NA-C: Fanatics Only: Great Tango US Festivals this Winter - Spring

[Tom Stermitz <stermitz@TANGO.ORG>]

I am happy to endorse and highlight the following tango festivals this
Winter and Spring.

 - They primarily focus on SOCIAL tango
 - They are likely to have a lot of really good dancers.
 - They feature 30-40 hours of dancing in classes, practicas, evening
and all-night milongas.
 - Festival Passes from $100-$140+;
 - Milonga-only Passes from $20 - $60
 - The host cities have inexpensive hotel rates.


January 21 - 24, 2005
 - Ann Arbor, MI
 - 3rd Michigan Tango Fest (maybe about 200 people)
 - $100 (includes milongas)
 - Alex Krebs, Brigitta Winkler, James Friedgen, Robin Thomas
 - http://www.umich.edu/~umtango/


February 18 - 21, 2005 (Feb 21 is Prez's Day)
 - Portland, OR
 - 8th Valentango (maybe about 450 people)
 - $140 (plus milongas)
 - Many teachers
 - http://www.claysdancestudio.com/ValenTango05/ValenTango05.htm


 April 8 - 10, 2005
 - Atlanta, GA
 - 1st Southern Tango Social
 - $135 Festival Pass (includes milongas)
 - $80 Hotel
 - Brigitta Winkler, Tomas Howlin, Robin Thomas, Jennifer Bratt, Robert
Hauk, Ramu Pyreddy
 - http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/


May 25 - 30, 2005 (May 30 is Mem Day)
 - Denver, CO
 - 6th Memorial Day Tango Festival (maybe about 450 people)
 - $135 Festival Pass (includes milongas)
 - $70 hotel
 - Brigitta Winkler, Hsueh-tze Lee, Alex Krebs, Robin Thomas, Robert
Hauk, Dan Boccia, Ramu Pyreddy
 - http://www.tango.org




Tom Stermitz
http://www.tango.org

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