The Tango Society of Central Illinois is hosting a festival in Urbana
IL the weekend of Feb 29 - Mar 2, 2008. Our continuing focus is on
tango milonguero, the social tango danced in the milongas of Buenos
Aires. Tango festivals in Urbana are recognized as fun, educational,
and relaxing events that bring together dancers from all over the
Midwest and beyond. <br>
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For this festival we have a distinguished teaching team:<br>
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- Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires) is a popular instructor who shows how the
tango of Buenos Aires milongas can be a most elegant dance, rich with
style, musicality, and creativity for both men and women. She is highly
respected role model for women's style, and is effective in
communicating to men the skills they needs to provide women an
enjoyable dance experience. She is well known for being
responsible for transforming the dance of many men and women tangueros
to have greater sensitivity to one's partner. <br>
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- Robert Hauk (Portland OR), with years of dancing and teaching
experience, including numerous trips to Buenos Aires, communicates
essential skills for thriving in crowded milongas, emphasizing
technique, navigation, improvisation and musicality throughout. The
strong foundation skills of many dancers of tango milonguero in the US
can be traced to study with Robert. Robert's extensive knowledge and
appreciation of tango music also makes him one of the tango DJs in
highest demand for tango festivals in the US. <br>
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- Melina Sedo & Detlef Engel (Saarbruecken, Germany), through their
teaching and performances, are recognized for their favorable impact on
the growth and development of close embrace tango in Germany, France,
and Luxembourg where they teach regularly, as well as throughout Europe
in their participation in tango festivals. They bring a unique flair in
showing in their performances how social tango can be expressive and
creative, while at the same time emphasizing the importance of
technique in their teaching. <br>
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Details of our program will be announced soon. Links to web sites of
the instructors and videos of their performances are available from:<br>
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Mark your calendar for a great weekend of tango milonguero in Urbana. We look forward to seeing you.<br>
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Ron Weigel & Susana Vazques Weigel<br>
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Tango Society of Central Illinois<br>
Urbana IL<br>
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