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Hello everyone,<BR>
Five announcements this week.<BR>
1. TangoCafe<BR>
2. Classes<BR>
3. Performances<BR>
4. Bon Voyage Jennifer Olson<BR>
5. Festivals<BR>
<BR>
1.<BR>
This week at TangoCafe, Wednesday May 16th, marks Adam's 3 year anniversary<BR>
of living in New York.<BR>
<BR>
In celebration we will be featuring the orquestra of Lucio DeMare.<BR>
<BR>
As always we are located at<BR>
Empire Dance<BR>
127 w 25th st. 11fl<BR>
212 645 2441<BR>
$10/ $5 Currently registered empire students<BR>
<BR>
2.<BR>
Adam & Ciko also teach before the milonga.<BR>
7pm Beginner- Connection, cross, rocks, cross system<BR>
8pm Intermediate- Connection, pivoting/ turning, musicality<BR>
9pm Advanced- Things you don't need to know but just have to.<BR>
<BR>
3.<BR>
Friday May 18th Adam & Ciko will be performing and teaching at <BR>
La Belle Epoque. The beginner class is at 7:15 followed by and intermediate at 8:15.<BR>
Performance will be around 11:30pm.<BR>
<A href="http://www.dancetango.com/">www.dancetango.com</A> for more info.<BR>
<BR>
Saturday may 19th Adam & Ciko will be teaching before Robin Thomas's milonga, Nocturne,<BR>
and performing there as well.<BR>
<A href="http://www.robinthomastango.com/">www.robinthomastango.com</A> for more info.<BR>
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4. <BR>
Our good friend Jennifer Olson is moving back to Portland after a year of living in New York and teaching with Robin Thomas at Empire Dance.<BR>
She has begun working with another young man and will be spending the summer in Buenos Aires working with him before they begin their tour together.<BR>
Congratulations Jennifer.<BR>
<BR>
5.<BR>
For those of you who have never been to a festival you don't know what you are missing. Basically it is three to five days of non-stop tango!<BR>
Some upcoming festivals in May and June to consider attending:<BR>
<BR>
May 25th weekend- Alternative festival in Providence, RI<BR>
<A href="http://www.providencetango.com/">www.providencetango.com</A><BR>
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June 1-4. Stone Soup Festival in Kansas City<BR>
<A href="http://www.ko-arts.com/soup.htm">http://www.ko-arts.com/soup.htm</A><BR>
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June 8-11. Toronto International tango festival<BR>
<A href="http://www.torontotangofestival.com/">http://www.torontotangofestival.com/</A><BR>
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June 21-25. San Francisco Tango X-Change<BR>
<A href="http://www.sftx.info/">www.sftx.info</A><BR>
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July 6th weekend- TangoJoven, Chicago<BR>
<A href="http://festival.tangoshusheta.com/welcome.html">http://festival.tangoshusheta.com/welcome.html</A><BR>
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If you want to get off this list just let us know.<BR>
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