[Tango-A] EU-W: Tango 59° Stockholm City International Festival 2009 - 28 July to 2 August

[Peter Bengtson]

Tango 59° Stockholm City International Festival 2009 - 28 July to 2  
August
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Tango 59° Stockholm City has a reputation of being one of the world's  
best tango festivals, featuring exceptional teachers, a very friendly  
and relaxed atmosphere and the possibility literally to dance around  
the clock, with ten milongas — and after-parties on top of that. If  
you are a tangoholic, this is the summer festival for you.

Social dancing is always at the very heart of Tango 59°. And we pride  
ourselves on the flow on the dance floor, which many people have  
discovered is remarkably smooth and calm, yet dynamic and alert. Many  
of Europe's best dancers return to Stockholm each year to be a part of  
it.

We're also the only European festival at which the legendary Buenos  
Aires DJ Mario Orlando has ever agreed to play. We are very proud and  
extremely pleased to present Mario Orlando to the Tango 59° audience  
once more - his contribution to the living dynamic of the social dance  
floor is immense. This year, for the first time ever, Mario will  
conduct a DJ seminar to share those gems of knowledge garnered during  
decades of DJing in Buenos Aires. Don't miss it, it's the chance of a  
life-time.

Tango 59° Stockholm City International Festival 2009 will take place  
between Tuesday 28 July and Sunday 2 August. Booking is open now - but  
don't wait too long with your reservations.

Welcome to join us for a great festival of tango!


Teachers  - Sebastián Arce & Mariana Montes
             Diego "El Pájaro" Riemer & Maria Belén Giachello
             Fernando Galera & Vilma Vega
             Gunilla Rydén & Henrik Uldall

DJs       - Mario Orlando
             Bachar Bitar
             Riku Kotiranta

Orchestra - Mala Pinta


But of course there's also classes and workshops. Unlike other large  
festivals — for Tango 59° is a large festival — the teaching groups  
are smaller than usual. At Tango 59°, all package groups consist of a  
maximum of 12 couples — so that the teachers will have time to attend  
to you personally. Also, our packages allow you to study with the same  
teachers during multiple sessions during the festival. And of course,  
you can choose which teachers you want to study with. It's entirely up  
to you.

We also offer workshops with all our teachers, should you want to  
study a particular aspect of tango that interests you. Even the  
workshop groups are smaller than at other festivals. A maximum of 15  
couples per workshop allows direct student/teacher interaction.

Packages, Workshops, etc
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  * Evening Milonga Pass
     The Evening Milonga Pass admits you to all five Evening Milongas.


Level 1
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     You have no prior experience of tango, or have perhaps attended a  
few introductions.

  * Beginners' Introduction [Level 1] Uldall/Rydén
  * w5: Technique Class [Level 1-5] Uldall/Rydén
  * Seminar with DJ Mario Orlando [Level 1-5] Orlando


Level 2
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     You have danced for at least six months to a year or more, 2-3  
times a week. You are
     working on the fundamental techniques, and think you are getting  
quite good at them.

  * Package G [Level 2] Galera/Vega and Uldall/Rydén
  * w18: Milonga Traspié [Level 2-3] Pájaro/Belén
  * w1: Milonga Steps [Level 2-3] Arce/Montes
  * w8: Waltz - Smooth & Pleasurable [Level 2-3] Galera/Vega
  * w11: The Noble Art of Walking [Level 2-5] Pájaro/Belén
  * w22: Crazy Tango, Version 2.2 [Level 2-5] Uldall/Rydén


Level 3
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     You are an experienced social dancer. You feel entirely  
comfortable with the basics
     and are working on intermediate tango elements and some more  
advanced stuff, in both
     open and close embrace. It is quite natural for you to adapt your  
style of dancing to
     different orchestras. You have been dancing tango regularly, by  
which we mean at least
     2-3 times a week, for at least 2 to 3 years or longer.

  * Package H [Level 3] Arce/Montes and Uldall/Rydén
  * Package V [Level 3] Pájaro/Belén and Galera/Vega
  * w10: The Dynamic Embrace in the Giro [Level 3] Galera/Vega
  * w14: Suspensions from the Embrace [Level 3] Galera/Vega
  * w15: Sequences for Rhythmic Playfulness [Level 3] Arce/Montes
  * w16: Giro combinations for Waltz [Level 3-4] Pájaro/Belén
  * w19: Colgadas [Level 3-4] Galera/Vega
  * w2: Volcadas [Level 3-4] Galera/Vega
  * w3: Sequences for the Very Close Embrace [Level 3-4] Arce/Montes
  * w9: The Different Intensities of Close Embrace [Level 3-4] Arce/ 
Montes


Level 4
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     You are a very experienced dancer who feels equally confident in  
tango, vals and
     milonga. You have excellent balance and technique and dance with  
equal comfort in both
     close and open position. You really enjoy dancing on very crowded  
floors and never
     collide with, unsettle or disturb other couples. You have visited  
several tango
     festivals outside your country of residence, and have been  
dancing tango regularly,
     at least 2-3 times a week, for 4-5 years or longer.

  * Package F [Level 4] Pájaro/Belén and Galera/Vega
  * Package P - Rhythmic Tango and Milonga [Level 4] Pájaro/Belén
  * w12: Unique Boleos [Level 4] Uldall/Rydén
  * w21: Giros for Milonga [Level 4] Galera/Vega
  * w6: Advanced and Refined Walks [Level 4] Pájaro/Belén
  * w7: Fraseo Sequences [Level 4] Arce/Montes
  * w13: Understanding Dynamics [Level 4-5] Arce/Montes
  * w17: Ganchos in Giros [Level 4-5] Galera/Vega
  * w20: Open Embrace Sequences [Level 4-5] Arce/Montes


Level 5
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     You are very advanced, even when considered on an international  
level. You master
     all elements mentioned for Level 4 and have gone beyond them. You  
are able to analyse
     complicated movements and combinations of movements at a single  
glance. You have
     certainly been dancing tango frequently over a very long period  
of time.

  * Package S [Level 5] Arce/Montes
  * w4: Milonga for Very Advanced Dancers [Level 5] Pájaro/Belén

Booking is open at http://tango59degrees.com