July

Logistics for International Argentinian Tango Camp in Liepaja

Dancers, who plan to come to milongas in Liepaja, guest house ‘Skilas’ July 27-28 are welcome to stay in the camp over night and get breakfast in the morning.
Prices:
1) Entrance fee in milonga Ls 4, vine and snacks included
2) One night accomodation in the tango camp Ls 3
3) Breakfast in the camp  Ls 2

Tango Port Tallinn 2012

Thu 12/7-12 – Sun 15/7-12

Estonia, Tallinn – Salme 12 (workshops)

Milongas at various places in Tallinn

TEACHERS

• Cecilia González (Argentina) & Somer Sürgit (USA, Turkey)
• Inês Gomes & Rui Barroso (Portugal)
• Kaja & Martin Keil (Estonia/Germany)

This time Tango Port Tallinn really represents a PORT for tango people. We invite you to different places near the port: to milongas in the middle of seagrass, dancing IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA on Sunday – in a fairytale under boats and next to a real submarine!

It is the 2nd international Argentine tango festival in Tallinn, a city that hides thousands of secrets in the romantic medieval old town, at the seaside and in many other unique places in the heart of Tallinn. This year the festival is co-organised together with Tallinn Maritime Days.

The dancers of classical tango and tango nuevo meet to have lessons and milongas with live music and world famous tango performers and teachers such as Cecilia González (Argentina) & Somer Sürgit (USA/Turkey), Inês Gomes & Rui Barroso (Portugal) and Kaja & Martin Keil (Estonia, Germany).

A special musicality class to all levels is given by German musicians Frank Schulte (piano) and Christian Gerber (bandoneón).

Live music is played during Friday, Saturday and Sunday concert-milongas. The artists include musicians from Estonia (Kirill Ogorodnikov – guitar, Jekaterina Danilova – accordion/bandoneón, Nele Suisalu – vocals), Quinteto Ángel from Germany (with Christian Gerber on bandoneón who played both in Trio and Sexteto Stazo Mayor at Tango Port Tallinn 2011) and duo Aires de Finlandia – Petri Kaivanto (Finland) & Alejandro Polemann (Argentina).

Milongas are DJ-ed by DJ Kaia Hüva, DJ Kaja Keil (both from Estonia), DJ Nemanja Sonero (Serbia).

Website: www.tangoporttallinn.com
Contact: info@tangoporttallinn.com

International Argentinian Tango Camp in Liepaja, Latvia

Programme
Friday, 27 July
16:00 Arrival
17:00 Opening
18:00 – 19:00 Tango workshop. Laura & Andreas, Berlin
19:00 – 20:00 Free time. Sea vs private lessons
20:00 – 21:00 Dinner
21:30 – 02:00 Milonga, DJ Reinis, Latvia
Show: Luis & Miria, Italy

Saturday, 28 July
8:30 Yoga at the sea side
10:00 – 10:45 Breakfast
11:00 – 12:00 Tango workshop. Laura & Andreas, Berlin
12:15 – 13:15 Tango workshop. Ginta & Juergen
13:45 – 15:00 Lunch
15:15 – 17:15 Waltz & milonga’s laboratory. Luis & Miria, Italy
17:30 – 18:30 Male and Female energy in tango. Liene, Liepaja
19:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:00 – 21:30 Free time, sea vs private lessons
21:30 – 02:00 Milonga, DJ Andreas, Germany. Show of the teachers.

Sunday, 29 July
09:00 Morning exercises on the beach
10:30 – 11:30 Breakfast
12:00 – 13:00 Tango workshop. Ginta & Juergen
13:15 – 14:15 Milonga workshop. Laura & Andreas, Berlin
14:30 – 15:30 Lunch
16:00 – 18:00 Closing class
Tea / coffee before farewell

* Registration for the camp is opened until
25 June.
** Payment should be made until 1 July – 75€ for
a person. In case of registration after 1 July – fee
95€ for a person. Fee includes: 10 hours classes, 2
milongas, yoga and morning exercises, all catering
mentioned in the programme and accommodation
*** Separate room costs extra 10€ for a person.
**** For more information contact Silvija &
Viesturs, Liepaja (phone: +371-29356433).
Registration can be made to e-mail address
e-mail address: silvijarabovica@inbox.lv

After registration, you will receive on your email
address the number of a bank to which
you have to transfer full amount of the
registration fee by 1 July.
In case of the cancellation of your
participation, your registration fee will be
fully refunded if you announce your
cancellation by 5 July. You are refunded 50%
of your registration fee if you announce your
cancellation by 10 July. No refunding will be
made after that date.

Additional information:
* There will be a possibility to have a
tour around Liepaja city guided by the
organizers of the camp. Payment in kind –
on the dance floor during milongas
** There will be baby-sitter.
Fee – 5€ / per day / per child.
Respective children should be registered
when registering for the camp.

TEACHERS

Laura Priori & Andreas von Maxen, Berlin

Laura and Andreas are living and teaching Tango in Berlin (www.tangotanzenmachtschoen.de). They are dancing “Tango de Salon” in a very musical way, playing with rhythm and melody, creating an authentic tango-atmosphere. In their classes they put the focus on a comfortable joyful dance with a delightful contact in the embrace, which gives room to various improvisations, away from the mere memorizing of steps.
Milonga dance video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmHpRjFALVM

Luigi Prina & Miria Gualtieri, Italy

Luis & Miria have started their Argentine Tango life 7 years ago after 10 years of practice in standard ball dances. Their passion is milongas. Luis and Miria has developed their own waltz and milonga laboratory idea, where they explain the different patterns of rythm.
Web site: www.msd.it/tango.htm

Ginta Opmane, Riga, Latvia

Ginta is dancing since 6 years old and has been dancing different dances of many nations. She dances and teaches Argentine Tango for than
7 years in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. She’s been visiting Argentina, Germany, Portugal and other places for new knowledge of tango and
yoga. Regularly practicing silence meditation and yoga. Ginta
dances and teaches different tango styles, incl. tango nuevo.
More information: www.gintatango.blogspot.com

Juergen Schindler, Germany

Juergen dances Argentine tango for 8 years.
He has learned it in Germany. His favourite tango style is nuevo. He enjoys improvisation with movements, embrace and space. As a teacher, he has a
good sense of humour and he is good at explaining the essence of the movement. Juergen regularly travels to different tango festivals and follows the latest trends of tango.

Liene Vesmina, Liepaja, Latvia

Liene is a psychotherapist as well as an art, body and movement therapist. She has obtained her knowledge from the leading specialists in body and dance therapy in Russia and France. She dances Argentine Tango for 5 years and explores the elements of tango in therapy.

Tango Port Tallinn 2012

12 July – 15 July 2012, Estonia, Tallin

The 2nd international Argentine tango festival in Tallinn.

TEACHERS
• Cecilia González (Argentina) & Somer Sürgit (USA, Turkey)
• Inês Gomes & Rui Barroso (Portugal)
• Kaja & Martin Keil (Estonia/Germany)

More information here