Dear Tango Friends, Denver's FIFTH Memorial Day Tango festival is just around the corner, and I want to thank all the people who have registered so far. Lot's of old friends; lots of new friends. I expect attendance of 450.
NOW is the time to send in your payment. While I still have plenty of space, pre-registered attendees will have priority if I have to close any classes. For more information see: - http://www.tango.org/mem05.html More details including class topics are now on line via pdf flyer at: - http://www.tango.org/mem05.pdf Several Changes: (1) We welcome Ricardo Vidort as the Wednesday night teacher. Topic: "Advanced Milongero". Ricardo is a life-long tango dancer from Buenos Aires, one of the few remaining authentic Milonguero dancers. Privates will be available from Wednesday, with priority first to people attending Ricardo's classes. (2) The Mercury Milonga on Friday features the Extasis Grande Orchestra. Expanding from a quartet to eight or ten musicians. Also, we'll have tango performances from Julio & Corina. Kat (Kwan) MacDonald and I will teach the pre-milonga $5 classes at 7:00 & 8:00. (3) Price reduction for Workshop Only Pass to $80 for 2-days (four classes), plus $30 for each additional day (2-classes). This is useful for those who wish to focus more on lesson. (4) Saturday arrival pass for $120 is useful for those who can't get off work early enough to make the Friday activities. (5) Milonga pass for $55 gets you 6 milongas (plus a Sunday practice) for a savings of 28% over drop-in. (5) Weekend class levels have been adjusted to cover INTERMEDIATE, ADV-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED. Please note that the skill level of attendees at these festivals is quite high. Intermediate assumes you already have plenty of experience (one or more years or else, lots of practice), while Advanced will challenge dancers with 8 or 10 years of experience or teachers in their local communities. Teacher allocation is as follows: Wednesday: Ricardo Vidort: - Advanced Milonguero Workshop (two classes) Thursday: Alex Krebs: - "How to get More Good Dances" - "Dancing on the Spot" Friday: Tomas Howlin AND Hsueh-tze Lee - "Calm Amidst a Storm" - "Musical Dialogues & Surprise" Friday $5 before the Milonga Kat (Kwan) MacDonald & Tom Stermitz - Beginner: "Welcome to Tango" - Intermediate+:"Suspensions and Dramatic Pauses" Saturday Intermediate and up: - Alex: "Musicality I with Bandoneon: Rhythms of Tango - Alex: "Musicality II with Bandoneon: Melody/Lyrical Tango Saturday Adv-Intermediate - Hsueh-tze: "Sensuous Hips" - Tomas: "The Subtle Milonguero" Saturday Advanced - Tomas: "Twirls in Close" - Hsueh-tze: "540 Turns" Sunday Intermediate - Hsueh-tze: "Suspense & Intrigue" - Tomas: "Vals Drils & Thrills" Sunday Adv-Intermed - Alex: "Adding Dynamics to your Dance" - Hsueh-tze: "No Sweat Tras-pie" Sunday Advanced - Tomas: "Extreme Tango" - Alex: "Advanced Combinations in Open Embrace" Tom Stermitz http://www.tango.org
