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10월에 포항에서 뵙겠습니다.

찬경 올링
Tango Zen House
http://www.TangoZen.com
tangozen@hotmail.com


Friends,

I’d like to invite you to a new tango festival to be held in the city of Pohang, Korea, from Friday, October 26th, to Sunday, October 28th. The theme of the festival is to experience the feelings of tango as they are experienced in the traditional milongas in Buenos Aires. That means the focus of the festival will be on learning to enjoy dancing the milonguero style rather than watching flashy performances of others.

Program, instructors and DJ were selected to assure this theme. The program includes 3 milongas and about 12 classes, as well as other activities from Friday evening to Monday morning. The list of instructors includes Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires), Ruben Terbalca (Buenos Aires), and Chan Park (Washington DC) and the DJ at the milongas will be Karin Betz from Frankfurt. Information on these instructors and the DJ is listed below.

Pohang is located 210 miles southeast of Seoul, the capital city of Korea. Pohang is one of the industrial centers of Korea, with a population of 350,000. In 1970, the establishment of Pohang Iron and Steel Company turned Pohang from a quiet fishing village into one of the national economic developments to provide the nation with the much-needed supply of steel. With the foundation of the Pohang University of Science and Technology in 1986, Pohang presents a new dimension to its role as a technical center of national and international significance. For more information on Pohang, please visit http://eng.ipohang.org.

I’d like to briefly introduce the two instructors, Alicia Pons and Ruben Terbalca from Buenos Aires. Both of them, since their encounter with tango at an early age, have established their background and passion for tango through their milonga experiences. With academic background in psychology and teaching experience at universities, they have offered numerous classes and performances in the U.S. and Europe.

Especially in his lectures on Tango History and Tango Music History, Ruben Terbalca will offer you an invaluable opportunity to learn more about the history of tango and tango music through his personal collection of teaching materials such as video clips and other media. Also, you should not miss an opportunity to learn milonga and canyengue with him.

Among those who have taken classes with her, or had the privilege to dance with her, Alicia Pons is known as a person who makes a lasting impression with her feelings of tango. I was personally impressed by her theory on the follower’s more proactive yet compromising role while dancing tango. Through dancing with and learning from her, leaders will have an opportunity to understand and respond to what followers intend to convey while dancing.

Through numerous conversations with both of these instructors, over a period of several years, I have learned the simple yet fundamental truth that tango is a dance of feelings. As I have admired them for their teaching activities and dancing skill, I feel privileged to invite them to the Pohang Tango Festival this October.

For more information, visit the following addresses:
http://cafe.daum.net/potangofestival (Korean)
http://www.TangoZen.com/pohangtangofestival.htm (English)

I hope to see you in Pohang in October.

Sincerely,

Chan Park
Tango Zen House
www.TangoZen.com
tangozen@hotmail.com

Ruben Terbalca is a former professor at the TANGO UNIVERSITY of BUENOS AIRES, tango historian, milonguero, choreographer, and performer. He gives his students a unique opportunity to learn about TANGO DANCE HISTORY and MUSIC TANGO HISTORY (video lectures), as well as teaching methodology, canyengue style, social dance, show dance, professional dance, etc.
Ruben started dancing in 1956. He has performed, choreographed, and lectured about tango for over 30 years. His knowledge and skills have been internationally acclaimed. Four investigative works on the history and literature of tango were written by him and published between 1987 and 1990. In 1987 he opened a tango dance school. He was a professor at The Tango University between 1993 and 1996. Since 1995 he has been invited to Holland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Iceland and the US, as a tango instructor, lecturer, performer, writer, and choreographer.
Ruben Terbalca wrote the following works on the history and literature of tango:

1987: “Enrique Santos Discépolo: Finally, who cares about life?! (“Enrique Santos Discépolo: ¡total, la vida qué importe!” (Co-author: Oscar Conde).
1988: “A Subjective, Unfair and Partial History of Tango” (“Subjetiva, injusta y parcial historia del tango”).
1989: “Things of the Black in Tango and Milonga” (“Cosas de negros en el Tango y la Milonga”).
1990; “Her Majesty the Milonga” (“Su majestad la Milonga”), Co-author: Oscar del Priore.


Alicia Pons is an elegant and accomplished dancer with a refined technique and distinctive personality. Her ability to imbue the role of the woman with verve and style has made her one of the most sought after female partners in the milongas of Buenos Aires. And, she wows her tango partners here in the US when she visits.

She is most noted for her footwork and sensual seduction, which are done with humor and decorum. She exemplifies presence in the dance, and this is a focus in her teaching for both men and women.

As a teacher, Alicia emphasizes the connection with one’s partner, and in particular the woman’s ability to not just follow, but to be an equal protagonist in the dance. She is a very warm and caring person who loves to share her knowledge.

Alicia was trained in classical ballet from an early age and as a young woman performed in some of Buenos Aires’ most famous theaters such as the Colón, the Coliseo, and the Alvear. She was later introduced to tango, and her first teacher was Graciela Gonzalez, whose women’s technique has shaped her tango footwork. But Alicia gravitated toward the milonguero style and her first inspiration and male teacher in that style was Tete Rusconi, one of the most renowned milongueros of his generation.
She taught a number of years with Cacho Dante, with whom she has performed at the Teatro San Martin as part of the City of Buenos Aires Tango Festival. Alicia has been teaching both private and group classes on her own for the last few years, and has also become a very popular visiting instructor on the U.S. Argentine tango workshop circuit.

Alicia’s teaching methods are grounded in her academic training. She holds a degree in Educational Science and Psychology, and is currently an instructor for university level education students. In addition to this she teaches tango, raises her two sons, and runs her family real estate business.

Chan Park is an innovative and adventurous tango dance instructor. He has made it his quest to promote traditional tango for pleasure and inner peace. In 2005 Chan published "Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation". For years he has offered workshops and week-long retreats in Europe, Asia, North and South America.

Karin Betz, from Frankfurt, Germany, is a well-known DJ. The quality of her music selection has long been appreciated in tango festival circles in Europe. She is a PhD candidate in Asian Studies.