Dear Tango Friends;
Registration for the 5th edition of the Atlanta Tango Festival is open. The festival will be held March 26-29th 2009 and features Brigitta Winkler, Tomás Howlin, Felipe Martínez and Rosa Corisco, Robin Thomas and Kyla Mres, Ramu Pyreddy and Shorey Myers. A preliminary schedule can be seen at http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/schedule.html Also, the festival has a new home. I t will take place in the Hyatt Regency hotel in Downtown Atlanta. These are the main details: REGISTRATION We have a wide offer of passes to accomodate everybody wanting to participate in the festival. Registration is possible by Paypal or regular mail. For a list of passes and instructions to register, please visit http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/passes.html GENDER BALANCE POLICY. Followers are encouraged, although not required at this time, to register with a partner. No "at the door" registration for individual workshops will be available for followers without a partner. These measures helped us achieve an almost perfect gender balance in the workshops of the 2008 Festival. We think that if we all collaborate, we can repeat this success. VENUE: THE ATLANTA TANGO FESTIVAL HAS A NEW HOME! The organizers of the Atlanta Tango Festival are pleased to announce that the 5th ATLANTA TANGO FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA HOTEL RATES: The hotel is offering a discount rate of $115/night, single, double or triple occupancy. To make your reservation, just call 1.800.233.1234 and ask for a room in the Atlanta Tango Festival Block. Room sharing: If you want help to find a roommmate, please send a message with your information to [email protected] More information about the hotel: http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/venue.html
