DEAR TANGO FRIENDS:
Plans are progressing for the 4th Annual Tango Festival in Denver, May 25 - 31. This is a festival "by dancers for dancers". You should be making your reservations and registrations now. A $10 late fee will be applied after May 1. Critical: Even if you intend to pay at the door for dances or classes, you need to register with me so that I can plan for attendance. Send me an email so I have a record of your intentions. ABOUT the FESTIVAL: Previous events have been non-stop parties. Again this year, we'll have over 36 hours of dancing from Friday afternoon to the wee hours of Monday morning. A special addition this year are Afternoon Practices or Alternative Milongas, which are included with either workshop or dance passes. We expect 350 - 400 dancers, including 150 fanatic locals, and many great dancers from West & East Coasts and the Midwest who now have the Denver Tango Festivals on their permanent calendars. The Memorial Day Denver Tango festival features the ever-popular Outdoor Milonga under the sunset sponsored by Tango Colorado at the fabulous pavilion at Cheesman Park. Also, we'll retain the sultry nightclub atmosphere of the Mercury Cafe for an authentic, Buenos Aires feel (minus the smoke!). FOR MORE INFORMATION and PAYMENT OPTIONS: http://www.tango.org/mem04.html TEACHERS & DJs Teachers this year include Brigitta Winkler, Julio & Corina, Alex Krebs and Homer Ladas. Format will be similar to previous festivals. Early arrival events include the Tango Colorado Practice on Tuesday, and extra classes starting on Wed & Thur. There will be 5 milongas from Friday afternoon through Monday dawn. Julio & Corina workshops are sponsored by Nina Pesochinsky. To study with them, you need to reserve with her PLUS buy a Milonga Pass for the Dances. [email protected] We'll have some of the top DJs in the US, including Robin Thomas, Dan Boccia and Ramu Pyreddy. Live music from Extasis, Denver's own tango quartet. NEW for 2004: Changes this year include two ALTERNATIVE milongas Sat & Sun afternoons, DJ'd by Robin Thomas and Homer Ladas. The afternoon alternative milongas or practices are included with either a festival pass or with a dance pass. Also, we have dropped the hotel dinner, in favor of "Dinner on the Town". Denver has many fine restaurants, and we offer you this opportunity to share a table with other tango dancers from around the country. AFFORDABLE FESTIVAL We always make an effort to keep this a fun and affordable event. Prices run from $60 for a Milonga-only pass to $140 for all the workshops, Milongas & Practicas. You might not need a car as most events are at the Denver Doubletree Hotel, which offers free airport shuttle and $69 rooms (+ tax). OTHER EVENTS and TRAVELS with TOM: Thank you to all the dancers I've met around the country this past year. Tango is thriving everywhere, and it seems to be attracting more young people. I'm frequently teaching workshops of 50 - 80 or more. Because my specialty is the close-embrace, social style of tango, and I provide a simpler, faster learning path, I've been asked to teach in a number of different cities, including: Hawaii, Ann Arbor, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Mendocino, Moscow (Russia). Now that I am getting busier, please contact me well in advance to schedule a workshop so you can get the weekend you want. UPCOMING FESTIVALS: Aug 25 - 30: 2nd Milonguero Nights Festival in Moscow Sept 1-6: 5th Labor Day Milonguero Festival in Denver (I'm happy to clean up my email list if you do not wish to receive further notices.) -- ** Please update my email ** http://www.tango.org/ [email protected] hm: 303-388-2560 cl: 303-725-5963
