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Dear Tangueros, <BR>
There is not a lot of time to reserve a place to stay in San Miguel over Day of the Dead, and many of our favorite hotels are already full. <BR>
PLEASE get your registrations in for the unique and very exciting festival! If you do not have the registration page, let me know and I will email it to you. <BR>
Write to me for information on hotels, travel, and how to send your payment. I will be in Argentina Aug. 9-30, but I will be checking mail.<BR>
Read the story and SEE the photos sent to MISC file in the TANGO-A list on this same morning.<BR>
An abrazo to you,<BR>
Christina <BR>
Respond to: <U>beyondtango@earthlink.net</U> <BR>
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OF THE AMERICAS <BR>
TANGO And JAZZ FESTIVAL 2006 <BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#0000FD"> </FONT> Sponsored by BEYOND TANGO, LLC <BR>
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SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO, NOV. 1-5, DURING THE FIESTAS OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD! <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>TEACHERS:</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.0px'> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>CECILA GONZALEZ, PAULO ARAUJO, EDUARDO SAUCEDO, HSUEH-TZE LEE <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'> LIVE TANGO ORCHESTRA: GREAT musicians from all over the world! JUST for this festival! <BR>
Director: BLAS RIVERA (saxophone) from Argentina. GERARDO PEREZ bandoneon, (Uruguay) MONICA FUENTEFRIA, violin, (Spain) FERNANDO GOICOECHEA, pianist, (Uruguay), and ANTONIO LOZOYA, bass (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.) <BR>
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Exotic<I> Food of the Gods</I> cooking class in the country hacienda, group dinner in a gorgeous historic place, a trip to the GHOST TOWN OF POZOS of Pozos to hear the Caracol de Fuego prehispanic orchestra. We'll have a trip to the hot springs. There is an underground tunnel to swim through that opens into a kiva/cave! Cocktail party with traditional mariachi music at one of the historic homes in San Miguel. Special presentation of Astor Piazzolla's life, music, and personal recordings. Dance, music, and slide presentation of Parallel Histories of Tango and Jazz. <BR>
Some of these special events will be on Sunday, Nov. 5, the actual terminating day of the festival. Arrive by Oct. 31, please! <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>San Miguel de Allende is one of the most beautiful colonial towns in the world! The architecture, markets, restaurants, hotels, and landscapes have been photographed and documented in every major travel magazine; many movies have been filmed there for the romantic backdrops. It is a popular destination for artists, writers, and photographers. Beyond Tango has been doing tango events there for six years. San Miguel de Allende is an amazing place for great art, food, local color, and fantastic shopping! <BR>
Weather is perfect in October/November with warm sunny days and cool nights. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Last year's event was extraordinary; full of surprises! There was mystery as well because of Day of the Dead. "Katrinas" (the skeleton fancy ladies) roam the streets, altars abound in the plazas, on corners, everywhere. The cemetery becomes a purple and gold mass of flowers, glittering with plastic toys, studded with sugar replicas of food and skulls. <BR>
We had milongas in the historical buildings of San Miguel, and lots of surprise events including dinners, tequila tastings and Aztec Aphrodisiac cooking class. <BR>
<I>E-mail me for references from dancers who attended last year at: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>kikibri@earthlink.net</U></FONT>! <BR>
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The BASE PRICE. is $485, and this includes ALL classes, 4 milongas, tango show, and two special offerings from the above list, plus more. With registration by Aug 1, you'll get a 10% discount ($437). Registration by Sept. 1-Oct.1 is a 5% discount:( $461.) After Oct. 1, $485 price. <BR>
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Classes are mostly limited to 26 people per class, as the class spaces are in private homes and are not huge. The festival will close registration for classes after the 80th registrant. Beyond Tango trips are very personalized and with lots of attention to and from teachers and staff. We choose integrity and care for the group over large numbers of dancers. <BR>
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Fly into Leon, Mexico (BJX airport) or Mexico City. <BR>
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E-mail me (<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>beyondtango@earthlink.net</U></FONT>) for a Hotel List of recommended hotels! <BR>
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Christina Johnson <BR>
15 S. Sligo Plantation Rd. <BR>
Natchez, Ms, 39120 <BR>
President of BEYOND TANGO, LLC <BR>
www.beyondtango.com <BR>
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