[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (9/3/07)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Thu Sep 6 20:05:44 UTC 2007
This weekend features the new Milonga del Centro, hosted
by Tango Houston. (They're baaaaaack!) Martin & Natia
also host their regular Saturday night milonga at Cafe
Tango Bar.
Roberto Alsina updates us on Tango Houston -
Tango Houston kicks off its annual membership drive
at Milonga del Centro. Tango Houston is a non-profit
organization dedicated to the promotion of the Argentine
Tango in our city. With that purpose, over the years
it has organized milongas, workshops and meetings
to discuss and learn about our common passion, Tango.
As things evolved and new groups have been formed in the
city, we believe that the function of TH has to evolve
too, and therefore it will start sponsoring some tango
activities and events which are in accord with its goals.
The first of those activities sponsored by TH will be the
Milonga del Centro on September 8th, in which members
of TH will receive a $5.00 discount on the price of
the ticket (normally $15.00) Also, the membership fee
has been reduced to $10.00 per year, for those joining
TH before and up to September 8th (membership can be
acquired at the milongas ticket counter the same night),
and TH members will keep getting discounts in all the
events sponsored by the Institution. We need you to
become a member, to participate and bring new ideas
for the continuing improvement and expansion of the
Argentine tango in Houston. Join us!! For further info,
contact us by email or by phone: Ramster06 at global.net or
ralsina at houston.rr.com 832-541-3773 or 713-205-9302
From Gonzalo Garcia-Olano and Oscar Lopez-Gamundi, an
update on Milonga del Centro, to be held on 9/8/07:
Once again, we would like to remind you that the date for
Milonga del Centro is scheduled for Saturday, September
the 8th at Planet Funk Academy located in Houston's Bayou
Bend area off of Memorial Drive in between downtown
and the Galleria. The precise address is *5731 Logan
Lane**.** *You may also visit www.planetfunk.tv for
more information about the studio, location, and map.
We would also like to again mention that the entrance
to the Milonga will be priced at $15.00 per person
(which will include complimentary wine and parking).
Seating is limited, and reservations are being accepted
by contacting milongadelcentro at gmail.com or by calling
713.408.9065. Please be aware that the reservation will
only be held until 10:00 pm the evening of the Milonga.
We would also like to proudly announce that Tango Houston
(www.tangohouston.net) has offered to sponsor a portion
of this event. It has always been our only intention to
offer the tango community and Houston an event with the
flavor of the traditional downtown Buenos Aires Milongas.
Therefore, we decided that all proceeds from this event
would be entirely donated back to Tango Houston who we
feel will help promote Argentine tango in all of Houston.
We look forward to hearing from you soon and seeing all
of you at Milonga del Centro!
The Helios Tango Club is bringing Evan Griffiths to Houston
for a workshop over September 14th to 16th. Evan has
been dancing Tango over seven years. Some of his teachers
are: Elizabeth Wartluft, Greg Estes (both in Eugene),
Daniel Trenner, Christopher Nassopoulos and from Buenos
Aires: Luciana Valle, Mariano "Chico" Frumboli, Fabian
Salas, Guillermo and Fernanda, Susana Miller, Florencia
Taccetti, Hugo and Miriam, Carlos and Maria Rivrola,
Rodolfo "El Chino" Aguerrodi, Norberto "El Pupo" Esbres
and Luiza Paes. He has assisted Susana Miller in classes,
and assisted and performed with Luciana Valle, Alex Krebs,
and Florencia Teccetti. Over the years he has traveled many
places in the States for Tango, and also to Berlin, Tokyo,
and Buenos Aires. He has taught in the Northwest: Eugene,
Ashland, Portland, Seattle, and also in Denver, Colorado.
He has also taught in Berlin, Germany. He studied classical
piano for 12 years growing up, and studied music in
college. He has been playing Tango Piano for the last 3
and a half years and it's become a major part of his life.
All the workshop details and a printable flyer are at:
http://houtango.com/pipermail/houtango-l_houtango.com/2007-August/000457.html
GENTE TE TEATRO presenta "VOLVIÓ UNA NOCHE" de
Eduardo Rovner ¡No se pierda esta premiada comedia que
reúne al tango y a un hijo independiente con su madre
sobreprotectora que decide "volver"! ¡Divertidísima y
conmovedora! Jueves 6, viernes 7, sábado 8 de septiembre
a las 7:30 P.M. Domingo 9 de septiembre a las 3:30 P.M.
