Workshops for Dancers

It's time to bring dance closer to music

Rhythm. Musicality. Improvisation.

Understanding tap as one more instrument within the musical ensemble, bringing this dance closer to music in a natural way, expanding its rhythmic, expressive and improvisational possibilities

This is what we work in the workshops and musicality classes for tap dancers,
starting from the point of view of the musician and applied in a practical way to dance
Goals

The objective is to expand the resources and possibilities to improvise, "clean up" the phrases and rhythms that we execute with our feet so that they can be understood 100%, develop a strong sense of tempo and improve the solidity of our rhythmic phrases by broadening our musical judgment and understanding. and expand the imagination when improvise.

Content

I have been teaching rhythm and musicality to dancers for years, developing a program created specifically for tap dancers, with great results, where we see all kinds of games and rhythmic progressions that help us better understand the tempo, the bars and learn to listen and understand better the music. We will also cover different musical styles, their structures and we´ll know their main characteristics and how to improvise on them.

Educator

I´m a teacher in the international professional training program at Luthier Dance School in Barcelona, directed by Guillem Alonso and in the Barcelona International Tap Conservatory at the Coco Comín Dance School,directed by Sharon Lavi.

Workshops

I have been lucky enough to be able to travel giving musicality workshops for tap dancers in various dance schools, and festivals such as: Tap Breizh (France), Tap Florence Festival (Italy), Sole Rebel (UK), Tapeplas (Barcelona), Claquetap ( Madrid), Estudio Amor de Dios (Madrid), Magatzem d'arts (Barcelona), Onemoretap (Madrid), CoMunity Danza (Madrid), Camut Band (Barcelona), Dance Emotion (Barcelona) and Steps for Solidarity (Scotland).

Background

I am a percussionist and drummer and I have been part of the tap and music company TAPEPLAS directed by the musician Yaron Engler and the dancer Sharon Lavi, with whom I am currently still participating in their personal project and with which we have toured Israel, all of Spain, the United Kingdom United and France. I am also a member of the Camut Band dance and percussion company as a percussionist.

I have also been part of the Latin Tap Ensamble of the dancer Laia Molins, along with the pianist Marco Mezquida and the bassist Paco Perera.

Educator

I´m a teacher in the international professional training program at Luthier Dance School in Barcelona, directed by Guillem Alonso and in the Barcelona International Tap Conservatory at the Coco Comín Dance School,directed by Sharon Lavi.

Workshops

I have been lucky enough to be able to travel giving musicality workshops for tap dancers in various dance schools, and festivals such as: Tap Breizh (France), Tap Florence Festival (Italy), Sole Rebel (UK), Tapeplas (Barcelona), Claquetap ( Madrid), Estudio Amor de Dios (Madrid), Magatzem d'arts (Barcelona), Onemoretap (Madrid), CoMunity Danza (Madrid), Camut Band (Barcelona), Dance Emotion (Barcelona) and Steps for Solidarity (Scotland).

Background

I am a percussionist and drummer and I have been part of the tap and music company TAPEPLAS directed by the musician Yaron Engler and the dancer Sharon Lavi, with whom I am currently still participating in their personal project and with which we have toured Israel, all of Spain, the United Kingdom United and France. I am also a member of the Camut Band dance and percussion company as a percussionist.

I have also joined the Latin Tap Ensemble of the dancer Laia Molins, together with the pianist Marco Mezquida and the bassist Paco Perera.

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For concerts, recordings, percussion workshops, classes, or just saying hello

info@gustavosassone.com

+34 616 06 97 50

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Marvelous!!!

Aitana L.
Aina P.

I value your classes very much because of your need to want to share your knowledge and your experience.

Great musician and professional
I value your classes very much because of your need to want to share your knowledge and your experience with great enthusiasm, and from different perspectives for greater understanding for everyone.
Lots of culture and flavor!!
Thanks, teacher
We continue!

Karol

Great teacher as well as a great professional!

Great teacher as well as a great professional! I would definitely take your classes again!!🙌🏻

Max S.

I have been able to enjoy your classes, learning a lot!

