[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (12/17/07)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Wed Dec 19 23:49:04 UTC 2007
Martin & Natia are back to normal with classes,
but their Saturday milonga is on hiatus for two weeks,
12-22 and 12-29. But they will be holding a great
New Years Eve milonga on 12-31, so mark your calendars.
Standard warnings about all events during holiday periods:
Be sure to confirm with the hosts before heading out.
Houston Tango Community! We need your help! The Houston
Tango Festival is coming up in just a few short months! We
will have people coming in from all over the country and
the world to take part in this exciting event! Many of
them would like a chance to experience the true Houston
community and would like to stay with awesome local dancers
such as yourselves. Therefore, we need local dancers to
host these travelers! If you are willing to have one or
more out-of-town dancers in your place, please e-mail me
at <stayer at bcm.edu> with:
1. Your name.
2. A reliable way to contact you (e-mail, cell phone,
smoke signal, etc).
3. What accommodations you have available (beds, couches, floor
space).
4. How many dancers you would be willing to take.
5. The dates in which you are willing to take them
(some are coming for a few days, some for the whole
festival).
Once I have this information, I will pair you with a traveler and
exchange your respective contact information. It will then be up
to you and your traveler to work out details of their stay. Please
help foster the great Houston Tango community spirit by giving
these traveling tangueros a true taste of Houston hospitality! We
really appreciate anything you can offer!
Thanks so much,
Sarah
Houston Tango Festival
http://www.houstontangofestival.com
The Houston Tango Festival is taking place January
25-27, 2008. It's going to be a fantastic event with
world-class teachers, DJs and Glovertango Orquestra.
It's taking place here, in OUR city and your participation
will not only help make this event a success, but also
make it an annual tradition! Don't let this amazing
opportunity pass you up. Take advantage of the early bird
pricing ($120 for a full pass) and support your hometown
festival. The early bird pricing expires on November
30, 2007. To register and find out the details, go to:
http://www.houstontangofestival.com/registration.html.
Wishing you many magical tango moments, Diana,
Houston Tango Festival <houstontangofestival at gmail.com>
Victor Collins' tango classes are suspended until February
due to a family problem in Argentina, and his work on
choreography for a tango show.
Missed a tango email? Need the calendar while away
from your computer? You can always refer to past tango
email at http://houtango.com/, and subscribe there, too.
Please send any tango news and event information to
<tangopost at compact.com> (only). Thanks!
Monday
Glover Gill of Glovertango plays delicious solo tango
piano, now back home at the Continental Club,
8-9:00pm. 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
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[Classes suspended until January 7.]
Continuing classes with Laura Pellegrino. 6:15-7:30 /
Style and Technique for Tango Fundamentals:(All levels
welcome). Get the most out of every step by improving
your precision, execution and style! This class will dig
deeply into the details of all the most fundamental aspects
of Tango, and will include exercises aimed at improving
precision, balance and musicality. An excellent primer for
absolute beginners and a rigorous workout for more advanced
dancers . Dance like you mean it. All of it!! 7:45-9:00 /
Introductory Nuevo Tango (3 months of Tango pre-requisite).
Class will stress essential techniques specific to "nuevo"
or more "open embrace" style that will allow for connected,
dynamic, improvised, organic movement in Tango. Where:
The River Oaks Community Center, 3600 Locke Ln., Houston,
Tx. 77027 One block North of Westheimer and just west
of Buffalo Speedway Classes are $15 per class. Receive
a 10% discount by registering for the whole month.
Students receive an additional 10% discount. No
pre-registration. Register with Laura on the day of the
class. No partner necessary! To contact Laura regarding
private lessons or for more information, email her at
Bsasbaby at gmail.com or go to www.TangoinTexas.com
http://houtango.com/maps/RiverOaksCommunityCenterMap.html
Tuesday
The Houston Argentine Tango Association continues their
class cycle this week, now with three classes each night.
