[Tango-A] Facundo Posadas in San Francisco Mar 5-8

[Christy Cote]

THE INCOMPARABLE FACUDO POSADAS RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO MAR 5-8, 2009

Facundo Posadas is an icon in the world of Argentine Tango and the  
only Afro-Argentine traveling the world to share the roots of this  
dance by teaching Milonga and Candombe.  Robert Farris Thompson writes  
of Facundo in his book Tango:The Art History of Love "today's master  
of Argentine tango, milonga, and jazz dance" and tells of the rich  
history of the Posadas family dating back to the 1800s.

Facundo starting dancing at a young age and enjoyed dancing in Buenos  
Aires all his life.  He danced with many of the great orchestras such  
as that of Jose Basso, Anibal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Juan  
D'Arienzo, Carlos DiSarli, Miguel Calo, and Jose Colangelo.   Since  
1997 he has traveled extensively teaching and performing at festivals  
and tango communities around the world such as the Miami Tango Fantasy  
(8 years), Tango Society of Boston (9 years), New York City's La  
Nacional (5 years), and Triangulo Tanguero of North Carolina (6 years).

He has also been in 6 films including Tango The Obsession in which  
Facundo also narrates, Tango Un Giro Extranio, Despabilate Amor Afro- 
Argentinos, Negro Che and El Cafe de Los Maestros (by Gustavo  
Santaolaya filmed in the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires).  He has also  
been featured in many television shows for Buenos Aires television as  
well as the BBC in London.  Visit Facundo www.facundoposadastango.com.ar

Thursday Mar 5 - La Pista, 768 Brannan Street, SF
Class/Milonga/Demo
7:45-9pm - Vueltas for Milonga
9-9:30pm - Tango Chat with Facundo
9:30-12m - Milonga
$20 per person

Friday Mar 6 - Monte Cristo Club, 136 Missouri St. at 17th St., SF
Class/Milonga/Demo
8-9pm- Figures for Milonga (all levels)
9-12m - Milonga
$15 - class & milonga

Saturday Mar 7 - Late Shift Milonga at Cheryl Burke Dance
Class/Milonga/Demo
8-9pm - Barridas for Milonga (int)
9pm-2am - Milonga
$15 - class & milonga

Sunday, Mar 8 - Cheryl Burke Dance, 1500 16th St. at DeHaro St., SF
Workshops
1:30-3pm - Milonga Traspie (int)
3-3:30pm - Tango Chat with Facundo Posadas)
3:30-5pm - Milonga Condombe (int-adv)
$26 per workshop/$5 off when you take both.

Sunday, Mar 8 - Cafe Cocomo's
Class/Milonga/Demo
7:30-8:30pm - Milonga Traspie (all levels)
8:30-12:30am - Milonga
$15 - class & milonga

Posted by Christy Cote, San Francisco christy at christycote.com