The Chicago Mini Tango Festival (www.chicagotangofestival.com) with Susana Miller, Maria Plazaola, Robert Hauk and Ramu Pyreddy will start this Friday, April 21, 2006 and continue until Sunday, April 23. It will take place at the University of Chicago and Hyde Park. For those last minute decision makers, there is still room in the milongas and in the workshops. However, please let us know ASAP if you plan on taking the separate master classes titled How to Teach Tango Milonguero as they are filling up rapidly.
There will be plenty of classes for the beginner dancer to the more advance dancer, as well as a number of milongas Friday, Saturday and Sunday, including the hard core all night milonga. Saturdays milonga and the hardcore milonga will have the live music of the Bohemia Quartet. Please note that we will have guest djs for the afternoon milongas on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, we will have Nina Tatarowicz of Sweet Elixir Milonga djing; and on Sunday, we will have Daniel Noce of DanTango Milonga at Mariposa will dj. For a list of the milongas in Chicago and other opportunities to dance in Chicago, please go to http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Milongas.php We are also excited to have Diva Boutique, and Off The Hook Designs selling shoes and clothing at the festival. Go to http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Accessories.php to get more information and to see some of the fabulous Chicago tango models. For people who are pre-registered or plan on registering at the door, please note the following information. REGISTRATION Registration will start taking place at 4pm on Friday at the Ida Noyes Hall of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park. http://chicagotangofestival.com/Location.php . For those individuals who have pre-registered, there will be a registration package available for pickup, which will include your badge, the schedule, and other useful information. People taking the master classes should also register at Ida Noyes Hall prior to going to the International House to take the classes. We welcome others who plan to register in advance at http://chicagotangofestival.com/CMTFregistration.pdf. Registration can also take place on-site for the weekend, milongas, or workshops. Checks or cash will be accepted as payment. PRICING For pricing and payment options please go to http://chicagotangofestival.com/Payment_Registration.php SCHEDULE For the schedule please go to http://chicagotangofestival.com/Schedule.php . 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] or contact her at 773-505-3917. HYDE PARK AND DINING For more information concerning Hyde Park, please go to http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/HydePark.php . For dining options in the Hyde Park area, please go to http://chicagolife.uchicago.edu/city/hp_dining.shtml 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 AND MARIAS SCHEDULE IN CHICAGO Susana Miller and Maria Plazaola will be in Chicago from April 21-28. Besides the Tango Festival they plan on doing some other workshops and giving private lessons. On Monday, April 24th, Susana and Maria will give a workshop titled: Little Steps and keys to develop or enhance your choreography, including embellishments for women. The workshop will be held at Mariposa 8:00pm-9:30pm prior to the Monday night Milonga Flores Fresca at Mariposa, 1803 W. Byron, Chicago (www.mariposachicago.com ). Susana and Maria will also be giving privates lessons from April 24-April 27. The lessons are $110 per hour. All individual students must come to the private with a partner, though instruction will be dedicated to the person taking the lesson. Small private group lessons will also be available for groups of 4 or more persons. The small group lesson will be for two hours and will cost $60 per person. CONTACT INFORMATION For more information on the Chicago Mini Tango Festival or Susana and Marias schedule in Chicago, please contact Ray Barbosa by email at [email protected] or you can contact him at 708- 955-6040. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago. Ray Barbosa, Chicago Milonguero, Ltd. Marco Mambelli, University of Chicago Argentine Tango Club
