Dear Friends, Good news! We had a meeting with the cruise lines, and they have given us another two weeks! The deadline for making a reservation for the Tango Cruise has been extended until October 3. Please send your $175 deposit now to avoid disappointment! Please respond now to be part of all the FUN! If you respond now you can lock in this great price.
Wishing you many heartfelt tangos, Teo and Marsha Affordable Close-Embrace Three-Day Tango Cruise: January 12th to 15th, 2006 Three-Day Fantasy Carnival Cruise to Nassau INCLUDES: 10 Hours of Close-Embrace Tango Training, Three Exciting Tango Parties, Spectacular Tango Performances, Super Meals, Vegas Shows, and Much More--ONLY $532.83! For Singles and Couples of All Experience Levels, Including Beginners! Make a Refundable $175 Deposit On Or Before October 3, To Lock In This Low Rate! YOUR HOSTS AND INSTRUCTORS: Teo & Marsha Bartek and Jaime & Alexandra Alvarez Expert Teachers of Close-Embrace Tango and Relationship Dynamics Cruise to the Bahamas and experience the pleasures of tango aboard Carnival Fantasy, the "Fun Ship", a floating resort dedicated to your total satisfaction. Ten hours of tango classes, three exciting tango parties, spectacular tango performances, and all the luxuries of Fantasy, fine dining, exciting Vegas-style shows, live music and comedy, Electricity Dance Club and much much more. All for just $532.83 for an inside cabin and $572.83 for an exterior cabin. Everything is included, except drinks. To reserve your place mail a $175 refundable deposit on or before September 12, 2005 to: "Tango From The Heart", 2224 NW 102nd Way, Gainesville, FL 23606. For details call 352-331-1336 Thursday, January 12th Arrive at 1pm. Register and put suitcases in room. Ship departs 4:30 from Port Canaveral, Florida. Class 1: 2:003:30PM: Close-Embrace Tango--Fundamentals of Partner Dance--Moving Together in a Connected Way. Dinner break 6:00pm-7:00pm Thursday Milonga: 8:00-9:30PM Exciting Close Embrace Dance Party, plus sizzling stage performances by Teo and Marsha, and Special Impromptu Sexy-Step Workshop where you can learn the hottest steps to spice up your close-embrace style. Free after 9:30pm to enjoy shows, events, and clubs to the wee hours of the night. Friday, January 13th Arrive Nassau at 7:00am. Enjoy the morning seeing the sights of exciting Nassau, Bahamas Lunch break 12:00 noon-1:00pm Class 2: 2:003:30PM:Close-Embrace Lead-Follow Technique: Physical Skills-Level 1. Class 3: 3:45AM 5:15PM Lead-Follow Technique: Technique: Physical Skills-Level 2. Captains Night Cocktail Party & Dinner: 5:15PM - 7:30PM Gala Evening with the Captain. Dress to Kill Friday Grand Milonga: 8:00PM - 12:00PM After 12:00AM: Midnight Buffet on Lido Deck. Saturday, January 14th Class 4: 9:3011:00 AM: Close-Embrace Lead-Follow Technique: Opening To Expression-Level 1. Class 5: 11:15AM 12:15PM Lead-Follow Technique: Physical Skills-Level 3. Lunch break 12:15pm-1:15pm Class 6: 2:00PM - 3:30PM Lead-Follow Technique: Opening To Expression-Level 2. Class 7: 3:45PM - 5:15PM Lead-Follow Technique: Opening To Expression-Level 3. Saturday Farewell Milonga: 8:00PM - 10:00PM A Romantic Evening of Dancing Close-Embrace Tango at Sea The Carnival Fantasy docks in Port Canaveral on Sunday, January 15 at 7:00am. Debarkation: 8:30AM Register early for this "Tango From The Heart" Close-Embrace Tango Cruise. We must receive your $175 deposit on or before October 3, 2005. Mail to "Tango From The Heart" 2224 NW 102nd Way, Gainesville, FL 32606. To pay by credit card contact us at 352-331-1336 or email: [email protected]. The balance is due on or Before November 9. Refunds: Before September 12: full refund. Before November 9: 50% refund. A $30 gratuity is due upon boarding. Optional health insurance is $39. The ship departs from Port Canaveral. The closest airport is Orlando. (Class times listed above subject to change) =================================== ABOUT YOUR HOSTS AND INSTRUCTORS: Teo Bartek, MBA a skilled Argentine tango dancer, teacher and performer is the co-founder of a style of teaching tango called Tango From The Heart. He is a skilled teacher, who teaches from his heart. He spent many years in the pursuit of the essence of tango, the dance of love, studying with gifted Argentine tango masters. His passion