A message from your organizers
We are delighted that you have taken an interest in our mini festival. The faculty of this program, Maestra Daniela Arcuri (Buenos Aires), Fardad Michael serry (Tehran), and Lucia Ma Serry (Hong Kong), have together 60+ years of teaching experience. Our DJ's Sara Whipple (Santa Barbara) and Felipe Zarzar (Santiago de Chile) with 25 years combined experience are also avid dancers (of both roles) themselves and teach tango when they are not DJing or dancing. Our guest performing artists Anna Radzikowska Folkerth and Felipe Zarzar have been training as dancers since the ages of 10 and 11 and have produced tango performances together in Los Angeles and in several cities in Europe and South America separately. Our purveyor of fine tango merchandise is Yolanda Rossi (Buenos Aires) who also has been teaching tango in Los Angeles regularly for more than 20 years.
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Our event is highly selectively focused on the music and musicality of the offerings. We invite you to come and experience the learning and the dancing of the tango, and enjoying milongas and performances with us. In beautiful Ventura and Oxnard, Labor Day Weekend is easily 15-20 degrees cooler than most places in So-Cal.
So, come dance with us. We are waiting for you!
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Program at a Glance
(scroll down for details)
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5 Workshops and Dress to Impress
"La Buenaventura" Milonga
with Performances!
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​12:30-1:45pm Daniela Arcuri
workshop V1(*)
Tango for All: Embrace, Structure, Technique​
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​​​2:00-3:15pm Fardad & Lucia
workshop V2(*)
Dancing in The Milonguero Embrace
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3:30-4:45pm Fardad & Lucia
workshop V3
​Parada-Captura-Barrida-Pasada (recommended before taking V5)
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​5:00-6:15pm Daniela Arcuri
workshop V4
Milonga! w/ Traspie Combinations
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​6:30-7:45pm Fardad & Lucia
workshop V5
On-axis/Off-Axis: Colgaditas & Volcaditas
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8:00-9:00pm w/ All Teachers
Priavte Lessons
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9:30pm-2AM Ventura
"La Buenaventura" Dress to Impress Milonga w/ Performances
by Felipe Zarzar & Anna Radzikowska Folkerth
and
by Fardad & Lucia serry.
DJ Sara Whipple of Santa Barbara
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Sunday 1 September Oxnard
5 Workshops & Milonga "X"
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2-3:15pm w/ Daniela Arcuri
workshop X1
Vals Musicality.
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3:30-4:45pm w/ Fardad & Lucia
workshop X2
Vals: Come Vals Come All Turns!
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5-6:15pm w/ Fardad & Lucia
workshop X3
The Back Sacada and the "Fourth" Sacada.
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6:30-7:45pm w/ Daniela Arcuri
workshop X4
Turns w/ Sacadas: Adv-beginner, intermed.
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8:00-9:15pm w/ Fardad & Lucia
Workshop X5(*)​​
Beginner's Progress: Integrating technique, structure, and partner connection through the music.
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9:30pm-1am Oxnard Milonga X
DJ Felipe (Pipe) Zarzar of Santiago, Chile
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Monday 2 September
Private Lessons by Appointment
805-637-8584
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** Locations **
Ventura
31 August 2024
3801 Market St. Ventura, Ca 93003
(Parking avail. behind building)
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Oxnard
1 September 2024
2011 Auto Center Drive, Suite 109, Oxnard, CA 93036
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** Current Prices **​​​​
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MILONGAS
DROP-IN?
CASH ONLY,
NO EXCEPTIONS.
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-SATURDAY Dress to Impress
"La Buenaventura" Milonga w/ performances
by Lucia & Fardad Serry and
Anna Radzikowska & Felipe Zarzar
DJ Sara Whipple (Santa Barbara),
Ventura 9:30pm-2am
Saturday 31 Aug. $30.
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- SUNDAY Miloga "X"
DJ Felipe (Pipe) Zarzar (Santiago De Chile)
Oxnard 9:30pm-1am
Sunday 1 Sep. $30.
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-Current 2 Milonga Pass $45.
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WORKSHOPS & PACKAGES
DROP-IN?
CASH ONLY
NO EXCEPTIONS.
-One Workshop $35. Additional workshops $30 each.
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-Package 1: Saturday (31 Aug) Current Day Pass, $135, Partner Couple $199, $175 for first time customer couples!
(Ventura Workshops V1-V5
and
Dress to Impress "La Buenaventura" Milonga w/ performances).
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-Package 2: Sun (1 Sep) Current Day Pass, Single $110, Partner Couple $174, $99 and $155 for first time customers!
(Oxnard Workshops X1-X5
and
Sunday Miloga "X".)
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​​​​-Package 3: Sat/Sun (31 Aug/1 Sep) Current 2-day Pass, Single $209, Partner Couple $414,
$175 and $319 for first time customers!
(Ventura/Oxnard
workshops V1-V5/X1-X4
and
Saturday Dress to Impress
"La Buenaventura" Milonga w/ performances
AND
Sunday Miloga "X")
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-Package "R": Sat/Sun (31 Aug/1 Sep) Single $115, Partner Couple $215,
(Ventura/Oxnard
workshops V1,V2,X5
And
Saturday Dress to Impress
"La Buenaventura" Milonga w/ performances)
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-Beginner-friendly package:
Sat/Sun, 31 Aug/1 Sep 2024,
Labor Day Weekend Tango
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2 workshops (75 minutes each):
V1 with Daniela Arcuri,
Tango for All: Embrace, Structure, Technique. 12:30pm. Ventura.
X5 with Fardad & Lucia Serry,
Beginners Progress: Integrating technique, structure, and partner connection through the music.
8pm Oxnard.
Single $45, Partner Couple $85,
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Add Saturday Dress to Impress
"La Buenaventura" Milonga w/ performances, +$25 per person.
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This Event Has No Refund and No Credit Extension for no-shows. Refunds issue only if we cancel or if you use Paypal and overpay (see below).
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** Registration **
Has 3 steps​​​
1. Make a payment below.
2. Send an email to serry@TangoTurns.com with your selections, your name(s), AND all registrants' individual email addresses.
3. Acknowledge (respond to) the confirmation email that we send you.
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** PAYMENT OPTIONS **
(Cash. Zelle. Paypal.)
DROP-IN?
CASH ONLY,
NO EXCEPTIONS.
Cash Payments: In person.​​​
ZELLE PAYMENTS: to
or by phone to 805-637-8584
or use the QR code below.​​​​​​
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Paypal PAYMENTS:
​Use Paypal buttons below once or more to make payment(s) to cover your selections. If you overpay, we'll refund you the overpayment in as short as one day. Send email to serry@TangoTurns.com and list your chosen activities so we issue the correct refund if you overpay.​​
Please note Paypal charges us 4.5% if you use PayPal with your credit/debit card, and we pass half of that expense to you.
Saturday La Buenaventura Milonga
Two-milonga pass (Sat & Sun)
$100 Payment (use once or more for packages or a la carte. We'll refund the overpayment the same day)
