[Tango-L] Tango Festival report

[Tom Stermitz]

Sorry, the first Denver festival was Sept 2000.

It is also fair to ask what defines a festival, as compared with a  
"big weekend with multiple teachers" or a "regional festival". I  
think the number of visitors makes the difference.

A weekend with 2 teaching couples, 3 milongas, 6 workshops, might be  
considered a big weekend or a festival. If attendance is just 80  
locals, maybe it's a "big weekend". But, if you had 40 locals and 40  
visitors, maybe it could be minimally called a festival, even if that  
sounds like a pretty small event to someone from Portland or New York.

Of course things have changed since 2000 when there were a handful  
(seven?) festivals. Today a dozen festivals around the US are  
attracting 400 - 600 people and another dozen 100 - 300.

The nice thing is that there are so many options for tango fanatics.  
You have regional events within driving distance, and specialty  
events focussing on specific styles. You want the Beach? Mountains?  
City? Mostly younger?


On Mar 26, 2007, at 12:07 AM, miamidances at aol.com wrote:

>  Hey Everybody,
>
>  Those of you that know me will understand. I have a joke that I  
> like to say. I may not always be right but I'm never wrong. Once I  
> though I was wrong , but I found I was only mistaken:0)
>
>  The first Tango Festival was in 1990 with Stanford University. The  
> second festival was by Janis canyon in 1995 International Argentine  
> Tango Congress. The Third was in May 1997, United States Tango  
> Congress, The forth was Portland October Tangofest in 1997. Then  
> Colorado in 1998 and Cita in 1999.
> ... Tango Forever
>
>  Randy