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2008 Portland TangoFest XII (version: 5/1/2008) |
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Wed 10/15 |
9:00p-1:00a—Opening Milonga at Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside, DJ Korey Ireland. Admission $10. All ages. |
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Oct 16 ’08 |
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Norse Hall Lodge Rm |
Norse Hall Ballroom |
Imago Ballroom |
Ankeny Street Studio |
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A 11:00- 12:15p |
Beg: Basics and variations of the cruzada. Juergen |
Int: Find home in the milonga (w/ traspie intro) Homer/Christina |
Adv: Robin |
Adv Couples: Dancing your way out of a traffic jam! Gustavo/Maria |
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B 1:30- 2:45p |
Beg: Nick/Tara |
Int: Goodbye grapevine—turning without memorized patterns. Detlef/Melina |
Adv: Oliver/Silvina |
Adv Couples: Adornments for couples. Oscar/Georgina |
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2:00-5:00p—Alternative Milonga, Lenora’s Room, 615 SE Alder, hosted by TBA. DJ Homer. Admission $10. All ages. |
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C 3:15- 4:30p |
Beg: Walking in an embrace. Detlef/Melina |
Int: Density & Elasticity. Oscar/Georgina |
Adv: Interleading—i.e., proactive leader/follower exchange. Juergen |
Adv Couples: Nick/Tara
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D 4:30- 6:00p |
Supervised Practica at Imago Ballroom, 17 SE 8th, with Oscar, Georgina, Oliver, Silvina, Gustavo & Maria. Admission $10. Free to anyone taking a class on Thursday. |
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7:30p-9:30p—Beginners/Mixer Milonga in the Lodge Room of Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th. Hosted by Steven/Matthew with emphasis on etiquette, navigation, mixing, getting asked to dance etc. Admission is $10 and includes admission to the Thursday Milonga afterwards. 9:30p-2:00a—Thursday Milonga at Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th. Hosted by Jerry Wallach. DJ Evan Griffiths. Admission $10. All Ages. |
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Fri Oct 17 ’08 |
E 11:00 12:15p |
Beg: Feeling Tango. Oscar/Georgina |
Int: Nick/Tara |
Adv: Vals—the music. Detlef/Melina |
Adv Cpls: Contrepaso—i.e., using the cross with colgadas and traspie rhythm. Juergen |
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F 1:30- 2:45p |
Beg: Robin |
Int: Oliver/Silvina |
Adv: Create your own tango with improvisation. Gustavo/Maria |
Adv Couples: The sustained volcada experience. Homer/Christina |
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2:00-5:00p—Mixed (Alt & Trad) Milonga, Lenora’s Room, 615 SE Alder, hosted by TBA. DJ Nick. Admission $10. All ages. |
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G 3:15- 4:30p |
Beg: Oliver/Silvina |
Int: Carlos/Tova |
Adv: Lead and following secrets. Oscar/Georgina |
Adv Couples: Robin |
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H 4:30- 6:00p |
Supervised Practica at Norse Hall Ballroom, with Carlos, Tova, Robin, Homer & Christina. Admission $10. Free to anyone taking a class on Friday. |
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8:00p-2:00a—Corazon de Tango, Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th. Hosted by Megan Pingree. Beg Lesson 8:00-9:00p with Gustavo/Maria. Performances at 11:00pm. Traditional DJ TBA on main floor and alternative DJ TBA after 11:30p. Admission $15. All ages. |
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Sat Oct 18 ’08 |
I 11:00 12:15p |
Beg: The art of floor craft. Homer/Christina |
Int:Robin |
Adv: Tova/Carlos |
Adv Couples: Choreographic show sequences. Oscar/Georgina |
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J 1:30- 2:45p |
Beg: Oliver/Silvina |
Int: Elegant & beautiful walking with sacadas and empujaditas. Gustavo/Maria |
Adv: Dynamic turns in any embrace. Homer/Christina |
Adv Couples: Elegant movements—our favorite steps. Detlef/Melina |
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2:00-5:00p—Mixed (Alt & Trad) Milonga at PPAA, 618 SE Alder, hosted by TBA and DJ’d by Robin. Admission $10. All ages. |
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K 3:15- 4:30p |
Beg: Vals fundamentals. Juergen |
Int: Oliver/Silvina |
Adv: Nick/Tara |
Adv Couples: Milonga traspie—heat up your feet. Gustavo/Maria |
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L 4:30- 6:00p |
Supervised Practica at Norse Hall Ballroom, with Detlef, Melina, Juergen, Nick & Tara. Admission $10. Free to anyone taking a class on Saturday. |
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7:00-midnight—Grande Ball at Tiffany Center, SW 14th & Morrison. Hosted by Polly/Clay. Beg Lesson 7:00-8:00p with Tova/Carlos. Performances at 10:00p. Music by Portland’s 11-piece Orchestra Tipica under the direction of Alex Krebs and DJ Vijay. Admission $20 in advance, $25 at door. All ages. Midnight-6:00a—Post Grande Ball, Scottish Rite Tmple, SW 15th & Morrison. Hosted by PSU Tango Club. DJ Shorey. $10 all ages. |
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Sun Oct 19 ’08 |
M 12:00- 1:15p |
Beg: Tova/Carlos |
Int: Torque, torso technique. Juergen |
Adv: Romantic tango. Oscar/Georgina |
Adv Couples: Oliver/Silvina |
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N 1:45- 3:00p |
Beg: Tango milonguero—variations of the ocho cortado. Detlef/Melina |
Int: D’Arienzo & the ’One’ Homer/Christina |
Adv: Robin |
Adv Couples: Nick/Tara |
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O 3:30- 4:45p |
Beg: Milonga—fun with musicality and basic sequences. Gustavo/Maria |
Int:Nick/Tara |
Adv: Colgadas de salon. Detlef/Melina |
Adv Couples: Tova/Carlos |
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5:00-8:00p—Milonga con Maestros (festival instructors available for students to dance with), Bossanova, 722 E Burnside. Traditional DJ Yulia Kriskovets. Admission $10. All ages. 9:30p-2:00a—Closing Milonga at Norse Hall Ballroom. Hosted by Emily/Drew. DJ Avik. Admission $10. All ages. 2:00-6:00a—Post Closing Milonga at Imago Ballroom, 17 SE 8th. Hosted by TBA. DJ Tova. Admission $10. All ages. |
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Mon 10/20 |
7:00p-12:00a—Noches de Buenos Aires at PPAA. Host Robert Hauk teaches lesson 7:00-8:00p and DJ’s to midnight. $6 All Ages. |
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