The University’s Tango Group will begin its fall season of dances and workshops with a pair of events Sept. 17-19.
On Sept. 17, the group will present a free tango/swing/salsa dance hosted by Tom Stermitz, organizer of Denver’s annual Memorial Day and Labor Day tango festivals. The dance, from 7 p.m.-1 a.m. in the Umrath Hall Lounge, will begin with a half-hour introduction to swing dancing and will include, at 9:15 p.m., an introduction to close-embrace-style tango.
On Sept. 18 and 19, Stermitz will lead tango workshops at noon, 2 and 3:30 p.m. in the Mudd House Multipurpose Room.
The cost for each class is $20. Beginners are welcome and discounts are available.
Subsequent fall events will include a dance and workshops hosted Nov. 19-26 by renowned Argentine dancer Pablo Alonso, a member of the teaching staff at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
The season will conclude Dec. 11-12 with a dance and workshop hosted by dancer Brigitta Winkler of Berlin.
For more information, call Shaun Sellers at 935-6098 or go online to cec.wustl.edu/~hs3.