[Tango-A] NA-E, NA-W, NA-C, SA:Chicago Mini Tango Festival Starts in One Week

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Chicago Mini Tango Festival –Starts in One Week

There is one week left before the start of the 2008
Chicago Mini Tango Festival. The Festival will be held
at the University of Chicago from April 18-20, 2008. 
The instructors for the Chicago Mini Tango Festival
include Pocho and Nely(Buenos Aires), Ruben de Pompeya
(Buenos Aires), Silvina Valz and Oliver Kolker(Buenos
Aires), and Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires). Djs include
Robin Thomas from New York, Robert Hauk from Portland,
Ramji V from Ann Arbor, and Ilene Marder from
Woodstock, New York. Pre-festival workshops with
Alicia Pons and Silvina Valz will also be held in Hyde
Park on Thursday, April 17, 2008.  

Please join us next week and our guests coming to the
Festival from Leon, Mexico; Berkeley, California;
Scottsdale, Arizona; Albuquerque, New Mexico;
Nashville, Tennessee; Chappell Hill, North Carolina;
St. Louis; Champaign-Urbana; Iowa City, Iowa;
Portland, Oregon; Woodstock, New York; New York City;
Ann Arbor, Michigan; Milwaukee; Madison, Wisconsin;
Brookfield, Alabama; Atlanta; Sedona, Arizona;
Phoenix, Arizona; Tucson, Arizona; Brookfield,
Wisconsin; Appleton, Wisconsin; Minneapolis; Nampa,
Idaho; Philadelphia; Waterloo, Iowa; Cincinnati; Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; Durham, North Carolina; Tallahasse,
Florida; Houston, Texas; Boston, Scituate, and Newton,
MA; Springfield, Missouri; Menasha, Oshkosh and Little
Chute, WI; Westminister, Colorado; Traverse City,
Michigan; Placitas, New Mexico; Saugerties, NY;
Helena, Montana; Grawn, Michigan; Plymouth, Minnesota;
Tampa, Florida; Canton, Ohio; and, of course, Chicago

Additional information:

Private Lessons
Most of the teachers will be giving privates before,
during, and after the festival. If you are interested
in booking a private please let us know as soon as
possible by emailing lessons at chicagotangofestival.com.
Pocho, Nely, and Rubin Harymbat  will be arriving into
Chicago on Tuesday, April 15th and will be available
for privates before the festival.  Alicia Pons and
Silvina Valz arrive in Chicago on Thursday, April 17th
 and will also be available for privates starting
then. Oliver Kolker arrives in Chicago on Friday,
April 18th and will be available for privates. 

Master class
Pocho and Nely will be teaching the Master Classes:
"Secrets the milongueros”). Registration in the master
classes will be restricted to advanced dancers;
limited enrollment which requires purchase of a
festival pass; contact
masterclass at chicagotangofestival.com before
registering.

Lodging
The Ramada Inn has been sold out and there is limited
space at the International House.

Pricing & Registration
When you register for the festival, please make
sure to indicate your level of dance (beginner,
intermediate, advanced) and also indicate which
workshops you intend to attend. This will greatly help
us with our planning. We have added a milonga pass for
the festival.

Air Travel and Car Rental
With respect to air travel and car rentals we have
arranged for discounted airfares on American Airlines
to either Midway Airport (airport code: MDW) or O’Hare
International Airport (airport code: ORD). The special
rates are available from April 11 to May 15, 2008. We
have also arranged for discounted rentals on Avis car
rentals. 


Shoes, Clothing and Accessories
We have an exciting lineup of vendors including the
Festival’s sponsor, Leni of Chicago Dance Supply
 with her Darcos Tango – Magicshoes. We also have
Kathleen of Diva Boutique with among other things, her
huge collection of the fabulous Comme il Faut tango
shoes. Kyla and Robin from New York will be at the
Festival selling neo tango shoes.  


For more information, please go to
www.chicagotangofestival.com or contact Ray Barbosa at
info at chicagotangofestival.com or Marco Mambelli at
marco at hep.uchicago.edu or 773 834-6696.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Festival next
week.

Thank you,

Ray Barbosa

Organizers and contributors: Chicago Milonguero, Ltd.
and the Argentine Tango Club of the University of
Chicago