A Warm hello, Please register for a cooler Sept 16-18 for Meet in the Middle in Mt Vernon, Missouri. Detailed bios at www.karens-murrays.info
Schedule (Subject to change if needed) Friday Sept 16: 2-4 pm Register and Welcome Milonga 4-5 pm Class with Daniel Trenner: Tango's Language of Default Expectations 5:30-6:30 Class Gustavo and Maria: Tango Fundamentals of Gustavo & Maria's techniques. 7-8 pm Dinner 8-9 pm Trenner's lecture and archival video presentation: Tango: History and Mythology 9-1 am Milonga (10:00 pm Introduction of instructors/demo.) Saturday Sept 17: Breakfast and lunch on your own. 10:00 am The Not So Square Art Festival opens around the square out my front door. Fine art booths and food vendors. 12:00 Noon, Tango Performances on the square in the street. We have 30 minutes assigned to us. Instructors, special guests, and then the whole group of festival attendees. 1-5 pm Beginners Boot Camp will convene at Encore across the parking lot North for some concentrated effort lead by Janey Smith and Eli Leserowitz. They will break with us for ice cream at 3:15. 1:00-2:00 pm Murray's ballroom for class. Daniel: Tango's Technical Fundamentals 2:15-3:15 pm Gustavo and Maria: Elegant walks for the social dance. 3:15-3:45 pm Free Ice Cream Truck 3:45-4:45 pm Daniel's class: The Tango Embrace: Open, Closed, and Flexible 5-6 pm Gustavo and Maria Class: Vals: Spinning around the line of dance. 7-8 Dinner 8-9 Presentation of material, Gustavo 9 pm -2 am Simply Elegant Milonga Sunday Sept 18: 10:30-12:30 Champagne Brunch: 1-5 pm Continuing education at the Beginner Boot Camp with Janey and Eli. 1:00 pm- 2:00 pm Class with Gustavo and Maria: Milonga: Variations in the speed and pronunciation. 2:15-3:15 pm Class with Daniel: Squares and Spirals. 3:15 Free Ice Cream Truck 3:45-4:45 pm Gustavo and Maria: Milonga Traspié: Gustavo & Maria's Criss - cross. 5-6 Class Daniel: Comparing Generations of Tango Flash. 7-8 Dinner 8:00 Beginner Boot Camp Recital. Beginners will take to the floor with an experienced partner to show their progress. Continue with Milonga for all. Please schedule your trip to include staying over for Sunday night. These beginners need to practice floor time with all of you. Monday Morning: Breakfast with Karen Lodging: Super 8, $58.50, 417-461-0230; Relax Inn, $56.95, 417-466-4511; B & B McCanse House 417-366-3014; Center St Suite B & B 417-461-5882. To register please pay Karen Whitesell $165 (195 after Aug 16). Pay by PayPal to [email protected] OR mail check to Karen Whitesell, 202 S Hickory St, Mt Vernon MO 65712. Please call with questions, 417-471-1001 Karen
