La Garufa International Tango Festival
Vancouver, BC - Sept 8-11, 2011 featuring Sexteto Milonguero, Claudio Villagra & Romina Levin, Ruben & Sabrina Veliz and Gustavo Rosas & Gisela Natoli
Presented by Angel Coria, Monica Monty & Libertango
http://www.lagarufa.com
4-day celebration of Argentine tango music, dance and culture
We hope you can join us for all or part of this exciting weekend. We're thrilled to bring such talented Argentine tango maestros and musicians to Vancouver.
Maestros:
* Claudio Villagra & Romina Levin
* Ruben & Sabrina Veliz
* Gustavo Rosas & Gisela Natoli
Live music
* Sexteto Milonguero – Thu & Sat nights (their 1st & only visit to North America this year)
DJs
* Lorena Bouzas, DJ at Boedo Tango, Buenos Aires
* Meng Wang (Thu & all-nighter)
Features:
* A choice of 36 tango, milonga & vals classes over 4 full days
* 5 milongas featuring special extras and music you'll love to dance to
* Thursday & Saturday night milongas will feature live music by Sexteto Milonguero & performances by our visiting maestros
* Advance reservations are available for the Saturday night Gala -- book individual tickets or a whole table of 8. For best seating, don't delay!
* 2 in-depth DJ workshops with Lorena Bouzas, DJ at Boedo Tango in Buenos Aires
* Selected classes are repeated so you won't miss any due to conflicting workshops
* All classes and almost all the milongas are at the Croatian Cultural Centre
* Taxi dancers at workshops and milongas
Advance registration is highly recommended. Why?
* It will help to ensure good gender balance in the classes
* For the Saturday night gala you can reserve your table!
* We have negotiated special hotel rates and many discounts expire soon Aug 27. http://www.lagarufa.com, click on 'Travel Info > Accommodation' for information
For more info & to register:
Website: http://www.lagarufa.com
To register (direct link) >>
Call: 604.669.0737 – when calling outside of regular hours, leave a message and the call will be returned the same or next business day.
Email: info@lagarufa.com
We hope you can join us!
Thank you all.
Monica Monty & Angel Coria
