<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This is a reminder that it's time to register for the San Diego Tango Festival. HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE is less than two weeks, so you need to get your rooms now. There are some decent airfares out there.<br><br>2nd SAN DIEGO TANGO FESTIVAL :<br>- January 3 - 6, 2008.<br>- <a href="http://LaEternaMilonga.com/">http://LaEternaMilonga.com</a><br>- <a href="http://SanDiegoTangoFestival.com/">http://SanDiegoTangoFestival.com</a><br>- Early arrival workshops by Brigitta Winkler on Thursday, Jan 3.<br><br><br>GOLDILOCKS TANGO FESTIVAL?<br><br>Registration is ahead of last year, and we expect attendance in the 350-400 range (not too big, not too small... just right). Gender ratios are doing very well, but as always, we urge women to encourage men from your communities to attend... It takes both men and women to return home with the festival energy.<br><br>I'm getting reports from other festivals that the dance level everywhere seems to be up this year. That was also my experience from the Denver Labor Day festival, where I felt that the male dancers were just a lot more dynamic. I'm not sure what it is, practice, maturity, confidence, hormones?<br><br>I've noticed there are some decent airfares out there.<br><br><br>ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO TANGO FESTIVAL<br><br>- 5 Buenos Aires style milongas, Tandas and Curtinas<br>- 2 Classes per day from Friday to Sunday<br><br>Brought to you by the organizers of the Denver Tango Festivals. Last year was very fun with a hugely enthusiastic group local dancers. The hotel is an old-fashioned, resort-style California hotel with lots of swimming pools and palm trees.<br><br>This is another "Tango Festival For Dancers, By Dancers". This means everything is designed with the dancers in mind. Dance floor will be arranged with tables aournd the edge so walkers don't distrub the line of dance. The floors will be crowded, but courteous. Expect two or three lanes and Buenos Aires style floorcraft. DJs will play tandas with curtinas. Most people are familiar with and use the cabeceo to get dances, and the teaachers will emphasize navigation and floorcraft in their classes.<br><br>Workshops are oriented to SOCIAL tango dancing, not stage tango. The level will be high, and many advanced dancers will be attending workshops. This is where you meet and get to know partners for dancing later at the milongas.<br><br><br>PRICING<br>- Milonga Pass $65 (5 milongas)<br>- Workshop Pass $85 (4 classes)<br>- Festival Pass $145 (5 milongas and 4 classes)<br><br>Teachers will include:<br>- Brigitta Winkler<br>- Hsueh-tze Lee<br>- Christopher Nassapolos & Caroline Peattie<br>- Robin Thomas & Marika Landry<br><br>DJs will include:<br>- Robin Thomas<br>- Dan Boccia<br>- Shorey Meyers<br><br>LEM, LLC<br>Tom Stermitz<br>2525 Birch St<br>Denver, CO 80207<br><a href="mailto:stermitz@tango.org">stermitz@tango.org</a><br></body></html>