Dear Tango Friends, Portland's 6th Annual October TangoFest is in it's final preparation stages. Here is a summary of the details. Call 206-729-7268 or email [email protected] if you have any questions. Thanks...hope we see you there....clay
List-Post: [email protected] Date: Wednesday-Sunday, October 16-20, 2002 Mission: Get the best tango dancers, teachers, students, performers, DJ's, and orchestra together for an incredible, magical, affordable five days of tango dancing, lessons, schmoozing, eating, and hanging out! Instructors: Angel G. Clemente & Rosa Collantes (New York), Cacho Dante (Buenos Aires) & Barbara Durr (Atlanta), Chelsea Eng & Gary Weinberg (San Francisco), Christopher Nassopolous & Caroline Peattie (San Francisco), Christy Cote (San Francisco) & George Garcia (Hawaii), Eduardo Saucedo (Buenos Aires) & kikki (Vancouver, BC), El Pulpo (Buenos Aires) & Luiza Paes (Brazil), Esther Heitzer & Herve Cousin (Holland), Felipe Martinez & Kat MacDonald (San Francisco), Florencia Taccetti (Buenos Aires), Gabriela Rojo (Vancouver, BC), Hsueh-tze Lee (Boston), Hugo & Miriam (Buenos Aires), Juan Manuel Nieto (Madrid), Michelle Badion & Evan Wallace (Seattle), Migael Pla (Buenos Aires), Nestor Ray (Buenos Aires), Nora Dinzelbacher (Buenos Aires) & Ed (San Francisco), Patricio Touceda & Eva Lucero (Buenos Aires), Pedro Monteleon (Buenos Aires), Steeve Harding & Deena Burke (Seattle), Tony Fan & Ilana Rubin (Seattle), Yvonne Meisner (Amsterdam), Tom Stermitz (Denver), and Chan & Eugenia Parks (Washington) Location: All workshops and Thursday & Sunday milonga are at the Viscount Ballroom, 722 E Burnside, Portland, Oregon--1.5 miles from the center of downtown Portland. (for a map, click: http://maps.yahoo.com/) Other milongas are at various locations. Public Transportation: Excellent light rail transportation exists from the airport to downtown. For complete details of trains and busses see http://www.tri-met.org/schedule/r090.htm Workshop Structure: Generally there will be four levels of workshops running concurrently (Beginners, Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, and Strictly Advanced). You do not need to select the level of the workshop you wish to attend--only the time slots. At any time you may switch to a different class level within the time slot you have paid for. Changing partners will be encouraged at each class. Video Taping Policy: No video taping will be allowed during the class. However, each class will conclude with a 5-10 minute summary at which time only those who have purchased a $40 will be allowed to tape. Video taping of any of the performances is permitted by anyone (no video pass required) on the condition that they provide Clay Nelson with one copy which can then be given to the instructor/performers. Housing: There are two hotels within one block of the Viscount. Other hotels are 7 blocks to several miles away. Some housing is available with local Portland tangueros. For complete information see Bill's Web Site at http://home.europa.com/~walsup/tango/tangofest/housing.html Food: Several restaurants are within walking distance of the Viscount. A map will be provided in your registration packet. Light breakfast items in the morning and lunch items at noon will be sold at the Viscount Ballroom. Discussion Groups: Several free discussion groups will take place during the daytime covering topics such as "building a tango community", "recent history of tango", and a video with interviews of "B.A. milongueros" Schedule to be posted during the workshops. Milongas: Thursday and Sunday evening milongas will be at the Viscount. Milongas on other nights will be at