"EAU DE TAN GOGH" FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 16-25, 2003
(pronounce like "Van Gogh")
**TEACHERS: EL INDIO AND MARIANA,
AND Eduardo Saucedo (pending)
SEE THE END of this trip description for the BEST DEAL, good until JUNE 15!!
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 grows 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 du
Tarn, some of the most stunning scenery in France. We will go up through the L
angued'Oc province; a mysterious land where the mystic Christian community
of the Cathar religion 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.
We are offering these BEST DEAL incentives so that we can keep the hotel
and chateau rooms we have booked. We have to let them go on July 1 if they are
not all taken, and because of an enormous fashion convention in Paris this
year, and the waiting list at the Chateau and in Sarlat, we doubt rooms can be
found at a late date.)
BEST DEALS WITH REGISTRATION SENT BY JUNE 15TH:
FOR COUPLES: send in your registration and receive two tickets to the show at
the Moulin Rouge show in Paris, one private dance lesson with El Indio and
Mariana, and a $300 discount on any Exotic Tango Vacation next year, 2004.
FOR WOMEN ONLY: send in your registration and receive 1 ticket to the Moulin
Rouge show and one pair of new tango shoes.
FOR MEN ONLY: send in your registration and receive one ticket to the Moulin
Rouge show and one new pair of tango shoes. (Be sure and contact us about our
"a few Good Men" discount.)
REGULAR PRICE OF $2,925 PER PERSON, double occupancy or $5,450 per couple.
Price for a GROUP OF FOUR WITH AT LEAST 2 MEN: $2, 650 EACH.
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:
Deposit: $800
FOR THIS LATE REGISTRATION: Total balance is due AUG. 1, 2003.
HERE IS A WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO ON WHERE WE WILL BE GOING IN FRANCE:
On www.tripadvisor.com you can find several good articles about the
areas we will be exploring. One is The Light of a Lost Star (Conde Nast
magazine) about the Cathar country and religion, another is An Undiscovered
Paradise
Awaits in the Medi by L. Pappas and another is One of Frances’ best Kept
Secrets” by K. Housego. Here are direct links:
www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g187149-Languedoc-Roussillon-Vacations
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WITH "UNSUBSCRIBE" IN THE MESSAGE. THANKS! You also may choose to receive info.
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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.
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