[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (8/23/04)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Wed Aug 25 20:47:06 UTC 2004
Robert & Valerie Schoenberg host a milonga this
Saturday at Dance For Life, 6120 Richmond Ave.
$10/person, 9pm-1am, plenty of A/C available early
for your dancing comfort. Full details below.
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceForLifeMap.html
Mark your calendars: Tango Houston has announced a Milonga
at The Continental Club on Sunday, November 21, featuring
the fabulous and complete Glovertango, the finest 7pc
Tango orchestra in the western hemisphere. The par ty will
start at 8:00 with recorded music and the band will play
two sets beginn ing at 9:00. This event is always a great
time, and will include the Tosca String Quartet, who will
be back from an extended international tour. More details
forthcoming as the date draws nearer, so stay tuned!
Another calendar entry: HATA dancers will be part of
the Artful Thursday program at the Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston, on September 9 at 6pm. This is part of the events
surrounding the show "Inverted Utopias: Avant-Garde Art in
Latin America." Former Houston tangero Tim Bugh returns
to perform with Joan Bishop. The free program will be
followed by a reception and a few door prize giveaways.
http://www.mfah.org/main.asp?target=calendar&par3=week&par4=0&par5=0&par6=0
Tango Houston's Natalie Kassenyeva is seeking volunteers
to help at the upcoming Turkish Festival.... "It is on
the 25th of September. Whole day volunteers will get
lunch and t-shirt. We w ill have whirling dervishes and a
folk concert. Would you post that among tango dancers. I
think that we might have some people to volunteer. Ask
them to contact me @ <natalienmk at yahoo.com> if they are
interested..." Please have some fun, and help out Tango
Houston's fantastic treasurer!
We are pleased to announce that Victor Collins has
recovered from his recent surgery. The milonga and free
class on the north side of town continue this Friday,
with an added practica before the class, and his group
classes will start again next week, Wednesday, Sept. 1.
There is a new tango newsletter, La Vida Tango, being
produced in San Antonio. http://www.2crows.net/lvt/
Missed a tango email? Need the calendar while away from
your computer? You can always refer to past tango email
at http://houtango.com/pipermail/houtango-l_houtango.com/
Monday
Glover Gill of Glovertango normally plays delicious solo
tango piano at the Continental Club from 8-9pm. He is
off for two weeks, but Tango Houston will still be there
with recorded music. Come to dance or just to hang out
in the relaxed atmosphere. 3700 Main at Winburn. Plenty
of room to dance. Please tip generously; Glover plays
only for tips. FREE
http://houtango.com/maps/ContinentalClubMap.html
Tuesday
The Houston Argentine Tango Association continues their
seven week class cycle tonight. Joan Bishop & Roger Soto
instructing. Barbara King's Houston Center of Dance,
5700 South Rice Avenue. Info: <info at houstontango.org>,
713-861-8087, http://www.houstontango.org
http://houtango.com/maps/KingsDanceCenterMap.html
Wednesday
Victor Collins begins classes again on Sept 1 - beginner
8-9pm, intermediate/advanced from 9-10pm. $10/class, or
$70 for a package of eight. Victor teaches at The Dance
Place, 3300 Chimney Rock, Suite 500 just south of Richmond.
Victor is always happy to chat with new students over the
phone before their first class. Info: 281-443-3322(h)
or 832-725-4380(cell).
http://houtango.com/maps/TheDancePlaceMap.html
Thursday
Crossroads Coffee hosts Tango at the Crossroads, 8pm.
Immerse yourself into an intimate evening of tango, wine,
and candle light at a new location in the Rice Village.
Come to dance, listen to the captivating sounds of tango,
or just enjoy the atmosphere with a glass of wine and
the best crepes in Houston. No cover. 2531 University
Blvd, 713-526-7262, http://www.crossroadscoffee.org
http://houtango.com/maps/CrossroadsFlyer.jpg
http://houtango.com/maps/CrossroadsCoffeeMap.html
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Eric Lanoix, continues a series of tango classes in Clear
Lake, building on the tango beachhead there from classes
last month. Explore the sense rhythm, the sensuality, or
just have fun learning Tango. Class material will cover
walking, the basic step, and forward/backward ochos. At
the end of the four-week cycle, you will be able to dance
socially with other members of the Houston Tango community.
Eric, with the help of Diana Ramirez and Susan Collins,
will teach beginning tango 7-8pm, intermediate 8-9pm,
$40 for four weekly lessons. More info: contact Eric at
832-287-9229 or <eric at tangotango.us>.
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceMovesMap.html
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Martin & Natia Palaez teach group classes at Barbara King's
Houston Center of Dance, 5700 South Rice. Beginners 8-9pm,
$12/class, $40 for the four week session. Partners
not required. http://www.tango-houston.com/,
<tangoss at hotmail.com>
http://houtango.com/maps/KingsDanceCenterMap.html
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Victor Collins begins class again Sept 2 - beginner
7-8pm, practica from 8-8:30pm, intermediate/advanced
from 8:30-9:30pm, with practica until 10pm. $10/class,
or $70 for a package of eight. Victor Collins teaches
at his newly expanded home studio at 3013 Roseheath,
near Aldine-Westfield & Richey Road in far north Houston.
Info: 281-443-3322.
http://houtango.com/maps/VictorCollinsHomeStudioMap.html
Friday
Victor Collins continues his milongas at Arepas &
Empanadas Gourmet, Inc., 12792 Veterans Memorial on the
north side of town. Already a hot dining and dance spot
on the weekends, now adding tango night every Friday.
Great Colombian food and drink especials. FREE Practica
from 8:30-9:30pm, FREE introductory class from 9:30pm. to
10:30pm, with milonga to continue immediately following.
http://houtango.com/maps/ArepasEmpanadasMap.html
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Martin & Natia Palaez teach group classes at Barbara
King's Houston Center of Dance, 5700 South Rice. Combined
Intermediate/Advanced 8-9pm. $10/class. Partners
not required.
http://www.tango-houston.com/, <tangoss at hotmail.com>
http://houtango.com/maps/BarbaraKingMap.html
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Siempre Tango (Always Tango), with Juan Carlos and
Alicia Suarez, continues an eight week class cycle:
Beginners 7:30-8:30pm, Advanced 8:30-9:30pm, followed by
practica. $80 for a package of eight one-hour lessons. City
Dance Studio, 2423 Dunstan (new location). Info: Alicia at
713-688-1282, <2tango at pdq.net>, http://www.alwaystango.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html
Saturday
Robert & Valerie Schoenberg host a milonga this Saturday
at Dance For Life, 6120 Richmond Ave. $10/person,
9pm-1am, plenty of A/C available early for your dancing
comfort. Dance for Life is on Richmond a little west
of Fountainview, it is in the same strip mall as the
"Hurricane Hut" and accross the street from the Wild West
Saloon. Studio Phone: 832-368-3022. Jeffrey will turn
the AC on early and cool the studio so we won't be hot
like last time We will have some wine and finger food,
contributions of food and drink are welcome. Write down
any music requests and I will try to play them for you
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceForLifeMap.html
Sunday
Eric Lanoix hosts a regular Tango/Tango practica in the
Clear Lake area, at Dance Moves, 611 Kirby in Seabrook,
4-7pm. Midway between the Tango class and the social
dance, the �practica� combines elements of both. The
practica is designed to help dancers wor k on their tango
basics (posture, walk, turning technique, musicality),
while presenting a new figure each week all this in a
relaxed environment where dancer's are invited to try new
things, ask questions, and just ... enjoy dancing tango.
It's only $7 for 3 hours of guided practice!
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceMovesMap.html
Let's tango this week.
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