Tucson Tango Festival March 4th – 8th, 2010
The Tucson Tango Festival —> Ready —> Set —> Go!!!
March 4-8th, 2010
www.TucsonTangoFestival.com
All Events Held at One Venue!
You don’t need to rent a car!
Call the hotel for a free ride from the airport!
Holiday Inn Palo Verde
4550 South Palo Verde Road
Tucson, Arizona 85714
Reservations: 1 877 834 3613 – Your Reservation Code is: TTF
Phone: (520) 746-1161
E-mail: holidayinntucson@jqh.com
FREE Shuttle service!
The only events held off site are the Guerrilla Milonga (for which there is a bus) and the
Hangover Milonga on Monday night for which we have lined up locals to help with rides.
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Gender Balance As of February 24th, 2010
44% 56% – Leaders to Followers –
This always works: Ladies blow some horns and whistles we need a few more men!
We Have Couple/Partner Prices!
Why promote couple prices? To help keep the gender balance as high as possible!
Register with a partner and save $45.00
Last year on opening day we were 50-50 lets do it again this year!!!
NOTICE: Share your breakfast chips!!!
Holiday Inn will be serving waffles at the all night milonga.
You will need a breakfast chip to get free waffles at 3:AM – otherwise there will be a charge… so since most tango dancers don’t do breakfast be sure to save and share your chips with those that might not be staying at the venue.
Instructors:
o Oscar Casas
o Mary Ann Henderson
o Murat Erdemsel
o Michelle Erdemsel
o Daniela Pucci
o Luis Bianchi
o Daniela Borgialli
o Jay Abling
o Varo Boyajyan
DJs:
o Vijay Namasivayam
o Sabah Chammas
o Paul Akmajian
o Jay Abling
o Varo Boyajyan
o Clay Nelson & Beth Anne Osborn
Highlights:
Murat Erdemsel’s Musicality Video – Lecture
Dancing the Rhythms of Tango.
This event is free to all and promises to be very enlightening.
It was rated 97% Excellent by Portland Valentango participants!
World Class Guitarist: Gabriel Ayala Live at the Tucson Tango Festival!
Vladamir Estrin and Meng Wang
(Meng, Vladamir and Varo tell me they are being followed to Tucson by an outstanding Los Angeles tango contingent!!!)
Tango Rapper: Momo Smitt performs at the alternative milonga:
Momo has recently wowed them in Portland, Austin and Houston tango festivals.
Now he will grace the alternative milonga at the Tucson Tango Festival with a couple of his own compositions of “tango rap”… you gotta catch this outrageous performance!
P.S. Momo is learning tango and he will be studying tango at the workshop classes.
Tucson Ambassador Program is in Full Swing:
Masters Session Round Table Discussion on Tango Foundations and Local Training
To keep this intimate and to the point, this will be an invitation only event.
To Request an Invitation and Get More Details:
If you are an instructor in your local community visiting the Tucson Tango Festival:
Send an email to info@tucsontangofestival.com to request an invitation.
Community Building Seminar by Clay Nelson, Portland.
History of Argentina Seminario and Buenos Aires by Juan C. Lopez Tonazzi
Absolute Beginners Class and Special Milonga
To encourage growth and help: Free to experienced dancers!
Come support tango growth. Send your friends to the beginners classes.
- Pay back your karma: Come to the beginners classes and the beginners milonga.
- You know you owe all those nice patient leaders and followers that helped you become the dancer you are today!
- Give back and support tango growth!
YES! All Classes and Milongas are Under One ROOF!!!
I have had some inquiries about this so here are some FAQs answers:
You do not need a rental car. All events, except the Monday night milonga, are happening in the hotel!
The hotel has a shuttle that we will see to it makes going out to dinner easier,
Plus some locals have volunteered help by taking guests with them out to dinner.
We have an FAQ page:
http://tucsontangofestival.com/tucson-tango-festival-faqs/tucson-tango-festival/faqs/
We are Well Prepared:
There is plenty of flooring on the the truck and we will have prepared ample dance space and good floor craft!!
We have some advice on floor craft posted here:
http://tucsontangofestival.com/category/tucson-tango-festival/floor-craft-tucson-tango-festival/
We have visitors from:
Albuquerque, NM
Asheville, NC
Ashland, OR
Aspen, CO
Aurora, CO
Austin, TX
Basalt, CO
Berkeley, CA
Beverly Hills, CA
Boston, MA
Boulder, CO
Buenos Aires, AR
Carefree, AZ
Cave Creek, AZ
Cedar Rapids, IA
Centennial, CO
Chandler, AZ
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Deerfield, WI
Denver, CO
Elfin Forest, CA
Encinitas, CA
Englewood, CO
Eugene, OR
Evanston, IL
Flagstaff, AZ
Fountain Hills, AZ
Glendale, AZ
Glendale, CA
Hailey, ID
Hollywood, CA
Henderson, NV
Houston, TX
Lafayette, CA
Las Cruces, NM
Little Rock, AR
Littleton, CO
Los Angeles, CA
Madison, WI
Mesilla, NM
New York, NY
Palm Springs, CA
Paradise Valley, AZ
Pasadena, CA
Parkville, MD
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Richardson, TX
Roseville, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Sandia Park, NM
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Monica, CA
Scottsdale, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Shoreline, WA
Spokane Valle, WA
Suttons Bay, MI
Takoma Park, MD
Taos, NM
Tempe, AZ
Toms River, NJ
Tucson, AZ
Twentynine Palms, CA
Washington DC
Westminster, CO
Whitney, TX
Williamstown, MA
Misc Notes:
There is a schedule of events posted here: http://tucsontangofestival.com/2010-schedule.pdf
The registration table opens at 10:00 AM on Thursday morning in the lobby of the Holiday Inn.
We have a lobby full of vendors so come prepared to shop!!
We have posted some advice on how to make the most of your festival here:
http://tucsontangofestival.com/category/tucson-tango-festival/festival-tips-tricks/
With Excitement and Gratitude,
The Tucson Argentine Tango Communit
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