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Reflections ofSummer Tango2001!Jan Carpenter:One of the best experiencesI had on theWednesday nights was thelast milonga I attended. Iintroduced myself to ayoung couple who wherevisiting for the first time.This was what the youngwoman told me: We startedwalking over the bridge andit reminded me of the tangoin the park in Paris and alsoBoston. I told my friend thisreflection and said, “All weneed now is tango music andsome dancers.” Right at thatmoment we crested thebridge and saw some tangodancers on the other side andthen heard the music! It wasan uncanny coincidence! Itturns out the woman learnedto dance in Boston aftermoving from Chicago. Hercompanion is a Chicagolocal and a ballroom dancer.He was very excited aboutthe tango and hopefully wehave recruited anotherdancer.Pamela Strateman:Like any milonga, it wasa social event. We wouldcongregate at the front of thedance floor near the musicand socialize. But the dancingbecame very private andvery personal. The dancefloor was huge and theremight be fifteen feetbetween couples, givingeach their own privatespace. It was dark, and I feltmy partners and I becamemore open, less self-conscious,knowing that otherscouldn’t really see us. Thefloor was made of blocks ofwood that were soft, almostsilky. The uneven spacesbetween the blocks made usaware of how we stepped. Ifound myself dancing slower,calmer, when leading.When following, with myeyes closed, I would knowwhen we had reached the farend of the dance floor fromthe scent of prairie grassesand wildflowers.Erica Sutton:I distinctly rememberone of the first Tango in thePark milongas I attendedwhen nearby hotel guestsbegan to wander over withblankets and champagne towatch what must haveseemed like a strange andethereal event – tango dancingin the park by the glowof street lights. What anawesome evening! Can youimagine being a visitor tothe city out for a stroll in thepark and stumbling upontango dancing? Chicagoisn’t just about the Bears,brats and beer anymore.Summer Tango 2002Beth BraunThe process of bringing Argentine tango into the officialschedule of SummerDance, or onto theSummerDance floor, has started! There is also thepossibility of tango being a founding member of a new outdoorsummer program near Montrose Harbor. As I continueconversations about this with city representatives I wouldvery much like to have the input of members of our tangocommunity. I am interested in any ideas, observations, wishesand/or criticisms you may have based on our trial run thislast summer; I am also interested in experiences you mayhave had dancing at outdoor milongas in other cities. As withanything, this cannot be all things to all people, but I want toincorporate as much of your input as possible into the finalform outdoor tango in Chicago will take this summer.My goals from the beginning up to this point havebeen 1) to enjoy dancing outside and 2) to maketango more visible so that people who might be interestedin it have a chance to see what it is like and giveit a try. I thought one of the big successes of our gatheringslast summer was the interest of passers-by andthe visits from out-of-town guests that we had almostevery week.Your comments will make a difference! Please emailme (Bethdanceb@aol.com), call me (847-846-5611) ortalk to me at a milonga about your ideas. Anonymouscomments are also welcome online at www.tangoparatodos.com.Perhaps thinking about summertango will help us forget about winter weather, if andwhen we ever get it! I hope you all have a warm holidayseason with time for tango in between all theother things going on.Chicago TeachersTom Barnard*tbbarnard @hotmail.comVito Bertucci** 773.277.4398Jose & Gerri Caravantes* 773.286.6424Bob Dronski & Kathleen Kreher** 773.792.2099Emilia Boykov** 773.743.2962Sean Erwin* 773.274.9564Carlos Favre * 773.481.1551/773.852.6555Leroy Hearon * 773.276.1518Louis Gallo ** 773.878.8089Mark Johnson * 312.446.0468Gadi Lissak ** 773.472.8776Tina Mangos ** 773.282.5108Elena Robles* 773.327.1667Fred & Yermen Romero** 773.725.0518Pamela Strateman** 312.902.2803Erica Sutton** 773.505.1577Charlotte Vikstrom**Argentango@usa.net*Privates only **Classes and Privates 6
