CHICAGO MINI TANGO FESTIVAL

 April 8-11, 2010

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7:00 - 8:15 PM	Workshop 1 - Milonga 1: Linear Traspie & Caminatas (Oscar and Mary Ann) (all levels)	University Church
8:15 - 9:30 PM	Workshop 2 - Rhythmic milonga for social dancing (El Pibe and Elina) (all levels)	University Church
9:30PM- Midnight	Welcome Milonga- DJ Maria Olivera	University Church

2:00 - 3:00 PM	Registration	Ida Noyes Hall
2:30 - 4:00 PM	Workshop 3 -Tango Fundamentals. includes leader technique and art of cabeceo . - (Alberto and Paulina) (all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall
2:30 - 4:00 PM	Workshop 4 - Creating unexpected crosses with different dynamic to match the music (Oscar and Mary Ann) (intermediate-advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall
2:30 - 4:00 PM	Workshop 5 - Vals: Pivoting along the dance floor. Pivoted walkings. (Maria and Gustavo) (intermediate)	Ida Noyes Hall
4:00-5:30 PM	Master Class 1 Adornos y Juegos Ritmicos (Embellishments and Rhythmic games) Sequences for Tango and Milonga (El Pibe and Elina) – (restricted registration) (advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall (room TBA)
4:00-5:30 PM	Diagnostic session with instructors - 15 minute diagnostic sessions with instructors ($20 per session) –	Ida Noyes Hall (room TBA)
5:30 - 6:30 PM	Absolute Beginner Class (Tango 101) (Maria Paola Palaia) (Free-advanced registration required)	Ida Noyes Hall
4:00 - 7:00 PM	Welcome Milonga - DJ Jorge Andres	Ida Noyes
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM	Evening Milonga - DJ Oleh Kovalchuke	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Registration and warm-up	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Absolute Beginner Class and Practice Milonga (Tango 102) - (Maria Paola Palaia) (Free - advanced registration required)	Ida Noyes Hall -
12:00 - 1:30 PM	Workshop 6-Technique for the woman, man, and couple (Maria Paola Palaia) (all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall - Library
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Workshop 7- Tango: Tango across the years. "Salida del 40" vs. "Basic 8 count" vs. "Salida cruzada" - (Maria and Gustavo) (all levels)	Hyde Park Union
12:00 - 1:30 PM	Workshop 8- Milonga 2: traspie cruzado & corridas (Oscar and Mary Ann) (intermediate-advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall-Cloister
2:00 - 3:30 PM	Workshop 9- Tango con sentimiento (with feeling) (Alberto and Paulina) (all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall - Cloister
2:00 - 3:30 PM	Workshop 10- Milonga with figures (El Pibe and Elina) (intermediate-advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall-Library
2:00 - 3:30 PM	Workshop 11- Tango: Rhythm vs. Musicality. Exploring different ways of interpreting the music. (Maria and Gustavo) (intermediate-advanced)	Hyde Park Union
3:30 - 7:00 PM	Afternoon milonga -DJ Derrick Del Pilar	Ida Noyes Hall
4:00-5:30 PM	Master Class 2 - How to dance to Pugliese (Alberto and Paulina) – (restricted registration) (advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall - Library
8:00 - 9:00 PM	Workshop 12 - Milonga Traspie: Basic fundamentals to understand the music and the navigation (all levels)(Gustavo and Maria)	Ida Noyes Hall-Library
9:30 PM - 1:30 AM	Milonga (with Argentine food, wine & flavor) - DJ Jorge Andres	Ida Noyes Hall (1,Ballroom)
1:30 AM - 4:30 AM	All Night Milonga - DJ Oleh Kovalchuke	University Church

10:30 - 12:30 PM	"Eye Opener" Milonga - Dj Derrick Del Pilar. Coffee, tea, bagels and fruit.	Ida Noyes Hall
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Workshop 13- caminatas, giros and contragiros - (Elina and El Pibe) (all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall-2nd Floor West Lounge
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Workshop 14- Vals - Velocity and how to play with timing. (Alberto and Paulina) (intermediate-advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall-Cloister
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Workshop 15- volcadas milongueras, linear and circular (Oscar and Mary Ann) (intermediate-advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall-Theatre
2:15 - 3:45 PM	Workshop 16-Musicality. How to use pauses in the music.(Alberto and Paulina) (intermediate-advanced)	Ida Noyes Hall-Cloister
2:15 - 3:45 PM	Workshop 17-changes of rhythms(Elina and El Pibe) (beginners-intermediate)	Ida Noyes Hall-2nd Floor West Lounge
2:15 - 3:45 PM	Workshop 18-Milonga Traspie: Alterations of Movements (Maria and Gustavo) (advance)	Ida Noyes Hall-Theatre
4:00 - 5:00 PM	Milonguero Chat Session - Special chat session with Alberto Dassieu, Ricardo "El Pibe" Sarandi, and other instructors	Ida Noyes Hall-Theatre
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Workshop 19 - Colgadas Milonguero style (Oscar and Mary Ann) (all levels)	Ida Noyes Hall -Theatre
8:00 - 12:00 PM	Goodbye Milonga -DJ Raul Cabral	Ida Noyes Hall

Schedule subject to change.

The teachers in the Chicago Mini Tango Festival will be teaching private classes, always on a limited basis. In order to maximise the use of time and space, the festival organizers will coordinate the private class schedule. Please contact us with specifics of your request at lessons@chicagotangofestival.com and we will contact the teacher to confirm his/her availability.