Avik Basu

About Avik:

Avik Basu specializes in teaching social tango emphasizing connection, musicality, and navigation all of which inspire improvisation. His instruction has helped to develop the Ann Arbor community of Argentine Tango dancers, one of the largest social tango communities in North America.

Avik's classes are designed to help you enjoy the process of finding your own tango while respecting the traditions of this century old dance. In addition to his regular classes in Ann Arbor, he has also been a featured instructor in Denver, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Urbana-Champaign, New York, San Diego, and Mumbai, India. Despite his experience, he continues to have a vivid memory of what it was like to start learning this dance and this aids his teaching in a profound way. More than anything else, his wish is to infect students with his passion for this dance.

Many talented teachers have helped Avik in his tango quest including Cacho Dante, Robert Hauk, Alex Krebs, Hsueh-Tze Lee, Susana Miller, Christopher Nassopoulos & Caroline Peattie, Tom Stermitz, Robin Thomas, and Brigitta Winkler. And in great measure, Avik has been guided by his experiences with his many talented students.

For more information about Avik, see a2tango.com.

About Us

The Columbus Argentine Tango Society (CATS) at OSU is a non-profit organization. We are dedicated to promoting Argentine tango as a social dance. Through the generous support of Ohio State University, we are able to offer lessons and events at very affordable prices. Our members include students, faculty, and staff of OSU, as well as residents of Columbus and nearby areas. See www.tangocats.com or email us at info@tangocats.com for more information about our activities and lessons in Columbus and beyond.

Pricing and Registration

Early Registration (postmarked on or before February 17, 2007):
• Workshop Pass (two workshops): $12 (student) / $20 (non-student)

Late Registration (postmarked after February 17, 2007, or at the door):
• Workshop Pass (two workshops): $15 (student) / $25 (non-student)
• Single workshop: $10 (student) / $15 (non-student)

Milongas (not included in workshop prices):
• Friday Milonga: FREE (including FREE beginner lesson)
• Saturday Milonga: $5 (students) / $10 (non-students)
• Sunday Practica: FREE.

To register, (1) send email to register@tangocats.com with the following information:

• Your name
• Your city
• Leader or follower?
• How long have you danced tango? (0-2 mo, 2-6mo, 6mo-1yr, 1yr-3yr, 3yr+)
• How did you find out about this workshop?

and (2) send a check payable to the Columbus Argentine Tango Society to

Columbus Argentine Tango Society
1312 King Ave #11
Columbus OH 43212.

Private Lessons:

Avik will be available for private lessons on Sunday. Email tangocats@gmail.com to schedule a lesson. Please indicate any scheduling preferences.

Accommodations:

Some free housing will be available with local dancers for early-bird registrants. Email housing@tangocats.com with housing requests. Availability is limited, so please contact us soon! Contact housing@tangocats.com to volunteer to host out-of-town dancers.

As a general guideline, any hotel or bed-and-breakfast that is close to campus or downtown will make it easy for you to reach both the workshop locations (campus) and the milongas (downtown, in the Short North/Victorian Village area). Click here to see a partial list of hotels we have compiled for our workshop participants.

Location and Directions:

Royer Activities Building is located at 85 Curl Drive [map], on the Ohio State University campus, near OH-315 and Lane Avenue.

Emack & Bolio's cafe and ice cream shop is located at 945 N. High St. [map] in the Short North neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio Ohio. There is street parking on and to the west of High Street.

Vita Bella Dance and Body Center is located at 891 N. High St. [map] in the Short North neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. There is street parking on and to the west of High Street.

The Agricultural Administration Building is located at 2120 Fyffe Rd [map] on the OSU campus, near OH-315 and Lane Avenue. Parking and entrance are at the rear of the building.

Questions?

Feel free to contact us at workshop@tangocats.com for questions about Avik's Workshops which are not addressed on this webpage. For general questions about the Columbus Argentine Tango Society (CATS), see http://www.tangocats.com, or email info@tangocats.com.

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