[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (11/14/05)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Thu Nov 17 17:18:44 UTC 2005
[Dinner reservations needed by Thursday (today!)]
On Saturday November 19th, Always Tango is celebrating
their last Milonga of the year at the Melody Club.
Come and enjoy a night of special holiday dinner and
dancing. The Italian dinner will be served by the well
known Houston catering company "Catering By George". Each
plate will be prepared to order by the chef. Dinner
will be served from 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Menu: Garden
salad, pasta station with choice of shrimp, chicken,
prosciutto, garlic bread, and Italian cream pie.
Dance to the best Tango music of all time! We will
be taking reservations for the dinner until Thursday,
November 17, 2005. Each ticket for dinner and dancing
is $20.00. You are welcome to attend without dinner for
the regular price of admission of $12.00 Please come and
join us at the Melody Club 3027 Crossview Dr Houston,
TX 77063-5008 Thank for your support of the year 2005!
Happy Holidays to all of you! -Alicia and Juan Carlos
Suarez, Always Tango, www.alwaystango.com, 281.704.9444
http://houtango.com/maps/MelodyClubMap.html
Cyrus Persion Grill Sunday Tea Time milonga is on this
weekend in Clear Lake. Victor's Friday milonga on the
north side, and Daniela's Sunday milonga at Helios round
out the weekend.
Dancing for life cordially invites you to a Tea Time
Milonga on Sunday December 4th from 3 pm to 6 pm. Admission
$8.00. Admission will include soft drinks, assortment
of teas, coffee, cookies, pastries and chocolates. Come
welcome the last month of the year and the Holidays
dancing to our new repertoire of music.
In addtion, Dancing for Life cordially invites you to a
"New Year's Eve Milonga Extravaganza" on December 31st from
8 pm to 2 am. Admission $80 per person. The event will
include Hors D'oeuvres, dinner buffet style, Desserts,
all drinks, midnight Xampagne toast and Favors. Come
join us and dance off until the new year in a warm,
elegant and festive atmosphere. RSVP must be accompanied
by full payment received by December 9th as per catering
requirements. Mail Payment Check or Money order to :
(No Credit Cards) Dancing for Life, 2726 Fondren, Houston,
TX 77063, RSVP with intentions (832) 368-3022
November 23-27- "Fandango de Tango" in Austin, TX is
an annual tango festival held on Thanksgiving weekend
featuring a variety of fabulous tango teachers. This has
become one of the defacto "All Texas" events, and is not to
be missed. Complete details: http://www.learn2dance.com/
San Antonio's Puro Tango celebrates their anniversary
with a three day extravaganza, Dec 9-11. Angel
Garcia & Rosa Collantes will perform "Tango &
Salsa Fusion" on Friday, and teach two days of
workshops on Saturday & Sunday. Complete details:
http://www.purotangodesanantonio.com/upcoming_events.htm
Mark your calendars for San Antonio's Third Annual Posada
Milonga on December 16. Music by Austin's Urbano Tango
and Daniel Monserratt and CD's, Granada Ballroom 14th
Floor, 111 Villita Street at St. Marys. More info at:
http://www.lavidatango.com/pm.htm
Missed a tango email? Need the calendar while away from
your computer? You can always refer to past tango email
at http://houtango.com/mailman/listinfo/houtango-l_houtango.com,
and click the Archives link near the top. Subscribe there,
too.
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
Salento Coffee sponsors a weekly Wednesday tango event
starting tonight, Wednesday, May 25. The dancing runs from
8:30pm to 10:00pm, and maybe longer if there is demand.
Salento Coffee is located at 2407 Rice Blvd in the Rice
Village area: Salento moves all the tables to the walls
and open up a nice floor of smooth tile. They even offer
a special "Tango Sandwich."
http://houtango.com/maps/SalentoCoffeeMap.html
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The new Clear Lake Tango Club meets at 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
Little Napoli Friday tango is on hiatus until after the
New Year.
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Victor's Friday milonga and free class continues on the
far north side, but back at its old location: Arepas &
Empanadas, 12792 Veterans Memorial Drive, 281-444-6377.
Including tango, merengue and bachata. Free class starts
promptly at 9:00pm and dancing runs until midnight
(maybe later). Come and dance your tango, salsa, and
romantic favorites in a friendly family atmosphere.
More info: call Victor at 832-725-4380(cell).
http://houtango.com/maps/ArepasEmpanadasMap.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
Always Tango is celebrating their last Milonga of the year
at the Melody Club. Come and enjoy a night of special
holiday dinner and dancing. The Italian dinner will be
served by the well known Houston catering company "Catering
By George". Each plate will be prepared to order by the
chef. Dinner will be served from 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Menu:
Garden salad, pasta station with choice of shrimp,
chicken, prosciutto, garlic bread, and Italian cream pie.
Dance to the best Tango music of all times! We will
be taking reservations for the dinner until Thursday,
November 17, 2005. Each ticket for dinner and dancing
is $20.00. You are welcome to attend without dinner for
the regular price of admission of $12.00 Please come and
join us at the Melody Club 3027 Crossview Dr Houston,
TX 77063-5008 Thank for your support of the year 2005!
Happy Holidays to all of you! -Alicia and Juan Carlos
Suarez, Always Tango, www.alwaystango.com, 281.704.9444
http://houtango.com/maps/MelodyClubMap.html
Sunday
Daniela Tudoran hosts a Sunday milonga at Helios, from
8PM-11PM. Location: 411 Westheimer, on the south side
of the street after the intersection with Montrose and
just before the intersection with Taft, DJ: Oscar, Mercy,
Cheers, Daniela.
http://houtango.com/maps/HeliosMap.html
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[On this weekend, happens every other week]
The Clear Lake Tango Club will host a bi-weekly Persian
tea-time milonga every other Sunday from 4-6pm at the
Cyrus Persian Grill. The Cyrus Persian Grill is located
at 911, NASA Parkway, Houston TX (in the Clear Lake
area). Tel.:281-280-8200. To get there from town, take
I-45 South, exit at Exit 25, and go left (East) Until you
reach the restaurant. The restaurant offers an excellent
selection of Persian dishes (Eric recommends the food.)
Admission is free, but guest are encouraged to have a
meal. DJ'ing will be provided by Eric Lanoix. See you
there! Contact info: Eric Lanoix, <eric at tangotango.us>
[Technical detail: Apparently E NASA Road 1 has been
renamed NASA Parkway. Google Maps have yet to get the
memo. Yahoo! Maps has. Both map services show their
data is derived from NAVTEQ, so go figure. The link below
says 911 E NASA Road 1, which is the same as NASA Parkway.]
http://houtango.com/maps/CyrusPersianGrillMap.html
Let's tango this week.
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