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<FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Geneva, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'><B>For those of you in the New York Area who want to join in the fun and help promote <BR>
Argentine tango on May 19th, read on!<BR>
</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Geneva, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>(See www.danceparade.org for more information about this "first"--a parade representing <I>all </I>forms of dance--<BR>
<I>we hope to have a strong tango presence.<BR>
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<B>From the parade organizers:<BR>
</B>“10am -12noon - Parade Formation: West 32nd Street between Fifth Avenue and Broadway, just below the Empire State Building. <BR>
All Individual dancers should come between 12pm and 1..<BR>
1pm - Welcome Address<BR>
1:30 - Music Starts<BR>
2pm - Parade Begins!<BR>
Route proceeds down Broadway past Union Square to 13th Street. Right on 13th to Fifth Avenue. <BR>
With the Washington Memorial Arch in view, we will dance slowly, allowing dancers to show off their regalia and talent!<BR>
At Washington Square North (the arch), street dancers will enter the Park. Floats will turn right on Waverly and proceed toward Sixth Avenue for Float dismissal.<BR>
4pm-8pm: After the Parade, Enjoy DJ's and dance performances in the Park! “<BR>
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<B>Join us!<BR>
</B>Come to the big tent at 32nd and Broadway, there will be a tango representative to direct you.<BR>
We will be identified by a bunch of red balloons <I>and Yesim’s music!!!<BR>
</I>We will dance in the street as there are very few groups who could purchase a float. <BR>
We have asked to be placed between quieter groups. <BR>
The sound system, courtesy of Celebrate Tango, will be on a van in front of the dancers.<BR>
The van will also be a moving “check room”, you can bring clothes for night-- bags, shoes. (There will be a small charge)<BR>
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IDEA: Any better ideas for dancing on the street by preparing your shoes? We’ll have a scissors and packing tape if you want <BR>
to fasten tape to your soles! If you have better ideas E-mail us!!<BR>
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Everyone join in --even if you are newer to tango. Just like at a milonga: bring partners or find partners, change partners. <BR>
We will also be passing out 5,000 leaflets on NYC tango activities.<BR>
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4:00-8:00 there will be performances on 4 different stages or floats in Washington Square. <BR>
Tango will be represented but we don’t know when. We will e-mail with this information when we learn more.<BR>
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Hope you can all join us. <BR>
Lucille<BR>
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Lucille Krasne<BR>
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212 777 6053 -- New York City<BR>
<a href="http://www.lucillesdesigns.com">http://www.lucillesdesigns.com</a><BR>
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