[Tango-A] NA-W: ONE MONTH NOTICE: 3rd San Diego Tango Festival

[Tom Stermitz]

Dear Tango Friends:

SAN DIEGO TANGO FEST ONE MONTH NOTICE
HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE EXTENDED to DEC 15
CLASS SCHEDULE IS NOW ONLINE
PAYMENTS ARE NOW DUE


3rd SAN DIEGO TANGO FESTIVAL :
  - January 1 - 4, 2009.
  - http://LaEternaMilonga.com
  - http://SanDiegoTangoFestival.com
  - Early arrival workshops by Tomas Howlin and Christopher & Caroline  
on Thursday, Jan 1.


TANGO FESTIVAL: "BY DANCERS; FOR DANCERS"

We expect attendance to be about 400 range (not too big, not too  
small... just right). Airfares have been extremely favorable recently.

I'm back in town after a three week vacation, so email me if we need  
to catch up on anything.


ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO TANGO FESTIVAL

  - 5 Buenos Aires style milongas, Line-of-dance, Tandas and Curtinas
  - 2 Classes per day from Thursday to Sunday

Brought to you by the organizers of the Denver Tango Festivals. The  
Town & Country is an old-fashioned, resort-style California hotel with  
lots of swimming pools and palm trees. San Diego is full of very good  
and very friendly dancers. They pull out all the stops to welcome all  
the festival dancers.

This is another "Tango Festival For Dancers, By Dancers", which means  
everything is designed with the dancers in mind. Dance floor will be  
arranged with tables around the edge so walkers don't disturb the line  
of dance. The floors will be crowded, but courteous. Expect two or  
three lanes and Buenos Aires style floorcraft. DJs will play tandas  
with curtinas. Most people are familiar with and use the cabeceo to  
get dances, and the teachers will emphasize navigation and floorcraft  
in their classes.


WHAT'S DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL ABOUT THE DENVER/SAN DIEGO TANGO FESTIVALS?

Workshops are oriented to SOCIAL tango dancing, not stage tango. The  
level is generally pretty high, and many advanced dancers will be  
attending workshops. This is where you meet and get to know partners  
for dancing later at the milongas.

We will be presenting the ever popular "Teacher Training" classes with  
Brigitta Winkler and Tomas Howlin. Open to serious, advanced dancers.

Please see the class schedule for a list of all the classes and  
teachers. This is still tentative, meaning that specific classes and  
teachers may shift around.


PRICING
  - Milonga Pass $80 (5 milongas)
  - Workshop Pass $90 (4 classes)
  - Festival Pass $165 (5 milongas and 4 classes)
  - Additional Classes $35/day (2 classes)

Teachers will include:
  - Tomas Howlin, Buenos Aires/Montreal
  - Brigitta Winkler, Berlin/New York
  - Christopher Nassopoulos & Caroline Peattie, San Francisco
  - Robert Hauk, Portland
  - Fabienne Bongard, Los Angeles
  - Hsueh-tze Lee, Boston
  - Tom Stermitz & Melinda Quiat, Denver, CO

DJs will include:
   - Shorey Meyers, San Francisco
   - Robert Hauk, Portland
   - Vijay Namasivayam, San Francisco
   - Mila, San Diego
   - Sabah, San Diego (Alternative)