ARGENTINE TANGO CLASSES
AT
YALE UNIVERSITY
Payne Whitney Gym - Tuesday evenings
Beginners class 8pm; Intermediate 6.30pm
New series start 2nd Tuesday
of SPRING & FALL SEMESTER
Why Argentine Tango?
Argentine tango is a beautiful, fun and exciting dance! It's a great way to meet new people, relax, get some exercise, and experience the exhilarating rush of moving across the dance floor in a hug and to beautiful music. 
And once you're learning to tango, you can actually use your skills every week: you are warmly invited to come dance with other Yalies every Sunday night at GPSCY's, 204 York Street (under 21 OK), when the Yale Tango Club holds its informal practice dance from 8pm until at least midnight. Free admission, and no partner needed. The Yale Tango Club is one of the most active social clubs on campus, and we host special events that draw dancers from all over North America. Check out the Yale Tango Club website. We hope to dance with you soon.

Do I need to bring a partner to the class at the gym?
No need to bring a partner! There will be many people to dance with. The gender balance is usually as close to even as it can get with random sampling. The instructor has the dancers change partners throughout the class (although if you want to stick with your own, that's fine!). This helps everyone learn faster.

Can anyone join?
Anyone can take the class! You don't have to be affiliated with Yale. Of course if you are a student or a member of the gym, you'll enjoy a special rate.

Where and when
Payne Whitney Gym,  at Yale University in New Haven, CT
5th floor Main Exercise Room (next to the elevators) 
Tuesday evenings starting the 2nd week of semester.
Beginners 8pm; Intermediate 6.30.

There are 11 or 12 classes in the series, depending on the academic calendar. (No class during Thanksgiving or Spring break).

Fee
Yale students or Gym Members $60 per person or $120 per couple.
Non-Members $110 per person or $220 per couple.

How to sign up
Registration will be held at the Payne Whitney Gym in the lobby the week before the first tango class.  Usually gym registration falls in the first week of the academic classes; gym classes start the second week.
Gym registration week:

Wednesday from 6:30 am -- 1 pm., and 4-8pm
Thursday noon -- 6 pm or
Friday noon -- 3 pm

You can pay by check or charge it to your account if you are a student.
You can sign up for yourself, or for yourself + a friend of either gender using the "couples" option. You don't have to actually be a couple or even dance with each other, this will just save one person a trip to the registration desk. 
Walk-ins during class are accepted (please arrive early before the first class in the series, and bring a check or exact change).  
 

Beginners class
Tuesdays from 8-9:30 PM
No previous experience required. Singles are welcome. You are welcome to repeat this class to fully absorb the basics and become comfortable with dancing.

Intermediate class
Tuesdays from 6:30-8 PM.
Previous training and experience with Argentine Tango is a prerequisite. Singles are welcome. You are welcome to repeat this class to continue developing skills in figures, improvisation, floorcraft, musicality, and partnering.

Questions?
Judy Phelps, Instructor
phelpstango@optonline.net

Directions:
I-95 North or South to exit 47 in New Haven, or I-91 South to exit 1 in New Haven to the Rt 34 connector (Richard E Lee Highway). 
On the connector go to exit 3. At the light turn RIGHT onto YORK St.
Stay on YORK St. until the 5th light (just past "Toad's Place")
At the light turn LEFT onto TOWER PARKWAY (Grove St becomes Tower Parkway at that intersection)
Yale's Payne Whitney Gym is a large gothic building straight ahead where the road curves to the left. You can park on the street (use the meter until 7pm), or make a right turn in front of the gym, turn left at the stop sign, and left into the parking lot.
The classes are on the 5th floor; take the elevator and turn left or follow the music. 

Opportunities to tango within 1 mile of where you live
Yale Tango Club
Yale Tango Fest, a national event, every year in late March or early April


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