Newsletter 07/18/2006

--Tango y Té News--07/18/06--Naked Tango/Milonga

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You can read a nicely formated version by clicking on the newsletter in the archive at: http://www.tangoyte.com/newsletterarchive.htm

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-Sunday's Milonga

-Naked Tango and Milonga: Tallahassee Trip this Friday

-Ritmo Intensivo Bootcamp: July 20-22, Tallahassee

-FILM SALON Report

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-Sunday's Milonga

Last Sunday's Milonga, Jan continued to incorporate more of Leia's materials in the lesson. Afterwards, we had great dancing!

The Milonga is as scheduled:

7:45pm-8:45pm: lesson for intermediate dancers w/ Jan and for beginners w/ Chut and David

8:45pm-11:30pm: general dancing.

Location: Unified Training Center, at the corner of sw 8th street and University

Admission fee: usd 10.00 paid at the door--refreshment and sweets included

Information: www.tangoyte.com

Those who don't wish to take the lessons can come anytime, there is plenty of room to dance without interfering w/ the lessons.

-Naked Tango and Milonga: Tallahassee Trip this Friday

There are still 1 or 2 seats available on the van traveling to Talahassee this Friday evening. We will view the movie "Naked Tango" at All Saints Cinema in Tallahassee, after which we will go to dance at the Milonga that follows. Please respond by emailing Thuy Carroll, thuy_carroll@yahoo.com if you want to join. The Friday movie/milonga event leads in to the "Ritmo Intensivo Bootcamp" weekend, discussed in the next news item.

-Ritmo Intensivo Bootcamp: July 20-22, Tallahassee

This weekend of workshops focuses on the "milonga argentina" and "vals cruzado", sister and brother of the Argentine tango.

These two characteristic rhythms complement the trilogy of music played and danced at a tango dance party, a.k.a milonga. They add the necessary variety to a well-rounded evening of tango dancing. The milonga is playful and mischievous; the vals is elegant and romantic. Their rhythms are rich with nuances and challenges.

BOOTCAMP participants will be presented with a complete set of typical vals and milonga patterns broken down progressively from class to class. Each session will be structured with elements of technique, musicality and styling. Participants will be drilled and challenged with plenty of practice time.

Full details here: http://www.tangotallahassee.com/information/bootcamp_july_2006.html

-FILM SALON Report

Yesterday (Monday 17 July) Ruth Kaplan showed the documentary, "Tango, Our Dance" in the first Tango-themed Movie Salon, to an enthusiastic all-TyT crowd. Several people commented that they would like to see it again. For me (David), the movie answered questions that I had wondered about for a long time, and I definitely want to see it again, if only for some of the dancing by the milongueros. Seeing it gives meaning to the words of one of the milongueros interviewed in the movie: "Tango equals sweetness."

Stay tuned for the anouncement of the next Tango Movie Salon next month!

July 21 Naked Tango/Milonga Trip

July 23 Tango y Té Milonga

July 20-23: Talahassee "Ritmo Intensivo" BOOTCAMP (vals and milonga workshops by Alberto and Valory)

August ? TyT Movie Salon # 2