############################################## Michigan Tango Festival January 24-26, 2003 Ann Arbor, MI "Tango Rhythm & Connection" The information in this flier and the future updates are available at http://www.umich.edu/~umtango/festival.html Please join us, Michigan Argentine Tango Club and the Metro Detroit area tango dancers, for our first tango festival at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Enjoy the charm of downtown Ann Arbor, State Street and the University Campus. The focus of this festival is i. Social dancing: 3 Milongas! - Fri, Sat & Sun. ii. Workshops on Rhythmic Close Embrace Tango. iii. Bring dancers from the mid-west region and Ontario together for an intense fun weekend. The beginner's lessons and workshops during the weekend will focus on rhythmic close-embrace tango and will be led by Tom Stermitz of Denver Colorado. Tom is one of the active teachers in the Denver area and the organizer of bi-annual Milonguero Weekend Festival in Denver, Colorado. For more details check http://www.tango.org We hope you can take advantage of the low cost and join us in the festivities for the weekend. Let us share the energy, the dance and the connection with dancers from Michigan and around. **** Workshops in Close Embrace Tango **** with Tom Stermitz ******************************** Tom's classes are designed to have you up and dancing social Argentine Tango as quickly as possible. His approach to teaching tango is from the inside out, emphasizing improvisation, fundamentals, heart & soul, rhythm & music, and the connection between the leader and follower. Tom has been teaching and organizing Argentine Tango classes and events for 6 years in the Denver area. He has been an invited teacher in LA, Berlin, and at the Portland Tango Fest. Tom organizes two main yearly events: the "Denver Milonguero Weekends" which take place over the US holidays of Labor Day and Memorial Day. The most recent weekend included five tango dances and had attendance of over 300 dancers from Colorado and around the US. **** Festival Milonga Schedule **** ************************* 3 Milongas; 16+ hours of dancing! Friday, Jan 24 - Vandenberg Room, Michigan League Welcome Milonga - 8:00pm to 1:00am DJ: Tom Stermitz Saturday, Jan 25 - Pendleton Room, Michigan Union Beginners Lesson - 8:00pm to 9:00pm Milonga Picante - 9:00pm to 1:30am DJ: Tom Stermitz Sunday, Jan 26 - Pendleton Room, Michigan Union Marathon Milonga! - 5:30pm to ?? DJs: Tom Stermitz/Ramu Pyreddy Dress party-casual for milongas. Elegant attire suggested for Saturday Milonga. **** Saturday/Sunday Workshop Schedule **** Pendelton Room, Michigan Union ******************************* Workshop A: Close Embrace Fundamentals Saturday, Jan 25 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm Open to All (new beginners and experienced) Workshop B: Close Embrace Vocabulary Saturday, Jan 25 - 5:45pm to 7:15pm Pre-requisite: Atleast 2 months of Tango Workshop C: Ochos, Pivots and Preparation for the Turn Sunday, Jan 26 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm Pre-requisite: Atleast 4 months of Tango Workshop D: Explorations of Rhythm in Vals & Milonga Sunday, Jan 26 - 2:15pm to 3:45pm Pre-requisite: Atleast 4 months of Tango **** Workshops/Milongas - Prices/Payment **** *********************************** Students with ID $10 each for 1 or 2 workshops, $10 for the next two Non Students $15 each for 1 or 2 workshops, $15 for the next two Early registration price for all four workshops Students with ID (before Jan. 15) $20 Non-Students (before Jan. 15) $35 Admission to milongas is only by membership with the Michigan Argentine Tango Club. Membership costs $10/semester for students and $15/semester for non-students and entitles admission to all 3 milongas of the festival weekend and all milongas and practicas till the end of winter semester - April 30, 2003. For the schedule of milongas and practicas check http://www.umich.edu/~umtango The Saturday beginners lesson and milonga are free for people trying Argentine tango for the first time. Want to bring friends? - please do. The registration form is available online at http://www.umich.edu/~umtango/festival.pdf Please make your check payable to "Michigan Argentine Tango Club" and mail it along with your registration form to Michigan Argentine Tango Club 4358 First Street Wayne, MI 48184-2121 Although we will allow registration for the workshops and milongas at the door, please save us time and save yourself time and money by registering early. Questions/concerns: Dudhi Karonso d_karsono@hotmail.com Michigan Argentine Tango Club is a non-profit student ogranization. This festival has been made possible by a grant from Michigan Student Assembly at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. **** Directions/Locations/Parking **** ******************** Michigan League, 911 N. University Av., Ann Arbor Friday's welcome milonga is at the Michigan League. From I-94, take State Street Exit 177. Go north - continue on State Street approximately 3.0 miles to the main campus area. Turn right on North University; go two blocks to Fletcher Street and turn left on Fletcher. The League is on your left. The Vandenberg Room is on the second floor. Parking can be found on Fletcher, or South Thayer Streets. Continue past the Michigan League, and the Fletcher street parking garage is on your right, before you get to Washington. A second structure is located on Thayer, between North University and Washington. Michigan Union, 530 S. State St., Ann Arbor All the events on Saturday and Sunday will take place in Pendleton Room of Michigan Union. From I-94, take State Street Exit 177. Go north - continue on State Street approximately 2.5 miles to the main campus area. The Michigan Union is on your left at the South State Street and South University Avenue intersection. The Pendleton Room is on the second floor. Parking can be found at the Thompson Street Parking Structure. The entrance to the structure can be found on Thompson Street, across from Richard L. Kennedy Drive. For more details check http://www.umich.edu/~info/tounion.html http://www.umich.edu/~info/toleague.html Airport Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) is about 30 minutes east of Ann Arbor and offers the best selection of flights and times. From the airport, take I-94 West towards Ann Arbor. **** Accommodation/Hotels **** ******************* Some limited housing is available for out of town guests with local dancers. Please send email to umtango@umich.edu for housing with local dancers. For information on hotels in Ann Arbor please check http://www.umich.edu/~info/hotel.html http://www.annarbor.org/visitorsguide/hotels.html Phone: 1 800 888 9487 Email: a2info@annarbor.org We have blocked 10 rooms in Red Roof Inn, 3505 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48108, Ph: 734 665 3500. Rooms are $49.99 per night. Call 1-800-REDROOF before December 24th. The rooms are booked under the group name "Argentine Tango in Ann Arbor" and the code is B564-000-250. **** Miscellaneous **** ************* Bring warm clothing and footwear. Michigan winters can be very cold. Dress fairly casual or party-casual for the milongas. The Saturday milonga is a little more elegant affair than the other two. The Union and the League are only a few minutes walk from many popular downtown Ann Arbor restaurants/cafes/bars. The basements of the Union and the League have a bunch of fast food places open quite late. The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is right across the street from the Michigan Union and is open during the day. **** Registration **** ************ Name: Student/Non-Student: Address: Phone: Email: Workshops: A/B/C/D Years of dancing Tango/Close Embrace: