Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:08:57 +0200 From: Melina Sedo & Detlef Engel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Tango-A] Dtelef & Melina: US-Tour February/March 08 <>We would like to inform you about our upcoming tour to the USA <> 14 - 17 February: Valentango Festival Portland 23/24 February: Workshops in Pittsburgh (PATangoS ) 29 February - 2 March: Milonguero Festival in Champain Urbana 3 - 14 March: Classes in New York (Empire Dance Studio) 15/16 March: Workshops in Philadelphia (Tango Hug) There are still some free slots in our schedule, especially during the weeks and after our stay in Philadelphia. <>
Am I the only person who thinks this is crazy? There are dozens of Argentines teaching in the USA in addition to hundreds of Americans who teach. Why are they organizing classes for Germans? Is it because these Germans travel at their own expense on tourist visas? Or because there is so much money to be made from weekend workshop and festivals? What can you get from a German couple in two days that you haven't already learned from Argentines or Americans? Most Argentine professionals who teach regularly in the US are smart enough to know they need a work permit and P-3 visa to be working legally. There are some there now, however, who are working on tourist visas. But then, the organizers never ask to see their passports. Instead, they look the other way and laugh all the way to the bank. I know that Ray Barbosa, a lawyer, went through the visa process this year when he invited Tete and Sylvia and others to teach at his festival in Chicago. They wouldn't have been able to enter the country without the proper work visa after a nine-year absence. Lydia Henson applies annually for visas for all those teaching at her Miami festival, otherwise El Flaco Dany would never have entered the USA. The visa process takes about six months. Any citizen in the US can petition for the work permit after gathering all the required documentation. Twelve years ago I learned that any foreigner working in the US is required to have the appropriate visa in their passport before entering the country. I had to obtain visas for those teaching at my festival in a short time frame. All visas were issued and everyone worked legally for one week. Tours have been cancelled because organizers thought that teachers would be able to obtain a tourist visa. Then the US Consulate denied the request. Once a tourist visa is denied, it is in the records and never can be obtained. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
