Dear friends, We hope you are all doing well. The early-bird prices for Chicago Tango Week are now in effect and we have created five packages; so chances are there is a package that will suit your schedule and needs. The workshop schedule is now available on our website. Please take the time and go through the workshop titles before you register and choose workshops. We have great student discounts for all five packages, so take advantage of these prices.
Here is the registration website: http://chicagotangoweek.whatstheturnout.com The Westin O’Hare is offering double-occupancy rooms for $99/night till 31 March. Here is the link to reserve a room: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/TEF28A Maestros: Pablo Villarraza and Dana Frigoli (Their only event outside Argentina for all of 2010) Horacio Godoy and Cecilia Berra Claudio Gonzalez and Melina Brufman Pablo Inza and Nazarena Colombo Oliver Kolker and Silvina Valz Esteban Moreno and Claudia Codega DJs: Horacio Godoy Pablo Inza Pablo & Dana Esteban Moreno Katia Alferova Band: Narcotango, directed by Carlos Libedinsky About 500 dancers participated in the 2009 edition and we want to thank all of you for the enormous success. A warm greeting is also in store for those of you who plan on joining us for the first time. Chicago Tango Week is envisioned as an event that is energetic, exciting, fun-filled and packed with invaluable workshops. It is an also an international event with participants from North America and Europe. Our goal is for you to make new friends and have the best time of your life. Here is our festival site: http://www.ChicagoTangoWeek.org Please join our Facebook group for all updates: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21188481464 You can email us at info@ChicagoTangoWeek dot org OR, contact us using Facebook The 2010 event will be held at the Westin O’Hare. It is located next to Chicago’s O’Hare airport and has the following advantages: - Free 5-minute all day shuttle service to and from the airport - A large upscale hotel with 525 guestrooms and large ballrooms. All workshops and milongas will be held at the hotel so there is no need to rent a car. - Discounted room rates - A five minute walk to the CTA Blue-line train station that goes directly to downtown Chicago - All indoor milongas will be held on Birch Veneer Hardwood floor. Supplied by Dance America, it is assembled without screws, using a cabling system that does away with grooves and edges, resulting in a super smooth dance floor. The floor is shipped from Nashville, TN just for our event. Here are the highlights: - Registrants with full packages can take up to 12 workshops over 4 days - You will be treated to the unique fusion of electronic music by Carlos Libedinskyand his award winning tango band Narcotango from Buenos Aires. - Here is their website for you to take a peek: http://www.CarlosLibedinsky.com - There will be five late-night and all-night milongas from Thursday through Monday (which is a holiday) - We are honored to have our instructors Pablo Inza of Practica X, Horacio Godoy of La Viruta and Pablo and Dana from DNI Tango and Esteban Moreno as DJs. For many experienced and professional tango dancers, these three venues are extremely popular in Buenos Aires. Check our Facebook group and event pages for updates. We hope to see you in 2010. Cheers, Shafqat Manzur and Maria Alferov Copyright © 2009-2010 Chicago Tango Week. All rights reserved. Chicago Tango Week is a trademark of Chicago Tango Week Inc.