various locations (see schedule below). Public transportation (except for taxis) is not easily accessible for the other milongas. I am working with the hosts of each milonga to provide some car pooling for our guests. Details to be posted at the workshops. Admission to all milongas will be paid at the door. Orchestra & DJ's: Four top tango DJ's (Dan Boccia, Tom Stermitz, Jo Anne Palubinskas, and Robin Thomas) will playing their music. The Pepe Motta Tango Quartet, an excellent, authentic Argentine dance orchestra, will be playing Sunday evening at the Viscount Grand Finale All-Night Tango Ball. Performances: Some performances by the instructors will happen at the Friday and Saturday milongas at 11:30 PM. The major performance show takes place Sunday evening at 10:00 PM. Vendors: Various vendors selling shoes, CD's, videos, clothing, jewelry, etc will be set up at the workshops. Website: http://www.claysdancestudio.com/PDXTangoFest/index.html Schedule, Prices and Registration: See below. WEDNESDAY, Oct 16, 2002 A 3:00-4:15 PM Int: Tango essentials from a true milonguero's perspective. Pedro Adv: Difficult and strange things. Patricio/Eva B 4:30-5:45 PM Int: Tango essentials from a true milonguera's perspective. Nora Adv:Dance, space, music, in mixed style. Eduardo/kikki C 6:00-7:15 PM Int: Flow, navigation into milonguero style. Patricio/Eva Adv:Refinement & Power. Tango Danza style. Esther/Herve 8:30 PM-1:00 AM: Milonga at the historic St John's Pub, 8203 N. Ivanhoe with Dan Boccia from Alaska as DJ. Admission is $8 at the door--no advanced sales. THURSDAY, Oct 17, 2002 D 11:00-12:30 PM Beg: Fusion & synchronization fundamentals. Esther/Herve Int:Fundamentals for Pulpo's style. Pulpo/Luiza Int/Adv: Turning on a dime-turns for crowded spaces. Filipe/Kat S.Adv: Torsion/hip/pivot for better nav-rhythm & pauses. Yvonne E 1:30-3:00 PM Beg: Navigation & importance of walking in tango. Angel/Rosa Int:Connecting and seducing your partner. Yvonne Int/Adv:Ganchos.Pulpo/Luiza Strictly Adv:Milonga with Traspie.Nestor F 3:15-4:45 PM Beg: Getting connected, navigation & rhythm. Florencia Int:Secrets of floor craft. Cacho/Barbara Int/Adv: Cleaning up your act & necessary technique. Nestor Strictly Adv: Single axis turns in close embrace-Hsueh-Tze G 5:00-6:15 PM Beg: Tango basics.Pedro Int: Tango Zen: meditation in passionate motion. Chan/Eugenia Int/Adv: Giro technique for leads and follows. Hugo/Miriam Strictly Adv: My favorite social tango patterns. Miguel 9:30 PM-2:00 AM: Thursday Milonga, Viscount Ballroom. Tom Stermitz from Denver will DJ. Admission is $6 at the door--no advanced sales. FRIDAY, Oct 18, 2002 H 11:0012:30 PM Beg: Fundamentals of rhythmic, close-embrace tango. Tom Int: Musicality on dancing to different orchestras. Angel/Rosa Int/Adv: Rhythmical fun & games with your partner-Yvonne Strictly Adv: Sacadas & gancho technique. Hugo/Miriam I 1:30-3:00 PM Beg: Getting started-milonga traspies. Yvonne Int: Technique to lead different rhythms. Juan Int/Adv: Drags, drags, drags! Hsueh-Tze Strictly Adv: "Colgadas"- technique and combinations. Florencia J 3:15-4:45 PM Beg: The embrace-security, connection, & fluidity. Filipe/Kat Int: Tango salon: navigation, musicality, parada and adornments. Patricio/Eva Int/Adv: Milonga. Miguel Strictly Adv: Gancho Combinations: Pulpo/Luiza K 5:00-6:15 PM Beg: Fundamentals: posture, embrace, walking-Nestor Int: Vals syncopations & musicality. Hugo/Miriam Int/Adv: Playing & surprising, improvisation. Esther/Herve Strictly Adv: Enrosques & sacadas. Juan 8:00 PM -1:30AM: Friday's "All Women Hosted" Milonga, Arnegards, 1510 SE 9th. (Beg/Int lesson with Nora & Ed from 8:00-9:30 