[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (8/1/05)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Wed Aug 3 22:30:45 UTC 2005
Tango Houston's Midsummer Tango event last Saturday drew
a standing room only crowd of about 200 for their concert
and milonga. Good job to all those tangueros y tangueras
that worked so hard on this event!
The new Clear Lake Tango Club is now meeting weekly, every
Wednesday, 7:30pm at Dance Moves studio, 611 Kirby Blvd,
in Seabrook's Taylor Lake Village. Instructors Eric Lanoix
and Robert Barnes. Cost is ~5$, to cover the floor fee.
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceMovesMap.html
ArgenTango hosts another "Our Milonga" this Saturday
evening from 8:30pm-12:30am at Dance Art, inside the
Sterling Plaza, 9888 Bellaire Blvd, Suite 166, near
Beltway 8, $10/person at the door. Come to join our
milonga for an evening of fun. Snacks and soft drinks
are provided. Please feel free to bring additional
snacks/drinks and the spirit of sharing. Most importantly,
your tango shoes. Warm up your feet and have a great time.
http://www.argen-tango.com/ourmilongas.htm
Daniela Tudoran will be hosting Sunday practicas at Helios
for the next three weekends. In addition, Daniela and
Toe to Toe will be bringing Ney Melo from New York back
for another workshop over the weekend of October 1-2.
http://houtango.com/maps/HeliosMap.html
Next week we have a new venue on Tuesdays: Please come for
great dancing and fun times at Little Napoli sponsored
by Veronica and Adriano Quintana. Starting Tuesday Aug,
9th. from 7:30pm to close. Located at 1001 Texas Avenue,
on the corner with Main St., it's a brand new restaurant,
very spacious, nice air conditioned and air flow too,
great floors, etc. August 16 will be their grand opening,
and there will be free wine for everybody. See you there!
http://houtango.com/maps/LittleNapoliMap.html
Orlando Budini will teach an intensive seminar on
"Confiteria Style" tango on Saturday, August 13, at
The Dance Place, 3300 Chimney Rock. There will be
three segments of 1.25 hours each, on confiteria style
and milonga lisa. Complete details to be posted soon.
For more details or to preregister, call 713-231-3523.
http://www.metatango.com/html/the_producer.html
Robert and Valerie Schoenberg and Victor Collins invite
everybody in the Houston Tango Community to a Giant
August Birthday Party and All Houston Milonga to be
held on Saturday, August 27th. We plan to have a first
class event in a new, spacious venue, so don't miss it.
Details will be announced soon. Mark your calendars!
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 plays delicious solo tango
piano, at The Big Top (new location for a few months),
8-9:00pm. Come to dance or just to hang out in the relaxed
atmosphere. 3706 Main at Winburn. Plenty of room to dance.
Please tip generously; Glover plays only for tips. FREE
http://houtango.com/maps/BigTopMap.html
Tuesday
The Houston Argentine Tango Association continues their
class cycle, expanded to three classes each night.
Joan Bishop & Roger Soto instructing, at their new
location: The Dance Place, 3300 Chimney Rock @ Beverly
Hill, Suite 500. This new space offers room to grow
with new students. Beginner 7-8pm, Intermediate 8-9pm,
Advanced 9-10pm. http://www.houstontango.org/
http://houtango.com/maps/TheDancePlaceMap.html
Wednesday
The new Clear Lake Tango Club is now meeting weekly, every
Wednesday, 7:30pm at Dance Moves studio, 611 Kirby Blvd,
in Seabrook's Taylor Lake Village. Instructors Eric Lanoix
and Robert Barnes. Cost is ~5$, to cover the floor fee.
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceMovesMap.html
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Victor Collins teaches classes - 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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Victor Collins teaches 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's Friday milonga and free class continues at
its new location, El Caporal Restaurant, 12015 Perry
Rd at 1960. El Caporal is a South American Grill with
Italian Cuisine, and nothing to pay except for what you
drink or eat. Free class starts promptly at 8:30pm.
More info at http://www.elcaporalrestaurant.com or
281-970-6165, or you can call Victor at 832-725-4380(cell).
http://houtango.com/maps/ElCaporalMap.html
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Martin & Natia Palaez teach group classes at Barbara
King's Houston Center of Dance, (new location)
5200 Bissonnet at Bellaire. Beginning 7-8pm, $12
single lesson or $40 for the four week session.
Intermediate/Advanced 8-9pm, $10/class. Partners
not required. http://www.tango-houston.com/,
<tangoss at hotmail.com>
http://houtango.com/maps/KingsDanceCenterMap.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. Info: Alicia at 713-688-1282,
<2tango at pdq.net>, http://www.alwaystango.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html
Saturday
ArgenTango hosts another "Our Milonga" this Saturday
evening from 8:30pm-12:30am at Dance Art, inside the
Sterling Plaza, 9888 Bellaire Blvd, Suite 166, near Beltway
8, $10/person at the door. Come to join our milonga for an
evening of fun. Snacks and soft drinks are provided. Please
feel free to bring additional snacks/drinks and the
spirit of sharing. Most importantly, your tango shoes.
Warm up your feet and have a great time.
http://www.argen-tango.com/ourmilongas.htm
Sunday
Daniela Tudoran hosts a practica the first three Sundays
each month (al Borde practica on fourth Friday), at Helios,
411 Westheimer between Whitney and Taft. Helios is not
charging for the room, but a small collection will be
taken to help cover their A/C expense. 5:30-7:30pm,
only $3/person. Come practice what you've learned in
class, meet people, and have some fun!
http://houtango.com/maps/HeliosMap.html
Let's tango this week.
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