Last Updated: August 29, 2010
Labor Day Weekend Picnic and Milonga
Sunday, September 5
Cheesman Park Pavilion
Denver, CO
6PM to 10PM
Cost: $20, but is included with most Festival passes
DJ: Martin Rybczynski
The Labor Day picnic is one of Tango Colorado's premiere events, and it's NEXT SUNDAY.
We have a special treat for you on September 14. Live music returns to the Tuesday practica. We're going to try this out to see the response. Trio con Brio will be performing; they were a big hit when they played at the Boulder practica last month. Please come by to listen and dance.
AT THE PRACTICAS - SUMMARY
DENVER in August on Tuesdays
Marika Landry from Montreal and Avik Basu from Ann Arbor will be arriving for the Labor Day Festival early and will be teaching an INTERMEDIATE class at the Denver practica on Tuesday, August 31. Please join them for this special treat at the REGULAR PRICES. There will be NO Beginner or Beyond Beginner classes this week.
Every third Tuesday of the month is "Friends Night". When a Tango Colorado member brings a non-member, both the member and non-member get in for FREE, for both the class AND the practica. What better way to introduce new people to this dance? We usually, but not always, will put out a nice spread of food on Friends Night. So please, BRING A FRIEND!
TEACHERS:
Marika Landry and Avik Basu - Intermediate
DJs:
8/3 Nick Jones
8/10 Donna Kleinman
8/17 Tom Stermitz
8/24 Darrell Sanchez
8/31 Dave Schmitz
Here's a reminder about the floor space at the Denver classes and practica. For classes, the Beginner class is to the left (north side) as you enter the ballroom, the Beyond Beginner class is to the right (south side), and the small space in the middle is for people to practice who aren't taking the classes. During the practica, after the classes are finished, the space to the left as you enter the ballroom is for milonga-style (more formal) dancing with a very definite line of dance, and the space to the right is for practica-style, less structured and informal dancing. People who are practicing or taking private lessons should use the south side of the ballroom.
BOULDER in August on Thursdays
No Practica September 2 because of a conflict with the Labor Day Festival.
Price Break Alert! Every 1st Thursday in Boulder is $5 night. Everyone gets in - for class, practica, or class and practica - for just Five Bucks.
TEACHERS:
Robert Dodier - Beginners
DJs:
8/5 Robert Dodier
8/12 John Miller
8/19 Martin Rybczynski
8/26 John Miller
TC BEGINNERS & BEYOND BEGINNERS CLASSES & PRACTICAS
Introduce your friends to the magic of tango or come for a refresher yourself. Our fundamentals classes
always focus on the essential basics of tango connection, the walk, balance and basic figures. Multi-class
discount packages are available and gift certificates as well. Denver offers two simultaneous classes:
Beginners and Beyond Beginners.
Tuesdays in Denver:
The Turnverein Dance and Cultural Center
1570 Clarkson, Denver 80218
Classes: "Beginners" and "Beyond Beginners": both from 6:30-7:30 pm
Practica: 7:00-10:30pm
Thursdays in Boulder:
Pearl St. Studio (entrance on the west side)
2126 Pearl St., Boulder 80302
Class: Beginners: 7:15-8:15pm
Practica: 8:15-10:30pm
Cost (both locations) (Multi-Class discounts available):
Class & practica:
Members: $8 regular, $7 for Students with ID & Seniors
Nonmembers: $10 regular, $9 Students with ID & Seniors
Practica only:
Members: $5 regular, $4 Students with ID & Seniors
Nonmembers: $10 regular, $8 Students with ID & Seniors
2010 Tango Colorado Milongas schedule:
Save these dates for upcoming TC milongas!
Though dates are subject to change, below is a list of the milongas that have currently been scheduled:
September 5 - Labor Day Festival at Cheesman Park
October 2
November 6
December 11 - Snow Ball
TANGO HOSTS
"Tango Hosts" is an ongoing project that continues to play a vital role in introducing new dancers into our Tango Colorado community. Dancers, both men AND women, are needed for TCs Tuesday Night Practica in Denver. Tango Hosts get FREE admittance into the Denver Practica. Becoming a Tango Host is fairly easy. Just sign up at the front desk at the Turnverein, review the "Tango Hosts" policy, and pickup the Flower ID and off you go. When you're finished, return the Flower and list the number of Tandas danced so the success of the project can be followed. We encourage instructors to host as well.
