<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Some new developments in Kansas City's Community Tango Experiment:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) A very nice hotel in the area announced a TravelZoo special, $99/night on the plaza <FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><A href="http://hotels.travelzoo.com/lodging-hotels/239919">http://hotels.travelzoo.com/lodging-hotels/239919</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">2) Guerilla Tango Events during the Kansas City's "first fridays" art openings.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">3) Website updates including a new project site for housing, FAQs and local hotel listings.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://www.ko-arts.com/soup.html#stay">http://www.ko-arts.com/soup.html#stay</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Come to Kansas City, June 1-4 for a different sort of tango experience. We're calling it a festival because thats the closest term we can find, but its a bit different from the typical format. After years of enjoying festivals in the US, and exploring a wide range of tango events overseas, we've decided to host something new.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">• Many great teachers, dancers, and musicians, few classes;</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">• Many hours to dance, practice, and share, few competing events and divisive choices;</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">• An unprecedented 1:4 staff/participant ratio;</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">• We've assembled a dream staff of talented, motivated, generous tango people:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Stefan & Komala, Robin & Shorey, Nick & Tara, Carlos & Tova, Ben & Thuy, Korey & Mila, Clay Nelson, Tango Lorca, Hector Del Curto...</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">...and given them relatively few responsibilities with the intention that they are available to share and help create a special, focussed environment for tango play and exploration.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">• Shared meals, hit & run milonga, flash mob tango performance art, and more....</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">• And at under $3/per tango hour (based on the full package price) its a remarkable value!</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">There is more information on-line at <A href="http://www.ko-arts.com/soup.htm">http://www.ko-arts.com/soup.htm</A> but remember, advanced pricing ends May 15, and spaces are filling up, so book now!</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>