Dear Folks,
This trip will fill! The trip to Italy last June (TUTTI TANGO) had a waiting
list. We have room for 20 more people, and need couples and single men
especially.
Dance Deliciously!
Christina
"EAU DE TAN GOGH" FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 16-25, 2003
(pronounce like "Van Gogh")
TEACHERS: EL INDIO AND MARIANA, AND EDUARDO SAUCEDO!!
Your heady scent of the the romantic perfume "Eau de Tan Gogh"
begins in Paris. Almost everyone thinks of lovers when they think of Paris.
Arguably the world's most romantic and beautiful city, it is no wonder
tangueros visiting Buenos Aires remark "This is so much like Paris!"
We'll have the best of both worlds with three days in Paris, but then
this perfumed trip is even stronger, and leads you to the Dordogne at Chateau
St. Loup, for two days. With 12th century gardens, a large outside
woodfloored dance tent and another in the castle, complete with chandeliers
and fireplace, we will have an abundance of dance atmosphere and space! This
castle was the inspiration for the fairytale, PUSS AND BOOTS. Look up the
story, and you may see the castle! Dordogne is rich with forest, truffle and
mushroom country.
Then your nose and taste buds lead you to Sarlat-le-Caneda, a
beautifully preserved medieval market town. During our two days there, we
have another fabulous dance space available to us, in between journeys to
Eyzies-de-Tayac and the cave paintings, and more castles. Next we travel
through the Gorges de Tarn, some of the most stunning scenery in France. We
will go up through the Langued'Oc *region where the people have more of a
"Mediterranean attitude." Langued' Oc is a mysterious land where the mystic
Christian community of the Cathars lived in the 13th century. Persecuted by
the Inquisition, these Christians believed humans were fallen angels, and
named their faith the "Church of Love." They were obliterated by a Crusade,
but the passion of their beliefs and their mysteries remain in stark and
unforgettable stone bastions and towers.
Giddy with great wine and olfactory ostentatiousness, we move on to
Toulouse for two nights to dance with the Tango community there, and to take
a tour to Montsegur, through the villages and Cathar country south of
Toulouse. After experiencing the passion of the Cathars, and a night of the
conflagration of Tango, we take an early
morning high speed train back to Paris for a last night in the City of Light
before returning home.
Our trip is over, but the scent will remain in your memory forever.
**About the teachers: El Indio is like an explosion of fire and beauty.
His dancing is the highest expression of masculine beauty and movemnet; his
teaching is through his body and clear direction. Mariana is precise,
patient, delightful with movement reminiscent of the ladies from the early
20th century. They both are folkdancers, and lovers of milonga. Eduardo's
infectious enthusiasm makes him a constant delight! His manner of leading,
and of teaching the lead is strong and precise, and his style of dance is
club style. He also is excellent with embellishments for men and women.
PRICE includes all lodging and breakfasts in three/four star hotels two days
at the Chateau with all meals, champagne garden party, ALL tango classes and
milongas with our teachers, bus transportation within France, and train back
to Paris from Toulouse. Also entrance to the caves in Ezyies- de- Tayac.
Price does not include airfare to and from Paris, nor airport transportation.
Price: $2,710 or ( $5, 220 per couple)
Deposit: $800
ENTIRE deposit refundable if trip is cancelled by ETV
$300 NON-refundable of deposit per person if cancelled by Feb. 15.
$500 NON-refundable of deposit if cancelled by March 15.
A minimum payment of $1,000 towards the balance of each participant is
requested by June 15, 2003. Total balance is due July 15, 2003.
Cancellation policies: Cancel before March 1, and receive $400 back of your
$800 deposit. March 1-June 1, refunds depend on each hotels' policy, and I
will let you know. After June 1, you will receive back 25% of your total
payment in surplus of $800 deposit.
After June 1, if you need to cancel, you may possibly not get any $$ back,
and again, this depends on Hotel policies; which I will let you know.
WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND YOU GET TRAVEL INSURANCE so you will be covered if have
to cancel!!
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info. and a snail mail address, instead of e-mail, and that wish too could be
granted.
Christina Johnson
President, Exotic Tango Vacations, LLC
www.beyondtango.com
www.visionarypower.com
E-mail: [email protected]
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Camino Cielo Alto, Santa Fe, NM, 87505. Write "Tango" on the envelope.
USA phone: (Woody's) (505)-983-1744
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For good ticket prices, call: Ann Dolan, The Culture Bridge, Tel: 651 645
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