Javi y Mak

Javier Rochwarger in Los Angeles

Teaching with Makela

Demonstrations on Saturday March 22 at El Encuentro (the Tango Room) and Monday March 24th at LA PRACTICA ELECTRICA (the Electric Lodge)

  
Tuesday, March 18th (at Studio Number One)
By 3/14 After 3/14 Time TECHNIQUE Class

$20

$25

 7:30-9:00pm  Unexpected Barridas (All Levels)
Wednesday, March 19th (at Varieties)
By 3/14 After 3/14 Time Class
$20
$25
 7:30-9:00pm Milonga Traspie (All Levels)
Saturday, March 22nd (at the Tango Room)
By 3/14 After 3/14 Time Class
$20
$25
 2:30-4:00pm Oldies but Goodies (Villa Urquiza Style I) (All Levels)
$20
$25
 4:00-5:30pm Playing with Different Axes in Open Embrace I (Int/Advnced)
Sunday, March 23rd (at Varieties)
By 3/14 After 3/14 Time Class
$20
$25
 2:00-3:30pm  Oldies but Goodies (Villa Urquiza Style II) (All Levels)
$20
$25
 3:30-5:00pm  Playing with Different Axes in Open Embrace I(Int./Advanced)
 
Tuesday, March 25th (at Studio Number One)
By 3/14 After 3/14 Time TECHNIQUE Class
$20 $25 7:30-9:00pm I did a GANCHO, and now what?: Gancho's Resolutions (Inter/Adv)
Wednesday, March 26th (at Varieties)
By 3/14 After 3/14 Time Class
$20 $25 7:30-9:00pm Putting everything together - a snapshot of technique and fluidity through VALS (All Levels)

 

Save $$$ with Passes
By 3/14 After 3/14 Description

$240

$260

 Full Pass + One Private - GANCHO BOLEADO PASS
All 8 (EIGHT!) Classes plus One Private with Javier! (floor fee not included)
$145
$160
 Full Pass - MOLINETE PASS
All 8 (EIGHT!) Classes 
$75
$100
 Half Pass - BARRIDA PASS
4 classes
$40
$50
 1/4 Pass  - OCHO PASS
2 classes.

Sorry, no refunds. No transfers.

Make Checks Payable to: Makela Brizuela, 1301 Centinela Ave, Santa Monica CA 90404

Info: 310 740 2007 info@makelatango.com

Private Lessons with Javier are also available (1 class 100; Packet of 3 classes PAID IN ADVANCED $275 -classes must be purchased in packets of 3 at a time). Reserve your slot as soon as possible.

Locations:

1) Electric Lodge: 1416 Electric Ave, Venice, CA 90291 www.electriclodge.org

2) Varieties International: 2523 17th Street (at Ocean Park) Santa Monica CA 90405

3) The Tango Room: 4346 Woodman Ave, Sherman Oaks CA

3) Studio Number One: 2037 Granville Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025.danceno1.com 

This is what a student of Javier said the last time he was here in L.A.
Dear Makela,
 
Thank you so much for making Javier available to us. He is a superb teacher. I learned so much from my lesson. I appreciate that he took the time to get very detailed in technique. I keep thinking about what he taught me and will practice that technique.
 
And last night at a milonga I felt my dancing was much better and I danced a lot and got a lot of compliments. I regret that I did not take more lessons with Javier. I look forward to when he comes back again.
 
Nancy M.
March 2007

 

JAvi

Javier Rochwarger, of Argentina, is a warmly intense and generous talent, belonging to Buenos Aires' newer generation of tango dancers. Grounded, sensual, and musical expression emanates from Javier's dancing and is reflected in the faces of his partners on the dance floor. Javier has performed regularly at such renowned tango venues as Cafe Tortoni and Bar Sur as well as Sunday exhibitions in one of tango's most historical sites - Caminito (La Boca). In the past two years he has travelled to Spain to teach classes, founding a milonga and starting tango activity in Sevilla. Also during this time he has taught in Buenos Aires with the Grupo Graciela Gonzalez, for the Festival de Tango de la Ciudad Buenos Aires in the San Martín Theater, and at the University of Quilmes.

Javier's background is one many can relate to - tango was his first dance. When he began over 10 years ago, he became immediately fascinated and compelled to take classes and go to the milongas every night. An original influence and teacher was Tete. Then his drive to understand the mechanisms and technique of the dance led him to Graciela Gonzalez, with whom he has studied extensively. As one who has come the long road from novice to professional, Javier has a unique and compassionate perspective. He literally understands what it is to be a beginner and to go through the phases of learning, and students praise him for his patience and kindness.

Robin Tara of Tara Design Shoes beamed about Javier, posting to the Tango L: "His smooth, fluid style in close embrace is a delight to experience and his teaching is exceptional. One of the students from his workshop said, 'After all the hundreds of dollars I've spent on tango classes, I got more from this one weekend than all the rest.'"