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"Duality in Movement "
on Naxos island
 A recreational vacation
plan based on Tango Argentino music and dancing
Our
Tango Argentino program is mostly aiming to absolut
beginners, but can be adapted to serve dancers with up to two years of experience
as well. Our workshop's structure permits beginners and slightly advanced students
to happily co-exist in the same program, without one group being a burden to the
other.
8-20 participants
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Itinerary
of
the
10
days long
Tango vacation plan in September 2010 on Naxos
Island |
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1st day
Monday
20 Sept. |
Arrival day on Naxos, free of guided
activities.
Just rest, get to know the new
environment,
walk around on your own, swim,
sunbathe and relax.
During dinner we will brief you in
all the details
you might need during your vacation
time on Naxos.
Hints on how you could maximize
sustainability during your vacation.
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2nd day
Tuesday
21 Sept.
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We will meet after breakfast for our
first Tango session.
After that, you will have plenty of
free time to explore further the area
on your own or simply enjoy our
unique beach, the finest on the island.
Late afternoon we will meet again for
our second Tango session.
After dinner we will get together for
a Greek pronunciation lesson,
so that next day you may be able to
read the shops' signs on your own! (optional*)
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3rd day
Wednesday
22 Sept. |
After breakfast we will escort you to
Chora, the
capital city of the island,
where we will guide you inside the
archaeological museum.
We will also walk you up to the
Venetian castle,
where amongst others you may also
choose to have a guided tour (optional*)
inside a very beautifully preserved
old Venetian house,
being open today to the public as a
museum.
Enough free time for swimming in the
afternoon.
After dinner we
will present to you the basic elements of the Greek
Mythology, History
and Culture, focusing on the myths about
Naxos island and the
Aegean sea, the modern history
and the contemporary
culture.
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4th day
Thursday
23 Sept. |
First excursion day: Cultural
walking around Naxos island!
(optional*)
What a
day this will be!
This day
we have arranged for you a very interesting
mountain
walking and cultural expedition.
We will walk through
4 traditional mountain villages of the island,
visiting
a picturesque
Byzantine church, a pottery workshop,
a traditional
distillery, an authentic olive press and much more.
During our walk we will stop to
experience some simple
breathing exercises
and a Greek language
lesson under the shadow of
a very old Eucalyptus tree.
We will come back in
time for you to enjoy a swim.
In the evening we will introduce you to the Greek
circular dances,
where you will have the time of your
life dancing and laughing! |
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5th day
Friday
24 Sept. |
We will meet after breakfast for our
third Tango session.
Enough free time for swimming through
out the day.
Late afternoon we will meet for our
fourth Tango session.
For dinner we will escort you to
Chora, guiding you around
and proposing to you the best places
to eat and drink
(optional*).
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6th day
Saturday
25 Sept. |
We will meet after breakfast for our
fifth Tango session.
Enough free time for swimming through
out the day.
Late afternoon we will meet for our
sixth Tango session.
In the evening a Greek movie
will play to entertain us.
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7th day
Sunday
26 Sept. |
We will meet after breakfast for our
seventh Tango session.
Enough free time for swimming through
out the day.
Late afternoon we will meet for our
eighth Tango session.
And in the evening we will dance the
Greek way again!
(optional*)
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8th day
Monday
27 Sept. |
Sunset
trekking on Naxos island
(optional*)
This day we have arranged for you
another very interesting trekking tour.
In the afternoon we will visit the
ancient temple of Demeter
on the mountain.
Walking
on beautiful paths and dirt roads
we will come all
the way down
to our Hotel at Plaka beach to enjoy a swim.
or
Boat excursion and bus touring on
Santorini island
(optional*)
Today we will sail to the unique
volcano island of Santorini.
Being one of the most travelled to
destinations of Europe,
our guess is we will simply confirm
the reasons for its fame.
On the island a guided bus tour will try to sum up
all its highlights,
giving you free time to explore
on your own and swim too.
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9th day
Tuesday
28 Sept. |
Today we will meet on the beach very
early in the morning
to experience the sunrise and the
calmness of the environment,
while practicing in silence a special
form of Qi Gong movements.
After breakfast we will continue with our ninth
Tango session.
Enough free time for swimming through
out the day.
Late afternoon we will meet for our
tenth and last Tango session.
Being sad to have to bring this vacation program to
an end, we will have prepared for you an
unforgettable farewell dinner followed by a Tango
show and a Milonga.
