The Program has been finalized and Registration is now open for the:
3rd Annual Close Embrace Tango Fiesta Friday - Monday October 13-16, 2006 Urbana, IL Tango in close embrace - milonguero style. Man and woman in a harmonious embrace, responding to the pulsation of tango music. Connection. Musicality. Sometimes even a tango trance, in that moment of suspension, or in that moment of intense rhythmic connection. This is what Argentines experience on a regular basis in the milongas of Buenos Aires. This is the essence of tango, what makes it different from any other dance. If you go to Buenos Aires to experience tango at its source, you will need to know how to dance this way. At many of the large tango festivals in the US and Europe, the same is true. This October, for the third consecutive year, we are hosting a tango festival in Champaign-Urbana IL that focuses on the delicious tango that so many dancers know and love - tango in close embrace - milonguero style. Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Close Embrace Tango Fiesta, to take place at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W Stoughton, Urbana, from Friday to Monday, October 13-16, 2006. There will be 11 dance workshops to choose from Friday night, Saturday afternoon, Sunday afternoon, and one added Monday night, with some of the best instructors of the milonguero style - Robert Hauk from Portland OR, Barbara Durr from Atlanta GA, and Yelena Sinelnikova & Avik Basu from Ann Arbor MI. Tango Society instructors Ron Weigel & Susana Vazquez Weigel will join this team with an introductory workshop on Friday night. Robert will also teach a tango DJ fundamentals 'seminar' Saturday afternoon. Barbara will present a film documentary on dancing in the milongas of Buenos Aires Saturday evening. There will be 3 milongas - Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as a Practica Sunday before the workshops. For more detailed information, go to our home page: http://www.centraltango.com and click on the link to the Fiesta. There are workshops at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. If you are new to tango in close embrace, these workshops can significantly raise your level, not to mention provide you the experience of dancing with some of the best milonguero style dancers in the Midwest and beyond. In both previous years we had over 100 dancers. Early interest level is high and we expect the same, if not more, this year. Take the opportunity to peruse our website and learn more about the 3rd Annual Close Embrace Tango Fiesta. Ron Weigel & Susana Vazquez Weigel Tango Society of Central Illinois Urbana IL
