Viva La Dance! returns to the East Wintergarden on 7 April 2011 to celebrate the steamy, hot blooded Tango.
The event includes a dance tutorial from professional dance instructors Doni Fierro and Liz Bayley and live Latin music by acclaimed musician and composer Maurizio Minardi and his quintet.
“It may well be Canary Wharf’s first ever Milonga,” says Sian Astrop, Arts & Events Manager at Canary Wharf Group plc. “People can Tango by candlelight under the magnificent glass roof of the East Wintergarden or simply come to watch and soak up the atmosphere.”
Described by the Londonist blogger as “infinitely more fun than you would imagine,” Viva la Dance! explores different styles of Latin music and dance, with exciting live music and simple instruction.
Tango night follows on from the hugely popular launch event on 3 March, which saw the accomplished Doni Fierro and Liz Bayley lead the crowds in an expert Salsa tutorial. Those new to Tango need not be intimidated as the duo will be on hand again all evening to break down even the most technical of steps.
A complimentary glass of bubbly is served on arrival and a range of South American food is available to purchase.
Tickets cost £8.50 and are available from www.ticketweb.co.uk (booking fee applies).
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Date/s & Times:
Thursday 7 April 2011 6.30pm until 10.15pm
Venue:
East Wintergarden, 43 Bank Street, Canary Wharf
About Doni & Liz
Doni Fierro and Liz Bayley are a London based professional dance duo with over 24 years combined experience. They have danced together as a professional show dance team for eight years and are well known partner-dance instructors specialising in the hugely popular social dance styles of Salsa and Argentine Tango.
Dancing professionally since the age of 15, Fierro has worked all over the world and was a member of ‘The Latin Jazz Dancers’, performing in North, Central and Latin America, including five years consecutively in the original 'World Salsa Congress'. He has danced on television in Venezuela with famous Latin American artists Ricky Martin and Shakira, and is well known in Canary Wharf, teaching a highly popular Zumba class at the Reebok Sports Club.
Bayley trained in classical ballet and modern jazz for 16 years and has also lived and performed in Portugal, Italy and Spain with various companies. Also trained in Latin, Ballroom and Argentine Tango, she spent a year in Paris dancing at the famous Moulin Rouge.
Maurizio Minardi
Infamous on the London Tango scene and held in high regard by his jazz contemporaries, Maurizio Minardi is a pianist, accordionist, saxophonist, composer and arranger whose original tango-inspired pieces have lead to impressive colloborations with Carmen Souza, Antonio Forcione, Rachel Bennet, and Brandon Allen.
About Canary Wharf Arts & Events
The Canary Wharf Arts & Events team produces and facilitates more than 100 events each year, many of which are world-class and premieres. The majority of these events are free and enjoyed by those who work at Canary Wharf, the surrounding community and visitors.
Its diverse programme ranges from music concerts, comedy nights, film seasons, outdoor festivals and dance performances to street theatre, sporting events, charity initiatives, theatre shows and art exhibitions.
For more information visit www.mycanarywharf.com or contact arts&events@canarywharf.com
About Canary Wharf Group plc
Canary Wharf Group plc (CWG) has achieved one of the greatest feats of civic transformation – an iconic urban regeneration, designing and constructing over 15 million square feet of office and retail space across its 97 acre East London Estate.
Canary Wharf’s world-class Arts & Events programme includes more than 60 art works by 45 artists and designers are found throughout the Estate. Temporary art exhibitions run throughout the year, with recent exhibitors including Peter Randall-Page, Phillip King and Phyllida Barlow. CWG won the Christie’s Award for Best Corporate Art Collection and Programme at the International Art and Work Awards in November 2010, beating entries from around the world.
There are more than 200 shops, bars and restaurants at Canary Wharf. Recent fashion openings include Tiffany & Co., Jaeger and Hackett. Seven new bars and restaurants have opened in the past 18 months to critical acclaim, creating over 400 jobs.
20% of the Estate is landscaped parks, plazas and walkways with over 1,000 trees, 88 floral species and each year 70,000 seasonal plants are planted. Canary Wharf also has one of Britain’s highest concentrations of ‘green’ roofs, reducing energy use and encouraging biodiversity. CWG has been named one of the Sunday Times Best Green Companies in Britain for the past three years.
Over 90,000 people work at Canary Wharf, with the population projected to double by 2025.
Canary Wharf Group plc (CWG) is an integrated property development, investment and management group of companies.
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Hamish McDougall
Canary Wharf Group plc
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