A Puro Tango is proud to announce that another of the top tango couples in the world has just joined the Tango Fireworks faculty. CARLOS COPELLO & ALICIA MONTI, internationally acclaimed stars of "Forever Tango," "Tango Argentino," "Tango X 2" and "Una Noche de Tango" will teach at Tango Fireworks 2002 from June 28 to July 6 in Redondo Beach, California. In addition to their reputation as brilliant stage performers, Carlos and Alicia are wonderful social dancers and generous teachers. They are proud of their milonguero heritage, and Carlos is widely recognized as one of the best milongueros of his generation. They join one of the most impressive faculties ever presented in a North American tango festival:
MILENA PLEBS & EZEQUIEL FARFARO, the most influential woman in the history of tango and her dazzling partner, surely one of the fastest rising male stars in the tango world; OSVALDO ZOTTO & LORENA ERMOCIDA, one of tango's superstar couples, renowned for their elegance and meticulous technique; JULIO BALMACEDA & CORINA DE LA ROSA, not only the most talented and respected of Buenos Aires' new generation of milongueros, but also daring and innovative, as teachers in demand all over the world; NESTOR RAY & PATRICIA GARCIA, "The Fred Astaire of Tango" and his talented partner will share with us the essence of 1950s social tango, the rhythmic style variously known as "club," "Milonguero," "confiteria," "apilado or "close embrace"; DIEGO DI FALCO & CAROLINA ZOKALSKI, elegant, lyrical and creative, they bring to their dancing both the romanticism of traditional salon tango and the precision and technique of the new generation of professionals; BRIGITTA WINKLER, one of the most important teachers in the European tango community for over 15 years, she will teach one of her specialties, close embrace tango. Also returning this year is the incredible COLOR TANGO ORCHESTRA, which will play for dancing on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6! NEW SAVER DEADLINE: Many thanks to the nearly 100 people who have sent their Early Bird Registration deposits. We have decided to create a new discount, which is available through March 30. Those registering on or before March 30 will save $50 off the regular registration price for the full event or $25 off the regular registration price for the weekend event. Here are the prices: Full Event: $639 paid on or before March 30; $689 paid after March 30 Weekend of July 4-5-6: $440 paid on or before March 30; $465 paid after March 30 You can now charge your Tango Fireworks 2002 registration to Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover or Diner's Club by going to our secure website, www.apurotango.com and clicking on Tango Fireworks 2002. OR Send a check payable to: Linda Valentino 1209 N. Kings Rd., #2 West Hollywood, CA 90069 GROUP DISCOUNTS There are two discount programs available this year. For tango teachers and organizers of workshops and milongas OUTSIDE the greater Los Angeles Area, we are offering one free registration for each five paid, full-event registrations. For non-teachers/organizers OUTSIDE the greater Los Angeles area, we are offering a 5% discount for groups of ten or more who register for the full event. These two discounts cannot be combined. If you want to organize a group, contact me for brochures and posters. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RECEIVE THE PRINTED BROCHURE WHEN IT IS READY Call Linda at (323) 650-0509 or e-mail me at [email protected]. Don't miss this super tango week! Join us in the Southern California sunshine. We expect to sell out, so register now to make sure your space is saved.
