[Tango-A] NA-W: 14th Annual Portland October TangoFest

[Clay Nelson]

The 14th Annual Portland October TangoFest will be Thu-Mon Oct 7-11,
2010.  As a special celebration of the famed "Portland Embrace", all
instructors and DJ's for this important event will be current or
previous residents of Portland!  Check out this impressive list of
teachers.   For details go to www.claysdancestudio.com

Alex Krebs: Owner and creator of the infamous Portland "Tango
Berretin", Alex has taught in dozens of cities worldwide and just
completed his 4th tango CD, "Berretineando".

Carrie Whipple: Partnering with well known instructors Alex, Homer,
Robin, J and Jaimes, Carrie has taught in numerous cities throughout
the U.S. and Europe. She teaches regularly at the Viscount.

Clay Nelson: Most known for creating/producing the Portland TangoFest,
Portland ValenTango, Seattle TangoMagic, Ashland Tango GrapeEscape,
Ashland TangoTurkey, and next Jan, TodosTango in Mexico.

Dominic & Jenna: Creative young dancers, Dominic & Jenna divide their
time teaching and performing in Portland, the East Coast, and at the
Associazionepablo in Florence, Italy.

J Abling: As a talented instructor, dancer, DJ and accomplished
pianist, J has participated in many tango festivals on the west coast
and is currently teaching in San Diego.

Jaimes Friedgen & Christa: Tango dancer and teacher extraordinaire and
creator of Seattle's 8th Style School of Tango, Jaimes is always in
high demand everywhere in the world.

Jennifer Olson: Currently living in Seattle, Jennifer's friendly and
accessible style and personality has lead her to teach in many U.S.
cities as well as in Argentina, Canada, Spain, Uruguay, Germany,
Scotland, and England.

Joe Leonardo: Intense, passionate, dark, mysterious, quiet,
intriguing, handsome, musical, shy, confusing, winsome, wily,
devastating, ridiculous--Joe's character has had an important
influence on the Portland tango scene.

Luiza Paes: Originally from Brazil, Luiza took her first tango class
from Clay in Portland. Subsequently partnering with the unique style
of El Pulpo, she traveled, taught and performed world wide. She
currently lives and teaches in Buenos Aires.

Rebecca & Eric: Offering a blend of modern and traditional tango ideas
and technique, Rebecca & Eric have taught in many US cities and are
becoming popular instructors at festivals around the country.

Robert Hauk: A true milonguero at heart, Robert is an advocate and
extremely popular teacher of close-embrace style. He has taught at
many festivals and cities in the U.S. as well as in Tokyo.

In addition, a dozen of the Portland teachers will be available at the
free practicas for questions and guidance.  And you just cant beat
this price.  $245 buys you everything (if purchased by Oct 1,
2010)--i.e., choice of 29 classes, 13 milongas and 2 practicas.
However, if you want to pick and choose, you can do that too!

P.S.  I recommend booking your hotel early as some of the nearby
hotels fill up fast.  For details go to www.claysdancestudio.com