[Tango-A] NA-W: Finalize Now for 10th Annual Denver Tango Festival for Labor Day.

[Tom Stermitz]

Dear Tango Friends:

10th Annual Labor Day Weekend DENVER TANGO FESTIVAL :
  - Sept 3 - 7, 2009.
  - Early arrival workshops by Tomas Howlin on Thursday, Sept 3.
  - Doubletree Hotel $89/night +tax with FREE airport to hotel shuttle.

TANGO FESTIVAL: "BY DANCERS; FOR DANCERS"
  - Come join the friendly Denver Tango Dancers and all your friends  
from past festivals.
  - We expect attendance to be in the 300 - 400 range.

IMPORTANT:
  - Denver Doubltree Hotel Registration closes in five days:  
303-321-3333
  - Registration and payments are now due: http://tango.org/2009labfest
  - Class Schedule is now up: http://tango.org/2009labsched -


WHAT'S DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL ABOUT THE DENVER TANGO FESTIVALS?
  - Better than average floorcraft and navigation
  - 7 Buenos Aires style milongas: Great DJs, Line-of-dance, Tandas  
and Cortinas
  - 2 Classes per day from Thursday to Sunday
  - Glorious Outdoor BBQ and Milonga by Tango Colorado at Cheesman  
Park Pavilion
  - Normally we have a live orchestra on Friday; This time Robert Hauk  
DJs a night of milonguero-tight dancing.

Workshops and Milongas 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. Workshop gender ratios are  
organized to be very close to 50/50.

This is another "Tango Festival For Dancers, By Dancers", which means  
everything is designed with the social dancers in mind. Dance floors  
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 cortinas.

Most people are familiar with and use the cabeceo to get dances, and  
the teachers will emphasize navigation and floorcraft in their classes.


TOMAS HOWLIN IS THE FEATURED, EARLY ARRIVAL TEACHER

Fun, lively, humorous, Tomas Howlin's classes are always entertaining  
and popular. He will be working with Carrie Whipple for most of his  
classes.

The other teachers this time will be Robin Thomas & Marika Landry, Liz  
Haight & Masami Hirokawa, and Robert Hauk.

DJs include: Robin Thomas, Ramu Pyreddy, Vijay Namasivayam, Martin  
Rybczynski, Tara Fortier and Robert Hauk.


HOW TO SIGN UP:

(1) Register at http://tango.org/2009labfest
(2) Payment through Paypal or check to : LEM, LLC
(3) Book the Festival Hotel "Denver Doubletree":  Code "TAN"  
303-321-3333
(4) Book your flight: United, Southwest and Frontier have hubs in  
Denver.


PRICING
  - Milonga Pass $80 (All 7 milongas)
  - Workshop Pass $90 (4 classes)
  - Festival Pass $165 (All 7 milongas and 4 classes)
  - Saturday Arrival Pass $145 (4 milongas and 4 classes)
  - Additional Classes $35/day (2-classes)


Tom Stermitz
http://www.tango.org
Denver, CO 80207