Aproveche la oportunidad de conocer al famoso autor
argentino Eduardo Rovner, en su visita a Houston y
disfrute de un DEBATE después de las funciones del VIERNES
Y SÁBADO. Hamman Hall, Rice University - Rice Blvd,
Entradas 20 y 21 Entrada General: $15 - Estudiantes:
$5.00 - Descuento especial para grupos de 10 o más
personas Pague su entrada general anticipada hasta el 31
de agosto del 2007 y participe del sorteo de 1 pasaje ida
y vuelta a cualquier país de Latinoamérica, gentileza de
Continental Airlines. Envíe su cheque a: Gente de Teatro,
5010 Braesheather Dr., Houston, TX 77096 Gente de Teatro
recibe el generoso apoyo de las siguientes organizaciones:
El Departamento de Estudios Hispánicos y el CSL (Center
for the Study of Languages) de la Universidad de Rice, El
Instituto de Cultura Hispánica, Casa Argentina de Houston,
Supermercados Fiesta y Continental Airlines. Información:
713-826-0445/713-410-8370 www.gentedeteatro.org /
mail at gentedeteatro.org
Martin & Natia write:
[Only a few spots left, signup now. -Lester]
It's time to take another trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina!.
we look forward to this special trip to Tango Capital and not to
mention the bonding time.... Here're the details
Tango Trip to Buenos Aires
March 4th 2008 to March 14th 2008
$1,800.00 - single traveler
$1,600.00 - sharing room
**this is without airfare**
Package includes
* 9 night lodging at Royal Mansion Dandi
* transportation to and from airport
* personal transportation for the entire trip
* welcome reception at the hotel with fruits, sweets & flowers
* butler service
* daily "a la carte" breakfast
* Every Night Milonga, the best that Buenos Aires offers, with
transportation and entrance included
* 2 Tango Dinner Shows
* One Bus City Tour
* Ranch Day (including gaucho museum, lunch, Folklore show,
horseback riding and more)
* Everyday Tango Group Lessons at the Dandi Salon
* a day dedicated to Shoe Shopping
* free time if you like
The airfare will depend on the number of travelers.
It's not necessary to pay the price of the package as
one payment. We split it to 3 installments. As soon
as we come to a definite number of the travelers I
will send out the deadlines for payments. Don't hold
back, jump on this opportunity, check your calendars
and travel with us to Argentina. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to email or call
us thanks martin and natia
Contact: <MartinNatiaTango at yahoo.com>
http://tango-houston.com/home.aspx
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
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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Mercy and the Helios Tango Club also start another cycle
of intermediate tango for five Wednesdays through Sept 12.
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: improving
the quality of each step and the connection between
the partners. We explore the structure and technique of
tango and keep memorizing patterns to a minimum. 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 me know ahead of time
if you are interested: <helios at heliostangoclub.com> or
<chenmercy at gmail.com> City Dance Studio, 5416 Chaucer
Dr, (713) 529-6100, Wednesdays 8pm - 9pm, $25 for all
five classes per person, $10 per class for drop-in.
http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.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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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
BairesTango (Meche Acuña, Rafa Noguerol and Oscar
Lopez-Gamundi) is starting a new class for beginners
on Thrusdays at 7:00PM at Barbara King's Studio, King's
Dancing Center, 5200 Bissonnet St., Bellaire TX 77401.
This new cycle of classes will start on August 2nd. Classes
will be held every Thursday at 7:00 pm for one hour
and will build from the fundamentals of Argentine Tango
that will enable you to dance with anybody anywhere. The
four-class package goes for $48. Please advise if you are
interested since size of the class is limited. Respond
to this e-mail address or these phone numbers: (English,
Spanish): 713 408 9065 (Oscar); (Spanish): 713 852 7721
(Meche)
http://www.houtango.com/maps/KingsDanceCenterMap.html
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Mikas & Indre invite you to join the new cycle of Tango
Fundamentals Class for Beginners, and All Levels Guided
Practica on Thursdays, starting on August 16th. Location:
City Dance Studio, 5416 Chaucer Dr (behind the Ruggles
in the Rice village) Tango Fundamentals Class Class
is designed to build the foundations of social tango.
7pm to 8:30 pm, Thursdays (starting August 16, 2007)
Cycle consists of 6 classes of 1.30hrs each $40 for
6 class cycle, $30 for students, $10 for drop-in.
All Levels Guided Practica: 8:30pm to 10pm, Thursdays
(starting August 16, 2007) Practica is designed to learn &
play with specific concepts of tango. $5 per practica.
The size of the class is limited, so please contact
Mikas <kalimika at gmail.com> or Indre <irapali at yahoo.com>
to reserve the space in advance!
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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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
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/HeliosMap.html
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Mauro's Pizza & Tango Bar has a regular Sunday milonga
at their location near Westheimer & Gessner: Mauro
Gonzalez writes: I would like to invite everybody to
our Sunday milonga, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. 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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