1st PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL TANGO FESTIVAL: MAY 28-30, 2010 We are utterly delighted to announce the 1st Philadelphia International Tango Festival, which will take place over Memorial Day Weekend (May 28-30, 2010).
The festival will feature the unusual juxtaposition of TANGHETTO, which has been hailed as "the most seductive of the electronic tango bands," and THE TANGO CHEESEBALLS, which are also world-famous in their own goofy way. In case you're not familiar with one or the other, check out the festival website (http://philadelphiatangofestival.com) for videos that will make everything clear. Festival highlights include: -- Milonga Qilombo on Friday, May 28 where THE TANGO CHEESEBALLS will present a new choreography as well as an encore performance of "Este es El Rey." Other festival teachers will present Cheeseballs-inspired performances on the same night and Lung-Kuei Lin will DJ. -- An All-Night Milonga on Saturday, May 29 with TANGHETTO playing LIVE IN CONCERT in the Skybox (http://www.2424skybox.com/), an exquisite 6,200 sq. ft. space. The All-Night Milonga includes an intro lesson with Carlos & Tova Moreno and will be DJed by Jake Spatz. -- Milonga Qilombera on Sunday, May 30 with LIVE JAZZ CORTINAS and DJ Adam Hoopengardner. -- 3 Cheeseballs-inspired HUMOROUS tango workshops and 3 pedagogically-rich SERIOUS workshops. Teachers and Performers include: -- Carlos & Tova Moreno; -- Ciko Tanik & Adam Hoopengardner; -- Adam's alter ego "Ivana" teaching women's technique with Andres Amarilla; -- and Jake Spatz. Registration is ALREADY OPEN at http://philadelphiatangofestival.com. Workshop space is limited, so please consider registering soon. Questions? Contact Meredith Klein at 617-291-3798 or email meredithkl...@gmail.com. The 1st Philadelphia International Tango Festival is brought to you by the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School (http://philadelphiatangoschool.com) We are very grateful for the help and collaboration of the following Philadelphia-area tango instructors & organizations. Please check out their websites and attend their classes & events! Lesley Mitchell & Kelly Ray (http://dancephiladelphia.com/) Tango Hop - Lori Coyle & Sam Wilson (http://sanghaspace.com/) Guillermo Elkhouss & Vittoria Natale (http://www.argentangodancers.com/) Teresa & Juan Carlos Figueroa (http://www.tangotuyo.com/) Jackie Stahl Philadelphia University Tango Club (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=150537698441) PennTango (http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/tango/) Temple Tango (http://www.facebook.com/TempleTango?v=info&ref=search) Drexel Tango ( http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=157026374618&v=info&ref=search) Amore Tango - Andrew Conway and Linda Chase (http://www.amoretango.com/) Maly Fennell Julie Jacobs