[Tango-A] NA-C: "Milonga n Chicago" grand opening Feb 5 Guest DJ: Kyla Mares + Women's Technique with Kyla Feb 6

[burak ozkosem]

"milonga ñ" is a brand new concept in Tango Salons in North America
developed by Burak Ozkosem. Our goal is to provide elegant yet cozy
and eclectic social Tango events across the North America and it's
designed to serve as one of the Premiere Tango Salons in North
America.

Come and join us to celebrate the Argentine Tango Culture in Chicago and Miami,
in CHICAGO every 1st FRIDAY (Grand Opening February 5)
in MIAMI every 2nd SATURDAY

"milonga ñ Chicago" Grand Opening (February 5, 2010, 8pm - 1:30am)
- Eclectic music selection suitable for Tango dancing
- Delicious Greek and Mediterranean cuisine for dining options
- Some of the best dancers in the Midwest and visiting dancers from
all over the world
- We also welcome non-tango friends

Co-hosted by Burak Ozkosem & Grace Mittenthal

DJ: Kyla Mares from LA
Music selections will be 75% Golden Age/25% Alternative

We are very excited to have Kyla Mares of LA guest DJing "milonga ñ
Chicago"s grand opening. Kyla will also be conducting a Womens'
Technique workshop on Saturday, Feb 6. So all those interested, mark
your calendars!!

We will also have visiting tango dancers from Kansas City,
Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, and Champaign-Urbana. So come join us
in welcoming our visiting tangueros/tangueras to Chicago!!

Where: Barba Yianni Restaurant
4761 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
(773)878-6400
At Western and Lawrence in Lincoln Square

~~ FREE PARKING ~~ at Ravenswood Bank just east of Western on
Lawrence, across the street from 7-Eleven

* * Free All levels class 8 pm - 9 pm
* * Topic: Floorcraft
* * Milonga is from 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
* * Entrada $10
* * Guest DJ ~ Kyla Mares
* * and so much more!!

WOMENS' TECHNIQUE workshop with KYLA MARES in Chicago
Saturday - Feb 6, 2010
1pm - 2:30pm
Fee: $25
Workshop Venue: Dance Center Chicago
3868 N Lincoln Ave, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60613


Women's Technique Workshop with Kyla Mares

The Workshop will be open to All-levels, and it's Free to leaders.

Kyla will be guest Djing at the Grand Opening of "milonga ñ" Friday
Feb 5 and she will be available for private lessons as well.

more about her:
Kyla Mares is an expert leader and follower dancing beautifully in a
wide range of styles with a remarkable sensitivity to the music.
Graceful, informed, and playful, she is an extremely musical dancer
and is passionate about her love of music from the golden age of
Argentine Tango. Her love for the music can clearly be heard when she
DJ's and is most likely dancing by herself behind the DJ table. She
began teaching in Reno, Nevada where she studied and taught with
Camilo O'Kuingthttons. She then continued her studies with J Abling
from Portland, OR. Her travels extend all the way from Canada to all
over the United States.

Kyla Mares’s passion for tango music has infused her dancing,
teaching, and DJing with a rare sensitivity to expression – and has
even led her to start studying the bandoneon in order to broaden her
understanding of the dance. A playful and versatile leader and
follower, Kyla dances out of a deep connection to her partner and the
music, and moves fluidly through a wide range of styles. As a teacher,
she grounds tango in clear fundamentals of movement and musicality for
beginners and helps more experienced dancers move with greater flair
and expressiveness. With Robin Thomas, she helped nurture young tango
communities at Princeton, Columbia and Yale and also taught at the
well-established tango program at Dance Manhattan. Now living in Los
Angeles, Kyla hopes to continue to nurture the tango community by
teaching a new generation of dancers, while also challenging the
seasoned ones.
Kyla can be reached by email at Kjtango at gmail.com or you can watch her
on youtube


For more information
Contact Burak at 312.451.4068