Cecilia Gonzáles & Somer Surgit teach and perform in San Francisco

Cecilia Gonzales is well known and respected by the tango community in Buenos Aires and around the world having been learning, teaching, and enjoying Tango since 1991.  Since its inception in 1999, she has been a member of the teaching faculty of the Argentine International Tango Congress (C.I.T.A) held annual in Buenos Aires. Cecilia has worked and danced with some of the most influential tango masters of her generation: Osvaldo Zotto, Fabian Salas and Mariano “Chicho ” Fromboli to name a few.

Speaking from personal experience, Cecilia is an excellent teacher in both leading and following. Cecilia investigates the possibilities of movement and expression that tango offers, always in correspondence to the music and in continuous improvisation. She believes that in order to be able to improvise, it is necessary to understand and analyze deeply the structure and the technique, so then we can feel free to relate with ourselves, with our partner, with the space, the music and our memories.

Her complete knowledge and her passion for teaching makes her a very appreciated and requested tango teacher being invited regularly to give workshops in Europe and North America since 1996. She has taught in Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Italy, France, Switzerland,  Germany, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA.

Somer Surgit is recognized as a singular interpretation New Generation Tango, emphasizing individuality, deep connection and genuine expression.  He is a wonderful match for the style of Cecilia Gonzales.

Somer Surgit is a uniquely experienced dancer who embodies musicality, elegance and creativity in his dance.

Lightness, grace and fluidity are the most precise words to characterize the dancing style of Somer Surgit. An accomplished performer and instructor of tango, he makes this dance seem simple and sophisticated at the same time. He has taught and performed all around the world: in the United States, Canada, Indonesia, Italy, Germany, Spain and other countries. Clarity and precision of instruction have won Somer profound respect as a teacher. Somers students value him as an intelligent, sensitive instructor who is particularly attentive to the problems they encounter in the learning process.

Cecilia Gonzáles & Somer Surgit will be teaching and performing in San Francisco this Friday, June 15, at the Monte Cristo Milonga.

The 1.5 hour workshop  will be on “Sostenidas”. For those not familiar with this term, the verb sostener means to hold or prevent a person or thing falling or tipping.  Cecilia and Somer demonstate beautiful sostenidas in this video below.

Monte Cristo Milonga w/ Cecilia & Somer

When: Friday, Jun. 15, 2012
7:30 – 9:00pm  Class
9:00 – 12:00a  Milonga

Subject: “Sostenidas”

Cost: $20 Workshop & Performance w/ Cecilia & Somer, includes Milonga
$10 Milonga only

Location: Monte Cristo Club, 136 Missouri St, San Francisco, CA Map