1st ANNUAL "BOSTON meets NEW YORK" TANGO WEEKEND April 1-2-3 2005 in Boston
- Workshops with 12 (yes twelve!) great instructors of New York - 2 big milongas with Shows - Lots of fun dancing - ONE-BIG-TANGO-JOY in Boston! Who is coming? Ney Melo Mariana Fresno Jennifer Bratt Tioma Maloratsky Annatina Luck Hernan Brizuela Stefan Zawistowski Beatriz Cisneros Jak Karako Marina Zisk Maximiliano Paradiso Yukako Hayashi SCHEDULE FRIDAY, April 1 ---------------------- 7:00pm-8:30pm Workshop 1 - All levels by Ney&Mariana - Turns in Close Embrace 9:00pm-1:30am Milonga 1 (Opening Milonga) "Bailatango Milonga" at Extreme Dancesport Studio - SHOWS by Annatina&Hernan, Jennifer&Tioma, Jak&Marina - Refreshments, raffle and night full of fun! SATURDAY, April 2 --------------------------- 12:00pm-1:30pm Workshop 2 - All levels by Annatina&Hernan - Creating the essence of Tango: How to put passion, love and harmony in your dance, and how to connect to your partner, the music and the dance floor. 1:45pm-3:15pm Workshop 3 - Int-Adv by Jak&Marina - Back & front sacadas for men & women 3:30pm-5:00pm Workshop 4 - All levels by Jennifer&Tioma - Women's technique/embellishment with Jennifer - Men's technique and improvisational patterns for social dancing with Tioma *Note: This workshop will be given by Jennifer and Tioma *separately* at the same time in the same room. So you can attend only one of them. 9:00pm-1:00am Milonga 2 "Boston Meets NY Milonga" at Filarmonica Santo Antonio - SHOWS by Ney&Mariana, Stefan&Beatriz, Maximiliano&Yukako - Refreshments, raffle, cash bar and night full of fun! SUNDAY, April 3 ---------------------- 12:00pm-1:30pm Workshop 5 Int-Adv by Maximiliano&Yukako - Break your present structures and unleashed your tango: tools/materials to create your own steps without copying others. 1:45pm-3:15pm Workshop 6 - Int-Adv by Stefan&Beatriz - 3 R's - Repetitions, Revisions and R-tistic expression: salida with modern/new touch, difference between salida and "carpa"/"Puente" (bridge) (how NOT TO confuse a woman), stage elements useful for social dancing. PRIVATE LESSONS ---------------------- All instructors will be available for privates on Saturday and Sunday. Please contact us via phone or e-mail to arrange privates. PLACE AND DIRECTIONS: ---------------------- All workshops and the FRIDAY milonga will be held at: Extreme Dancesport Studio, 288 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 Directions: - From Boston: Take Rt 2A West (Massachusetts Ave) to Central Square. Take a right onto Prospect Street. Keep going straight until you see the Hess Gas Station ahead (fourth traffic light) and take a right onto Hampshire Street at the light. Two blocks down, the studio is located on the left (corner of Norfolk Street and Hampshire St). - By subway: Take the Red Line to Central Square Station. Walk on Prospect St (StarBucks side). Keep going straight until you see the Hess Gas Station ahead (fourth traffic light) and take a right onto Hampshire Street at the light. Two blocks down, the studio is located on the left (corner of Norfolk Street and Hampshire Street). Approximate time: 10 min. SATURDAY milonga will be held at: Filarmonica Santo Antonio, 575 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA Directions: - From Boston: Take Rt 2A West (Massachusetts Ave) to Central Square. Take a right onto Prospect Street. Take a right onto Cambridge Street at the light. Two blocks down, the space is located on the left hand side on Cambridge Street. - By subway: Take the Green Line to Lechmere Station. Walk on Cambridge St towards Cambridge (not Boston). Keep going straight until 575 Cambridge Street. Approximate time: 10 min. PRICING ---------------------- *There will be 25% student discount for workshops. * The classes will be limited to 30 people. Reserve your spot as soon as possible. EARLY REGISTRATION, until March 29th, 2005 Each workshop: $20 Any 3 workshops $55, Any 4 workshops $70 . Friday Milonga: $15 . Saturday Milonga: $15 . Complete package: $125 (6 workshops + 2 Milongas) . LATE REGISTRATION, after March 29th, 2005 or at the door: Each workshop $25 Any 3 workshops $70, Any 4 workshops $90 . Friday Milonga: $15 . Saturday Milonga: $15 . Complete package: $160 (6 workshops + 2 Milongas) . ONLINE REGISTRATION with Credit Card: http://www.bailatango.com/boston/onlineregistration.php *The Fee is Non-Refundable! Please make your checks payable to: "Jak Karako" And send them to: c/o Eray Yuksek 135 Inman St. Apt: 6 Cambridge, MA 02139 ACCOMODATION: ---------------------- Hotels nearby to the venues: - Kendal Hotel: 350 Main St, Cambridge, MA - Phone: 617-577-1300 - MIT Hotel: 20 Sidney St, Cambridge, MA - Phone: 617-577-0200 - Holiday Inn: 250 Monsignor Obrien Hwy, Cambridge, MA -Phone:617-577-7600 - Hampton Inn: 191 Monsignor Obrien Hwy, Cambridge, MA - Phone: 617-494-5300 Tips: *Please try to rent your hotel room through Priceline.com or Hotwire.com. You may find 3-4 star hotels in Cambridge for $50-$70 a night! *Most hotels give group discounts. So if you are coming as a group, please talk to the hotel that you are planning to stay. You might get a group discount. We always book our hotels for the visiting instructors and guests (if needed) through priceline.com and we usually get the "Hyatt Hotel" or "MIT Hotel" for $55 a night! They are two of Cambridge's best hotels. For more information: E-mail: [email protected] Web Page: www.bailatango.com/boston Phone: 617-792-4533 ---------------------------------------------
