Dear Tangueros and Tangeuras, Here's an announcement about a wonderful Argentine tango workshop that's going to be held in Fairfield Iowa on May 30th and 31st, taught by a professional tango teacher who grew up dancing and studying authentic Argentine tango in Buenos Aires, Carlos Favre.
Please help us publicize this special opportunity by PASSING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ON to any mailing lists, bulletin boards, and dancers that you know within a few hundred miles of Fairfield (Omaha, Kan- sas City, St. Louis - most of Illinois, Missiouri, southern Minne- sota - and of course Iowa). We need your help to get the word out - to tango fans, and to other dancers who'd like to expand their boun- daries. And please come join us yourself for a wonderful dance weekend - a rare opportunity in this geographic area to study with such excel- lent teachers. People are already coming from all over the Midwest! [This announcement replaces any previous ones about this event, and has revised, more accurate information.] ------------------------------------------------------------------- ARGENTINE TANGO WORKSHOP May 30th and 31st (Friday night & all day Saturday) In Fairfield Iowa (Fairfield is in SE Iowa on US 34: 1:15 from Cedar Rapids, 2:00 from Des Moines, 4:00 from Omaha/St. Louis/Kansas City, 5:00 from Chicago.) Argentine tango is one of the oldest of the current social dances, sensuous, alluring, and beautiful, full of improvisation and creati- vity, danced to unique and gorgeous music, and very different in style and steps from the ballroom tango that many people first learn. Carlos Favre (a Buenos Aires native) and Michelle Costello studied with tango masters in Argentina. Carlos owns a famous Chicago tango nightclub (http://www.recuerdoclub.com) and has taught and performed tango professionally since 1995. Learn traditional salon-style tango: • Basic mechanics & technique • The art of leading & following • Dynamics of posture • Walking steps, pauses, flourishes • Relaxed attentiveness • Dancing in response to the music • Connection & improvization FRIDAY MAY 30TH 7:30pm Registration 8:00 - 8:30 pm FREE Talk & Tango Demos by Carlos and Michelle See beautiful social tangos demonstrated Hear about The History & Culture of Argentine Tango Get your questions answered 8:30 - 10:00 pm #1 Intro lesson: The Tango Walk & Embrace, $10 (Good for beginners and for review) 10:00 - 11:00 pm Tango Dance Practice, free SATURDAY MAY 31ST 9:00 am Registration 9:30 - 11:00 am #2 The Tango Basic Step: Salida, $15 (Good for beginners and for review) 11:15 - 12:15 pm #3 Ochos (figure-eights), $15 1:15 - 2:15 pm #4 Tango Figures, $15 2:30 - 3:30 pm #5 Tango Turns, $15 3:45 - 4:45 pm #6 Improvizing Your Personal Tango: Putting It All Together, $15 4:45 - 5:30 pm Tango Dance Practice, free 8:00 - 11:00 pm Milonga Dance Party, $5 Tango plus Latin, ballroom, swing, disco More beautiful tango demos by Carlos & Michelle SUNDAY JUNE 1ST (and after the classes on Saturday) Private lessons by appointment SPECIAL PACKAGE - $79 for all 6 lessons (regularly $85) Repeaters: only $5 Friday night (#1), $10 Saturday morning (#2) BEGINNING LEVEL: Lessons 1 & 2 Highly recommended by Carlos and Michelle for everyone as a review! INTERMEDIATE LEVEL: lessons 3 through 6 For those who've studied before, or taken lessons 1 & 2 TO REGISTER: E-mail or call to reserve your spot. Include: name, e-mail address, phone, city, which classes you want to take. Then show up early during the registration times to complete your regis- tration. INFO: Heartland Social Dance Association (HSDA) * Michael Goodman 641-919-3700 * [email protected] WHERE: Lessons at Morning Star Studios, east side of the Fairfield Square, 51 1/2 N. Court St. REQUIREMENTS: None - no partner or experience necessary. HOUSING in local homes is available for out-of-town guests: please inquire. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Heartland Social Dance Association (HSDA) Michael Dean Goodman Ph.D., D.D., Director Fairfield IA * 641-919-3700 * [email protected] * DANCE LESSONS (private or group) - learn social dancing Swing/jitterbug, blues, foxtrot, waltz, slow dance, disco/hustle, tango, salsa/mambo, merengue, rhumba, cha-cha, samba, etc. Guaranteed rapid results and fun or your money back. * DJ SERVICES - for effortless, wonderful dances, parties, events Best dance music in town! - choose swing/Lindy, Latin, ballroom, disco, rock... * DANCES - come to our regular, popular social dances and practices
