2905  Call for Portland TangoFest Evaluations

Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:44:44 -0700
From: Clay Nelson <claybird@TELEPORT.COM>
Subject: Call for Portland TangoFest Evaluations

If you were part of Portland TangoFest VIII (teacher, student, DJ, staff,
volunteer, observer, venue manager, host, etc etc), thank you, thank you,
thank you for your help, support, and for being a part of this historic
event. It was, without a doubt, the largest (over 600 people attended) and
most intense tango event in North America! I also hope that for you it was
an exciting, fun and rewarding experience.

As is part of our tradition and open communication policy, I would like to
ask you for your reviews, evaluations, comments, suggestions, and anything
else you have to say or to share with us regarding this event. Unless you
specifically ask me not to, I will post all of these reviews (minus your
identifying name) on my web site. Keep in mind, these reviews serve several
purposes: (a) they help us in planning our future events, (b) they provide
information to those who did not attend what the Portland TangoFest is like,
and (c) they often trigger great discussions and insights into our tango
world.

With five days of tango and so many teachers, venues, DJs etc, I know it’s
hard to keep track, so, here is a very quick review to jog your memory.
(For more specifics, please see my web site.)

Teachers: Paulo Araujo, Eduardo & kikki, Christopher & Caroline, Robin &
Jennifer, Patricio & Eva, Agustina & Claudio, Semiral & Guler, Anne-Sophie &
Pablo, Andrea & Gato, Jorge & Marta, Felipe & Rosa, Homer & Cristina, Jaimes
& Rachel, Cynthia, Mariana, Jak, Javier, & Constantin.

Classes: 17 beginners, 15 intermediate, 15 advanced, 9 very advanced, and 4
supervised practicas

Performances: Thu, Fri, & Sunday evening.

Orchestras: Conjunto Berretin, & Trio Garufa,

DJs: Robin Thomas, Ramu Pyreddy, JoAnn Palubinskas, Christopher Nassopoulos,
Jaimes Friedgen, Homer Ladas, Alex Krebs, Semiral Tuncer, & Dan Boccia. 

Venues: Norse Hall (headquarters, beg, int & adv classes, & milongas on Thu
& Fri), Ankeny Street Studio (very advanced classes), Bossa Nova (adv
classes and milonga Sun & Mon), Melody Ballroom (milonga Wed), Noctornal
(alternative milonga on Thu), PPAA (alternative milonga on Fri & Sat),
Studio TEN-fifty (after hours on Sat), Tango Berretin (after hours on Sun),
Tiffany Center (Sat Grande Ball), Urban Grind Coffee House (Sun women’s lead
practica), Viscount Dance Studios (privates),

Vendors: Joel Johnson CD's, Tess Yevka Jewelry Designs, Carrie Whipple Tango
Pants, Bonnie Lee Stay Dry Shirts, TangoLeva Tango Fashions, & Jorge Nell
Dancing Shoes,

Finally, if you took any great photos, I would love to have you send them to
me and maybe I can post them or use them for next year’s TangoFest web page.


May the “tango gods” continue to smile upon you.

Clay Nelson
P.O. Box 9983, Seattle, WA 98109
Home: (206) 281-5730   Cell: (206) 972-0728
www.claysdancestudio.com claybird@teleport.com