C e n t r a l T a n g oRegional Supplement to Tango NoticiasTo add, change or update information appearing in this section please send your notices to central_tango@hotmail.comChampaign-Urbana, ILContacts:Rita Marvelli:marvelli@uiuc.edu; 217-344-2123Leonardo:Tangoleon@aol.com; 217-328-1311Joe Grohens: joe@wolfram.com;217-328-1008Milongas: Tango Society ofCentral Illinois — Monthlymilongas held at PhillipsRecreation Center:Admission $3. For moreinformation contactLeonardo.Classes: For schedules visitwww.prairienet.org/whitesteet/tango.html.Detroit, MIContacts:MotorCityMilongueros.comAmy & Ray: MotorCityMilongueros.com;313.561.3236Lori Burton:Argentinetangodetroit.com;810.726.2370Amy & Ray: MotorCityMilongueros.comClasses:—Tuesdays at DanceSportAcademy of Michigan,Dearborn. All levels 8:00to 9:00pm.—Thursdays 7-9 pm followedby a Practica 9-10pm;Pitsfield Grange, Ann Arbor- all levels. $10 ($5 withstudent id) for all evening.—Fridays at FarmingtonYMCA, Farmington Hills.Class 7:30 to 9:00pm,Practica 9:00 to 10:00pm.Peña: Every 4 th Saturday atthe Pitsfield Grange,September through May;classes from 7-9 PM andgeneral dancing from 9-1am. Light refreshments,$10/students with ID $5.Milonga: Milonga del añonuevo, Jan. 12 th at DanceSport Academy of Michiganin Dearborn – cost $10.Special Guests: AngelGarcia and Rosa Collantes.Lori Burton:Argentinetangodetroit.comor LnBrtn@compuserv.net;810.254.0560Classes:— Argentine Tango Detroit:every day of the week, 7758Auburn, Utica, MI; seewebsite for details.Milongas:— Argentine TangoDetroit/Tango Suave; threetimes weekly see websitefor detailsBrickhouse. Auburn Road,Utica, MI. 8 pm; $7.Visiting Teachers:The following teachersare being hosted by thestudios of Lori Burton:Kely & Facundo – Firsttwo weeks of JanuaryAmes, IowaContacts:Valerie Williams:515.232.7374;vjw@cnde.iastate.eduClasses: 7-8 pm; BeginningClass and TechniqueTango Salon: Dance heldfollowing class on alternateThursday; call for informationor check website.Location: Café Diem, 323Main Street, Ames, IA 50014Kansas City, MOContacts:Korey Ireland;korey@kodair.com or816.665.4916; alsohttp://www.kodair.comClasses: Tuesdays at StMark’s, 38 th & Troost:7-8:30 Beginning; cost $58:30-10:00 Intermediate;cost $5.Practicas: The Hurricane;Sundays at Westport andBroadway from 7-9PM.Milongas: Wednesdays atFedora on the Plaza; 210W. 47 th , lessons from 7-8pm. Live tango music byTango Lorca from 8-11 pm.Madison, WIContacts:Steven Fosdal:fosdal@mail.com;608.288.8339Anna Snider:atango@mail.com;608.836.7716tango@fosdal.net;tango.doit.wisc.eduPracticas: Pasión delTango: Every Tuesday atUnion South, Univ. of Wis.campus at the corner ofRandall and Johnson streets;7-8:30, no charge.Milongas: February 15 th atGreat Hall MemorialUnion.; 7-11PM. Also,March 28 th — ContactSteven & Anna for moredetails.Visiting Teachers:Workshops with BrookeBurdett, Feb. 13 th from 6-9:30 at Union SouthMt. Vernon, MOContacts:Karen Whitesell: 417.471.1001;Fax 417.471.1002.www.thelearningdepot.com/murrays-1/Milonga Venue:Murray’s Vintage Venue:202 S Hickory, Mt VernonMO 65712St. Louis, MOContacts:—Roxanne McKenny:stltango@aol.comCarter Maier:tngomn@hotmail.com—Estella & Randy:tangoartists@tangorosa.comLourdes Ylagan:Lylagan@path.wustl.educontinued on page 8 7
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