[Tango-A] NA-C:Chicago Mini Tango Festival, Early Bird Rate ends in 10 days

[chicagomilonguero]

Early Bird Discount Ends February 28
The Chicago Mini Tango Festival will be held at the Hilton Rosemont from April 19 to April 22, 2012.  Early Bird Rates to the Festival will end on February 28, 2012.

Instructors and Djs
The instructors include Susana Miller, Osvaldo Natucci and Enriqueta Kleinman, Oscar Casas and Ana Miguel, Daniela Pucci and Luis Bianchi, and Liz Haight and Masami Hirokowa.   DJs include Osvaldo Natucci,  Lampis Zalavras, Linda Valentino, Derrick Del Pilar, and Beth Ann Osborne. We have added Paul Akmajian, Barry Gillaspie, and Tony Costantino as Guest DJs.  

Schedule
The complete workshop schedule for the Festival now has been published on the website.  We will have nine milongas, and 18 workshops for Festival attendees, in addition to three Master Classes.

Workshop Enrollment
There is limited enrollment for the workshops.  Registration for the workshops has opened and if you haven’t already registered, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible.  Your priority for workshop selection will be based on your registration date for the Festival.  Once a class reaches its limit, registration for that class will close. 

Registration
To register for the Festival, go to this link: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Payment_Registration.php .
The Early Bird Discount rate for a full-festival pass is $245; for the Saturday Arrival festival pass is $195; and for the full festival student pass is $145. There also is an Early Bird special one-day Festival rates and  a $110 all-milonga pass.  Registration and payment can be made by PayPal, if you post-mark it as of  February 28, or Saturday, February 18 at the Black & White Milonga at Chicago Dance, 3660 W. Irving Park Rd, 2nd Fl., Chicago.

Lodging
We have obtained a special $109+tax/rate per night for 1-4 people at the Rosemont Hilton. There are a very limited number of double rooms.  Our room block is over 85% filled.  The hotel provides complimentary 24-hour shuttle service from O'Hare airport, 24-hour Stay-Fit Gym access, and a reduced overnight parking rate ($10 per day for overnight guests and $5 for daily parkers.  For more details and to register at the hotel, go to rosemont.hilton.com/cmtf.  Contact lodging at chicagotangofestival.com if you are looking for a roommate.

Air Travel & Car Rental
American Airlines is offering discounted airfares to Chicago O'Hare for this event. To obtain the discount for either domestic or international travel to Chicago between April 5 and May 5, go online to  www.aa.com and choose More Flight Search Options and insert the Promotion Code (6142DA) in the appropriate box or call the American Airlines Meeting Services Desk at  1-800-433-1790 and refer to Autorization Number (6142DA) .

For Special Car Rental Discounts with Avis, call  (888) 331-1600  and reference Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) Number (D757308).

Master Classes
During the Festival, there will be two Master classes for the advanced dancer taught by Susana Miller (Milonguero Technique and secrets for the advance dancer I & II),  in addition to one Master Class taught by Osvaldo Natucci (Musica, Musicalidad, and Musicalizacion). There will be limited enrollment and classes require prior permission.  The Master Classes are not part of the Festival package and are limited to individuals that purchase the full Festival passes or one of the weekend workshop passes.  

Intensive Beginner Program
We will have a three-day Intensive Workshops for Beginners for those who have never danced tango or have danced tango for less than 3 or 4 months. The Workshops are designed to immerse you in the essential elements of the Argentine tango social dance, including the movement, the musicality, the navigation, embrace and etiquette so you can attend and enjoy milongas on your own.  This year the program has been expanded to a three-day, five class program, taught by Liz Haight & Masami Hirokawa and Enriqueta Kleinman & Osvaldo Natucci. The workshops will have a limited enrollment. Please email info at chicagotangofestival.com prior to registering for the class.

Beginners may register either individually, or with a partner. We will attempt to gender balance the number of leads and follows for the workshops. Special clothing is not required, but bring comfortable, leather soled or suede soled shoes to dance in no slingbacks or vamps for women.

Looking forward to seeing you in Chicago in April.

Take care,
Ray Barbosa
Chicago Milonguero, Ltd.
www.chicagotangofestival.com
info at chicagotangofestival.com
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Alicia Pons will be back in Chicago from March 8-15, 2012, with a intensive weekend of tango workshops on March 10 and 11. To register for the workshops or to obtain more information regarding the workshops, please go to:
http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/AliciaPonsRegistration.pdf