Throughout the course, I have been able to enjoy his classes and learn a lot! He is a true music professional, and of course I will continue for more years! I recommend it to you!! Do not miss it!

Susix S.

Tato educates you in a way that is easier to understand and follow

I always look forward to taking music classes with Tato. At first, it was something I felt intimidated by because, well, it's a completely different language. However, over time, it became easier as Tato educates you in a way that is easier to understand and follow. I still have a lot to learn and I know I'm in good hands!

For someone who doesn't have any musical training, with the way Tato designs his classes, I still feel like there's a lot I can understand too.

Thank you, Tato, for guiding us to understand a world of tap and rhythm through the eyes and touch of a percussionist. As an educator, I find Tato quite interesting, easy to talk to, dedicated, helpful, and available to answer anything you may be struggling with when it comes to music theory.

Tanvi S.

He is a genius, very didactic and is really immersed in the subject of musicality.

He is a genius, very didactic and is really immersed in the subject of musicality. I have learned a lot in your classes! I take classes with him at a Tap school but I think I could also take classes with him at any Latin or Afro or swing dance school, that is, where music is used to dance. Thanks Tato!!!

drrollercapoeira

At the teaching and information transfer level, it is the best I have received in years.

The amount of musical concepts that you acquire in his classes, ideas that you develop with his help and theories that you apply is simply brutal. In terms of teaching and information transfer, it is the best I have received in years.

iby

Thanks to your classes I have the necessary tools to continue advancing

Thank you Tato for your generosity, your patience and your way of teaching that is always full of affection. You don't know how much you have helped me enjoy tap more and more. There is still a way to go but thanks to your classes I have the necessary tools to continue moving forward. See you soon.

Sara C.

Passionate and inspiring

Gustavo is a passionate and inspiring music teacher. I recommend it!

Shiriel K

He managed to give me a lot of new materials to work with and make each class interesting.

Tato is a great teacher, an incredible musician and a fantastic person. I had the opportunity to take music classes for dancers with him and I highly recommend him. As a singing teacher, I was worried about going back to studying music theory and music theory, which I already studied at the Conservatory, but he managed to give me a lot of new materials to work with and make each class interesting. His relaxed attitude, always with a friendly smile on his face, and his ability to encourage you to explore things you may not feel comfortable with are remarkable.

There are so many things I would love to write, but I can sum them all up in one sentence: take a class with him, then you will be a new dancer/musician/performer!

Roberto R.

I had the pleasure of attending Tato's classes and found them fascinating!

I had the pleasure of attending Tato's “Music for (Tap) Dancers” classes at Luthier, and found them fascinating!

It provided a new way of looking at tap dancing, not only as a "dance" but also as a potential musician.

The instructions were always clear and Tato was always patient and encouraging when we were struggling with something.

It was evident that Tato has a lot of experience working with dancers and knows exactly what it takes to take your dancing to the next level.

Georgios K.

His teachings are loaded with examples that bring the theoretical to the practical in an intuitive and simple way.

Tato is an excellent teacher, after nine months receiving his classes, I can say that his teachings are loaded with examples that bring the theoretical to the practical in an intuitive and simple way, with a very entertaining and at the same time rigorous ability to maintain the class. at a pace that seems like time passes without you realizing it and you haven't stopped working and learning for the duration of the class.

Tato fills his classes with metaphors to make the difficult seem easy and adapts to the needs of each student with enviable versatility, perceives the atmosphere of the group and knows how to position himself to get the most out of it, adapting the dynamics "in situ" to the situation. energy of every day. Challenging and entertaining classes, full of challenges that are achievable at the moment, some and many others to take under your professional belt and work on them whenever you want.

He generously shares his learning processes and reflections to bring them closer to one and not feel that teacher/student barrier as something unattainable but rather that perseverance and work will lead you to achieve your goals in music. Also having the ability to allow opinions to be heard and give a voice to the student since many times the different perspectives have enriched their classes thanks to having created these spaces for dialogue, without forgetting the future of the session.

In other words, Tato is a “One of a kind” teacher that you will hardly forget because he transmits a very contagious passion for what he teaches.

Thanks Tato

Daniel S.
Laia C.
Miriam L.

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