LA GARUFA INTERNATIONAL TANGO FESTIVAL Featuring Sexteto Milonguero, 3 amazing couples & a DJ from Buenos Aires
Vancouver, BC - Sept 8-11, 2011 Presented by Angel Coria, Monica Monty & Libertango www.lagarufa.com We’re counting down the days – our tango festival is just one month away! We hope you can join us for all or part of this exciting weekend. We're thrilled to bring such talented Argentine tango dancers and musicians to Vancouver. FANTASTIC MAESTROS TEACHING & PERFORMING: * Claudio Villagra & Romina Levin * Ruben & Sabrina Veliz * Gustavo Rosas & Gisela Natoli ONE OF THE BEST TANGO ORCHESTRAS: * Sexteto Milonguero – playing Thu & Sat nights OUTSTANDING DJs * Lorena Bouzas, DJ at Boedo Tango, Buenos Aires * Meng Wang FEATURING: * A choice of 36 tango, milonga & vals classes over 4 full days * 5 milongas featuring special extras and music you'll love to dance to * Thursday & Saturday night milongas will feature live music by Sexteto Milonguero & performances by our visiting maestros * Advance reservations are available for the Saturday night Gala -- book individual tickets or a whole table of 8. For best seating, don't delay! * Opening Thursday night milonga will feature live music by Sexteto Milonguero & performances * 2 in-depth DJ workshops with Lorena Bouzas, DJ at Boedo Tango in Buenos Aires * Selected classes are repeated so you won't miss any due to conflicting workshops * All classes and almost all the milongas are at the Croatian Cultural Centre * Taxi dancers at workshops and milongas ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: * You will save money on the full package – act soon as the early bird deadline is August 16th * It will help to ensure good gender balance in the classes * For the Sat night gala you can reserve your table! * We have negotiated special hotel rates and many discounts expire soon. On www.lagarufa.com, click on 'Travel Info > Accommodation' for information DETAILS AT www.lagarufa.com Register online - click on 'Registration", then "Fee Schedule" Call: 604.669.0737 – when calling outside of regular hours, leave a message and the call will be returned the same or next business day. Email: [email protected] We hope you can join us as we celebrate Argentine culture, music and dance next month. Thank you all. Monica Monty & Angel Coria Sent by Cathy Knowlton on behalf of the organizers