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10th day
Wednesday
29 Sept.
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We will escort you to the port or the
island’s airport
for your departure to Piraeus -
Athens
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*optional = not in price included
The above vacation program
is subject
to last minute minor changes without notice
DAILY SCHEDULE
(except on the
optional excursion days)
 07:15-08:15 Qi
Gong for the spine and breathing exercises
(*optional)
08:15-10:00 Breakfast
10:00-12:00 Tango Argentino workshop
12:00-17:30 Free time; swimming and
sunbathing
17:30-19:30 Tango Argentino Practica (practice)
19:30-21:30 Free time for dinner
21:30-23:00 Evening events, e.g. multimedia presentation/lecture about
the "Mythology and Culture of the Aegean Sea and Greece",
Greek movies, Greek dancing and ...many surprises!
There is a
public bus connection between your Hotel and the city every
hour, thus you can arrange your own tours around the
island too. Car, motorbike or bike renting is
available.
Your instructors will be
Diego Mastrangelo from Argentina and
Evi Anesti
from Greece for the Tango Argentino as
well as
Yannis
for the optional morning stretching Qi Gong for the spine
and breathing exercises.
Diego's and Evi's teaching style has very little to do with the so called "basic
steps". Instead they focus on the essence of Tango and the feelings that can
arise out of the traditional close embrace and the proper leading and following
between the man and the woman.
Are you an advanced Tango dancer?
For more than
4
couples of the same, more advanced dance
level (more than 2 years dancing experience), we could add with
no extra cost separate teaching hours
to your schedule, so that you would share
only the hours of Practica with the
beginners.
For the advanced
participants the focus will be on
musicality, exploring themes like: Pauses,
rhythm, phrases, melodies and humour of the
music and how all these may be applied
through improvisation to your unique dance
style.
Please, contact us for more details and to
find out, if we already have more requests
from advanced dancers.
Complete package's cost when
staying as a single in a double room:
920 euros
in Plaka Hotel's ground floor rooms
1.010 euros
in Plaka Hotel's 1st floor rooms
1.200 euros
in the rooms of the 4stars Aegean Palace Hotel
Complete package's
cost p.p. when staying in a double room:
740 euros
in Plaka Hotel's ground floor rooms
790 euros
in Plaka Hotel's 1st floor rooms
930 euros
in the rooms of the 4stars Aegean Palace
Hotel
Complete package's cost p.p. when staying in a triple room:
705 euros
in Plaka Hotel's ground floor rooms
740 euros
in Plaka Hotel's 1st floor rooms
860 euros
in the rooms of the 4stars Aegean Palace Hotel
Complete package's cost
p.p. when staying in the camping:
610 euros
Booking for single travellers is not always
possible!
The above prices
of the
10 days long Travel
and Do vacation plan on Naxos include:
 Transfer from/to the local port or airport of
Naxos to/from our
location
Accommodation for 9 nights with breakfast buffet in a hotel near the beach
in a spacious double room with bathroom, WC, refrigerator, air
conditioning, TV, safe, hair dryer, DSL Internet access outlet, balcony or veranda and sea-view
(if you book early)
2 times a dinner
10 times X 2 hours Tango Argentino workshop
1 Tango show by the teachers followed by a Milonga night
1 time X 1 hour Qi Gong and breathing exercises
1 time a Greek dance evening
1 time a Greek movie
1
time a lecture evening about the "History, Mythology and Culture of
Greece"
1 time escorted transfer
to/from Hora, the capital city of the Island, and short
guiding around the market, the museums, the castle, the
antiquities and much
more
The price
does not include:
International air
transfer to/from Greece
Other than mentioned
meals
Travel/medical
insurance
Additional
optional services (which
are to be booked and paid for
on site):
Half pension: € 15,-
per person per day
4 times X 1 hour morning Qi Gong and breathing exercises: €
10,- per hour
1 time a short course on everyday
Greek expressions: € 10,-
2 times an one-day excursion. Price per person per
excursion: € 35,- to 60,- including activities and all transfers
Different half day long activities, like: sea sports, horse
riding, cycling, off-road driving, Greek cooking and much more
Greek dinner /music/ concert evenings: € 15,- to 25,-
Personal sessions with various kinds of treatments such as
Chinese or Thai massage, starting from € 45,- per hour.
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Travel
and Do Network
Ilia Zervou 96
GR – 11144 Athens
Tel: +30 6944 555 696
Fax: +30 210 20 27 250
info@travelanddo.com
www.travelanddo.com
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