Joan Bishop instructs at 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
Jackie Arita, manager of Salento Cafe, sponsors a
weekly tango event. The dancing runs from 9 pm till
midnight. Salento Cafe 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. Tango music
dj'ed by Oscar. Salento offers a great selection of wines,
including Argentine Malbec as house wine. Empanadas and
other Argentine treats also served. For a full menu and
other details about this venue go to the cafe website
http://www.salentocafe.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/SalentoCoffeeMap.html
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Mauro's Pizza and Tango Bar is expanding its tango
schedule by hosting an early milonga on Sundays and an
early práctica on Wednesdays. Early Milonga, 6p-10pm,
music by Alex and Mauro. The music will include tandas
from all tango genre, including nuevo. While at Mauro's,
take advantage of the food and beverage menu, including
soft drinks, coffee, espresso, cappuccino, beer, wine,
appetizers, salads, specialty pizzas, milanesas, pastas,
sandwiches and desserts. No cover. We now have a good
selection of Argentine wines and beer, and we offer
our full Argentine menu. Mauro's Pizza & Tango Bar is
located at 9830 Meadowglen Lane, Houston TX, 77402, just
a few blocks from Westheimer and Gessner. More info,
call Mauro: 832-693-3674
http://houtango.com/maps/MaurosPizzaMap.html
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Helios Tango Club new intermediate cycle, Wednesdays,
8pm-9pm. Every session of this class is new material and
it can be taken many times. The next cycle of classes will
focus on building on the tango fundamentals. We explore
the structure and technique of tango and keep memorizing
patterns to a minimum. Location: City Dance Studio 5416
Chaucer Dr, Houston, 77005, 713-529-6100. Time: Wednesdays
8pm-9pm. Rates: $25 for all five classes per person.
$10 per class for drop-in. Please make checks out to
"Helios Tango Club". Note: Requirement: Students must be
familiar with walking to the cross, ochos, ocho cortados,
and molinetes. Depending on the balance of leaders and
followers, the size of the class is limited. Please
let us know ahead of time if you are interested:
<helios at heliostangoclub.com> or <chenmercy at gmail.com>
http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html
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Baires Tango continues their classes, 8-9pm: Meche Acuña,
Rafa Noguerol and Oscar Lopez-Gamundi (Baires Tango) teach
fundamentals of Argentine Tango on Wednesdays at 8:00PM
at King's Dancing Center, 5200 Bissonnet St., Bellaire
TX 77401. All levels welcome. Classes are focused on the
understanding of the structure of tango emphasizing its
improvisational nature. The four-class package goes for
$48, $15 for drop-in. Respond to baires.tango at yahoo.com
or the following phone numbers: (English, Spanish):
713 408 9065 (Oscar); (Spanish): 713 852 7721 (Meche).
http://www.houtango.com/maps/KingsDanceCenterMap.html
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Martin & Natia teach a free introductory class from 8-9pm,
with a limited set of steps, followed by a free practica
from 9-10pm, at their new location, Tango Cafe. 3217
Mercer at West Alabama, one block west of Buffalo Speedway.
http://houtango.com/maps/TangoCafeMap.html
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[Suspended until February due to family issues and preparation
for a show.]
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
Eduardo Zetina sings tangos and boleros at Mauro's on
Thursdays, 9pm-10pm, followed by tropical dance music.
Come join us for a nice evening! While at Mauro's,
take advantage of the food and beverage menu, including
soft drinks, coffee, espresso, cappuccino, beer, wine,
appetizers, salads, specialty pizzas, milanesas, pastas,
sandwiches and desserts. Mauro's Pizza and Tango Bar,
9830 Meadowglen Lane, Houston TX 77042, 713-782-3203
http://houtango.com/maps/MaurosPizzaMap.html
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Mikas & Indre of Tangohous teach new cycle of Tango
Fundamentals for beginners on Thursdays, starting
November 8. City Dance Studio, 5416 Chaucer Dr (behind
the Ruggles in the Rice village) Tango Fundamentals
class is designed to give essentials of social tango.
8pm to 9:30 pm, Thursdays, new cycle starting November 8.
Cycle consists of 6 classes of 1.5 hrs each, $40 for
the 6 class cycle, $30 for students, $10 for drop-in
The size of the classes is limited, so please contact
Mikas <kalimika at gmail.com> or Indre <irapali at gmail.com>
to reserve the space in advance! http://www.tangohous.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html
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Martin & Natia Palaez teach group classes at Cafe
Tango Studio, 3217 Mercer at West Alabama, one
block west of Buffalo Speedway. Beginning 8-9pm,
$15 single lesson or $48 for the four week session.
