Two weeks left for The Chicago Mini Tango Festival with Susana Miller and Maria
Plazaola of Buenos Aires; Robert Hauk of Portland; and Ramu Pyreddy of Ann
Arbor. The festival will be held at the University of Chicago April 21-23,
2006.
Please come join us and the other people coming to the festival from around
the country. So far we have people coming to the festival from San Diego;
Minneapolis; Ann Arbor, Michigan; St. Louis; Grand Rapids, Michigan;
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois; Springfield, Missouri; Kansas City; Fairfield,
Marion, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mexico; Portland; Denver; Tampa; Cleveland;
and, of course, the Chicagoland area.
Saturday evening we will have a special treat with Chicagos own Bohemia
Quartet playing a live tango set at the milonga at the University of Chicago
and then continuing to play into the wee morning hours at the hard core milonga
that will be held at The American Tango Institute. The members of the Bohemia
Quartet are Conductor Gerador Perez on the Bandeon, Victoria Moreira on the
Viola, Pawel Checinski on the Piano, and Brian Doherty on the Bass. The Bohemia
Quartet are part of the larger Qrquesta Bohemia de Chicago that will be playing
at 1st International Tango Festival in Chicago to be give by the American Tango
Institute from August 24-27, 2006. For more information, please go to
www.americantangoinstitute.com .
There will be plenty of classes for the beginner dancer to the more advance
dancer, as well as a number of milongas. There will also be separate Teachers
Master Classes, for teachers and aspiring teachers, during the festival titled:
How to Teach Tango Milonguero, taught by Susan and Maria separate
reservations will be required and there are limited spots available.
We are also excited to have Diva Boutique, and Off The Hook Designs selling
shoes and clothing at the festival.
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago.
Ray Barbosa, Chicago Milonguero, Ltd.
Marco Mambelli, University of Chicago Argentine Tango Club
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Pricing & Registration
Passes:
7 3-Day Weekend Pass (includes all classes, milongas)
o $150
o $75 Full-time Student Pass valid student ID only (only available
for weekend pass). You will be asked to present your ID upon registration in
Chicago
7 Saturday Arrival Weekend Pass -$100
7 All Day Saturday Pass - $75
7 All Day Sunday Pass - $60
Individual events:
Each class - $30
7 Milongas
o Friday evening - $10
o Saturday evening - $15
o Hard core all night milonga - $10
o Saturday evening & Hard core milonga -$20 special
Teachers Master Classes for teachers and aspiring teachers (contact
[email protected] before registering) will be held on Friday
and Saturday and must be paid separately - 1st class $35; both classes $50 .
For further details of the Master Teaching Classes go to
http://chicagotangofestival.com/Masterclass.php .
For the schedule please go to http://chicagotangofestival.com/Schedule.php .
For payment options please go to
http://chicagotangofestival.com/Payment_Registration.php
For a flyer and registration form, please go to:
http://chicagotangofestival.com/CMTFregistration.pdf
Air Travel & Car Rental
Please note that we have arranged for discounted airfares on both United and
American Airlines to either Midway Airport (airport code: MDW) and Ohare
International Airport (airport code: ORD). We have also arranged for
discounted rentals on Budget and Avis car rentals. For further details go to:
http://chicagotangofestival.com/Air_Travel_Car_Rental.php
Lodging
For lodging information, please go to
http://chicagotangofestival.com/Lodging.php . There is the option of reserving
a dormitory style room at the International House during the weekend. The rooms
are dormitory style rooms with a single bed for $52/night and a queen bed for
$62/night. The bathrooms are shared bathrooms. For reservations, call the Front
Desk at (773) 753-2270, or email [email protected]. A
MasterCard or Visa number with an expiration date is required to make a
reservation. For more information about International House lodging facilities
visit http://ihouse.uchicago.edu/residency/residency_short.html .
If there are individuals in the Chicagoland area who are willing to house an
out of town guest please let us know by emailing Valerie Wright at:
[email protected] .
Locations
For locations and directions to the events, please go to
http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Location.php#directions
Lessons
There will be a very limited number of private lessons available with Susana
Miller, Maria Plazaola, and Robert Hauk. For further information contact
[email protected] . Susana Miller and Maria Plazaola will
remain in Chicago until Friday, April 28 and are available for privates during
the week after the festival.
Contact Information
For more information on the Chicago Mini Tango Festival, please email
[email protected] or go to www.chicagotangofestival.com or you
can contact Ray Barbosa at 708-955-6040.
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