Re: [TANGO-L] North American Tango Festival Update

[el turco <shusheta @GMAIL.COM>]

Dear Stephen Brown classifies certain tango events regarding
the teachers-Maestros, this is a tough task to try.
There are other significant characteristics of "tango festival" and "tango
congress".
-Who is target crowd (nationwide or regional, close embrace or salon etc.)
-How long does it runs? (2 days or longer) )
-training or dancing oriented
- any musicians? DJs?
-What level of publicity (in a hotel, or local dance venues)
-What's its purpose?
As Tom mentioned how much does it cost $$$

 there might be more criteria i cannot think at the moment.

Another issue with the drastic differences between  American Tango Festivals
and European Tango Festivals.

The Taxonomy of Tango events is a difficult topic to cover!
for instance *TangoJoven* *2006* festival is being designed to run 5 days
(June 30-July 04) in Minneapolis.
some features;
-outdoor concert milonga by the lake (FREE) w/ 900 seated amphitheater
- milonga on the beach (FREE) (the only festival with beach milonga in
Americas)
- FREE milonga and shows by guest and local artists in the largest shopping
mall in United States Mall of America www.moa.org
- the faculty includes 6 teaching couples with unique dance and teaching
styles, 6 performing couples
- 3 guided practicas with the faculty, 4 milongas
- Festival DJs are All FEMALE- (the only festival on the planet with all
female DJs)
- Tango pedagogy classes ( 2nd phase of SF-Tango exchange )
- DJing classes by the best traditional and alternative DJs in North
America.

This is a new generation tango festival like "Tangos de Los Muertos"
organized by Carlos & Tova Moreno, San Francisco Tango Exchange organized by
Homer Ladas to name few. I believe that classification of tango events will
be more difficult in future, but I don't think hat would be a negative thing
:)

enjoy the diversity in Tango
Burak
www.tangoshusheta.com

PS. As Stephen Brown noted that our website is not available yet, it will be
running in a week or so.  please, visit us after Dec 20*  *
www.tangojoven.net


On 12/1/05, Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown  @dal.frb.org> wrote:
>
> I think Tom Stermitz has an excellent idea in recognizing that there are
> different types of tango festivals.  Some regional festivals may not have
> many differences from an expanded workshop, but big festivals are quite a
> bit different from a workshop.
>
> Following up on Tom's suggestions, I made an initial stab  at classifying
> the various festivals.  I started with four categories: National Festivals
> with Big-Name Teachers/Performers, National Festivals with an Emphasis on
> Milongas and Dancing, Various Regional Festivals, and Festivals Yet To Be
> Classified.  Of course, additions to and reorganizations of the list are
> most welcome.
>
> With best regards,
> Steve
>
> NATIONAL FESTIVALS WITH BIG-NAME TEACHERS/PERFORMERS:
> 9th Annual Weekend of Tango ? February 17-19 in Tampa, FL
>    http://www.tampatango.com/
> 2nd Annual New Jersey Tango Extravaganza ? March 3-5 in Basking Ridge, NJ
>    http://www.tangoextravaganza.com/
> Neo-Tango Festival ? April 27-30 in Sacramento, CA
>    http://www.tango-renaissance.com/
> 10th Annual Tango Fantasy Festival ? May 26 - June 3  in Miami, FL
>    http://www.TangoFantasy.com/
> 3rd Annual Boston Tango Festival ? June in Boston, MA
>    http://www.bostontangofestival.com/
> 9th Annual Nora's Tango Week ? June 30 - July 8 in the San Francisco Bay
> Area, CA
>    http://www.tangoweek.com/
> New York City Summer Tango Festival ? July in New York, NY
>    http://www.celebratetango.com/
> 8th Annual Fandango de Tango ? November 22-26, Austin, TX
>    http://www.learn2dance.com/fandango.htm
>
>
> NATIONAL FESTIVALS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MILONGAS AND DANCING:
> 9th Annual ValenTango ? February 17-19 in Portland, OR
>    http://www.claysdancestudio.com/
> 5th Annual DC Tango Marathon ? March 16-19 in Washinton DC
>    http://www.le-tango.com/
> 2nd Annual Atlanta Tango Social ? April 7-9 in Atlanta, GA
>    http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/
> 6th Annual Memorial Day TangoFest ? May 24-29 in Denver, CO
>    http://www.tango.org/
> 3rd Annual Meet in the Middle Festival ? August 4-6 in Mt. Vernon, MO
>    http://thelearningdepot.com/murrays-1/tango-festival.htm
> 3rd Annual Seattle Summer TangoMagic ? August 10-14 in Seattle, WA
>    http://www.claysdancestudio.com/
> 7th Denver Labor Day Milonguero Fest ? August 30 - September 4 in Denver,
> CO
>    http://www.tango.org/
> 10th Annual Portland TangoFest ? October in Portland, OR
>    http://www.claysdancestudio.com/
>
> VARIOUS REGIONAL FESTIVALS:
>
>
> FESTIVALS YET TO BE CLASSIFIED:
> Hot Winter Tango Holiday Party ? December 2-4, St. Louis, MO
>    http://www.gatewaytango.org/festival/
> Festival de Tangophilia, January 19-22 in Durham, NC
>    http://www.tangophilia.com/
> 4th Annual Michigan Tango Festival ? January 20-23 in Ann Arbor, MI
>    http://www.umich.edu/~umtango/events/festival-jan06/
> Yale TangoFest ? March 31 - April 2 in New Haven, CT
>    http://www.yaletangofest.com/
> 2nd Boston meets New York Tango Weekend, April 28-30 in Boston, MA
>    http://bailatango.com/boston/
> 2nd Annual Toronto International Tango Festival ? June 8-11 in Toronto, ON
>    http://www.TorontoTangoFestival.com/
> 2nd Annual Toronto International Tango Festival ? June 8-11 in Toronto, ON
>    http://www.TorontoTangoFestival.com/
> Planet Tango's New Orleans Tangofest ? August 4-6 in New Orleans, LA
>    http://www.planet-tango.com/
> Hollywood Tango Festival ? August 26 in Hollywood, CA
>    http://www.hollywoodtangofestival.com/
> Minnesota Heartland Tango Festival, September 8-10 in Minneapolis, MN
>    http://www.heartlandtango.com/
> 4th Annual Baltimore Tango Festival ? September in Baltimore, MD
>    http://baltimoretangofestival.com/
> 5th El Aniversario del Medio Ocho ? September in Ann Arbor, MI
>    http://www.umich.edu/~umtango/
>
>
> Montreal International Tango Festival ? was July 2005 in Montreal, QC
>    http://www.festivaldetangodemontreal.qc.ca/
> Moonlight in Vermont ? was September 2005 in Brandon, VT
>    http://www.tangovermont.com/brandon.html
> Tango de los Muertos ? was October 2005 in Boston, MA
>    http://www.tangodelosmuertos.com/
> Tango Sutra ? was October 2005 in Washington, DC
>     http://www.tangobarrio.com/tangosutra.html
>
> -fin-
>