Tango Lovers!
The Portland ValenTango event is scheduled to start the evening of Thursday Feb
12 and run through the morning of Monday Feb 16, 2004. Below are a few of the
highlights of this event. Details marked in red (if you have Rich Text on) are
new for this year's ValenTango . (See www.ClaysDanceStudio.com for specific
details and registration.)
INSTRUCTORS:
Patricio Touceda & Eva Lucero (Buenos Aires), Jorge Nel (Columbia/Miami),
Brigitta Winkler (Germany), Rebecca Shulman (New York), Jaimes Friedgen &
Rachel Smith (Seattle), Orlando Paiva Jr & Mariana Melling (Buenos Aires),
Christopher Nassopolous & Caroline Peattie (San Francisco), and Homer &
Cristina Ladas (San Francisco).
CLASSES:
Beginning through Advanced Classes! 30 different classes to choose from (45
hours of instructions).
PRACTICAS:
Daytime supervised practice session on Friday and Sunday with instructors
available for help and individual attention.
MILONGAS:
Thursday evening: Lower Melody Ballroom, 615 SE Alder
Friday evening: Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th
Saturday afternoon: Nocturnal, 1800 E Burnside
Saturday evening: Crystal Room, Tiffany, 1610 NE Morrison
Sunday morning: Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th
Sunday evening: Viscount Ballroom 722 E Burnside
Monday morning: Berretin Studio, 6305 SE Foster
ORCHESTRA & DJs:
"Conjunto Berretin" orchestra and DJs Robin Thomas (New York), Dan Boccia
(Alaska), Cathy Richardson (San Francisco), Alex Krebs (Portland), Jaimes
Friedgen (Seattle), Christopher Nassopolous (San Francisco), and Ramu Pyreddy
(Ann Arbor).
PRICE:
Full workshop (does not include milongas) is $125 if paid by Feb 5, 2004.
Price after Feb 5 is $150. Individual workshops are $20/class. If you prepay
for 6 or more different workshops it's $17/class. Milongas range $5-$20 and
are pay at the door. The Saturday evening Grande ValenTango Ball is $20/person
and tickets may be purchased in advance for those registering for classes.
(Schedule, venue, instructor, and DJ changes are always a possibility.)
Thanks...hope to see you there!
Clay Nelson
1340 N 79th Ave Apt 101
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 729-7268
www.claysdancestudio.com
