Yale Tango Fest 2009

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The Yale Tango Fest is offered with support from the Yale Graduate and Professional Student Senate and the
Office of Student Life at the McDougal Center

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	Robin Thomas A well-known and respected dancer and DJ, Robin's enthusiasm for tango can be seen most clearly in his wholehearted dedication to teaching. He believes that it is very important for students to dance simply and musically from the very beginning. Building that strong base of connection and musicality early, Robin believes, will allow even very new beginners to feel comfortable and confident on a crowded dance floor and will also lead to a more comprehensive and fluid understanding of more complicated techniques later on. Robins teaching style reflects this philosophy, and his students appreciate the humorous and down-to-earth way he presents the material. On the rare occasion that he is neither teaching nor DJing, Robin can always be seen on the dance floor, either working to expand his own understanding of tango, or simply enjoying the connection he works so hard to share with others. He is originally from Belfast, Ireland and now lives in New York City.
	Shorey Myers Shorey's first exposure to tango, watching a tall, skinny guy in a beret teach a group of awkward college kids how to walk with grace, immediately captured her imagination and she has hardly looked away since. Shorey is an accomplished teacher whose primary goal is to give her students those tools necessary to make their dancing as enjoyable as possible in the shortest amount of time. As great as her love of the dance is her love of the music, a passion which is evident whenever she steps behind the DJ booth. She DJs all over the country and abroad. She loves to keep both very traditional and very alternative crowds dancing all night long. Shorey is (for the forseeable future) based in the San Francisco Bay Area, although she still travels as much as is humanly possible.
	Jaimes Friedgen North American tango phenomenon Jaimes Friedgen hails from a family of dancers and artists and has since early childhood been immersed in a world of creative movement. With extensive training as a gymnast and a background in a variety of performing arts, Jaimes came upon tango at the the age of fifteen. He has since learned from and worked with many of the most respected figures in the tango world and remains unclassifiable, transcendent of style and category. He is well respected by his peers for his creativity, musicality and deep insight into the inner workings of the dance. He is also a dynamic performer, and has brought much inspiration to dancers everywhere through his rare combination of fluidity, subtle elegance, and fierce animalistic intensity. His absolute love of tango is undeniable and shines through every movement he makes and every word he utters.
	Tine Herreman Tine Herreman plays happy tangos, soaring valses and irresistible milongas. She lives in New York city and DJ's regularly around the city and the Northeast, and occasionally beyond. Recent New York gigs include the All-Night Milonga, Nocturne, the Seaport. Festivals included the Portland Tango Fest, NY Tango Festival, Atlanta Tango Festival, Ann Arbor May Madness, Princeton Tango Fest, Boston Tango Festival, Tango de los Muertos, the Yale Tango Fest, and others. She has played all-night events in Montreal, San Francisco and Europe. Tine was the founding president of the Yale Tango Club, and organized, taught and DJ'ed for the club from 2003 to 2007. She developed the club from a small practica to the most active social club on campus, with almost weekly workshops with visiting teachers and a national festival. She also started several networks for DJ and community development.