The 2nd Annual Close Embrace Tango Weekend is coming up next weekend (Fri 9/30 - Sun 10/2) at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W Stoughton, Urbana IL.
This weekend will be an immersion in the close embrace style of tango that is danced in the milongas of Buenos Aires. Experienced and highly regarded instructors Tom Stermitz & Mel Quiat (Denver) and Ramu Pyreddy & Heather Whitehead (Ann Arbor) are bringing the spirit of their successful tango communities to Champaign-Urbana, offering simultaneous workshops are all levels Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Tom & Ramu will also be DJs for the milongas on Friday and Saturday nights. This weekend is not only a excellent learning experience, but the mixture of dancers from around the Midwest provides a very nice relaxed and friendly social environment in a low stress college community (easy to get around, find parking, inexpensive restaurants). In addition to the milongas on Friday and Saturday, there is a brown bag lunch (with Starbuck's coffee available) on Sunday in conjunction with Ramu Pyreddy's multimedia presentation on musicality and dancing to different orquestras, as well as a Chinese buffet dinner on Sunday after the workshops to provide additional opportunities for socializing. Schedule details are available on our website: http://www.centraltango.com/ Numerous people have asked about what workshops they should take. There is a Beginner Track (B) and an Intermediate/Advanced track (A). Both progress in difficulty over the course of the weekend. - If you have not danced tango in close embrace before, you should probably take track B. - Track A assumes at least 20 hrs of instruction and 3 months experience dancing tango in close embrace for most workshops. (This becomes more important as the weekend progresses.) => The exception would be someone who has an advanced vocabulary and good technique in salon style (open embrace), probably at least 2 years experience and 50 hrs instruction in this style. In this case, take Tom's introduction to close embrace and musicality on Friday evening (this is really important to understand the close embrace style) and then try Track A on Saturday. If it is too difficult, you can switch to Track B. - If you've had a little bit of close embrace and feel comfortable with the basics (including the musicality), you may start track A on Friday, recognizing it may be a better learning experience to switch to track B somewhere along the way. Note: Those who purchase the highly discounted Beginner Pass (5 workshops for $60, $40 for students) will only be admitted to Track B workshops. (You may substitute the Track A workshop Friday evening with the Beginner Pass). BONUS: A 6th workshop - Ramu's Sunday Noon presentation / workshop on "Musicality: Dancing to Different Orquestras" has been added as a bonus for those purchasing the Beginner Pass. REGISTRATION: Please send in your registration ASAP. Discounts for multiple workshops are available only to those whose registrations are received by Thursday Sept 29. Early registration not only saves you money, but it saves time at the registration desk. Last year the first workshop started 45 minutes late due to long registration lines. - If you do register at the workshops, show up at least 15 minutes before the start of the workshop. PRIVATE LESSONS: There are still a limited number of private lesson slots available with Tom & Mel or Ramu & Heather Sunday evening, or with Tom on Monday. If interested, contact us immediately to claim your time. HOUSING: If you need lodging in the home of a Champaign-Urbana tanguero, notify us immediately. We are in the process of allocating slots and these will be filled in the order in which registrations are received. Get ready for the big tango weekend. Last year was a blast and this year promises to rock even more. See you next weekend. 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]
