Recently returned from a long weekend in Baltimore and DC. I want to congratulate the organizers of the Baltimore tango festival. It was a huge success!
Here is the news for the week of Sept. 26th (3 items): 1) NEY MELO IN HOUSTON, TX Where: City Dance Studio 2423 Dunstan - in Rice Village When: October 1 & 2 from 12:30PM to 5:30PM Cost: $15/class if registered by September 28, $20/class if registered after September 28 Schedule: October 1 12:45-2:05PM: Technique Intensive (essential exercises for walking, pivoting, contra body motion, and finding the embrace) 2:20-3:40PM: Playing with Dynamics & Suspension 4:00-5:20PM: Dancing to Complicated Music 9:30PM - until your feet will last - Milonga at Helios - full bar, no food (Cover $5) October 2 12:45-2:05PM: Milonga Musicality & Phrasing 2:20-3:40PM: Parallel & Cross Systems 4:00-5:20PM: Vals: Dancing in the Vortex 2) JANUARY 2006 "EL ABRAZO" TANGO TOUR! January 20 - 28, 2006 The November '05 trip is now officially full. We are pleased to announce the January Tour which will take place January 20 - 28, 2006! Join your hosts Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt for a week of dancing, learning, dining, making friends, shopping and exploring in the mecca of Tango - Buenos Aires Argentina. We will share with you what we love about the city, take you to the teachers we most respect and have learned the most from, guide you to the milongas we actually go to ourselves, seat you amongst our friends, bring you to our favorite restaurants and to the stores we buy our own shoes and clothing at. This is not a trip for tourists, but for serious dancers who want to spend a week seeing Buenos Aires through our eyes and living like we do as tango addicts! Ney and Jennifer will be spending 3 months this year in Buenos Aires (November, December and January). Join us for a week during this time and experience the city as we do. Our focus will be on dancing and learning tango (and eating well!), and having the most fun possible while doing so! All the details can be found at: http://www.close-embrace.com/elabrazotrips.html ---- We already have some people registered for this trip and enrollment is limited to 10 people, so reserve your place soon! Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for more info. PRICE: $1350 plus Airfare* *ticket prices right now from NYC to BsAs are $650 US OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS INCLUDED IN PACKAGE: -7 nights Hotel Accommodation at a 4-star hotel in the center of the City. The hotel is centrally located. Double occupancy in air-conditioned, modern room -Breakfast every morning at the Hotel -Shuttle transfer to and from the Buenos Aires airport -Daily semi-private classes and group workshops with a diverse group of the best teachers in the city -Admission to 1 or 2 milongas per day, with reservations at the best tables -Morning tango technique workouts with Ney and Jennifer -Daily lunch-time informal spanish classes with Ney, a native speaker, to immerse yourself in the language -Guided shopping tours with Jennifer (owner of Maleva Shoes with 2 years of experience importing the finest tango footwear) -Bus tour of the city -Walking tours through various neighborhoods to experience the flavor of the area through its sights, shops, and cafes -Professional assistants to dance with at the milongas -Travel insurance which covers trip cancellation and interruption, medical expenses, baggage damage, and theft -Pre-tour survival kit: leaflet of basic spanish, a map of Buenos Aires, and a limited edition Maleva&Co. t-shirt -Commemorative video of footage from classes and all the performances at the milongas we go to -Copies of all digital photos taken during the week by Jennifer, photographer of Close-Embrace.com (you are responsible for paying for your meals, taxi fares, and shop purchases) --- TENTATIVE LIST OF GUEST TEACHERS: -Pablo Villarraza y Dana Frigoli -Aurora Lubiz -La Turca y Jorge Dispari -Ana Maria Schapira -Olga Besio -Elina Roldan -Esther y Mingo Pugliese -and more to be announced! 3) GROUP CLASSES AT EMPIRE DANCE STUDIOS Tuesdays 8pm - 10pm (Int/Adv 2hr class) Wednesdays 7pm, 8pm, 9pm (Beg, Int, Adv) Thursdays Robin & Jen Classes 6pm - 9pm, Practica 9pm - midnight That's all for now! See you in Houston this weekend! Ney -- Check out http://www.neymelo.com for the latest info/updates
