Great news for Meet in the Middle Sept 19-21, 2008.
Ray Barbosa is bringing Humberto and Elizabeth from Buenos Aires. They will
be stopping in Mt Vernon on their way through from the West coast back to
their host home in Champaign, Illinois.
Adding to our all ready established volunteer performers (everyone), they
will top off Saturday night's performances in Gibbs Park.
I am in the process of tweaking the schedule for some classes with them. It
will be a "pay at the door" option, in addition to, our Free Practica
Grande. One class Friday, Sat and Sunday for $20 each. Also private classes
available.
Here is some information regarding Humberto Decima and Elizabeth Olivera:
Humberto and Elizabeth are exciting, grounded and caring Argentine tango
instructors and performers, embarking on their first tour of the USA. They
are noted for their elegant style of interpretation, their deep
understanding of the historic elements of Tango, and their ability to carry
both forward to a new generation of dancers. Their teaching focuses on
understanding of the aesthetics, body dynamics, and discipline that supports
the
dancing of tango.
Humberto Décima has been teaching since 2000. This includes teaching at the
Tango Education Center of Buenos Aires, Co-director of "2 Para El Tango"
Argentine Tango dance school, and Co-director of the Argentine Tango Dance
Company - "Tangos para el Encuentro" Humberto also has taught throughout
Europe since 2004. He has given tango performances or exhibitions in Buenos
Aires, as well as in Germany, Holland,Belgium, Netherland, France, Spain,
Italy, and England.
Humberto has been dancing since the early 1990's and has studied milonguero,
salon and stage tango with the most renowned Argentine teachers. His
teachers have included, among others: Rodolfo Dinzel, Gustavo Naveira and
Giselle Anne, Chico Frumboli and Eugenia Parilla, Fabian Salas and Carolina
Del Rivero, Sebastian Arce and Mariana Montes, Julio Balmaceda and Corina de
la Rosa, Luciana Valle, Melina Brufman and Claudio Gonzalez, Mora Godoy and
Junior Cervila, Carlos Gavito and Maria Plazaola, Susana Miller, Pocho and
Nely, and Cacho Dante.
Elizabeth is the founding partner, artistic director and choreographer of
the "E.O.P. Tango Company" (www.eoptango.com), based in Buenos Aires. She
is also the co-director and instructor in the Argentine Tango school "2 Para
el Tango". She also has been an Assistant teacher from 2005-2008 at the
International Tango Congress in Buenos Aires. Elizabeth has been dancing
since 2000 and has studied formally with great Argentinean teachers such as
Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau, Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Ermocida, Carlos and
Maria Rivarola, Gustavo Naviera and Giselle Anne; Chico Fromboli, Fabian
Salas and Carolina Del Rivero, Sebastian Arce and Marian Montes; Mora Godoy
and Junior Cervila; Carlos Gavito and Maria Plazaola; and Dany "El Flaco"
Garcia.
Here are some links to some of their recent performances in Chicago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqt2YYYxW1c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-qHy10nqkw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3D6OEcA74
See you in September!!!!!
Reply to reserve or Send $50 for meal ticket to:
Karen Whitesell
202 S Hickory St
Mt Vernon MO, 65712
417-471-1001
