology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). From 2010 until 2018 we have lived in Karlsruhe, Germany. We curently live in Zagreb, Croatia.

We started dancing tango in Zagreb, Croatia in 2002 in a small group of enthusiasts curious about this “new” dance. Some five years later we began giving regular lessons at the Tango Argentino Zagreb dance school. Our first and most influential teachers were Pablo Rodríguez and Noelia Hurtado. Later we continued to study with Noelia and Carlitos Espinoza. We also studied with Federico Naveira and Inés Muzzoppapa, Bruno Tombari and Mariangeles Caamaño and Chicho Frumboli and Juana Sepúlveda, among others.

Since 2014 we are working with tango professionally, holding workshops and performing all over Europe (Amsterdam, Minsk, Florence, Karlsruhe, Genova, Budapest, L´Aquila, Freiburg, Treviso, Poreč, Mantova, Halle, Sevilla, Lisbon, Procida, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Reykjavik etc.). In 2018 we have started to work in North America, Asia and Australia.

what is a workshop?

In a workshop, students work on key tango movements and concepts in a concentrated amount of time. We offer workshops over the course of one afternoon/evening, an entire weekend, or over the course of a month. No partner necessary. Pre-registration is highly encouraged for each workshop to ensure there is proper role balance for each workshop. We will make every attempt to have an equal number of leaders and followers.