Purdue Tango Festival 2010

The 2010 Purdue Tango Festival will be help on the weekend of April 2-4. There will be 7 workshops taught by Homer & Christina Ladas and Carolina Zokalski & Diego Di Falco, with two milongas and a jam session. Don't miss it!

Schedule

Friday 4/2 South Tower Purdue Memorial Union
6:00 pm	Registration
7:00-8:15	W1 The Hard Side - Why things are hard vs easy for the follower and/or leader: Follower's pivot technique for Ochos, Rebotas (switch-steps), Boleos, & Sacadas. (Homer & Cristina)
9:00-12:30	Milonga: Performance by Homer & Cristina
Saturday 4/3 Merou Grotto 1860 N. River Rd., West Lafayette
1:00 pm	Registration
1:30-2:45	W2 General technique: Proper positioning, Balance, & Connection (Carolina & Diego)
3:00-4:15	W3 Connection, Action/reaction & Elegant Combinations for social dancing (Carolina & Diego)
4:15-5:00	Practice/Coffee break
5:00-6:15	W4 Now There's a Catch - stops, traps, & grabs - fun movements that employ musical breaks , & rhythmic accepts, with lifts (Homer & Cristina)
10:00-3:00	Milonga: DJ Homer, Performance by Carolina & Diego
Sunday 4/4 STEW 302
12:00 pm	Registration
12:30-1:45	W5 Milonga: Rhythm, Changes of Direction, Variations, & Combinations’ (Carolina & Diego) W5 ‘Milonga: Rhythm, Changes of Direction, Variations, & Combinations (Carolina & Diego)
1:45-2:45	Break/Practice
2:45-4:00	W6 Quality of movement (Homer & Cristina)
4:15-5:30	W7 The Art of the Wrap - Leg wrap via Turns & Ochos including options for the follower's exit (Homer & Cristina)
8:00-9:00	(South Tower) Music jam session by Homer
9:00-Midnight	Practilonga

Pricing

Full Package $80
One Day Pass (Saturday or Sunday) $50
Friday Pass $20
Single Workshop $20/Milonga $15

Private lessons available

With Homer or Christina $100/hr Friday & Monday ($80 for students)
With Carolina or Diego $100/hr Saturday & Sunday

Available for sale

Women's and Men's dancing shoes

To register, email purduespringtango@gmail.com