ADDITIONAL NEARBY PARKING AT THE DENVER TURNVEREIN
Please click here for information regarding parking at the Turnverein: http://www.denverturnverein.org/Location/ParkingOptions/tabid/142/Default.aspx or view the pdf parking map at http://www.tangocolorado.org/docs/turnadditionalparking.pdf
MEMBERSHIP RATES ARE PRORATED QUARTERLY
Remember that your dues go directly to the Turnverein and they set the rates. Your membership entitles
you to reduced entrance at ALL the Turnverein clubs events, the ability to post to TC News and TC Bulletin Board,
access to the Video and Music Score libraries, and more!!
The Membership form has now been uploaded to the website -
http://www.tangocolorado.org/docs/tc_membership_form.pdf
Check out the Join page, too:
http://www.tangocolorado.org/join.aspx
for quarterly prorated rates.
Click on Tango Colorado Membership Application under "Join Tango Colorado" or you can pick one up and fill it
out at either the Denver or Boulder practicas.
HOW TO JOIN OR RENEW
Current and New Members:
- Fill out a form to Join TC or Renew your membership at either the Denver or Boulder practicas.
- Join or Renew online at http://www.denverturnverein.org/
- Print out the Tango Colorado membership application form from the link on the Join page of the TC website, turn it in at a practica (either Denver or Boulder) or mail it with payment (payable to The Denver Turnverein) to our membership chairperson, Cammie Strange at 9026 Ammons Court, Westminster, CO 80021.
- Print out the online renewal or application form from the Turnverein's website and mail it with payment to Cammie Strange, above.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO INSTRUCTORS, DJs, and PROMOTERS regarding renewal:
Anyone who TEACHES or DJs for TC at the Denver Turnverein or in Boulder, and all regular EVENT PROMOTERS must be a member of Tango Colorado, so make sure you renew your membership ASAP. Again, thank you for helping us with this task!
If you have any general questions, please contact board@tangocolorado.org
If you have questions about renewing your membership, please contact the Membership chair, Cammie Strange: milonguera@comcast.net
MEMBER PHOTO GALLERY
Please contact Paul Ruotolo ( Paul@tangocolorado.org ) if you are ready to have your photo added to the gallery on the website and we'll try to arrange an appointment for you. If you already have a nice close-up shot, you can email Paul and he will determine if it can be used for the gallery. We continue adding photos, a few at a time. It's really great to be able to identify our partners and friends. You can view the gallery by going to http://www.tangocolorado.org/photodriver.html?album_name=tango_colorado_members .
CALENDAR UPDATES & EMAIL LIST POSTS
PLEASE SEND YOUR INFO! KEEP IT CURRENT! PLEASE send info to
events@tangocolorado.org
Remember, you must be a MEMBER of TC to post events.
ONGOING EVENTS
Please make sure to check the calendar each week! Last minute announcements and changes are made through this
TC News email group, so if you're not certain whether or not an event is occurring, make sure to check your email!
TC Calendar page: http://www.tangocolorado.org/calendar.aspx
TEACHERS/PROMOTERS: Please continue to check the calendar regularly, even if you have recurring events
(events@tangocolorado.org), to ensure your events are up- to-date!
EMAIL GROUP and POSTING QUESTIONS??
If you need help finding information about our email groups (TC News or TC Bulletin Board), please go to the
"Documents and Policies" page under Resources on the website and review the Documents relating to the Email lists.
Posting instructions are included (in the fine print at the bottom) on EACH message you receive.
VIDEO LIBRARY - NOW ON DVD!
Please take a look at the list of videos we have available on the Instructional Videos page of the website:
http://www.tangocolorado.org/instructional_videos.html.
These videos (both in VHS and DVD format) are available for members to check-out at each Tuesday's practica!
Details are on the website.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Attention dancers: Tango Colorado is a volunteer-run organization. It takes a lot of help from many people to keep all of these great dance activities up and running. TC needs your help to make it all work. Please let us know if you can help in any way from donating a little time at the practicas, to helping plan the big events, or serving a term on the board of directors. Tango Colorado is a big family and we need help from everyone to make it great! Please share your ideas, talents and time with us! Write to board@tangocolorado.org or talk to one of the volunteers at the TC practicas on Tuesday or Thursday.