La Chispa Tango Práctica - Live Music Theme w/ Sebastian Rodriguez

Name: La Chispa Tango Práctica - Live Music Theme w/ Sebastian Rodriguez
Start: 2025-12-28T14:45:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-28T17:45:00+01:00
Location: De Wittenstraat 100, 1052 BA Amsterdam, Nederland

Schedule

Sun Dec 28 2025 at 02:45 pm to 05:45 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

De Wittenstraat 100, 1052 BA Amsterdam, Nederland | Amsterdam, NH

Hola Chispas!
For this Sunday afternoon between Christmas and New Year we are lucky to have an Argentine classical pianist by the name of Sebastian Rodriguez playing tango music for us!
Recommended to us by several organizers and musicians here.
Sebastian will not just play to dance but also explain and show us for instance the different elements in the music: the bass line, the harmony, the melody; first every part isolated and then together. With this it becomes more clear what to dance on. Especially since Sebastian is a social tango dancer as well which always helps.
~~There will be a high hat donativo for our guest~~
https://www.facebook.com/sebastian.rodriguez.96199
https://www.instagram.com/sebastianrodriguez.pianist/
Thank you Diyana Dyakova for arranging this with us!
Bring your own drinks and snacks - to share!! You cannot expect us to do all the work. La Chispa is all about community.
🔥Free entrance for you (and you only) if you bring someone with you who has never been to La Chispa before!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lachispatangopractica/
La Chispa Tango Práctica:
📍A práctica, not a milonga. No cortinas.
📍Less advanced dancers practicing with more advanced dancers - like in Buenos Aires in the Golden Age of tango. Because two beginners practicing together usually means doubling mistakes and perpetuating bad habits. This ‘knowledge transfer’ also allows the more accomplished dancers to test and transfer their understanding and skills. Teaching is learning twice.
📍Be careful giving feedback, be considerate.
📍Practice with more than one person as La Chispa is community-focused, though of course this does not mean you need to practice with everyone! Change around a bit, with whomever you feel comfortable practicing.
📍Use mirada/cabeceo or be more direct but respect boundaries.
‘PRÁCTICA’-LITIES:
💰Entrance fee €5 - in CASH! Free entrance for you (and you only) if you bring someone with you who has never been to La Chispa before!
🍷BYOD: Bring Your Own Drinks – and snacks!
🏫LOCATION: De Wittenstraat 100, 1052 BA, Amsterdam
🚇BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: From Central Station bus 18 or 21, stop Nieuwe Willemsstraat, or bus 22 stop Nassauplein. Or rent an OV-fiets and pedal westwards for 8 minutes.
🚗 BY CAR: Sunday free parking on Isaac Gogelweg, at 15 minutes walking. Monday-Saturday evening free parking around Contactweg 30 then take bus 22 to Nassauplein. Additional option: P+R at Leeuwendalersweg 23b (price around €4,50 p/h + bus ticket - check P+R rules), then take bus 21 to Nieuwe Willemsstraat. Parking in the street near the venues €6,50 per hour. MyWay parking at Tussen de Bogen, Jordaan or De Wittenkade approximately €3,50 per hour (but check price, and reserve), or ParkBee De Wittenkade approximately €4,50 per hour (but check price, and reserve).
✨What is La Chispa?
La Chispa is a social tango práctica inspired by the Golden Age tradition. Dancers of all levels are encouraged to learn from each other, with the more accomplished dancers helping the less accomplished - just as it was back then in the prácticas of Buenos Aires. No rigid structures, just a space for exploration, learning, and community.
Abrazo,
André, Asta, Becky, Iulia (Segundo Orillero), Sabrina, Willem