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CITA-2009 Registration

CITA-2009 Registration
Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino (CITA) is world's largest and most important gathering of tango lovers, practioners, and most repesentative Argentine Tango artists.

The 11th annual CITA takes place in Buenos Aires the week of March 15-22, 2009.

The most important features of the  11th annual Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino:

- World's best professional master teachers to learn from, including Fabian Salas and Maria Paz Giorgi, Carolina del Rivero and Donato Juarez, Chicho Frumboli and Juana Sepulveda, Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa, Sebastian Arce and Mariana Montes, Eduadro Cappussi and Mariana Flores, Rodrigo 'Joe' Corbata and Lucila Cionci, Mora Godoy, Cecilia Gonzalez, Luciana Valle, Adrian Veredice and Alejandra Hobert, Norberto 'El Pulpo' Esbrez, Nito and Elba Garcia, Chiche and Marta, Eduardo Saucedo and Marisa Quiroga, and more ...

- 120 classes for all levels and all styles to choose from, including these types: - Fundamentos-Estructura (Excellent for Beginners)   - Estilo Cosmotango (Nuevo Tango) - Estilo Salón (Traditional) - Estilo Milonguero (Close Embrace) - Estilo Todaro (por Antonio Todaro) - Clases Especiales en distintos elementos del Tango (Boleos, Ganchos, Sacadas, etc.) - Adornos - Ritmo-Musicalidad - Improvisación - Milonga - Vals

- 6 days of instruction with 20 classes to choose from every day;

- "Taxi" class partners available for hire;

- 6 Milonga Nights with the best live orchestras, local milongueros and tangueras, and special performances by the best professional dancers of Buenos Aires;

- 2 theater shows by the Master Teachers.  

- "Taxi" dancers at every milonga

The following packages are offered:



  Number of Classes  Extra Classes  Theater Shows by the Masters Milongas with professional exhibitions Price until Dec. 31, 2008 Price starting Jan. 1, 2009
Package "A" 24 included US$20 each All 2 included All 6 included US$600* US$675*
Package "B" 16 included US$25 each All 2 included All 6 included US$525* US$600*

All prices are in U.S. dollars and per person. 

*Price Discount Policy:

    - Previous CITA members get 10% off package "A" or "B" prices.

    - Groups of 10+ members get 10% discount.

    Discounts cannot be combined together. To join a group, please contact the group organizers.

The schedule of shows and milongas will be available at the end of February. The schedule of classes will consist of 5 salons with each salon holding 4 classes per day. Each class is 90 minutes long, and there is a 30 min. break between classes. The schedule of classes is available at http://www.cosmotango.com/Cita2009_Classes.htm. IMPORTANT: Class size is limited to 40 students or less with gender balance being the highest priority. Since classes registration will be done in the order of your payment date, the earlier you purchase your package for CITA-2009, the better your chances are to be in the classes that you want.

El programa de clases sera finalizado a principios de Enero, y será publicado en cosmotango.com. El programa consistirá en 5 salones, y en cada salon se dictarán 4 clases por día. Cada clase tendrá una duración de 90 min.y habrá 30min. de descanso entre clase y clase. El tamaño de las mismas estará limitado a 40 alumnos por clase, siendo el equilibrio entre mujeres y hombres la más alta prioridad. La inscripción a las clases se hará utilizando cosmotango.com de la siguiente manera. El acceso a la página de inscripción será otorgado en de acuerdo a la fecha de inscripción personal en el evento. Cuanto antes se haya registrado (i.e. comprado su paquete) – más rápido le será posible inscribirse para las clases, lo que significa que sus chances serán mejores para inscribirse en aquellas clases que más le interesen.

The events will be taking place in several locations in the center of the city within very close proximity of the Bauen Suite Hotel (Av. Corrientes 1856), which is located near the intersection of Av. Callao and Av. Corrientes. To see what the weather in Buenos Aires is like, click on the Yahoo!Weather button -> [ Yahoo! Weather ] 



To attend CITA classes, knowledge of Spanish is not required, as most of the teachers have years of experience teaching in English around the world. Experienced translators will be provided for teachers who don't speak sufficient English.

Currently, the value of the Argentine peso is approximately 3 pesos to 1 U.S. dollar (click here for current rates). This exchange ratio makes Buenos Aires a great bargain for tourists shopping for hotels, transportation, food, clothing, and tango shoes!  Low cost airfares to Buenos Aires can be found on many travel websites. We recommend the following hotels: Savoy Hotel - http://www.savoy-hotel.com.ar, Bauen Suite Hotel - http://www.bauensuite.com (special CITA-2009 rates: US$93 for a single or double room (suite) or US$103 dollars for a special suite - breakfast included), Atlas Tower Hotel - http://www.atlastower.com.ar/, Sarmiento Palace Hotel - http://www.hotelsarmiento.com.ar

Check-in in person takes place only on Sunday - March 15 - between 10am and 5pm - at the Bauen Suite Hotel - Corrientes 1856.

REFUND POLICY: 
Registration Fee less $50 if a refund request is received by Dec. 31, 2008. 
50% of the Registration Fee if a refund request is received by Feb 28, 2009. 
No refund requests will be accepted after Feb. 29, 2008. 
Schedule of classes (including the final roster of teachers), shows, and all other events is subject to change without prior notice. 
In the unlikely event of "CITA-2009" cancellation by CosmoTango, registration fees will be refunded in full.