If you just attended the Portland TangoFest (i.e., teachers, students, DJs, staffs, volunteers, venders, musicians, etc), I want to thank you so much for your support. I hope you enjoyed it and that you found it an exciting, fun and rewarding experience.
As is part of our tradition, I am asking for your reviews, evaluations, comments, suggestions, and anything else you have to say or to share with regarding this event. Furthermore (unless you specifically ask me not to) I will post all of these reviews on my web site. Keep in mind, that these reviews are both for the purpose of helping us plan future events, and for the purpose of providing information to those interested in attending future events. (Next Portland tango festival is ValenTango, Feb 17, 18 & 19, 2006.) To help jog your memory, here's quick review summary: (For more specifics, please see my web site.) Instructors: http://www.adriancarmona.com.ar/Antonio "Tono" Gallesio (Buenos Aires), David Chiu (Orange County/LA)), El Pulpo & Luiza <http://www.pulpostango.com.ar> (Buenos Aires), Fabrizio & Mariana Dragone <http://www.accommodationbsas.com.ar/LVI.htm> (Buenos Aires), Homer Ladas <http://organictango.info/index_SF.shtml> (San Francsco), Jorge Nel <http://www.tangoinmiami.com/booking.html> (Colombia), Mariana Galassi <http://www.marianagalassi.com/> (Buenos Aires) & Murat Erdemsel <http://muraterdemsel.com/> (New York), Mariana Fresno & Ney Melo <http://www.neymelo.com/marianafresno.htm> <http://www.neymelo.com/> (Buenos Aires), Metin <http://www.bailatango.com/index.php> (Istanbul) & Vanessa <http://www.bailatango.com/index.php> (Bordeaux, France), Moria & Javier (Buenos Aires/New York), Nick Jones & Tara Fortier <http://www.naturaltango.com/> (Denver), Roxanne McKenney <http://www.tangoteacher.com/> (St Louis), Robin & Jennifer <http://www.close-embrace.com/bios.html> (New York), Felix Hahme <http://felixtango.net> (Berlin) & Anne-Sophie <http://www.le-tango.com/> (Washington, DC). Classes and Practicas: Absolute Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced Couples, and 4 Supervised Practicas Performances: Thu, Fri, & Sunday evening. Orchestra & DJs: Conjunto Berretin Tango Orchestra <http://www.tangoberretin.com/band/band.html> (Portland), Robin Thomas <http://www.close-embrace.com/bios.html> (New York), Homer Ladas <http://organictango.info/index_SF.shtml> (San Francisco), Ramu Pyreddy <http://festivals.tango.info/RamuaPyred> (Ann Arbor), Jaimes Friedgen <http://freetango.net/> (Seattle), Ben Bogart <http://www.tangojam.com/> (Providence, RI), Dan Boccia <http://www.tangotrance.com/> (Anchorage), Alex Krebs <http://www.tangoberretin.com/> (Portland), Robert Hauk <http://home.teleport.com/%7Erobhauk/> (Portland), Felix Hahme <http://felixtango.net> (Berlin), Semiral Tuncer <http://www.bailatango.com/vancouver/> (Vancouver, BC) and Muliono Tan (San Francisco). Venues: Norse Hall, Ankeny Street Studio, Bossa Nova, Melody Ballroom, Center Space, Noctornal, PPAA, Paradise Ballroom, Tango Berretin, Tiffany Center, Euphoria (Sat Grande Ball), Urban Grind Coffee House (Sun women's lead practica), Viscount Dance Studios (privates), Also, if you took photos and post them, I'll add in a link on my web site so that others can enjoy. May the "tango gods" continue to smile upon you. Clay Nelson P.O. Box 9983, Seattle, WA 98109 Home: (206) 281-5730 Cell: (206) 972-0728 www.claysdancestudio.com [email protected]