Partners not required. http://www.tango-houston.com/,
<MartinNatiaTango at yahoo.com>
http://houtango.com/maps/TangoCafeMap.html
Friday
Téngo Tango: Diana Gonzalo, Mercy and Oscar invite you
to dance tango every Friday from 9pm till midnight at
Té House of Tea, 1927 Fairview St, near Westheimer and
Dunlavy . No cover charge. Empanadas, yerba mate and
other refreshments for sale. BYOB ($3 corkage fee). Music
by Oscar and guest DJ's. http://www.teaagora.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/TeHouseofTeaMap.html
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Martin & Natia Palaez teach group classes at Cafe
Tango Studio, 3217 Mercer at West Alabama, one
block west of Buffalo Speedway. Intermediate 7-8pm,
$15 single lesson or $48 for the four week session.
Advanced 8-9pm, $10 single lesson (prepayment welcome)
Partners not required. http://www.tango-houston.com/,
<MartinNatiaTango at yahoo.com>
http://houtango.com/maps/TangoCafeMap.html
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[Suspended until February due to family issues and preparation
for a show.]
Victor Collins' Friday night tango classes are at Life
Time Fitness of Willowbrook. Every Friday, 9pm-11pm,
ages 12 and up. Victor teaches Argentine Tango, Waltz,
Milonga and Chacarera, 9pm-10pm, and hosting a practica
from 10pm-11pm at the Life Time Cafe. Classes cover
footwork, timing, techniques, and patterns. You do NOT
need a partner to take these classes. Singles and/or
couples are welcome. Don't wait, sign up now and step
out in style and confidence. Seven, 1 hour Lessons per
enrollment session. $84 for members, $105 for Non-Members
$160 for two Members, $187 for two Non-Members. Life Time
Fitness, 7717 Willowchase Blvd., Willowbrook, TX. 77070
http://www.lifetimefitness.com/ For further information,
please contact Cheree Rose at 281-897-6219.
http://houtango.com/maps/LifeTimeFitnessWillowbrookMap.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, 5416 Chaucer Dr. Info:
Alicia at 713-688-1282, <alwaystango at yahoo.com>,
http://www.alwaystango.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html
Saturday
[On hiatus for 12-22 and 12-29, back for New Years Eve.]
Martin and Natia invite you all to their Milonga every
Saturday at the Cafe Tango-Studio, centrally Located at
3217 Mercer at Alabama, one block west of Buffalo Speedway.
Please join us for wonderful dancing, great music, and
a fabulous social gathering. Valet Parking available:
Basel from the next door club is willing to help the
tango community to park for tips only. $10.00/person. BYOB
http://houtango.com/maps/TangoCafeMap.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, 5416 Chaucer Dr. Info:
Alicia at 713-688-1282, <alwaystango at yahoo.com>,
http://www.alwaystango.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html
Sunday
Sunday practica is back! We have resumed our weekly Sunday
practica. Mariana has opened up her new enterprise, the
"Avant Garden" in place of "Helios/Mausoleum". It has
been completely reborn, and looks fantastic. We will
bring back our tango DJs for some awesome tango music
and dancing. Time: Sundays, 9:30pm-12:30am, Address: 411
Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006, Donations are welcome
and encouraged. Hope to see you there. Helios Tango
Club, <http://www.heliostangoclub.com>
http://www.houtango.com/maps/AvantGardenMap.html
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Mauro's Pizza and Tango Bar is expanding its tango
schedule by hosting an early milonga on Sundays and an
early práctica on Wednesdays. Early Milonga, 6p-10pm,
music by Alex and Mauro. The music will include tandas
from all tango genre, including nuevo. While at Mauro's,
take advantage of the food and beverage menu, including
soft drinks, coffee, espresso, cappuccino, beer, wine,
appetizers, salads, specialty pizzas, milanesas, pastas,
sandwiches and desserts. No cover. We now have a good
selection of Argentine wines and beer, and we offer
our full Argentine menu. Mauro's Pizza & Tango Bar is
located at 9830 Meadowglen Lane, Houston TX, 77402, just
a few blocks from Westheimer and Gessner. More info,
call Mauro: 832-693-3674
http://houtango.com/maps/MaurosPizzaMap.html
Let's tango this week.
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