If you're looking for a winter Tango mini-vacation, we have just the event for you!
Our Weekend of Tango in Tampa will be Feb 18-20th in Tampa, Florida, with a special early-bird milonga on Feb 17th. There are still a few days left before the end of the early registration period, so if you are interested, feel free to contact me with any questions. The details are below and I would like to add a couple of things that were not confirmed at the time of my earlier email. All of the classes will be held at the Tampa Convention Center. The host hotel is the brand new Hampton Inn and Suites in Ybor City. Their phone number is (813) 247-6700 or 1-800-Hampton Come and join us for some Feb sunshine and Tango!!! Victor Victor Crichton http://www.tampatango.com ********************************************************************* I am very pleased to announce our 8th Annual Weekend of Tango in Tampa! Featuring Fernanda Ghi & Guillermo Merlo and Miriam Larici & Hugo Patyn! This will be a weekend of workshops, milongas, and a wonderful show - plus dinner and live music! There will be 16 workshops (8 intermediate and 8 advanced) and 4 milongas. The classes will start on Friday, Feb 18th in the evening and continue on Sat and Sun. There will be a special bonus milonga on Thur, Feb 17th for anyone arriving early. And the Gala Dinner, Show, Milonga will be on Sunday, Feb 20th. This is President's Day Weekend, which means that Monday will be a holiday for many. February is a great time to visit Florida, so take advantage of our warm winters, Tango for the weekend and take a few extra days to visit the beach. Or you can even visit Mickey in Orlando within an hour's drive. I will include all of the details below, but if you have any questions, please contact me by email at [email protected] , phone me at 727-573-9271, or visit my website at http://www.tampatango.com Details for A Weekend of Tango in Tampa - Feb 18-20, 2005 Our Professors Fernanda Ghi & Guillermo Merlo Fernanda and Guillermo are one of the most dynamic and popular couples in the Tango world. As performers, they have danced on every continent as featured performers in 'Forever Tango', 'Tango Magic', and in their own production 'Tango Dreams'. They are best known for their extremely passionate and dramatic performances that always tell a story, but they are equally comfortable with comedy or impressionistic tributes. They are sought after teachers all around the world and have taught at prestigious events such as CITA in Buenos Aires and the USTC in Miami. Their classes focus on improving peoples dancing through technique and musicality. They will work on specific aspects, such as dancing with your torso, boleos, sacadas, etc. They prefer to dance very close but are not strictly milonguero style. They are fabulous stage dancers and also wonderful improvisational social dancers, and that is what they will be teaching. Miriam Larici & Hugo Patyn Miriam and Hugo, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, are stars from "Forever Tango". Their reputation as extremely dynamic performers is well documented, but what has not been so well known, is that they are both absolutely incredible social dancers and true masters of improvisation. They are also receiving rave reviews as wonderful teachers that focus on fundamentals, exercises, technique, connection and musicality rather than sequences of choreography. Miriam and Hugo are incredibly versatile dancers whose style doesn't lend itself to being easily labeled. They are not solely milonguero style, or tango nuevo, or fantasia. They dance and teach very elegant, classic Tango that is adaptable to any situation and they posses a unique ability to reach dancers of all levels. They are returning to Tampa due to the very enthusiastic response received from their previous visits. The Schedule of Classes and Milongas * Each couple will be teaching one class in the intermediate level and one class in the advanced level specifically on social dancing on crowded dance floors - going beyond ocho cortado. This is being done to address the growing demand for more classes with this type of focus. If the response to these classes so demands, more classes later in the weekend will be adjusted accordingly. Schedule of Events and Prices Thur 9:00pm - ? Early Bird Milonga - Free ___ Fri 6:30pm - 7:45pm Class #1 Tango Intermediate (F&G) Advanced (M&H) $35____ (Dancing in a crowded milonga - going beyond Ocho Cortado) Fri 8:00pm - 9:15pm Class #2 Vals Intermediate (M&H) Advanced (F&G) 35____ Fri 9:30pm - 2:00am Welcome to Tampa Bay Milonga $15____ Sat 11:00am - 12:15pm Class #3 Milonga Intermediate (F&G) Advanced (M&H) $35____ Sat 12:30pm - 1:45pm Class #4 Tango Intermediate (M&H) Advanced (F&G) $35____ (Dancing in a crowded milonga - going beyond Ocho Cortado) Sat 3:00pm - 4:15pm Class #5 Vals Intermediate (F&G) Advanced (M&H) $35____ Sat 4:30pm - 5:45pm Class #6 Tango Intermediate (M&H) Advanced (F&G) $35____ Sat 9:00pm - 2:00am Milonga $15____ Sun 11:00am - 12:15pm Class #7 Tango Intermediate (F&G) Advanced (M&H) $35____ Sun 12:30pm - 1:45pm Class #8 Milonga Intermediate (M&H) Advanced (F&G) $35____ Sun A Night of Tango in Tampa Grand Ball (Dinner Dance Show) $48____ Package #1 - Total Weekend Includes all events $295 ($260 if paid by Jan 28th) ____ Package #2 - All Workshops Only $255 ($220 if paid by Jan 28th) ____ Package #3 - Any 5 Workshops $160 ($140 if paid by Jan 28th) ____ Registration To register: check the events you would like to attend, fill in your name, address, and phone number, and send with your payment to: Victor Crichton 4301 106th Drive North Clearwater, FL 33762 (Please make checks payable to: Victor Crichton or you can pay by credit card online via Pay Pal) NAME: ________________________________________________ ADDRESS: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ PHONE: ( ) ___________________________________
