The Tango Society of Boston presents Tango Weekend workshops May 18-19, 2002 with GUILLERMINA QUIROGA of Forever Tango and MARCOS QUESTAS both originally from Buenos Aires
** PLUS ** La Milonga with exhibition by GUILLERMINA & MARCOS on Saturday night, May 18, 2002 with music by DJ Michel Auzat of Montreal. Details below. ** PLUS ** MISA TANGO at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge on Sunday night, May 19, 2002 featuring Oscar winning composer Luis Bacalov, Hector del Curto on Bandoneon, and special performance by Guillermina Quiroga and Marcos Questas. $8 for Tango Society members, $10 non-members may be purchased at Sanders Theatre Box Office or at Tango Society of Boston events. Check the listing on the Boston Tango Calendar(tm) at http://www.bostontango.org/ for details. See the on-line flyer (PDF format) at http://www.bostontango.org/special-events/ for full details on workshops, and a registration form that you can print out and mail in! Check out http://www.bostontango.org/misc/payment.html for on-line credit card payment option for workshops and memberships. SCHEDULE Workshops --------- Saturday 18 May 2002: 12:30 - 6:00 pm Sunday 19 May 2002: 12:30 - 6:00 pm La Milonga ---------- Saturday evening, 18 May 2002: 9:30 pm - 1:15 am, with hors d'oeuvres and refreshments. Proper attire requested. Featuring Tango performance by GUILLERMINA & MARCOS, and music by Tango DJ Michel Auzat of Montreal. LOCATION: VFW Mt. Auburn Post, 688 Huron Av, Cambridge, Massachusetts ABOUT GUILLERMINA & MARCOS Guillermina Quiroga won the first Tango contest of the city of Buenos Aires just a year after she started dancing 13 years ago. She has since performed in Tango x 2, been principal dancer for Mariano Mores' orchestra, dancer with the US and Europe tours of Forever Tango, exclusive principle dancers with Julio Iglesias' Tango world tour, and performed in Tango Magic and Tango Argentino in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. She has featured in several recent movies on Tango, including the upcoming Assassination Tango. Guillermina is also a remarkable choreographer, and choreographed the Libertango performance of Russian figure skaters Pasha Gritsuk & Evgeni Platov, with which they won the World Championship in 1997 and the Olympic Gold Medal in 1998! She also performed choreographies for Forever Tango (Tony Award nominee). Marcos Questas has been teaching Tango for over 5 years. He has a long list of performance credentials, including at all the principal theatres (Teatro San Martin, Teatro Alvear, ...) and tanguerias (Cafe Homero, Michelangelo, El Viejo Almacen, ...) in Buenos Aires as well as theatres worldwide including Carnegie Hall. DETAILED SCHEDULE Saturday, 18 May 2002 (Beginners through Advanced) -------------------------------------------------- 12:15-12:30 pm: Registration & warm-up 12:30-1:45 pm: T1: Fundamentals of Tango. Open to beginners, recommended for all 1:45-3:00 pm: T2: Ochos. Leading and following. Special attention for women. Open to beginners with T1 3:30-4:45 pm: T3: Giros. Sacadas (men) and molinete (women). Open to advanced beginners w/ T1+T2. 4:45-6:00 pm: T4: Boleos for men & women. Focus on boleos appropriate for social dancing. 9:30 pm - 1:15 am: LA MILONGA featuring SHOWCASE by GUILLERMINA & MARCOS! Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments served. Sunday, 19 May 2002 (Intermediate through Advanced) --------------------------------------------------- 12:15-12:30 pm: Registration & warm-up 12:30-1:45 pm: M1: Intro to Milonga (Open to Advanced Beginners) 1:45-3:00 pm: M2: Milonga with Traspie 3:30-4:45 pm: T5: Adornments for men & women 4:45-6:00 pm: T6: Advanced Tango developing previous material PRICES Workshops are 1.25, and cost less than $10/hour of instruction (members in advance)! Students get a 30% additional discount on all prices below (except membership). Detailed pricing information below. The best deal for intermediate and advanced dancers is the Superpass. See the registration form or the info below for full details and a la carte rates. To get the advance rate, please mail your payment, postmarked by 13 May 2002 to: The Tango Society of Boston, Inc., P.O. Box 390055, Cambridge, MA 02139, or bring it to a Wednesday Tango Dance Break by 15 May, or send it electronically by 14 May (see below). Members in advance Any 1/$20, any 2/$35, any 3/$45, any 4/$55 (per day, Sat or Sun) $8 for "LA MILONGA" on Saturday night (no charge with Superpass) OR $95 for Superpass -- all Sat/Sun workshops + La Milonga Non-members in advance $25 per workshop (Sat/Sun) $12 for "LA MILONGA" on Saturday night $12 for 1 year ($19/2 years) for Tango Society of Boston membership (lower member prices then apply) Members at the Door Any 1/$25, any 2/$45, any 3/$55, any 4/$65 (per day, Sat or Sun) $12 for "LA MILONGA" on Saturday night (no charge with Superpass) OR $125 for Superpass -- all Sat/Sun workshops + La Milonga Non-Members at the door $30 per workshop (Sat/Sun) $15 for "LA MILONGA" on Saturday night $12 for 1 year ($19/2 years) for Tango Society of Boston membership (lower member prices then apply) Mail payments to: The Tango Society of Boston, P.O. Box 390055, Cambridge, MA 02139-0055. Advance payments must be postmarked by 13 May 2002 or brought to a Wednesday Dance Break by 15 May 2002, or sent by PayPal by midnight on 14 May 2002. ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS We accept electronic payments with VISA or MasterCard using PayPal.com (advance registrations only). No extra charge and a lot more convenient and less paperwork for all. Check http://www.bostontango.org/misc/payment.html for details. Note: Don't wait till the last minute if you are not already subscribed to PayPal, since some members report a delay in getting their PayPal accounts initially. DIRECTIONS AND PARKING VFW Mt. Auburn Post, 688 Huron Avenue, Cambridge (off Fresh Pond Parkway, at corner of Cushing St, near Belmont line-look for the rocket outside the building). Limited parking in lot behind building-street parking is also available. Maps available on our web site (see links below). OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS Check http://www.bostontango.org/misc/hotels.html for hotel information (including special rates) and maps. Also see http://www.bostontango.org/visitors/index.html. OTHER INFORMATION Confirmations are not sent out for preregistrations, but your name will be listed at the door. No partner is necessary--there will be frequent partner changes. Wear leather-soled shoes comfortable for dancing. Dress is casual for the workshops. However, "La Milonga" is a formal dance and elegant attire is requested. The VFW Mt. Auburn Post is air-conditioned and spacious. You are encouraged to take workshops progressively to get the most out of the weekend. For additional details see the full flyer (PDF format) at http://www.bostontango.org/special-events/ Questions: Call Vicky at 781-641-1283 or Shahrukh at 617-877-5666. WEB ADDRESSES Boston Tango Calendar(tm): http://www.bostontango.org/ Special events section (for PDF flyer and registration form): http://www.bostontango.org/special-events/ Instruction for electronic registration and payment: http://www.bostontango.org/misc/payment.html (use payee address [email protected]). TangoLine(tm): 617-699-OCHO (-6246)
