CHICAGO MINI TANGO FESTIVAL

 April 20-22, 2007

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7:00 - 8:30 PM	Pre-Festival workshop- Volcadas for Tango de Salon (Maria and Gustavo) (all levels)	Univ Church
8:30 - 10:00 PM	Pre-Festival workshop-Musicality: Rhythm in Tango (Elina and Ramiro) (all levels)	Univ Church

1:30 - 2:30 PM	Registration	Univ Church
2:30 - 4:00 PM	Workshop 1 - Fundamentals for the "Milonguero Style of Tango" (Enriqueta and Ruben) (all levels) Posture, embrace, change of weight, walking, equilibrium, and amague.	Univ Church
2:30 - 4:00 PM	Workshop 2 - Musicality: Milonga and Waltz(Elina and Ramiro (intermediate-advanced)	HPUC
2:30 - 4:00 PM	Workshop 3 - Dance floor command(Maria and Gustavo)(all levels)Dancing your way out of a traffic jam.	Univ Church
4:00 - 5:30 PM	Total Beginner Class (Tango 101) - (Oscar Casas) (Free-advance registration required)	Univ Church
4:00 - 7:00 PM	Welcome Milonga - DJ Vijay Namasivayam	HPUC
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM	Evening Milonga - DJ Ilene Marder	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Registration and warm-up	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM	Total Beginner Class (Tango 102) - (Oscar Casas) (Free-advanced registration required)	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
12:00 - 1:30 PM	Workshop 4-Dancing at Contrapiano (Enriqueta and Ruben) (all levels) Brush the floor with the orchestras that require it	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
12:00 - 1:30 PM	Workshop 5-MILONGA: Heat up your feet! (Maria and Gustavo) (intermediate-advanced) Playing with the rhythm in milonga lisa & traspié.	Ida Noyes Hall (3,Theater)
12:00 - 1:30 PM	Workshop 6-Technique for women and men(Elina and Ramiro) (beginners-intermediate)	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Library)
1:45 - 3:15 PM	Workshop 7-Musicality: Melody and Harmony (Elina and Ramiro) (all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Library)
1:45 - 3:15 PM	Workshop 8-Technique for the couple (Enriqueta and Ruben) (intermediate-advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
1:45 - 3:15 PM	Workshop 9-Creating your own tango (Maria and Gustavo) (beginners-intermediate) The use of improvisation.	Ida Noyes Hall (3,Theater)
3:30 - 7:00 PM	Afternoon milonga -DJ Paul Akmajian	Ida Noyes Hall (room TBA)
4:30 - 6:00 PM	Master Class "DOS MIRADAS SOBRE EL TANGO SALON Y MILONGUERO" or "Two Looks at Tango Salon and Tango Milonguero" (Elina Roldan and Enriqueta Kleinman)(restricted registration) (advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall (room TBA)
8:30 - 9:30 PM	Special Workshop S1 - Navigation on the Dance Floor (Oscar Casas)(all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Library)
9:30 PM - 1:30 AM	Milonga (with Argentine food, wine & flavor) - DJ Vijay Namasivayam	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
2:00 - 6:00 AM	Allnighter Milonga (Sunday early) - DJ Ko Tanaka	Tango Chicago

10:30 - 12:30 PM	"Eye Opener" Milonga - Dj. TBA. Coffee, tea, bagels and fruit.	Ida Noyes Hall (3,Theater)
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Workshop 10- Steps that are tricks to the dance (Enriqueta and Ruben) (all levels) How to do them and lead them in the same place.	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Workshop 11- VALS: Stopping that dizziness! (Maria and Gustavo)(intermediate) Turns and Counter-Turns.	Ida Noyes Hall (3,Theater)
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Workshop 12-Complex figures in Close Embrace (Elina and Ramiro) (intermediate-advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall
2:15 - 3:45 PM	Workshop 13- MILONGA: Fun with variations. (Maria and Gustavo) (intermediate-advanced) Understanding how to combine different types of traspié sequences.	Ida Noyes Hall (3,Theater)
2:15 - 3:45 PM	Workshop 14- Adornments for the couple (Elina and Ramiro) (all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall
2:15 - 3:45 PM	Workshop 15-Beautiful and difficult steps to dance Pugliese (Enriqueta and Ruben) (intermediate-advanced) How to change the tempo and the posture to be able to dance with the "romantic tangos.	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
4:00 - 5:00 PM	Special session - Special Chat session:"History of Golden Era of Tango" Gusatvo Benzecry and Maria Olivera	Ida Noyes Hall
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Special Workshop S2 - Cadencia in a coinTBA (Oscar Casas) (all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Library)
8:00 - 12:00 PM	Goodbye Milonga - DJ Ko Tanaka	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)

Schedule subject to change.

The teachers in the Chicago Mini Tango Festival will be teaching private classes, always on a limited basis. In order to maximise the use of time and space, the festival organizers will coordinate the private class schedule. Please contact us with specifics of your request at lessons@chicagotangofestival.com and we will contact the teacher to confirm his/her availability.