Tucson Tango Fall Fest September 20-23, 2012 $180 Early Bird Ends July 15th!

 <http://tucsontangofallfest.com> Tucson Tango Fall Fest
September 20-23, 2012$180 Early Bird Ends July 15th!
We are not the only ones that want you to come to the Tucson Tango Fall
Fest... Southwest Airlines is having a huge sale!

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The early bird is expiring on July 15, 2012. Get on board now and come
dance with firneds old and new!

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rooms, pack your clothes and make the journey here to see us so we go
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since there is a huge sale going on. We have been to scores of festivals
and we learned a long time ago that a really great tanda is priceless!

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When all is said and done, you pay by the hour for the milongas and
classes:

$180 = Full Pass
$288 = Hotel room $72 x 4
$200 = Plane Fare
$668 = Approximate Total Festival expense not including food and
personal extras.

Approximately $13 per hour for each hour of classes and milongas
combined! No wonder so many are coming from 25 states and 5 countries!
Our goal in designing festivals is to make it affordable for the
participant, while also honoring the skill and knowledge of our festival
teachers and djs. Not only are we one of the most reasonably priced
Festivals, we are rock solid on dancers, friendly environment, and
Tucson's September sunsets are stunning and world famous!




Instructors

Brian Nguyen and Yuliana Basmajyan
  [Brian Nguyen and Yuliana Basmajyan] 
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/instructors-and-djs/instructor-and-djs/a\
ttachment/brian-yuliana-2/>


Brian and Yuliana crossed paths at a milonga in 2007. Together they
travel to Argentina a few times a year to continue their tango education
with maestros. They've taught and performed in several festivals and
milongas such as El Congreso in Toronto, Valentango in Portland, Tango
MundoFestival in Palm Springs, Mercury Cafe in Denver and La Nacional,
Ukraine, and Nocturne Milongas in NYC.

They are the 2011 U.S. Tango Champions in Tango Salon, and they took 3rd
place in Tango Mundial 2011 Salon Category, the annual world competition
held in Buenos Aires. You can find them at Oxygen tango school in Los
Angeles where they teach group classes on Monday nights.



Website: BrianandYulianatango.com <http://www.brianandyulianatango.com/>




Diego Blanco and Ana Padron
  [Diego Blanco and Ana Pedron] 
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/instructors-and-djs/instructor-and-djs/a\
ttachment/diego-ana/> Award-winning Argentine Tango dancers Diego Blanco
and Ana Padron are one of the top performing young couples in the world
today. Their tango style is energetic, rhythmical, and innovative, and
through their fluid moves they fuse nuevo tango with the close embrace
look of traditional tango. They co- founded their dance company, Tango
for All, to bring this electrifying tango to audiences in America and
throughout the world.

Diego and Ana command a wide range of dance disciplines from which they
tap inspiration for their movement. In addition to Argentine Tango,
these include Classical Ballet, Jazz, African, and Jose Limon, Martha
Graham, and Jennifer Muller techniques. They have honed these techniques
and skills since their paths first crossed at the New World School of
the Arts in Miami, Florida, culminating in Bachelor in Fine Arts degrees
from the University of Florida, from which they both graduated with
Honors.

Diego and Ana have radiated their love of tango and brought audiences to
their feet in applause over many years in many nations: they have toured
throughout the United States, the Caribbean, South America, Europe and
Asia. They have brought tango to numerous off-Broadway shows, and danced
and choreographed for an independent film. Outside of the tango realm,
they have choreographed and danced for legendary modern dance companies
that include Jennifer Muller and Martha Graham.

Diego and Ana now teach tango workshops and private lessons that involve
a holistic understanding of movement and an increased awareness of the
body as the bases for musicality and creativity.

Website: TangoForAll.com <http://tangoforall.com//>


Ney Melo and Amanda Archuleta
  [Ney Melo and Ellinor Westrup] 
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ttachment/ney-ellinor-2/>

World-renowned tango dancer and teacher Ney Melostarted in the New York
City and Buenos Aires tango scenes, learning from the old milongueros
and dancing every night in the milongas. Ney is a dedicated to inspiring
students to dance tango with feeling, musicality, cadencia, and
connection – the way it is danced in Buenos Aires. The atmosphere in
his classes is relaxed, personable and lively, and he places equal
emphasis on the lady's role as the man's. Technique and the
essence of tango, both fundamental to dancing well, are stressed in
whatever step is being shown. His instruction is highly respected and
sought out by beginning and advanced dancers, as well as other teachers
and choreographers.

In addition to running TangoVida, Ney has been busy touring the world.
Ney regularly teaches and performs in Poland, Singapore, Malaysia,
Romania, Slovenia, Australia, and New Zealand as well as extensively all
over North America.

