Announcing the 3rd "EL ABRAZO" TANGO TOUR to Buenos Aires Valentine´s Week * Come Dance Your Heart Out! February 11 - 19, 2006
Registration for the January trip with Jennifer Bratt and Ney Melo is now officially closed, but we are having so much fun down here that we have decided to stay another month and are happy to announce that there will be a 3rd El Abrazo Trip to Buenos Aires! Come join us this February 11th through 19th, 2006 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 local 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 are spending 4 months this year in Buenos Aires (November to March). 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 having the most fun possible while doing so! All the details including host bios and itinerary can be found at: http://www.close-embrace.com/elabrazotrips.html Enrollment in this special trip is limited to 10 people, so reserve your place soon. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for more info. * * * * * PRICE: $1350 without Airfare Departing USA February 11th evening (overnight flight - arriving the 12th of February early) Group activities from Feb 12th through Feb 19th (8 days, 7 nights) Departing from BA Feb 19th evening (overnight flight - arriving the morning of the 20th) *ticket prices from New York to Buenos Aires are about $650 US right now (September 2005) OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS INCLUDED IN PACKAGE: -7 nights Hotel Accommodation at a hotel in the center of the City. Double occupancy in air-conditioned, modern room. (Single rooms are an additional $45/night) -Breakfast every morning at the Hotel -Taxi transfer to and from the Buenos Aires airport -Daily workshops with a diverse group of the best teachers in the city -Daily intensive tango technique classes with Ney and Jennifer -Daily yoga and body work class to stretch out all the kinks from dancing all night! -Admission to all milongas, with reservations at the best tables -Informal lunch-time spanish classes with Ney, a native speaker, to immerse yourself in the language -Shoe shopping with Jennifer including a private showing at the incomparable Comme il Faut -Bus tour of the city (you are responsible for paying for your meals, taxi fares, and shop purchases) CLASSES: Each morning you will have a chance to study with Jennifer and Ney, who are known across the United States for their clear teaching and their dedication to imparting the crucial skills for dancing tango as a social dance. They have each traveled extensively to give special workshops and to teach at the largest tango festivals in the country. We will work on the essentials that everyone needs to enjoy dancing in the milongas of Buenos Aires, such as connection, embrace, timing, sensitivity and sensuality. The evening classes will be with carefully-selected teachers rooted in different traditions who will expose you to a variety of ideas and techniques, and broaden your tango experience. Some of the classes with be just for our group. We will also be taking you to a few group classes out in the city, so you can mingle with the Argentines who are also there taking classes, make friends with people whom you might see out at the milongas, and get a taste of what studying tango in Buenos Aires is really like. (The teachers will know you are there as part of our group and Jennifer and Ney will be there to translate and to assist.) We will introduce you to some teachers who rarely, if ever, make appearances in the US. GUEST TEACHERS FROM NOVEMBER 2005 INCLUDED: -Graciela Gonzalez -Natacha Poberaj -Musicality and Villa Urquiza Style with Jorge Dispari y Maria La Turca del Carmen -Milonga with Ricardo Barrios y Laura Melo -Womens Technique and Embellishments with Silvana Nunez -Yoga for Dancers with Stella Dettoni (Stella also gives great massages that we can arrange for you!) * * * * * * * * * Jennifer Bratt Maleva & Co. www.close-embrace.com [email protected] 718.753.0521
