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Don't miss Tango on the Town, the unique 2010 edition of International Chicago Tango Fest!
August 26 – September 2, 2010

Old Town School of Folk Music and 2010 International Chicago Tango Fest are pleased to announce a unique Argentine tango dance and music festival.

Tango on the Town offers a fresh local spin in a personal and intimate format. This new and exhilarating dance & music phenomenon, jointly sponsored by Old Town School of Folk Music and American Tango Institute, offers something for everyone, with concerts and workshops for novices, experienced dancers, adults and kids!

Our goal has been to create a more intimate activity-packed tango festival promoting not only the dance, but the music and the celebration of this art form. Tango on the Town celebrates Argentine tango with a week of outstanding events in some of the most prominent venues in Chicago, such as the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago Cultural Center's Preston Bradley Hall and Chicago SummerDance. Whether you are a novice or an experienced dancer, we guarantee you will learn, enjoy, live and breathe tango to the fullest!

Presenting renowned contemporary stars of festivals and shows:

Somer Surgit and Cecilia Gonzalez (Turkey/Chicago & Argentina) MORE INFO

Nina Tatarowicz and Alejandro “Lucho” Lucero (Chicago, US & Argentina) MORE INFO

Our distinctive hybrid of Chicago’s own U.S. favorites partnering with top Argentinean tango instructors & performers will bring a refreshing and contemporary perspective to your Argentine tango experience. They are extraordinary tango performers and instructors with impressive experience who will lead us on a memorable tango journey.

The fest workshops are divided into four skill levels: Fast Track Tango for Novices, Basics & Fundamentals Development, Intermediate and Advanced. Before registering please review the guidelines to determine which level best suits you.

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Never danced tango?
Have you been tempted by tango, but too nervous to begin?
Our unique Fast Track Novice Series will get you dancing in just 6 rigorous workshops.

Taught by American Tango Institute and Old Town School instructor, Netza Roldan. Specifically for people who have never danced tango, this series of six intensive dance workshops was designed to have you dancing in three days!

Argentine tango is about interpreting the music as you walk fluidly with a partner. Take your first steps to tango and learn the secrets of this sensuous dance and how to use your body, balance and projection to create your own tango style. Two workshops per day will focus on basics & fundamentals of social tango that all tango dancers need to move with confidence and grace.

Workshops will introduce:

3 Basic Tango Elements: Musicality, balance and direction, connection

· Perfect tango posture

· The Embrace -3 points of connection in the open embrace

· Walking with elegance

· The Axis – understanding and controlling one’s axis

· Disassociation of upper and lower body

· The importance of improvisation in tango

· Basics movements: count of eight, salida, cross step, rock step, changes of direction, changes of weight

Even if you think you have two left feet, the Fast Track Novice Series will prove that tango can also be a walk in the park.

Let Tango On The Town’s Fast Track Novice Series fly you swiftly to Argentine tango!

No tango experience necessary!

No partner required!

No special attire needed. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring hard soled shoes to class, either leather or suede. They do not have to be dance shoes or high heels.

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Back-to-School Tango Camp
MAD-HOT TANGO CLASSES FOR KIDS!
Back-to-School Tango Camp teaches basic Argentinean tango to children in five fun and engaging classes designed to introduce children to the rhythm and movement of tango, encourage self-expression and promote cultural awareness.

Back-to-School Tango Camp blends elements of eurhythmics and psychomotor development techniques into the Argentinean tango to teach children to dance while helping them build a healthy mind and body connection.

Students will learn the three basic elements of social tango – musicality, movement technique & connection. Good listening skills and focus are developed while learning to hear the beat, move to the rhythm and create the connection in dancing with a partner. Movement technique includes improving posture, increasing awareness of body in space and control of balance and body movements.

Let your kids take the lead! We agree with the tenet held by the Illinois State Board of Education that Physical activity and movement can be a medium of communication. In tango, it is essential to understand the intentions of others and for dancers to make their own intentions clear, so students will learn to observe others, listen, act and react.

For ages 8 to 13

Objectives of Back-to-School Tango Camp:

Engage students in a healthy and active movement and dance experience
Introduce students to the three basic elements of tango; musicality, movement technique & connection
Encourage self-expression, mutual respect and cooperation through the expression of the dance
Create a healthy mind and body connection
Promote cohesiveness by teaching a new way to share feelings with others
Boost cognitive abilities and ability to focus
Explore ways that music and dance shape the lives of a people
Foster intercultural and ethnic awareness

No special attire needed. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring hard soled shoes to class, either leather or suede soles.

Argentine Tango in Chicago

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