About the Tucson Tango Festival
Hi, My name is Rusty Cline… I am a tango addict!
The Tucson Tango Festival started in my minds eye in 2008. I am an avid tango dancer, instructor and an Argentine Tango Festival groupie. I have attended scores of tango festivals all over the states. I saw things that I liked at every festival I attended. Plus I liked things about milongas in major tango hubs like: Buenos Aires, London, Sydney, San Francisco et cetera. I took notes, made lists of things that were fun, fulfilling and that helps round out the focus of tango, which is of course the dancing.
The Tucson Tango Festival is and always will be a work in progress. The things I focus on mostly in layout the agenda are as follows:
- A Packaging System with Prices You Can Afford
- All Events Held Under One Roof!!! As a part of a great price, you can come to our festival an not rent a car! All events are happening at the venue!
- A Welcoming Atmosphere and Ambiance – We have a local ambassador program that makes people aware that as a local community we are all hosting this festival and we all are welcoming and making new friends as much as possible.
- A Comfortable, Reliable and Professional Dance Floor – When you want to dance into the wee hours of the morning like I do, it is imperative that you have a great floor.
- The Best in Traditional DJs – Music that pulls you from your chair and forces your eyes to roam the room looking for a cabeceo. My guests can talk and visit anywhere they like, but while at one of our milongas, I want them dancing!
- Instructors – Great Community Building Teachers and Performers - I solicit Instructors that Actually Dance and Mix with my Guests
- Entertaining Events as a Break From Classes – I know classes can be exhausting if you do nothing but classes all day, so I include things Tango Argentino that give you a chance to rest and enjoy non-taxing tango activities.
- A Guerrilla Milonga to Die For!! - We rent a commercial bus, fill it with tango dancers and we hit the road to dance all over Tucson where we leave them shocked, gasping and surprised… but always SMILING!
In a nut shell that is it. I create and design a festival as great place to celebrate everything Tango Argentino… then… the community and my lovely Joanne helps pull it all together.
We do all this for you. The Tucson Tango Festival is YOUR FESTIVAL!!!