Hi all, Last night I attended the opening milonga of the Tango Fireworks Week here in Southern California. I was really impressed, and AM hoping that more local people will try to come to the nightly dances. The room is very large, the dance floor VERY large, in the very nice Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach Hotel, with validated parking.
The world famous faculty were there-- Pablo Veron and Noel Strazza, Milena Plebs and Ezequiel Farfaro, Julio Balmaceda and Corina De La Rosa, Nestor and Patricia Ray and Omar Vega and Valeria-- and it was so much fun to watch them dance informally with each other and also with attendees. It was great to see and dance with people I had previously met in Portland, Denver, San Francisco, Tucson and Santa Fe, but there were lots of others I didn't know from Japan, Hawaii, and other places on the map who I'm looking forward to dancing with later this week. The nightly milongas continue tonight, Monday, through Saturday, July 7, and I hope more dancers in the Southern California area can attend as many as possible. The Friday and Saturday milongas will have live music by the incredible Color Tango Orchestra. (By the way guys, there were lots more women last night, so for sure you will have a good time dancing!) (No, I'm not affiliated with Tango Fireworks in any way whatsoever, only a tango lover who wants to expand her horizons.) Hope to see you there! Cherie Los Angeles
