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Last Revised 9 July
2005
Shahrukh Merchant teaches Tango classes in the Boston
area once or twice a year when he is not in
Buenos Aires (the Milonga with Traspie and the
"Buenos Aires Style"
of Tango are his specialties), and
workshops
worldwide. He has learned Tango from dozens of the top masters from
Buenos Aires (see Biography) . He is much sought-after as a
Tango DJ for major Tango
events (Patagonia Tango Festival in Argentina, various Milongas in Buenos
Aires, Miami Tango Congress, Las Vegas Tango Congress, Boston Tango
Festival). As a performer,
Shahrukh dances in exhibitions with Daniela De Farias
(Boston), and has also performed with Carina Losano and Mariana Fresno
(both of Buenos Aires) and Yvonne Meissner (Netherlands), among
others.
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Tango Workshops in Your City
Shahrukh is available for workshops
worldwide, whether for a weekend or a week-long festival. He is
also one of the best-regarded Tango
DJs in North America. Please
contact Shahrukh as far in advance as possible to schedule an
event.Recent News
June 2005. Shahrukh partners with Carina Losano in the Boston
Tango Festival 2005.
May 2005. Shahrukh teaches and DJs at festivals and Milongas in
Buenos Aires & Bariloche, Argentina. |
The July/August 2005 class series in Tango and Milonga are both
full. Please click
here to join the low-volume
priority
mailing list to be
kept informed of future offerings in advance of their being announced
to the public (classes, trips to Buenos Aires, etc.).
Private lessons are available at $60 per hour in Cambridge;
please send e-mail to
tango@shahrukhmerchant.com to schedule.
Current Class Offerings
Small group classes will resume on 7 July 2005 on Thursdays for
6 weeks. Early registration is recommended since
classes are limited to 4-6 men and 4-6 women each. Classes are
held at the air-conditioned location 1643 Cambridge Street, No. 43 (at Trowbridge Street, near Harvard Square, opposite the Cambridge Rindge and Latin school).
There is good evening street parking.
Days |
Time* |
Course
(click name for details) |
Level or
Prerequisite (Minimum) |
Status** |
6 Thursdays
(7 Jul-11 Aug) |
7:30-8:45 pm |
Milonga with
Traspie |
Open to all, but some experience in Tango or another partner dance
is suggested. |
M:Full
W:Full |
8:45 - 10:00 pm |
Tango Fundamentals with
Floorcraft and Navigation |
Open to all levels. Recommended for beginners and intermediate-level
dancers (some optional material for more advanced dancers will also be included). |
M:Full
W:Full |
*By popular demand, the starting time for the first class has been
changed to 7:30 pm (half hour later) and the second class to 8:45 pm (15
minutes later)
**As of 7 July 2005. Open=Available
for enrollment for (Men/Women), Call=Close to capacity/call
to confirm, Full=Waiting list only
Each class series (1 hour 15 min x 6 weeks) costs as little as $90 per person
($12 per hour of instruction) if all discounts apply (early registration,
Tango Society of Boston members—see details at the
Registration page). While the class must
be taken as a 6-week series (i.e., it is not a "drop-in" class), credit or
makeup is provided for those who know in advance that they will have to miss
a session.
See Classes & Registration for details and registration information
or view and print the current
Class
Flyer in PDF Format (only 24 KB; feel free to print out copies for giving to
your friends).
Can’t make these classes but interested in future
ones? E-mail
tango@shahrukhmerchant.com with your name, e-mail, phone and
address, or just fill out the
Contact Form, and we’ll keep you informed of future offerings
via our low-volume list.
Private Lessons are also available by appointment ($60/hour).
Tango Experience of the Month
A recent Tango event or encounter that made a special impression ...
April 29-May 2, 2005:
Patagonia Tango Festival held in Bariloche,
Argentina.
Who says Tango in Argentina is just a Buenos Aires phenomenon? It was
an incredible festival with as many as 500 participants (I had the privilege
of participating on the faculty as an invited assistant teacher, interpreter and Guest DJ).
[Previous Tango Experiences]
About Shahrukh
Shahrukh Merchant is
trained exclusively by top Tango maestros from Buenos Aires, and teaches
authentic Argentine Tango as it is danced in the salons of Buenos Aires
(where he has travelled for dancing and training 14 times in the last
five years).
Classes focus on proper technique in small groups where individual attention
(essential for properly learning Tango technique) is possible. See more
about Shahrukh under Biography and about his teaching style and
philosophy under Teaching Tango.
What students say about Shahrukh's teaching: "It was a lot
of material for 4 weeks but you have such a nice way of teaching that
even the beginners were not overwhelmed" ... "Your concepts
of Tango are super perfect" ... "Those few minutes made me fall in
love with Argentine Tango" ... "Thanks to you I discovered how
incredible Argentine Tango is" ... "Your teaching is the best I've
experienced so far" ... "The class was fabulous. Wonderful, infectious
energy for the joy of Tango" ... "Thank you very much for your
teaching and for your patience!" Click
here for the full text and additional unsolicited
Testimonials.
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