Chicago Mini Tango Festival Update There are less than two weeks left for the 2008 Chicago Mini Tango Festival (www.chicagotangofestival.com). The Festival will be held at the University of Chicago from April 18-20, 2008. Pre-festival workshops will also be held in Hyde Park on Thursday, April 17, 2008. The instructors for the Chicago Mini Tango Festival include Pocho and Nely (Buenos Aires), Ruben de Pompeya (Buenos Aires), Silvina Valz and Oliver Kolker(Buenos Aires), and Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires). Djs include Robin Thomas from New York, Robert Hauk from Portland, Ramji V from Ann Arbor, and Ilene Marder from Woodstock, New York. For an updated schedule of the classes including the Pre-Festival classes, please go to http://chicagotangofestival.com/Schedule.php
Additional information: Private Lessons Most of the teachers will be giving privates before, during, and after the festival. If you are interested in booking a private please let us know as soon as possible by emailing [email protected] . Pocho, Nely, and Rubin Harymbat will be arriving into Chicago on Tuesday, April 15th and will be available for privates before the festival. Master class Pocho and Nely will be teaching the Master Classes: "Secrets the milongueros). Registration in the master classes will be restricted to advanced dancers; limited enrollment which requires purchase of a festival pass; contact [email protected] before registering. Lodging For more information on lodging options, please go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Lodging.php . The Ramada Inn has extended their special rate until April 11, 2008. Pricing & Registration For pricing and registration information, please go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Payment_Registration.php . When you register for the festival, please make sure to indicate your level of dance (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and also indicate which workshops you intend to attend. This will greatly help us with our planning. Air Travel and Car Rental With respect to air travel and car rentals we have arranged for discounted airfares on American Airlines to either Midway Airport (airport code: MDW) or OHare International Airport (airport code: ORD). The special rates are available from April 11 to May 11, 2008. We have also arranged for discounted rentals on Avis car rentals. For further details go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Air_Travel_Car_Rental.php Vendors SHOES, SHOES, SHOES. We have an exciting lineup of shoe vendors including the Festivals sponsor, Leni of Chicago Dance Supply (www.chicagodancesupply.com) with her Darcos Tango Magicshoes. We also have Kathleen of Diva Boutique with among other things, her huge collection of the fabulous Comme il Faut tango shoes. Kyla and Robin from New York will be at the Festival selling neo tango shoes. Seder The Chicago Tango Festival falls on the first two nights of Passover this April. For those milongueros who would like to celebrate Passover AND tango the night away, there are two opportunities for Seders right in the Hyde Park Neighborhood. The reform temple, KAMII, is located at 5100 South Greenwood, about eight blocks from Ida Noyes Hall. They will be hosting a congregational Seder on the second night of Passover, Sunday, April 20. There will be a cost for their Seder. You may contact them directly for reservations for their Seder: Abbey Allison [[email protected]]. The Chabad Jewish Center is located just two blocks from Ida Noyes Hall at the corner of 57th Street and Kimbark Avenue. They will have Seders on both nights, Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20. Their first Seder may be right at Ida Noyes, and the second will be at the Chabad House. They will charge $36 for an adult and $15 for a child. Students are free. You may contact them directly for reservations for their Seders: Rabbi Yossi Brackman [[email protected] ]. If you have any question or need more information please go to www.chicagotangofestival.com or contact Ray Barbosa at [email protected] Please forward this email to your friends. If they would like to subscribe to our mailing list, please have them send an email to [email protected] or have them subscribe to the Chicago Tango Festival yahoo website at [email protected] . Looking forward to seeing you in less than two weeks. Thank you, Ray Barbosa Organizers and contributors: Chicago Milonguero, Ltd. and the Argentine Tango Club of the University of Chicago The official sponsor for the 2008 Chicago Mini Tango Festival is Chicago Dance Supply. www.chicagodancesupply.com