is for close-embrace tango, where the non-verbal intuitive communication is heightened as all the chakras open, and a state of oneness is attained with a partner and with ones own spirit. He practices tango daily as a spiritual, devotional discipline, with his partner and wife, Marsha, as the subject of his loving devotion. This practice maintains and amplifies the powerful heart connection they share. Around them the atmosphere becomes charged with their love for the dance and for each other. He is the Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of "Tango From The Heart" the Monthly Online Publication about tango, relationships and love. He gives his time generously traveling with Marsha to teach and perform at festivals, private parties, weddings, charity events and cultural events. He has an extensive schedule of teaching, which includes weekly classes and private lessons, monthlyintensive and special events. He has written numerous articles about tango and has been featured in newspaper articles about tango. Marsha Bartek, a skilled Argentine tango dancer, teacher and performer is the co-founder of a style of teaching tango called Tango From The Heart. She practices tango daily to maintain and amplify the powerful heart connection she shares with her partner and husband Teo. Around them the atmosphere becomes charged with their love for the dance and for each other. Marsha always had a great love of dance. She has studied every kind of dance ballet, tap, jazz, modern, Afro-Cuban and gymnastics.With her husband and partner Teo, she became fascinated with Argentine tango, which became her passion. She immersed herself in tango, taking lessons from the top Argentine tango dancers in the world. I quickly became evident that she was a "natural" at this special form of intimate partner dance, and her unique styling and grace is admired by and imitated by many who see her dance. As a teacher she is patient, loving and gentle, but can e challenging with students in a loving way, bringing out the best in them. She radiates the essence of tango and everyone who takes classes with her can tune-in to it and be nurtured by it. She is the Editor of Tango From The Heart, the Monthly Online Publication about tango, relationships and love. She gives her time generously traveling with Teo to teach and perform at festivals, private parties, weddings, charity events and cultural events. She has an extensive schedule of teaching, which includes weekly classes and private lessons, monthly intensive and special events. She has written articles about tango and has been featured in newspaper articles about tango. Jaime Alvarez V., Ed.D. has studied dancing with world class masters in several countries, throughout his life he has participated in numerous dance congresses and Argentinean Tango dance training workshops with internationally acclaimed masters of dancing. He has been organizing and promoting Contemporary Dances in the New England area since 1995. He has received numerous prizes, trophies and honorary mentions. Jaime has taught extra-mural dance courses in colleges in Massachusetts, Vermont and Connecticut. Jaime has performed in of Argentinean Tango dance shows and competitions in venues in Colombia, Florida, Massachusetts and Connecticut and other venues. Jaime and his wife Alexandra Leyton coordinate a Dance Program that promotes intercultural communication sponsored by OPED a non-profit organization seeking to promote exchange between people of different cultures by creating environments for common expression among individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds.OPED has produced in the last 25 years multicultural exchange programs using the mediums of music food and dance. Jaime & Alexandra Alvarez use the fundamentals for couple dancing and the fundamentals for interpersonal communications to explore the mechanics of leading & following in dancing and on exploring the dynamics of the relationship between rotating and switching dyads. In an educational, supportive environment they and their associates teach skills for optimum non-verbal communications to explore inter-personal dynamics of a given situation, for individuals as well as for couples, to sharpen problem solving skills in a fun atmosphere in a beautiful setting.
