Esmeralda¹s Tango and Tapas at Session 73 Sunday, Aug 2 & 9!! ¡Aire Acondicionado!
DANCE 8 TIL LATE! (12:30 + or until the vacas come home!) ILENE de Woodstock is back this Sunday YESIM la Turca joins us Aug 9. Beginning and Pre-intermediate classes---both at 7:00. $10 Admission includes classes Session 73 continues its offer of a complimentary drink with an order of their terrific tapas in the café or outdoors til 8:30. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT # 1: Aug 23 Fabienne Bongard is visiting us from LA this Aug. and will be my special guest this night--- she was one of my first teachers 15 years ago and we had so much fun in her class I want to honor her with some of our old classmatesas many as I can notifyshowing up!!! SO THAT WEEK DON¹T LEAVE TOWN! ANNOUNCEMENT # 2: Summer Reading A book is just published by VIRGINIA GIFT called TANGO: A HISTORY OF OBSESSION. I am just beginning to pour through its 450 pages and so far I think it is a terrific read juicy (enough to make me overlook typos) complex, with really nice clear type, easy to read, illustrations beautifully printed-- much to learn here, some stuff to argue (what else in tango?). Everyone will want to read this. It is available through Amazon. The following I review is by Clay Nelson a prominent West Coast organizer/dancer: ³I'd like to call your attention to a new book by Virginia Gift called "Tango, A History of Obsession". This book (over 400 pages) is the most complete and detailed account of tango's history that I've ever read. Virginia discusses tango from all aspects: musical, political, historical, philosophical, but with an emphasis on the dance--as she is a tanguera herself. You'll find it well researched with many quotes and references from historical documents as well as from current dancers from all over the world (for sure you will know and recognize many of them.)² Announcement #3: Re: Esmeralda¹s al Norteon Friday nights in Westchesterstarting Aug 21in Port Chester Well, we are north of Manhattan. Tell friends from up north! I will send more details soon. Lucille Krasne 212 777 6053 ³Esmeralda¹s TANGO AND TAPAS² Sundays Session 73, 73rd and 1st Av, SW corner Session 73: 212 517 4445 http://www.lucillesdesigns.com <http://www.lucillesdesigns.com>
