Topics: 1. El Abrazo Tour June 16 - 24 2. Tuesday Milonga Class & Wed Classes 3. Teaching the Monday 9pm class at Meze TONIGHT! 4. Atlanta Tango Festival 5. New Video - Ney & Jennifer improvising in a small space
1) Announcing the "EL ABRAZO" TANGO TOUR to Buenos Aires June 16 - 24, 2006 Our past 2 trips were so much fun and successful (ABC Primetime Live featured our Jan 2006 tour in their segment on the current dance boom http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1569908) that we decided that we couldn't wait until next November. So............ Jennifer and I are happy to announce that there will be another El Abrazo Trip to Buenos Aires! Come join us this June 16th through 24th, 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! 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] for more info. * * * * * PRICE: $1350 without Airfare Departing USA June 16th evening (overnight flight - arriving the 17th of June early) Group activities from June 17th through June 24th (8 days, 7 nights) Departing from BA June 24th evening (overnight flight - arriving the morning of the 25th) *ticket prices from New York to Buenos Aires are about $650 US right now (February 2006) OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS INCLUDED IN PACKAGE: - 30 hour Intensive Program created by Jennifer Bratt & Ney Melo which includes: - Daily intensive tango workshops with Ney and Jennifer covering a broad range of topics (Technique, Tango, Vals, and Milonga Traspie) - Daily master classes with guest argentine tango teachers - Daily yoga and body work class to stretch out all the kinks from dancing all night! - 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 - 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. 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 PAST TOURS INCLUDE: - Graciela Gonzalez - Geraldine Rojas - Natacha Poberaj - Pablo Villaraza y Dana Frigoli - Adrian Veredice y Alejandra Hobert - Jorge Dispari y Maria La Turca del Carmen (Musicality and Villa Urquiza Style) - Ricardo Barrios y Laura Melo (Milonga) - Pedro "Tete" Rusconi - Silvana Nunez (Womens Technique and Embellishments) - Yoga for Dancers with Stella Dettoni (Stella also gives great massages that we can arrange for you!) 2) CLASSES AT EMPIRE DANCE Tuesday Night Milonga Traspie 8pm Wednesday Nights Beginners 7pm Intermediate 8pm Advanced 9pm (Don4t forget to stay for the Wednesday night Milonga, TANGO CAFE, hosted by Adam Hoopengardner!) CLICK HERE for class flyer: http://www.close-embrace.com/flyer.html $70: One 4-week Group Course (4 classes) $130: Two Courses (8 classes) $235: MONTHLY UNLIMITED PASS - Less than $60/week! Only at EMPIRE DANCE - 127 W. 25th street, between 6th and 7th aves, floor 11, buzzer 17, 212.645.2441, Visit www.empiredance.com to see the complete class schedule. - 3) 9PM MEZE CLASS TONIGHT MONDAY I will be teaching the 9pm class at Meze tonight, focusing on milonga traspie Meze 2437 18th st - Adams Morgan. More info at http://www.mezetango.com/ 4) Ney & Jennifer at Atlanta Tango Festival April 7 - 9 Ney & Jennifer will be available for private lessons at the Atlanta Tango festival this weekend. Contact ney ([email protected]) or jennifer ([email protected]) for more info. 5) New Video - Filmed in Raleigh, NC Format: .mp4 (You might need to download the new version of Quicktime at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html) http://www.neymelo.com/videos.html -- http://www.neymelo.com NYC: 646-271-8397
