il!l ^Jnrtlanò © bscrüer May 9. 2007 el O bservador ---------------------------------------------------- r State Farm* Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office. Bloomington. Illinois 61710 Latin Dance Masters Set to Thrill A flamenco tango fusion Michael E Harper Tge/iZ We moved to our new location at: 97 13 SAV. Capitol Portland,OK 503-221-3050 Viva Baile! creates a fla- m enco/tango fusion, with the sensuous moves and passionate music o f both Spanish art forms. In M ay, P o rtlan d ’s prem ier L atin dance m asters will thrill M ilagro T heatre audiences with V iv a B aile! - th e se n su o u s m oves and passionate m usic o f tango and flam enco, T hursday, M ay 10 through Sunday, M ay 27 at M ilagro T heatre, 525 S.E. S tark St. T he first w eekend features international teacher and m u si­ c a l d ir e c to r A le x K reb s o f P o rtla n d ’s T an g o B erretin. T o ­ g e th e r , w ith w o r ld - r e n o w n B uen o s A ires d a n c e r/te a c h e r L uciana V alle, g u itarist D aniel G o m e z an d p ia n ist C la u d io M éndez. K rebs w ill show case the social, im provised form o f tang o old and new — focusing on the foreign language of body m ovem ent, w here every' slight, subtle m o vem ent p rovokes a resp o n se. D uring the second w eekend, a w a r d - w in n in g F la m e n c o d an c e r L aurena M arrone, d i­ recto r o f P o rtlan d ’s Flam enco A rts A cadem y, w ill o ffer a tra­ ditional flam en co perform ance featu rin g the dance o f M itsue “ L a P u ra,’’ one o f the re g io n 's finest em erging artists. T he fla­ m en co co n cert in clu d es four dancers, song, g u itar and p er­ cussion influenced by the style o f Jerez de la F rontera, “T he C ity o f F lam enco." Page B3 Fax 503-227-8757 Big City Produce Small store ~ Big on diversity 722 N. 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