Leap Night occurs every four years and in 2008, it's on the last Friday so that can only mean milonga Nuestro Tango is THE place to be in Chicago THIS Friday, Feb. 29th with a pre-milonga class and showcase by visiting Argentine instructors Hugo 'Gato' Valdez & Andrea Monti!!! milonga Nuestro Tango, Inc. is danced the LAST Friday of EVERY month at The Latvian Community Center (4146 N. Elston Ave., Chicago) from 9:00 p to 1:00+ a. The hostesses - Valentina Cisar, Carmen Pinto &/or Phoebe J. Grant - provide a light buffet but BYOB; the cover for the milonga is $15. milonga Nuestro Tango will celebrate Leap Night on Feb. 29 with some unique women's choices. And, visiting instructors Hugo 'Gato' Valdez & Andrea Monti will teach a pre-milonga class and showcase during the milonga. The pre-milonga class, for ALL levels of dancers at a special price of $15 (separate from milonga $15 entry), will introduce or re-aquaint Gato & Andrea , who were here 2 years ago, to Chicago dancers. “Alternative Camidas: various possibilities for walking – pausing, musicality, half turns, navigation, changing embrace, etc.” will be taught from 7:45 p – 9:00 p; milonga Nuestro Tango will be danced from 9:00 p – 1:00+ a. There will not be a free fundamentals class on Feb. 29. A complete pdf flyer can be viewed at / printed by clicking on the banner ad above (from http://www.tangonoticias.com/tn/ads/20080229-GatoAndrea.pdf) or http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/wCm_R74zek2s0yil2W550RjiRMROQumr17szDImxeSZGxfiJmOBjjy_4D7FJXLCoxOixPFoBFXITb6Syb1oit9EvHnyvYeAo34CHyFc/Gato%20and%20Andrea%20Flyer%20-%20feb%202008%20flyer%20-.pdf at [email protected]. Performances: Fri., Feb. 29: Showcase during milonga Nuestro Tango at the Latvian Community Center (4146 N Elston Ave @ Hamlin); milonga Nuestro Tango will be danced from 9:00p–1:00+a with a $15 cover. Sat., March 1: Gato Valdez and Andrea Monti will perform with Melina Brufman and Claudio Gonzalez in “Love, Passion, and Tango…” with live music at a Tango Eclectique extravagant milonga at Metropolis Ballroom (6 S Vail, Arlington Hts., IL 60005 - http://www.metropolisballroom.com). The show will begin at 9:00p (doors open at 8:30p);, entry is $36 (single seats) or $46 (seats at table ringing the stage); more information is available at http://www.chicagotangoshows.com. A special milonga, with Guest DJ Carlos Favre, will follow the performances. Food will be available for purchase and a cash bar will be open throughout the evening. Tickets are on sale at ticketweb.com or from Phoebe; seating is limited. Workshops - on Sat., March 1 and Sun., March 2, Gato and Andrea will teach six 1½ hour intermediate and advanced Argentine Tango workshops: Saturday, March 1 workshops will be at Tango Life (601 N Western Ave, Chicago 60612): 12:00noon–1:30p “Technique and Adornos: walks, pivots and ochos, turns”; 2:15–3:45 p “Tango I: sacadas and barridas, double and half time, combinations”; and, 4:00–5:30 p, “Vals I: cross system, double time, turns, changes of front”. Sunday, March 2 workshops will be at Café Duvall (2257 W 23rd Pl, Chicago 60608): 1:00–2:30p, “Milonga: syncopation with complex combinations”; 2:45–4:15 p, “Tango II: double turns with entradas, stops and voleos”; and, 4:30–6:00p, “Vals II: combinations with syncopation and displacements”. Followed by “Opposites Attract” practica, hostessed by Phoebe J Grant and Jacqueline Cahill – at a specially delayed time 6:00–8:00p, guided by Gato and Andrea. Workshop Pricing: Remember, as always with WCT, your price per workshop goes down the more workshops you take: 1 workshop without reservation - $30 (or, with reservation AND pre-paid - $29); 2 workshops with advance reservation - $59 ($57 - if pre-paid); 3 - $87 ($84); 4 - $114 ($110); 5 - $140 ($135); 6 - $165 $155); and, including Friday’s pre-milonga class, ALL for $180. Additional WCT discounts may be available if you travel more than 60 miles (1-way) to study with Gato & Andrea (ask Phoebe for details). You now can pay via PayPal® (send payment to [email protected])! Don’t forget to reserve YOUR private lesson time!! Gato & Andrea will be in Chicago for only 3 days and nights. For questions, details, to pre-register or to schedule private lessons, contact Phoebe J. Grant at 312-60TANGO (312-608-2646 text messages welcome) or [email protected] (direct email to cell phone) or, for tango business, to [email protected] (allow 24 hours for response from this address). Gato Valdez and Andrea Monti’s visit to Chicago is a WindyCityTango, Unlimited Event 2008
