TANGOMANIA NOV. 3-4 with Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron, Tim and Joanne Pogros, Virginia Malton of Cincinnati, ...
FRIDAY NOV. 3 and SATURDAY NOV. 4, TangoOSU, the Argentine Tango Student Organization at the Ohio State University, is holding a 28+ hour TANGOMANIA, with Tango teachers and performers DIEGO BLANCO Y ANA PADRON of NY, JOANNE and TIM POGROS of Cleveland, VIRGINIA MALTON of Cincinnati, and local teachers from Columbus. The aim is to strengthen new beginners that joined Tango recently, show them how Tango is danced in a Milonga, solidify the Tango community in Columbus and its relations with neighboring communities. Thanks to generous support from OSU the MILONGAS Friday Nov. 3 and Saturday Nov. 4 will be FREE; a prize of iPod was donated by Apple; the Saturday Nov. 4 WORKSHOPS: 10am and 11:30pm by Diego BLANCO Y Ana PADRON of Big Apple, and 3pm, 4:30pm by Tim and Joanne POGROS of Cleveland, will be only $30 for students, $40 for adults (prepay prices); and we offer FREE basic ACCOMODATION and shower for out of town visitors who bring their own sleeping bag and towel and RSVP by the end of October: [email protected] For more info visit: http://tango.osu.edu This website is highly clickable: click on name of performer or teacher for more info (or video for Diego BLANCO Y Ana PADRON), on location name for a map and directions: all events will take place on the OSU campus; Friday MILONGA takes place at the brand new OSU gym: RPAC: http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?area=towers&building=246 Here is the current timetable: FRIDAY NOV. 3: "OSU MIDNIGHT MADNESS at RPAC": 9pm-10pm: free beginners lesson; 10pm until at least 1am: free Milonga; DJ Tim Pogros 11pm: performance by Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron of NY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTErGxYVsYI and couples from the 3 main Ohio cities 0:15am: raffle prize: ipod; drinks, foods (coffee/bagel shop of RPAC is open until midnight) Free dormitory style accomodation for out of town visitors with sleepingbag/towel, RSVP by end of Oct. SATURDAY NOV. 4: WORKSHOPS with: Ana PADRON y Diego BLANCO: 10am, 11:30am Tim/Joanne POGROS: 3pm, 4:30pm Prepay prices: $30 students, $40 adults RSVP: [email protected], specify your level. La MILONGA Buckeye: 8pm-last dancer. ANA PADRON and DIEGO BLANCO bring an electrifying and passionate perspective to Tango. They were featured performers in "Tango Fever", "Sensual Tango Review", and "Tango Undressed". They placed 2nd in the US Tango Congress, took 3rd place in the World Tango Competition, and were awarded 1st place in the national competition ARTS hosted by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Ana and Diego recently moved from Florida to NYC where they <A HREF="http://www.tango4all.com";>teach in Manhattan and Long Island</A>. They are the soloist in the off-Broadway musical Gardel. An example of what they do is at <A HREF="http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTErGxYVsYI">video</A> The classes will focus on musicality, comfort of the embrace, and body mechanics via a sophisticated step. ANA and DIEGO believe that through practice of these three principles the dancers will enjoy tango. ALL LESSONS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL LEVELS OF DANCERS, DIFFERENT DANCERS WILL BENEFIT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. Joanne and Tim POGROS traveled to many cities in the US and Argentina to learn and dance Tango. Tim started Tango in Cleveland, DJed in various festivals and Milongas, and they are currently holding large classes at the College of Wooster and Oberlin College and organize Milongas: "the Milonguero style ... this is the only style Joanne and I dance and teach".
