If you're looking for a "cool" place to escape the heat and dance tango, consider Seattle's 2nd Annual TangoMagic Festival, Aug 11-15, 2005!!! Seattle, the Emerald city, sits on the shores of Puget Sound surrounded by mountains to the east and west--resulting in scenic views of blue waters and snow capped peaks in nearly every direction. The weather in August is nearly perfect with blue skies and temperatures typically in the 75-85 degree range. For a wonderful picture tour of Seattle's parks, markets, museums, waterfronts, and other tourist attractions, please visit http://www.enjoyseattle.com/ Instructors & Workshops: Beg-Adv classes will be taught Fri, Sat & Sun afternoons by Alex Krebs <http://www.tangoberretin.com> (Portland) and Hsueh-Tze <http://www.bluetango.org> (Boston), Jaimes Friedgen <http://www.freetango.net> (Seattle), Danny Garcia ("El Flaco") & Silvina Vals (Buenos Aires & Paris), and Robin and Jennifer <http://close-embrace.com/> (New York) Milongas, Shows & DJs: Evening Milongas will be held Thu Aug 11--Mon Aug 15 at Seattle's unique and charming venues including China Harbor, Century Ballroom, Washington Dance Club, & Mountaineer's Building. Friday evening is a special Tango Cabaret Show produced by Michelle Badion; Saturday evening is the Grande Tango Ball with instructor performances and live music by Conjunto Berretin; and for you die-hards, special late/all-night milongas are schedule Fri, Sat, & Sun! And, as always, we will hire the best tango DJ's: Jaimes Friedgen <http://www.freetango.net> (Seattle), Robin <http://close-embrace.com/> (NYC), Dan Boccia (Anchorage), Bill Alsup (Portland), Jeannie Castle (Seattle), Ramu Pyreddy (Anne Arbor), Larry Martin (Seattle), and Las Tres Mujeres-Ana, Jeannie & Hyla (Seattle). Outdoor Salmon Bake Milonga by the Lake: Sunday evening will be our traditional Tango-by-the-Lake Milonga at the beautiful Kirkland Marina Park Pavilion. However, this year we are adding a special North West Salmon Bake organized by Arturo Newman. So bring your appetite, dancing shoes, and favorite tango partner for a romantic evening of tangoing, eating, schmoozing, and sitting by the water's edge watching the sunset. (Also, the Kirkland Marina Park Pavilion is located just a couple of blocks from some great shopping, bars, restaurants, and art galleries-see: http://www.kirklanddowntown.org/visitor.html) Vendors: Vendors on site will include Fashions by Tango Splash <http://www.tangosplash.com/> , http://www.inscenes.com/mtangos1.htmTango Shoes from Buenos Aires sold by Jennifer, Berretin Apparel sold by Carrie Whipple, and Tango CDs sold by Joel Johnson For additional information on transportation, maps, hotels, hosts and prices: Please visit our web site at http://www.claysdancestudio.com/TangoMagic05/TangoMagic05.htm This event is organized, hosted, and produced by Arturo Newman ([email protected]) Clay Nelson ([email protected]) (And with lots of additional help from the Seattle Tango Community!!) Clay Nelson P.O. Box 9983, Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 972-0728 www.ClaysDanceStudio.com [email protected]
