Dear Traveling Tangueros/as
The first Portland Fifth will occur at the end of
January, 2005 in Portland, Oregon,
a renowned haven for Argentine Tango on the west
coast. The Fifth is a weekend of
workshops and milongas that occurs whenever there
are 5 weekends in the month.
This event will include:
An all-nighter on Friday, January 28th with DJ
Homer Ladas from San Francisco.
Workshops with Homer and his partner Charity Lebron.
Open discussions on Tango: past, present and
possibilities.
This event promises to draw dancers from all over
the west coast and the
rest of the country. Make your travel plans now!
Questions? Email [email protected]
or contact event organizer Shorey Myers at
971-221-3004
Information will soon be posted and updated at
www.portlandtango.com
Full Schedule
Milongas:
Friday, January 28th: All-nighter with DJ Homer at
Studio Berretin
(6305 SE Foster St, Portland OR)
Saturday, January 29th: Choice of two milongas
“The Last Tango in Portland” with Jay Rabe,
Portland’s longest running milonga!
(1635 SE Morrison St, Portland)
or…
Join the tango band Conjunto Berretin as they help
the Eugene Tango Community celebrate their
anniversary (194 W Broadway, Eugene OR).
Sunday, January 30th: Fusion Practica with Homer’s
mix of traditional and
alternative music at Studio Berretin.
Workshops and discussions (all at Studio Berretin):
Friday:
Class A, 8-9:30 pm: Exploring colgadas from close
embrace and with soltadas
Saturday:
Discussion 1, 1:30-2:30 pm: Traditional versus
alternative DJing: artistic,
technical and community impacts.
Class B, 3-4:30 pm: The fusion of open and close
embrace tango through colgadas.
Class C, 4:30-6 pm: The sacada experimentation
laboratory; a guided voyage through
the simple, interesting and unexpected.
Sunday:
Discussion 2, 7:30-8pm: The choices we make and
why: open vs close embrace.
Class D, 8-9:30 pm: Getting serious: topic TBA!
