MorenoTango presents...
Tango de los Muertos
Halloween Tango Festival
November 2-5, 2006 - Boston
halloweentangofestival.com
Experience a weekend of tango unlike any other. Enfold yourself in soulful
dancing, music-making, and costume wearing (or appreciating). Learn tango for
the first time or the five hundredth time. Improve your musicality and
technique, as a dancer or as a musician. Engage with interesting people from
around the world. Buy tango gear. Eat great food, listen to great music, dance
until dawn, and maybe sleep a bit!
Go home exhausted, but happy.
Instructors:
Florencia Taccetti (Buenos Aires)
Nick Jones (Denver)
Korey Ireland (Kansas City) and Mila Vigdorova (Moscow)
Luis Bianchi (Buenos Aires) and Daniela Pucci (New York City)
Felipe Martinez and Rosa Corisco (San Francisco)
Robin Thomas (New York City) and Jennifer Olson (Portland)
Tova and Carlos Moreno (Boston)
Musicians and DJs:
Los Chantas Tango Trio (New York City)
Ben Bogart (Providence)
Korey Ireland (Kansas City)
Robin Thomas (New York City)
Yulia Kriskovets (Washington DC)
David Liu (Boston)
Events:
Dance events include milongas and a guided practica in a beautiful location
with top DJs, costumes, and live music, and thirty five hours of workshops with
a dozen excellent instructors. Activities for musicians include a tango jam
and orchestra rehearsals; a Battle of the Bands; and a workshop for playing
tango music.
If you are in a band that would like to participate in the Battle of the
Bands, please contact Tova (tova at morenotango dot com) by October 2,
2006. More information on the Info page of halloweentangofestival.com .
Locations:
MIT and Springstep (A beautiful expansive building with two wonderful dance
floors!!)
Discounts:
Students with valid student ID: 40%
Boston Tango Society Members with valid membership card: 10%
There is also a discount for volunteers. Contact Panos Lemonidis (plemonid
at mit dot edu) if you are interested in volunteering.
Where to Stay:
AmeriSuites (across from Springstep)
Special Rate for festival attendees: $99/night* with up to 4 person
occupancy
Rate includes a free breakfast buffet, indoor heated pool, high-speed
internet, complimentary shuttle to the subway, laundry facility and more. If
you get three friends together that's $25 a night!
*To get this special rate you have to book before October 2nd.*
Call 781-395-8500 and mention Tango to receive the discount.
Limited housing is also available with local tango dancers. See the Location
page of halloweentangofestival.com for more lodging information, including
assistance finding roommates to share hotel rooms.
Where else can you tango in your top hat and tails and milonga in your pajamas
all in one day? halloweentangofestival.com
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