Milonguero Labor Day Weekend Denver, Colorado
September 1, 2 & 3
Four Week Notice
- Tom Stermitz, La Eterna Milonga
- [email protected]
- home: 303-388-2560
- cell: 303-725-5963
We now have 55 confirmed visitors.
Milonguero Weekend Details:
Dances and Parties:
- Friday & Saturday Milongas (Mercury Café)
- Sunday Outdoor Milonga (Cheesman Park Pavilion)
- Saturday Tango Brunch (Mercury Café)
- Sunday BBQ (Cheesman Park)
Workshops and Classes:
- $30/ four classes, $9 single class
- Wednesday Mercury Café, 7:15 & 8:45
- Thursday, Pearl St Studio, Boulder, 7:15 & 8:45
- Saturday, Mercury Café, Denver, 12:00, 1:30 & 3:00
- Sunday Mercury Café, Denver, 12:00, 1:30 & 3:00
Lodging Suggestion:
- Hyatt Regency Downtown, 17th & Welton
- Located Central-East Side of Downtown
- 6 block walk to Mercury Café (Parking lot neighborhoods)
- (Negotiate to $65 single or doubleplus tax)
- Airport "Super Shuttle" $30, rental car or RTD to Downtown $5
Locations:
- Mercury Café, 22nd & California, 3 Blocks North of Downtown Denver
- Cheesman Park, High & 11th, 15 Blocks East of Downtown Denver
- Pearl St Studio, 2126 Pearl, Boulder
Teachers:
- Chris Nassoupoulos, Caroline Peattie (San Francisco)
- Rob Hauk (Portland)
- Tom Stermitz & Lisa Battan (Denver)
Labor Day Milonguero Style Weekend in Denver, Colorado
We will be getting over 50 visitors to Denver on Labor Day. In
speaking with those who have already committed, their experience and
skill level are in the Intermediate to Advanced range. They all love
social tango with have a strong interest in the close-embrace tango.
A high percentage of them have dance experience in Buenos Aires. The
Mercury Café milongas will have 150-180 on Friday and 100 or more on
Saturday, meaning that the dance floors will probably be as crowded
as they are in Buenos Aires. (See below for some comments on
Navigation and Vocabulary for Crowded Dances.)
One of the cool things is that certain cities (Atlanta, Salt Lake,
Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco) are sending groups
of 8 - 15 dancers. If each city can be though of as a different
neighborhood like in 1940s Buenos Aires, then this weekend will give
us all an unprecedented opportunity to compare and exchange local
styles and habits, not to mention the chance to "dance outside of our
own harem."
Many guests will be hosted with local dancers, meaning they'll get a
spare bed or couch and transportation to the milongas/classes.
Hosting is becoming limited; please email me if you would still like
to host or be hosted.
The Hyatt Regency downtown is very convenient (about 6 blocks) to the
Mercury Café, and visitors have been able to negotiate a $65 nightly
fee, even for double occupancy (there is also a tax). This hotel has
prime access to the many restaurants and activities of Downtown
Denver, which has undergone a revival over the past 15 years to
become a very livable city.
Labor Day Milonguero Style Classes.
While the emphasis is on the milongas and parties, a number of
classes will be offered in conjunction with the Labor Day weekend,
presented by teachers, Chris Nassoupoulos & Caroline Peattie from San
Francisco, Robert Hauk from Portland, and Tom Stermitz and Lisa
Battan from Denver.
One particular benefit of the classes will be the opportunity to mix
with and meet the many visitors. The classes will not work much with
figures focusing instead on musicality, rhythm and authenticity. The
level of dancers will be Intermediate to Advanced. Therefore, in
contrast to some tango weeks, we won't have a problem with levels and
the teachers will ask everyone to change partners frequently.
We have added early arrival classes which will pay more attention to
vocabulary, navigation and style for those new to the close-embrace:
- Wednesday (Mercury, Denver) Rob Hauk & Tom Stermitz
- Thursday (Pearl St, Boulder) Rob Hauk & Lisa Battan
The weekend classes will emphasize musicality, rhythm and authenticity:
- Saturday (Mercury, Denver)
- Sunday (Mercury, Denver)
Prices and Expenses
We have gone out of our way to make this an inexpensive weekend. You
could do all the classes and the milongas for under $60.
Labor Day Milonguero Weekend Pre-Registration Form:
[email protected]
Tom Stermitz, 303-388-2560
2612 Clermont St, Denver, CO 80207
Name:
Address:
State/Zip:
Phone:
Email:
I need/have hosting space:
# Years of Tango:
# of Experience with close embrace:
# Visits to Buenos Aires:
I would like to attend the following classes:
Wed Mercury 7:15 & 8:45:
Thur Pearl St 7:15 & 8:45
Sat Mercury 12:00, 1:30 & 3:00
Sun Mercury12:00, 1:30 & 3:00
(Classes $9 each, $30/4)
Tom Stermitz
[email protected]
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