"Do what you have always done, get what you have always gotten." Hence, I have made some changes.
Let4s move past the more frivolous (but hardly insignificant) details such as mind-blowing tango shoe shopping, ice creams to die for, and dancing and dining out every night in order to get to the essence of what makes a Tanguera Tour different from the rest. A Tanguera Tour puts the woman in the spot light by offering only classes with strict emphasis on women4s technique in argentine tango. Honestly, why lose time and money to be just another warm body for the men to lead around in pattern after pattern. Many of us understand that this happens in a majority of tango group classes? In these 13 hours of classes you will learn techniques invaluable to your dancing including balance, footwork, pivots, boleos, and using adornos effectively. Don4t get lost in the huge impersonal throngs of the milongas in Buenos Aires all alone. Experience Buenos Aires in a tight knit group of other fun like-minded tango dancing women with whom you can interchange encouragement, share unique moments, and amplify the enjoyment of your trip. Leave the troublesome and time-consuming details of trip planning and logistics both before and during the trip to someone who knows. Count on me for the individualized planning to make your time here well spent. Whether you are a museum junky, a die-hard shopper, just looking for some down time, I want to help realize your wishes and not have you be a slave to an overly-structured tour agenda. This tour is designed to be flexible to your own rhythm. I realize as I glance back on the last 5 Tanguera Tours that one of the greatest gifts of these tours is that, as a bonded group of women, we end up learning as much from one another as we do from our tango classes. With our varied levels and experiences of tango we help each other see sides of tango, dancing, and its related social issues that may not have otherwise occurred to us. Off each other we bounce practical tips as well as emotional insights that can help us enrich our tango experience. My idea with forming the tour was that it could be an open forum for women in the dance--A chance for them to express themselves more on and off the dance floor, a chance to have more control in their learning and social experience at the milongas. In this tour, the woman is the protagonist, the main character, because we really do SO much more than "follow." You will learn dance tools that make you a noticeably improved dancer for yourself and your dance partners. So whether you are a married, single, a mother, a grandmother, divorced, widowed this tour offers you a chance to focus inwards on YOU amongst the inspiration, diversion, and friendship of the others that you will meet on the tour. ------------------------------------------------ I have now made changes to add more value to this tour. In the experience of 5 previous I have been learning and improving. It4s very important to know what you are getting in such a complete package tour. My offering includes: *NEW* 9 nights lodging in a 4-Star Hotel (www.regente.com/inicial_e.htm) thereby giving you all the peace, quiet and 1st world conveniences that you are accustomed to. It4s situated a mere 2 blocks from Plaza San Martin which is one of the most magical, lush plazas right in the heart of Retiro with many attractions and architectural treasures at hand. 7 90-minute semi-private WOMEN4S TECHNIQUE dance classes (with a ratio of 2 or 3 teachers to 5 women and Virginia Gomez, Christian Marquez, Fabian Peralta, and more as professors) 2 60-minute entirely private lessons (additional private lessons at a cost of $25 - $30 US per class) Esquina Carlos Gardel Dinner Tango Show to see stage tango at it4s best (www.esquinacarlosgardel.com.ar) *NEW*To ensure that you dance EVERY day, at one milonga per day (whether matinee or evening milonga) there will be arranged taxi dancers. *NEW*An Asado or Private Dinner Party allowing you to meet/mix/and dance with local Argentine dancers(depending on the weather) in a more personal setting 6 dinners and 1 lunch in in some of BsAs finest and funkiest restaurants (wine included) Daily sight-seeing outtings (including a city tour for you to get the lay of the land early in your trip), shoe and music shopping, visiting certain local gems not found in any guide book A day-trip and boat ride in Tigre *NEW*Video of your dance instruction available at extra cost of $20 US. *Note: In total, 8 dinners and 1 lunch are included. **Also I have arranged a way to bring your significant other with you. For $640, your non-dancing family member or friend can stay with you in the Regente Palace, come with us to all the meals, attend the dinner tango show, and attend any of the milongas. Obviously the land transportation for these mentioned outting is included in that amount. As a customer service, I am willing to do any tour agent services to ensure that your family member has options of entertainment in the time that they opt to not join us at night (jazz concerts, movies, classical music concerts, sports events). *NEW*Bonus Services: Also as an added service, we are willing to arrange for you the necessary contacts to add side trips before or after your tour with Tanguera Tours. Whether to travel to Iguazu Falls or Patagonia, I can advise you in order to streamline and minimize the work and hassle of arranging your extra travel plans. All this for US$1380 (double occupancy) thanks to a currency exchange and group rates! I offer a %12 discount to any women who find a buddy to bring along for this tour. This brings your tour cost to $1200. Upcoming Dates March 24th - April 3rd, 2005 April 22 - May 1st, 2005 (if other dates or times work for you, please inform me of them at my website, www.tangueratours.com/form.html ) Limited to 5 women. I look forward to hearing from you, warm regards, Laura Chummers www.tangueratours.com
