Last year's Close Embrace Tango Weekend had over 100 attendees from 5 Midwest states - IL, MO, IA, WI, IN. We have heard in the affirmative from these communities again and expect the Second Annual Close Embrace Tango Weekend to be even bigger and better than last year.
This year we will have 2 simultaneous workshops from expert instructors in the close embrace tango style - Tom Stermitz from Denver Co and Ramu Pyreddy from Ann Arbor MI. There will be workshops at all levels, including a beginner series for those new to the close embrace style. There will be milongas Friday and Saturday, with Tom and Ramu as DJs. Sunday evening we will have a Buffet Dinner with a Community Development Forum chaired by Tom, who has been the catalyst for community growth in numerous tango communities he has visited. The grand finale Sunday evening will be Ramu's multimedia presentation/workshop of the music of different tango orchestras and adapting one's dancing to them. All events will be held at the Phillips Recreation Center, a top notch comfortable dance facility with ample free adjacent parking. Both Tom and Ramu's tango workshops have been praised wherever they have taught, so you will increase your tango skills significantly during this weekend. The dancers in your home community will notice this. The schedule of events is posted on our website: www.centraltango.com Please contact us if you are interested in private lessons with Tom or Ramu We now have information on housing and pricing available. There are discounts for multiple workshops, for students, and for dancers traveling more than 100 miles. Tom is well known as the organizer of the highly successful Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends in Denver, and as a successful tango instructor both at home, around the US, and abroad. Ramu, founder and leading organizer of the successful Ann Arbor tango community, is in high demand as a DJ for tango festivals and weekends, and is now also becoming well known around the US for his excellent teaching style. Champaign-Urbana has a friendly 7+ year old tango community centered around the University of Illinois. A trip to Champaign-Urbana is relatively inexpensive, with affordable lodging and dining. Due to the generosity of our dancers, we will have some free lodging available for out-of-town guests, with priority given to students. If you are interested, please contact us ASAP. Join us for what will be an fun weekend of mingling with many dancers from numerous Midwest tango communities. Enjoy the atmosphere of a weekend of tango danced in close embrace. Meet new tango friends and reconnect with old ones. Ron Weigel & Susana Vazquez Weigel Instructors / Organizers Tango Society of Central Illinois Home: Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W Stoughton, Urbana, IL 61801 Mail: PO Box 1054, Urbana, IL 61803-1054 Tango Society Website with Community Calendar: http://www.centraltango.com/ Join CentralTango, the e-mail list for announcements of tango activities in the Midwest: http://groups.yahoo.yahoo.com/group/CentralTango/ or send a blank message to: [email protected]