Website: StudioTangoVida.com <http://www.studiotangovida.com/>
Website:
Jay Abling and Mary Fu
Mary has persistently studied Argentine tango with both body and mind
since she first fell in love with it as a college student in South
America. The biggest influences to her understanding and practice of the
dance are drawn from world-renowned tango dancers and teachers Gustavo
Naveira & Giselle Anne, Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, and
Graciela Gonzalez. She continues to exercise and push the boundaries of
their teachings through her new partnership with J. Abling.

For the last 11 years since he first started tango, J. Abling has been
refining his dance and his teaching method. He has learned from some of
the most renowned teachers including Jaimes Friedgen, Luciana Valle,
Sebastian Arce, Mariana Montes, Chicho Frumboli, Juana Sepulveda and
Tete Rusconi, melding elements from various tango styles into his own.
He approaches the dance with critical thinking in an organic and fluid
fashion that engages, challenges and enlightens participants of all
levels. J. has taught, DJ'd and danced in cities across the U.S,
from Maui to New York, Seattle to Albuquerque. He has performed with
some of the best teachers in the scene, including Luiza Paes, Brigitta
Winkler and Mitra Martin. He lives and teaches weekly classes in San
Diego.

Website: JARTANGO.com
<http://www.jartango.com/Tango_with_J._Abling.html>


DJs

Jay Abling
  [DJ Jay Abling] 
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ttachment/jay/>

Jay loves to DJ and his tandas have been known to melt butter in
refrigerators three states away! J Abling believes that a milonga is a
"party where tango is danced". Whenever he DJs, he intends to
keep a good party going with select choice of music to inspire both
lovers of traditional and alternative music. When not teaching or DJing,
he is constantly organizing and listening to his music or looking for
more music to add to his extensive collection. He has learned to dj from
some of the best DJs in the country including Jaimes Friedgen, Alex
Krebs, Dan Boccia, Shorey Myers and Vijay. He has DJd at festivals and
regular milongas in Portland, Seattle, Houston, New York, San Francisco,
San Diego, Los Angeles, Maui and Ashland, OR.


Paul Akmajian
  [Paul Akmajian DJ] 
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ttachment/akmajian/>

Paul Akmajian (Albuquerque, NM) has been dancing tango for over 10 years
and teaching for the last five. He has been a DJ for most of his tango
life and in the last 3 years he has DJ'd in Seattle, Phoenix,
Tucson, as well as on a regular basis in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Recently, he was a DJ for the Denver > Albuquerque Labor Day weekend
Tango Festival. He is excited to return to his hometown of Tucson to DJ
for the Tucson Tango Festival.


Kenny Bell
  [DJ KBell] 
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ttachment/dj-kbell-2/>

Shortly after starting tango, Kenny found himself not only consumed with
the dance, but he had also fallen into a deep obsession with the music.
Since then, he has spent countless hours not only listening to these
golden age classics, but studying them. He focuses not only on orchestra
leaders, but also on singers and time periods, listening to the subtle
differences of eras, styles, and instrumentals, finding out what makes
each orchestra unique and what unifies them, as well as what makes a
good dance song and what doesn't. He uses a very systematic
structure and method of organizing the music to ensure a harmonious
relationship between songs and tandas through the night, and evenly
distributing energy for gentle and thoughtful transitions between
tandas. In his own words, "My goal as a DJ is simple: Play music for
the people, and keep them dancing. As a DJ, I fully understand the
creative power we have over the atmosphere of the social events, and in
essence the attendees are at our mercy. With this in mind, I work
diligently to keep the people energized, inspired, and when it comes
time leave, satisfied."

"Just like the dance of Argentine tango, there is no true end to
studying the music. With tens of thousands of recordings, there is
always something new to learn and discover. It is my mission to continue
studying the music, improving my methods to become both a better dancer
and DJ, and to continue to serve people with the best nights of music I
can conjure."


Varo Biagi
  [Dj Varo Biagi] 
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ttachment/dj-varo-2/>

As an avid dancer himself, Varo has a deep appreciation for tango music
as a crucial part of the overall milonga experience for each dancer. As
a DJ, Varo strives to create a musical atmosphere that inspires dancers
and connects with them on the emotional level. While DJ-ing, Varo is
always connected to the dancers-either by observing the energy and the
interactions of the dancefloor, or dancing in the middle of it. In
addition to selecting good tango songs, Varo pays detailed attention to
the structure of the playlist.

Varo comprises the tandas and the relationship of tandas to each other
in a way to establish a harmonious flow of the energy, and to develop
emotional-energetic contrasts with a tasteful climax and rise that
resonate within each dancer.

