2659  Seattle TangoMagic

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:16:49 -0700
From: Clay Nelson <claybird@TELEPORT.COM>
Subject: Seattle TangoMagic

If you were one of the 300 or so Tangueros that attended last weekend's
Seattle TangoMagic event, thank you very much for coming. Many of you asked
if I was expecting such a huge turnout, and the answer is, yes and no. When
I started this project 8 months ago I was not, but based on the volume of
emails and phone calls in the last few weeks I knew that a lot of people
would show up. Over half of the attendees were from out-of-town, coming
from 8 different states as well as Scotland, Sweden, Australia and Canada.

Now that TangoMagic is over, I would like to ask for your evaluations. Tell
me what you liked, didn't like, and what suggestions, comments and
criticisms you have regarding teachers, DJ's, venues, staff, scheduling etc.


Note that unless you specifically ask me not to, all evaluation emails will
be stripped of your name and contact information and posted to my web site.
I do this for two reasons. First, your comments help us plan for next
year's event (Aug 12-15, 2005), and second, your comments serve as a source
of information for those who did not attend and are considering coming next
year.

To help "jog" your memory and give you ideas of what to write about, here is
an abbreviated schedule of the weekend along with the approximate attendance
given in parenthesis:

Friday, Aug 13:
6:30-8:00 PM: Dinner at the Century (sold out at 60)
8:00-9:30 PM: Tango Cabaret Show at the Century (225)
9:30-1:30 AM: Friday Milonga with Megan as DJ at the Century (225)
Midnight-4:00 AM Late Night Milonga with Jaimes as DJ at Julia's Restaurant
(125)

Sat, Aug 14:
1:00-2:30 PM Refining your Dance class with Alex & Carrie at Mountaineer's
(85)
3:00-4:30 PM Musicality class with Alex & Carrie at Mountaineer's (100)
2:00-5:00 PM Practica with Hyla as DJ at Mountaineer's (30)
6:30-7:30 PM Beg lesson with Hsueh-tze at Mountaineer's (20)
7:30-midnight PM "TangoMagic Ball" with Conjunto Berretin, Linda Lee on
piano, and John Isley as DJ at Mountaineer's (300)
Midnight-5:00 AM Post TangoMagic Ball with Dan Boccia as DJ at Washington
Dance Club (150)

Sun Aug 15
1:00-2:30 PM Musical dialogues class with Hsueh-tze at Mountaineer's (70)
3:00-4:30 PM Dynamic Interaction class with Alex & Carrie at Mountaineer's
(85)
2:00-5:00 PM Practica with Hyla as DJ at Mountaineer's (50)
5:00-10:00 PM Tango-by-the-Lake Potluck with Ramu Pyreddy as DJ at Marina
Park Pavilion (200)
10:00-1:30 AM Sunday Evening Milonga with Alex as DJ at China Harbor (150)

Thanks...clay


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