[Tango-A] NA-C, NA-W, NA-E: 2007 Chicago Mini Tango Festival update - April 20-27

[chicagomilonguero]

Happy holiday to all of my tango friends.
   
  It is my pleasure to announce that the instructors for the Chicago Mini Tango Festival, to be held April 20-22, 2007, will be Oscar and Mary Casas (Buenos Aires/Toronto), Maximiliano Gluzman and Milva Bernardi (Buenos Aires), and Pedro "Tete" Rusconi" and Silvia Ceriani (Buenos Aires).
   
  Background of the instructors is as follows:
   
  Oscar and Mary Ann Casas
  Oscar grew up in Buenos Aires, breathing tango. His father was a milonguero who organized milongas in Parque Patricios, the original tango "barrio".  Oscar is a well-known figure in the milongas in Buenos Aires, and his distinctive style is greatly admired by other milongueros.  He is well-complemented by his partner in dance and life, Mary Ann Casas, who has been passionate about tango since she discovered it eleven years ago.
   
  Together they have taught workshops and private lessons in Buenos Aires, Toronto, and several American cities.  Oscar's unique approach to teaching and his charismatic personality have impressed and delighted students everywhere.  He puts his heart and soul into his classes, and his students respond in kind.
   
  For more information on Oscar and Mary Ann, see their webpage, www.tangoargentino.ca, an or view some of their videos of their exhibition and classes at www.tangovideoproject.com (go to teachers - Oscar Casas).
   
  Maximiliano Gluzman and Milva Bernardi
  Maxi Gluzman and Milva Bernardi are two young milongueros from Buenos Aires.  They represent the new generation of Milonguero style dancer.  The tango that Maxi and Milva transmit is based upon communication between the dancers in a continuously close embrace, musical interpretation, and respectful navigation on the dance floor.  Consequently, their lessons are based on posture, leading and following, and musicality as a source of creativity.  
   
  Milva has taught classes with renowned milongueros such as Enrique Rosich, Ruben Harymblat, Ricardo Vidort, Raul Poli, and the world famous "Tete". Maxi teaches at Susana Miller's La Academia in Buenos Aires at all levels, as well as with Milva.  Maxi is one of the organizers of the 1st International Milonguero Festival to be held in Buenos Aires in February 2007 (www.milongueandoenba.com.ar).
   
  Pedro "Tete" Rusconi and Silvia Ceriani
  Pedro "Tete" Rusconi is the foremost teacher of the close embrace style of Argentine Tango ("milonguero style").  Since 1995, Tete and Silvia have been dancing and teaching together. They have toured throughout Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Holland, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, and the United States (Ohio and Arizona), offering group and private lessons, and exhibitions or performances and being part of Tango Festivals.  They prioritize their attention to the musical compasses, the sensibility of the body, and the liberty of the movement.  Their tango waltz classes are worldwide highly appreciated. Tete is noted for his individual style of musicality, and the tango of the golden era of the 1940's and 1950's.
   
  Tete and Silvia have two instructional videos, produced by Bridge to Tango (www.tangocatalogue.com).  They are also mentioned in several tango books, including Paul Pellicoro's "Paul Pellicoro on Tango" (2002), where he discusses the stars of tango and includes Tete and Silvia.  
   
  Disk jockeys,etc.
  It is anticipated that Silvia Ceriani (the dj at Parakultural at Salon Canning) will dj the Saturday night milonga. Other anticipated djs may include Maxi Gluzman (who has dj'ed at El Beso in Buenos Aires), Robert Hauk (Portland), Somer Surgit (Chicago), and Kathleen Ahearn (Tampa/Chicago). Tim "Timmy Tango" Pogros and his wife, Joanne, have graciously offered to teach several classes of tango for the non-tango beginner.
   
  We also welcome back Kathleen Ahearn of Diva Boutique with her collection of the most fabulous shoes and clothing designed to dance direct from Buenos Aires (www.diva-boutique.com).
   
  More details concerning instructors, workshops, djs, location, lodging and pricing will be posted in several weeks in our updated website.  In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like to be on our mailing list, please send an email to info at chicagotangofestival.com or subscribe to the Chicago Tango Festival yahoo site at ChicagoTangoFestival-subscribe at yahoogroups.com.
   
  Looking forward to your joining us in April. 
   
  Take care,
   
  Ray Barbosa (chicagomilonguero at chicagotangofestival.com)


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