tangophilia event
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Intro Lesson and Welcome Milonga (Tangophilia & Quantum Tango's Regional Tango Weekend)
Tangophilia & Quantum Tango invite you to join a weekend of practicing and dancing tango with tangueros from all over North Carolina (Asheville, Charlotte, Fayettteville, Greensboro, Wilmington, Winston-Salem, and the Triangle), South Carolina, and beyond!
This is the time to get together with everyone else in your region to exchange information, to practice, and to have fun dancing tango!
Schedule:
Friday, May 5
Fortune Building
- 8:30 - 9:30 pm Intro. Lesson (for newcomers)
- 9:30 pm - 1:30 am Welcome Milonga (DJ: Michael Jaffe, Asheville)
Saturday, May 6
Biltmore Town Hall
- 11:30 am - 4:20 pm Workshops (for all levels) taught by regional instructors (in alphabetical order): Daniel Arredondo (Charlotte, NC), Jon Berbaum & Karen Jaffe (Asheville, NC), Harby Gonzales (Columbia, SC), Jason Laughlin & Gülden Özen (Durham, NC)
- 4:30 - 6:00 pm Supervised Practica supervised by all regional workshops instructors plus Manuel & Ronda Patino and Gaby Lopez of Tango-Rio and Horacio Arcidiacono from Atlanta! (DJ: Horacio Arcidiacono, Atlanta)
Saturday, May 6
Biltmore Town Hall
- 8:30 - 9:30 pm Intro. Lesson (for newcomers)
- 9:30 pm - 2:30 am Milonga (Tango Dance Party) & Performances by all the participating and visiting instructors! Appetizers/light dinner, desserts and beverages will be served. (DJ: Manuel Patino, Atlanta)
Sunday, May 7
Biltmore Town Hall
- 11:30 am - 3:00 pm Brunch & Supervised Practica (DJ: Jason Laughlin, Durham)
Private Lessons
Private lessons with visiting and regional instructors can be arranged through Karen Jaffe (kjsummit@hotmail.com) or 828-215-1177
Tango Shoes
Tango shoes for sale! Vivitango shoes from DC and a small collection of Tara Tango shoes will be available for sale during the weekend! Viviana's guests instructors and performers Claudio & Diana from Buenos Aires will also join us for the full weekend!
Registration and Pricing Information
For on-line registrations, contact Gülden Özen at gulden@tangophilia.com or (919)423-7681
Questions? Contact (in Asheville) Karen Jaffe at kjsummit@hotmail.com or (828)215-1177
Payments
For payments by credit card, simply click the links below and checkout with Paypal.
Checks should be made out to: Karen Jaffe and mailed to: 125 Saylestown Place Fairview, NC 28730
Once payment is received you will be contacted via e-mail with the confirmation of your registration and the directions and maps to the venues. You will receive your pass/name tag for the events at the door.
No partner is necessary.
Refund Policy
If you have completed an early registration, we can refund the full payment for events that you will not be able to attend if we are notified before the early registration deadline. We can refund only 50% of your payment after the early registration deadline (April 26) if you inform us at least 24 hours before the earliest event in your package is held. If you fail to call us 24 hours before the event, we cannot refund any part of your payment. For a refund, you must contact us at (828)215-1177 or (919)423-7681 (NO e-mails please!).
We will refund 100% of the payment in the case of a cancellation by the event organizer.
Hotels
The following hotels are near the venues
- Best Western Biltmore West
275 Smoky Park Highway, Asheville, NC, 28806-1140
Phone: 828-667-4501
2 Double/1 King $59.95
I-40, exit 44 (8-10 minutes from venues)
http://www.bestwestern.com/ - Holiday Inn Express
234 Hendersonville Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803
828-274-0101
$90.00 - $99.99
I-40, exit 50 (5-10 minutes from venues)
http://www.holiday-inn.com
Pricing
Payments received after the Early Registration deadline
- Full Weekend Package (Includes Friday's Milonga, Saturday's Workshops and Practica and Milonga w/ light buffet style Dinner AND Sunday's Tango Brunch/Practica)
- Welcome Milonga (Friday)
- Per Workshop
- Supervised Practica 1 (Saturday)
- 4 Workshops + Supervised Practica 1 (Saturday)
- Biltmore Milonga (Social Dance w/light Dinner on Saturday)
- Brunch-Practica 2 (Sunday)
** "student w/ID" is a high school, college(undergrad.) or graduate student with a valid ID that confirms the student status for the academic year of 2005-2006.