Fri Sept 30 - Sun: 2nd Annual Close Embrace Tango Weekend in Urbana IL (home of University of Illinois)
2 sets of instructors: Tom Stermitz & Mel Quiat (Denver) + Ramu Pyreddy & Heather Whitehead (Ann Arbor) Simultaneous workshops at all levels of milonguero style tango: 12 to choose from Milongas Friday and Saturday night (Tom Stermitz & Ramu Pyreddy as DJs) Multiple opportunities for socializing, including group lunch & dinner Sunday Lots of dancers from around the Midwest All in a friendly inexpensive college town Affordable weekend packages (Register by Thurs Sept 29): - Milonguero Pass: all workshops & 2 milongas: $90 ($80 if > 100 mi), $60 students ($50 > 100 mi) - Beginner Pass: 5 workshops + 2 milongas: $60 ($40 students) - Saturday & Sunday day passes also available (see web page) Don't miss this opportunity to share an entire weekend of the close embrace tango experience with old & new tango friends Details: www.centraltango.com - Our schedule is now finalized and registration forms are available on our web page. - Lodging in homes of local milongueros available upon request, priority given to students. For students to receive priority, please return registration by Friday Sept 23. - Hotel discounts (see web page) Summary Schedule: Friday September 30 7:30 – 9:30 PM: Workshop (Tom): Beginner Series #1 - "Introduction to Tango: Simple Vocabulary, Advanced Musicality" 8:00 – 9:30 PM: Workshop (Ramu): "FUNdamentals of Milonga with Introduction to Traspie" 9:30 – 1:30AM: MILONGA (Tom Stermitz, DJ) Saturday Oct 1: 1:30 – 2:45 PM: Workshop (Tom): "101 Ocho Cortados" 2:00 – 4:00 PM: Workshop & Mini-Practica (Ramu): Beginner Series #2 - "Walking to Cross in Parallel/Crossed Systems" 3:00 – 4:15 PM: Workshop (Tom): "Crossed-feet systems: Turning ochos / Preparing for turns" 8:00 – 9:15 PM: Workshop (Tom): "Suspensions, dramatic pauses & the world's slowest back ochos" 8:00 – 9:15 PM: Workshop (Ramu): Beginner Series #3 - "Foundations of the Ocho Cortado" 9:30 – 1:30 AM: MILONGA (Ramu Pyreddy, DJ) Sunday Oct 2: Noon – 2 PM: Brown Bag Lunch / Presentation-Workshop (Ramu): "Musicality & Dancing to different orquestas" 2:00 – 3:30 PM: Workshop (Tom): "Turns to the Left" 2:00 – 3:30 PM: Workshop (Ramu): Beginner Series #4 - "Foundations of Back Ochos" 3:45 – 5:15 PM: Workshop (Tom): "Turns to the Right" 3:45 – 5:15 PM: Workshop (Ramu): Beginner Series #5: "Bringing it all together with Musicality: Tango, Milonga & Vals" 5:30 – 7:00 PM: Buffet Dinner (Chinese) with Discussion on Community Building led by Tom Stermitz ______________________________________________________________________________________ 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]