PM, and performances starting 11:30 PM.) DJ will be JoAnn Palubinskas from San Francisco. Admission is $10 at the door--no advanced sales. SATURDAY, Oct 19, 2002 L 11:00 12:30 Beg: The basics of vals crusado. Nora/Ed Int: Vals in close embrace. Hsueh-Tze Int/Adv: Vals navigation, boleos, and bayben cierre. Hugo/Miriam Strictly Adv: Tango milonguero style. Pedro M 1:30-3:00 PM Beg: Always the beginning-beyond steps. Eduardo/kikki Int: A physicist's perspective of tango. Evan/Michelle Int/Adv:Ochos cortados.Juan Strictly Adv: High sacadas technique (combinations). Patricio/Eva N 3:15-4:45 PM Beg: Milonguero walking in tango. Cacho/Barbara Int: Rhythms in tango, vals & milongas. Pedro Int/Adv: Steps, dance, music to various orchestras-Eduardo/kikki Strictly Adv: Vals con barridas, colgadas & Giros. Angel/Rosa O 5:00-6:30 PM Beg: Chacarea (Argentine folk dance. Gabriela Int: Milonga con traspie, milonguero style. Chris/Caroline Int/Adv: Directional technique, pivoting figures. Cacho/Barbara Strictly Adv:Dancing difficult patterns as one. Nora/Ed 8:00 PM-2:30 AM: Saturday Milonga, Acadian Ballroom (formerly Alberta Station Ballrom), 1829 NE Alberta St (Beg/Int lesson with Christy/George from 8:00-9:30 PM and performances starting 11:30 PM.) Robin Thomas from New York is the DJ. Admission is $10 at door--no advanced sales. 2:30 AM-?: All Night Milonga at the Berretin, 6305 SE Foster. Alex Krebs from Portland will DJ. Admission $5 at the door--no advanced sales. SUNDAY, Oct 20, 2002 P 11:00-12:30 PM Beg: Vals crusada.Miguel Int: Rhythmic tango for dancing in milongas. Nestor Int/Adv: Vals Criollo or cruzado. Juan Strictly Adv:Raising & lowering energy in turns. Cacho/Barbara Q 1:30-3:00 PM Beg: Tango lead/follow, axis, & musicality. Hugo/Miriam Int:Fun with tang. Eduardo/kikki Int/Adv: Milonga con traspie. Angel/Rosa Strictly Adv:Equal opportunity ganchos. Filipe/Kat R 3:15-4:45 PM Beg: milonga traspies (double time rhythm). Ilana/Tony Int: Milonga.Esther/Herve Int/Adv: "Volcadas" a stylish way to do ochos in a close embrace. Florencia Strictly Adv: Breathy Boleos danced close. Chelsea/Gary 7:00 PM-?: Grand Finale All-Night Tango Ball, Viscount Ballroom. (Beg lesson with Steeve, Deena, Clay & Sue from 7:00-8:30 PM and performances starting 10:00 PM.) Pepe Motta Tango Quartet plays 8:30-midnight and with Dan Boccia from Alaska as DJ's. Admission is $18 at the door--no advanced sales. Prices listed below are for daytime workshops at the Viscount Ballroom and do not include evening milongas. Full workshop (all classes) paid by Oct 11, 2002 $225 Full workshop paid after Oct 11and before 1st class $255 Wednesday Pass $45 Thurs, Fri, or Sat Pass $65 Sunday Pass $50 Separate classes $20/each-please specify $20 VIDEO PASS (Required to video class summary) $40 ($10 processing fee for any refunds) Name(s):_________________________________________________________ Email Address:____________________________________________________ Phone:___________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Checks (made out to Clay's Dance Studio), cash, VISA, MasterCard, or Discover: Card #__________________________________________________________ Exp Date:_________________ Amount: ________________________________ For classes paid separately, list only the class letter (e.g., "M") or day & time (e.g., Sat/1:30 PM) _____________________________________________________ You may register by: 1. Email: [email protected] 1. Phone: (206) 729-7268 2. U.S. Mail: Clay Nelson, 1340 N 79th St Apt 101, Seattle WA, 98103 All registrations must include payment. Please check back with me if you do not receive verification within a few days.
