[Tango-A] Chicago Mini Tango Festival - Early bird rates end today

[chicagomilonguero]

Early Bird Rates to the Chicago Mini Tango Festival will end today, February 29, 2012; an extra day because of Leap Year. This year the Festival will be from April 19 to April 22 and will be at the Hilton Rosemont.

Attendees are joining us from the United Kingdom; Costa Rica;
Alberta and Ontario, Canada; and the following states: Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois,
Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusets, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Instructors :
Susana Miller
Osvaldo Natucci and Enriqueta Kleinman
Oscar Casas and Ana Miguel
Daniela Pucci and Luis Bianchi
Liz Haight and Masami Hirokowa

Each of the instructors will teach an all-levels class in addition to classes for the intermediate and advanced dancer.

DJs:
Osvaldo Natucci
Lampis Zalavras
Linda Valentino
Derrick Del Pilar
Beth Ann Osborne

Guest DJs:
Paul Akmajian
Barry Gillaspie
Tony Costantino

Schedule and Workshop enrollment
There are a total of nine milongas, eighteen workshops and three Master Classes for Festival attendees. Workshops have limited enrollment and some of the classes are rapidly filling up. Once we reach the limit for a workshop, sign-up for that workshop will no longer be possible and additional follows and leads will be added to the wait list. For more details go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Schedule.php

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 are limited spaces available for single ladies for the full-festival and Saturday Arrival passes. There also is a $110 all-milonga pass. Registration and payment can be made by PayPal, or if you mail it, it must be post-marked as of February 29.

Lodging
We have obtained a special $109+tax/rate per night for 1-4 people at the
Rosemont Hilton. Our room block is close to capacity, particularly for rooms with double beds.  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  in addition to one Master Class taught by Osvaldo Natucci. There is limited space available 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. For more information go to:
http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Masterclass.php

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. For more info, go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Beginners.php

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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