Varo regularly DJ's at milongas in Los Angeles and Southern
Calfornia. He has DJ'd along with Otros Aires and Narcotango and is
invited to DJ tango at festivals all over the US.
Joanne Canalli
  [DJ Jo Canalli] 
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/instructors-and-djs/instructor-and-djs/a\
ttachment/canalli-dj/>

Jo's DJ philosophy is a product of her personal Tango journey as a
follower and, recently, a leader. Although her beginnings came from
Alternative/Nuevo Jo has evolved over time to develop a deep passion and
love for the traditional Argentine Tango music specifically, the Golden
Age era. She prepares 100% traditional tandas concentrating on fully
danceable music with a mix of the playful, the romantic, the high
energy, the sweet and melodic, with maybe a touch of drama. Her goal is
for the dancers to leave the milonga with a happy heart, a satisfied
craving and an eagerness for more.


Vincent Wong
  [Vincent Wong] 
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/instructors-and-djs/instructor-and-djs/a\
ttachment/smith2012_dj_vincent/> Vincent Wong is a Tango DJ in Los
Angeles, California. He deejays regularly around the city include
Practica-Longa Libertad, Milonga El Floridita in Hollywood, Milonga
Sonata in Arcadia, Pasadena Caltech All-Night Milonga, DIVO Milonga in
Santa Monica, Milonga Grand Casino Cafe in Culver City, Milonga LAX, and
the 1st Los Angeles Tango Marathon "L.A.Tangothon 2012?. From
collecting vintage audio for critical listening in a wide variety of
music, Vincent found his passion for Tango in Los Angeles 2007. As an
active Tango dancer himself, he understands the music is the single most
important element of a good milonga. Every song he plays in a milonga is
a greatest hit. The objective is keeping most everyone dancing or enjoy
listening even when they were sitting.


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Thoughts for the Festival Participant
Every year we have guests that are attending their first tango festival,
so we thought to make a list of some things that we would like all of
our guests to know about large tango gatherings and what to expect.

Of course since we are dancing Argentine tango so we model our festival
milongas after milongas in Buenos Aires and most common and logical
codigos apply, like line of dance, repecting fellow dancers etc. Here
are some pointers and thoughts to keep in mind:
Be Alert to Tandas: At milongas stay aware of where you are in the
tanda! We play 4 song tandas for tangos and 3 to 4 for vals and milonga
– at the DJs discretion. This means you have 30 seconds or so to
locate a partner as the floor clears and the next tanda begins.
Frequently those new to tango can get bored during a tanda, start up a
conversation and chat right through the cortina thus missing an
opportunity to get a cabeceo to dance the next tanda. Stay aware of
where you are in the stream of a tanda and be ready to get a dance as
the cortina comes to an end and the next tanda begins.
Using the Cabeceo: Cabeceos can save you a lot of time, if used
correctly, line of sight is speed of light. If you can catch the eye of
a perspective partner you can get a nod before you make your way across
the room. Sometimes the cabeceo is used to take a break, if someone is
obviously avoiding looking at you, respect their right to rest or take a
break and quickly scan the room for willing and alert eyes that are
actively seeking a dance, they are there if you act fast.
Getting a Dance: Getting a dance, if you are new to tango, can take some
getting used to, especially if you don't know a lot of people that
already dance tango. If this is you, take beginning classes (even if you
are an intermediate dancer, you will make a better impression on those
willing to dance with you if you are reinforcing your tango foundation
in beginning classes). Look for those you met in class at the milongas,
maybe even schedule a meeting time to dance with your new acquaintance.
Class Mates are Your Future: The people you meet in classes – clumsy
or graceful – are the future of your tango experience, remember to
be kind to beginners! If they hang around long enough they will be good
dancers one day and you will be happy you knew them when.
Tango Shoes and Attire: You will find tango shoes and accessories at the
festival that you might not find on line, and of course you won't
pay for shipping. Select your shoes with care. Ask the advice of the
vendor, they are tango dancers and have been around, so listen to what
they say and ask about fits, comfort et cetera.
Stay Hydrated: Drink lots of water – NO! Wine doesn't count :)
September is a nice time of year in Tucson but we are in a desert, so
drink plenty of water.
Get Plenty of Rest: Save some energy for dancing, get a nap if possible.
There are lots of tango activitites and you can run out of energy if you
are not careful. Monitor your physical well being and stay rested.

We organize tango activities and festivals because we believe it is a
worthy endeavor for mind body and spirit. Come and enjoy and as in all
things moderation is key. We are here for you if you have questions or
need anything. I answer all emails personally.

Anticipating Your Arrival!
We look forward to being yoru hosts!
Abrazos and Besitos,
Rusty & Joanne
and the Tucson Tango Community!
    *  [Fall 2013 Instructors] Instructors and Djs
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/instructors-and-djs/instructor-and-djs/>
    *  [Tango Milonga] Program
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/program/program/>
    *  [Tango Class] Registration
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/registration/registration/>
    *  [Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites] Venue
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    *  [Argentine Tango Shoes] Vendors
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/vendors/vendors/>
    *  [Casa Vicente Restaurant] Local Tucson Scene
<http://tucsontangofallfest.com/local-tucson-scene/local-scene/>



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