[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (10/17/05)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Thu Oct 20 17:12:36 UTC 2005
Robert Schoenberg writes: Jeffrey Tisdale will hold a
Halloween Milonga on Saturday night Oct. 29th at his
"Dancing For Life" studio at 2726 Fondren. More details
soon.
Eric Lanoix writes: I am glad to announce that 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. We will start this coming Sunday, October 23. 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 23, and go
left (East) Until you reach the restaurant. The restaurant
offers an excellent selection of Persian dishes (I very
much liked the food when I went). Admission is free,
but guest are encouraged to have a meal. DJ'ing will be
provided by Eric Lanoix. See you there! -Eric [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
Saturday looks quiet this weekend. Little Napoli downtown
and Victor's northside events are on Friday, and Daniela
hosts a milonga on Sunday at Helios, plus the new tea-time
milonga in Clear Lake (see above).
Daniela Tudoran writes: Since we don't have Deco anymore
on Sunday nights we decided to give up the practica
at Helios and have a milonga in the evening instead.
Sunday milonga at Helios. Starting at 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
Glover Gill will be back at his regular Monday gig at
The Big Top this coming Monday, October 24.
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.
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 Restaurant downtown hosts tango dancing
from 9:30pm to 2:00am. Located at 1001 Texas Avenue at
Main St., it's a brand new restaurant, very spacious,
nice air conditioned and air flow too, great floors,
etc. There is plenty of parking everywhere but if you
don't feel like walking, park in the garage next door
(on Texas Ave.) and tell the guy at the gate that you are
going to Little Napoli so he will only charge you $5.00.
http://houtango.com/maps/LittleNapoliMap.html
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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
Sunday
Eric Lanoix writes: I am glad to announce that 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. We will start this coming
Sunday, October 23. 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 23, and go left (East)
Until you reach the restaurant. The restaurant offers an
excellent selection of Persian dishes (I very much liked
the food when I went). Admission is free, but guest are
encouraged to have a meal. DJ'ing will be provided by
Eric Lanoix. See you there! -Eric [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
----------------
Daniela Tudoran writes: Since we don't have Deco anymore
on Sunday nights we decided to give up the practica at
Helios and have a milonga in the evening instead. Sunday
milonga at Helios begins October 16. Starting at 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
Let's tango this week.
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