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Summer Getaway Tango Weekend... July 23-25, 2010

Winter MILONGA GETAWAY in SALIDA, Colorado

INSTRUCTORS: Liz Haight and Masami Hirokawa

DJs: Martin Rybczynski and John MIller

If you missed our other Milonga Getaways See video
This is your chance to enjoy our warm, friendly, fabulous Casa Tango.

We renovated an old dance hall. Salida, in the Arkansas River Valley is popular for skiing, hot springs, hiking, biking, kayaking, rafting, fishing, art galleries, restaurants, and now TANGO!

We look forward to welcoming you,
Dvora Kanegis & Steve Keefer

Salida is a beautiful 2- 3 hours drive from Denver on Rt 285.
Dancers come from Glenwood Springs, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, San Diego, Dallas, Denver,  Boulder and beyond...

CLASSES: with Liz and Masami ****See bio below****

Saturday, July 24

1:30 -12:30 Followers' Technique
12:45-2:00 Cultivating and Deepening Connection
2:30-3:45 Forward Ochos

Sunday, July 24
12:00- 1:15 Vaivens: Turning elements in both directions
1:45-3:00 Dancing the Music: Compaz, double-time, and phrasing

Classes $20 each
$35 for 2 classes

All classes good for all levels.

MILONGAS (Early so that you can enjoy Salida!)

Friday, July 23
7:30 – 11:30
John Miller

Saturday, July 24
6:00 – 11:30 Milonga and BBQ Potluck
DJ Martin Rybczynski (Denver/Boulder)

COSTS

Milongas Friday $10 per person, Saturday $15 per person
Classes $20 each or $35 for 2 classes

HOW TO SIGN UP:
(1) Email us at dvora@casatangosalida.com
(2) To purchase passes, send check to Steve Keefer, 7595 CR150, Salida, CO 81201
or call with a credit card.

Weekend Pass includes 2 milongas and 4 classes $95 does not include the Followeers' Technique Class $15

MAKE LODGING RESERVATIONS NOW! SALIDA IS POPULAR!
There are many fine B&Bs and motels for many options and information about the area..

The Simple Lodge and Hostel of Salida . It is
very reasonable, clean, friendly and right by the downtown happenings.

There may be a few places to stay with Salida residents, so let us know if
you need to stay with someone.

The dance studio is also an art gallery with Dvora’s tango paintings
adorning the walls. http://www.TangoArt ist.com

LOCATIONS & CONTACT INFO:

Casa Tango
7595 CR150
Salida, CO 81201

719-539-7595 in Salida
303-546-6994 in Boulder
info@casatangosalida.com

If you wish to be on our direct email list contact us at
info@casatangosalida.com, 303-546-6994. or 719-539-7595.

Liz Haight’s Bio

Liz began dancing at the age of five, studying ballet, modern, tap, and jazz throughout her childhood in New York City. She performed with the Jose Limon Dance Co. at Lincoln Center and later through the Julliard School of Dance. As an adolescent, she was a scholarship student at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.

Since 1991, Liz has focused on authentic club-style social dances originating in Latin America. She has been dancing Argentine tango for the past eleven years. While she has studied all forms of the dance, her love lies in the on-body, “apilado” or “milonguero-style” tango – the tango of the Golden Age and the tango of the crowded dance floors of Buenos Aires. In this style, she has studied extensively with Ricardo Vidort, Alicia Pons, Susana Miller, Osvaldo & Coca Cartery, Maria Plazaola, and Pedro Sanchez.

Liz has had her own business teaching dance for the past twelve years in Santa Fe, New Mexico and now works full-time teaching milonguero-style Argentine tango both privately and in group classes. In addition, she teaches tango, nationally, in weekend workshops, including five Denver Tango Festivals, both on her own and with her partner Masami Hirokawa and with the late Ricardo Vidort, a renowned and deeply respected milonguero of the Golden Age. Liz has been hosting statewide milongas in Santa Fe since 2002. She currently hosts the Joe’s Diner milonga.

Liz’s love of people, her technical ability in both leading and following, and her passion for the energetic and emotional elements of the dance have led her to develop effective ways of teaching not only the physical and functional aspects of the dance, but also the more elusive, transcendent qualities of the dance. Her exploratory form of teaching allows for a visceral experience of tango as a form of communication, creativity, profound connection, and the joy of self-expression.

Liz holds an interdisciplinary Bachelor’s degree in art and psychology from Bennington College and a Master’s degree in clinical psychology with a specialty in body/mind integrative therapy from Antioch University. She gave up her career in body-psychotherapy in 1998 in order to devote herself to teaching dance full-time.

Masami Hirokawa’s Bio

Masami has been an artist his whole life. In his youth he studied ballet and tap dance as well as music and sports. In his twenties he was a nationally-ranked motorcycle racer and in his thirties he competed nationally in various ballroom dances. He has been a successful free-lance illustrator since 1971.

Masami has danced milonguero-style Argentine tango for 7 years, 6 of which have been with his partner, Liz Haight. He has also studied with Alicia Pons, Ricardo Vidort, Susana Miller, Maria Plazaola, and Osvaldo & Coca Cartery, 2004 world champions.

Masami comes to tango with a deep understanding of the creative process and a natural, delightful ability to interpret music. He is an intuitive dancer, responsive to his partner, to the music and to his own experience as it unfolds. In his words, “Argentine tango is like working on a piece of art except, in the case of tango, we are each other’s canvas”.

Masami has been assisting Liz Haight teaching Argentine tango for the past 2 years. In his work with Liz, he is an integral part of developing both subject matter and experiential methods of teaching. Masami teaches private classes and assists Liz in all their classes in Santa Fe and in workshops. Masami DJs at their Joe’s Diner milonga in Santa Fe.