[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (7/18/05)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Fri Jul 22 05:33:45 UTC 2005
Always Tango's Soles Ablaze exhibition, performance and
workshops wrap up this weekend. Feel the Passion of
Tango with an historic dance exhibition and symposium.
Mark your calendars for this once in a lifetime
presentation. Anton Gazenbeeck and Natalie Laruccia,
the “Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers” of Tango,
will take you through a memorable tour of Argentine
tango history, from its beginnings in the alleys of
Buenos Aires to the heart-stopping fantasy performances
that have thrilled audiences throughout the world!
Saturday, July 23, 2005 8:00 pm, Houston Community
College West Loop Auditorium, 5601 West Loop South,
Houston, TX 77081, $20/person in advance, $25 at
door. Call 713-688-1282 for reservations. Visit us at
http://www.alwaystango.com/. Proceeds benefit the Houston
Hispanic Forum. Then on Sunday, Anton & Natalie teach
an afternoon of workshops to round out their fantastic
Houston visit. All the details are on the Always Tango
web site, http://www.alwaystango.com/events.htm Private
lessons with Anton & Natalie are available - call for
scheduling: 713-688-1282.
July 30th, come experience the romance of a Midsummer
Tango! Enjoy a concert featuring Glover Gill and his
string quartet, then dance to the orchestra's music
following the concert. Located at Virtuosi of Houston
Studio, at Memorial City Mall, near Target. Concert
begins at 7:30 with dancing until 11:00. Tickets $10.
For advance reservations, call 713-661-7123 or email
susan.young3 at att.net. This event is funded in part
by a grant from CACHH, the Cultural Arts Council of
Houston, helping attract new dancers to Argentine tango.
Your support will further the goal of TangoHouston to
provide exciting tango events throughout our Houston
tango community.
Daniela Tudoran & Toe to Toe host another Mujeres (y
Hombres) al Borde� Practica - (Women and men on the
edge/verge�) this Friday, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
or later. It's Friday and you feel like the week has
taken everything out, you're done, you're on the verge
of a nervous breakdown . . . we don't want that. Nobody
wants that. So come join us and do some dancing, have a
cup a' joe, work on a few steps, read a book . . . unwind.
The "al Borde" practica at Borders Book Store on West
Alabama, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (Regular event on the
fourth Friday of every month). http://www.t3tango.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/BordersBooksMap.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
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
Daniela Tudoran & Toe to Toe host another Mujeres (y
Hombres) al Borde� Practica - (Women and men on the
edge/verge�) this Friday, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
or later. It's Friday and you feel like the week has
taken everything out, you're done, you're on the verge
of a nervous breakdown . . . we don't want that. Nobody
wants that. So come join us and do some dancing, have a
cup a' joe, work on a few steps, read a book . . . unwind.
The "al Borde" practica at Borders Book Store on West
Alabama, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (Regular event on the
fourth Friday of every month). http://www.t3tango.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/BordersBooksMap.html
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Victor's Friday milonga and free class is back after
a break for the holiday weekend. Victor has also
relocated his milonga to 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
Feel the Passion of Tango! Always Tango presents Soles
Ablaze, an historic dance exhibition and symposium.
Mark your calendars for this once in a lifetime
presentation. Anton Gazenbeeck and Natalie Laruccia,
the “Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers” of Tango, will
take you through a memorable tour of Argentine tango
history, from its beginnings in the alleys of Buenos
Aires to the heart-stopping fantasy performances that
have thrilled audiences throughout the world! Saturday,
July 23, 2005 8:00 pm, Houston Community College West
Loop Auditorium, 5601 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77081,
$20/person in advance, $25 at door. Call 713-688-1282 for
reservations. Visit us at http://www.alwaystango.com/.
Proceeds benefit the Houston Hispanic Forum.
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Always Tango cordially invites you to enjoy a night
of Art, Tango and Salsa at the Melody Club, 3027
Crossview, 10pm-2am. Special dance exhibition from
visiting instructors Anton & Natalie of the last CD
of Color Tango: "Amor Tango". Offering the best dance
music on two separate dance floors One dance floor will
be playing your all-time favorite tangos and milongas.
The other dance floor will play the best salsa, merengue,
cumbia and bachata music. Two dance floors for the price
of one admission, $15/person. Come join Always Salsa for
the salsa workshop, by Jorge Giron, Beginners 8pm-9pm,
Advanced 9pm-10pm, $5/person. Special package - Workshop
plus dancing Salsa $15.00. After the workshop, please join
us for a night of dancing, music and art from 10pm-2am.
More info, call Alicia @ 713-688-1282.
http://houtango.com/maps/MelodyClubMap.html
Sunday
Always Tango's workshops with Anton & Natalie wrap up at
Melody Club, 3027 Crossview, $30/session. 2:00pm Tango
al Revés (intermediate to professional) Dancing in
shadow/mirror position with both partners facing front;
3:45pm Part 1 (intermediate to professional) Popular
tango figures from the 40's, 50's and 60's; 5:30pm Part 2
(intermediate to professional) Popular tango figures from
the 40's, 50's and 60's;
http://houtango.com/maps/MelodyClubMap.html
Let's tango this week.
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