[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (12/31/08)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Sat Jan 5 07:45:45 UTC 2008
Things are cranking back up for normal schedules this
week, and we are back to the normal Saturday Milonga
at Cafe Tango Bar. Greg Harbar's Julian Calendar New
Year Party will be Sunday, January 13 at Fitzgeralds,
2706 White Oak at Studewood, more details to come.
Be sure to sign up for the upcoming Houston Tango Festival:
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 late bird
pricing ($140 for a full pass) and support your hometown
festival. The late bird pricing expires on January
10, 2008. 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>
Next, there are a slew of new and changed classes to report:
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Martin & Natia have discontinued their free Wednesday
night intro class. Their Thursday class has been split
into two simultaneous classes, Beginners A and Beginners B
from 8-9pm. The classes will be split based on experience,
and walk-ins without any tango experience are welcome.
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Mikas writes:
Tangohous - Tango Fundamentals Class on Thursdays (8:30pm-10pm)*
Tangohous invites you to join tango fundamentals classes
on Thursdays, starting on *January 10, 2008*. The six
week class cycle is designed for complete beginners,
but is also helpful for those who want to work on the
fundamentals. The class will be taught by Mikas & Indre.
Where: City Dance Studio, 5416 Chaucer Drive,
Houston, TX 77005, (713) 529-6100.
When: Thursday nights from 8:30pm =96 10pm.
How much: Rates per person are $40 for all six classes.
$30 for student or $10 per class for drop-in.
How long: There are six classes in one cycle. We will
not have a class on January 24
due to the Houston Tango Festival
(http://www.houstontangofestival.com/)
What can you expect: You can expect to play a lot,
mess up, make all kinds of wrong steps, have fun,
connect with others, and finally, dance Argentine tango.
Please make checks out to "Tangohous".
*Note*: The size of the class is limited and we
want to keep the class balanced between leaders and
followers. Please let me know by email if you plan to
attend to the class by next Wednesday, January 9, and if
you plant to lead or follow. If you have any questions
about the class, please feel free to contact me at
<kalimika at gmail.com> or Indre at <irapali at yahoo.com>.
Best,
Mikas
www.tangohous.com
==============
Helios Tango Club writes:
Helios Tango Club Instruction - Intermediate Level
Wednesdays, Jan 9th - Feb 6th, 8:45pm - 10pm
<http://www.heliostangoclub.com/>
Ron Jones will join us as a guest teacher for the first
two cycles of the regular intermediate classes starting
in January. Ron has been dancing tango for 10 years,
and is fluent in close embrace, salon and nuevo tango
styles. He lists Ernesto Carmona, Marcelo y Analia,
Daniel Lapadula, and Andreas y Meredith as some of his
most influential teachers. He will collaborate with Mercy
for the next two cycles of her regular classes to share
his knowledge of tango with those who are interested
in and dedicated to taking their tango to the next level.
Technique 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.
Classes will be held in the large studio, City Dance
Studio, 5416 Chaucer Drive, Houston, TX 77005, (713)
529-6100 Wednesdays, January 9th - February 6th, 8:45pm
- 10pm
Every session of this class is new material. 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 Argentine Tango and keep
memorizing patterns to a minimum.
Rates per person are $35 for all five classes or $15
per class for drop-in. There are five classes in one
cycle. Please make checks out to "Helios Tango Club".
Thanks, Mercy
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Baires Tango writes:
After the break for the Holidays we are resuming our
tango classes on Wednesday 1/16, at 8:00 PM in King's
Dancing Center.
King's Dancing Center
5200 Bissonnet St, Bellaire, TX 77401
Thanks, Oscar Lopez-Gamundi
==============
Laura Pelligreno has been delayed in returning from
Buenos Aires, so her classes will now resume on Monday,
January 28th. More details to come.
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Victor Collins' tango classes are suspended until February
due to a family problem in Argentina, and his work on
choreography for a tango show.
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Gente de Teatro, Houston's Spanish language theatre group,
is presenting "Volvió una Noche" [She Returned One Night],
by Argentine playwrite Eduardo Rovner on Jan 18 & 19 at
Rice University. An acclaimed comedy in SPANISH, this is a
must see! A hilarious and sweet comedy that brings together
the music of tango, an independent man and his Jewish
mother who decides to "come back", it won several prizes
and nominations and has been shown in many countries!
If you purchase a general admission ticket ($15) before
January 12, 2008, you are elegible to participate in a
drawing for two round trip airline tickets to any Latin
American country, courtesy of Continental Airlines.
Purchase Tickets here:
http://gentedeteatro-emailinvite.eventbrite.com/?invite=NDUxNDgvYnVja0Bjb21wYWN0LmNvbS8x%0A
Gente de Teatro has the generous support of the Department
of Hispanic Studies and the Center for the Study of
Languages at Rice University, the Institute of Hispanic
Culture, Casa Argentina de Houston, Fiesta Supermarket,
Cordúoductions and Continental Airlines.
http://www.gentedeteatro.org/
mail at gentedeteatro.org
(713)410-8370 / (713)826-0445
==============
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 28.]
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
----------------
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
----------------
Helios Tango Club Instruction - Intermediate Level
Wednesdays, Jan 9th - Feb 6th, 8:45pm - 10pm
<http://www.heliostangoclub.com/>
Ron Jones will join us as a guest teacher for the first
two cycles of the regular intermediate classes starting
in January. Ron has been dancing tango for 10 years,
and is fluent in close embrace, salon and nuevo tango
styles. He lists Ernesto Carmona, Marcelo y Analia,
Daniel Lapadula, and Andreas y Meredith as some of his
most influential teachers. He will collaborate with Mercy
for the next two cycles of her regular classes to share
his knowledge of tango with those who are interested
in and dedicated to taking their tango to the next level.
Technique 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.
Classes will be held in the large studio, City Dance
Studio, 5416 Chaucer Drive, Houston, TX 77005, (713)
529-6100 Wednesdays, January 9th - February 6th, 8:45pm
- 10pm
Every session of this class is new material. 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 Argentine Tango and keep
memorizing patterns to a minimum.
Rates per person are $35 for all five classes or $15
per class for drop-in. There are five classes in one
cycle. Please make checks out to "Helios Tango Club".
http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html
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[Classes resume on Jan 16th]
Baires Tango teach 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
----------------
Tangohous - Tango Fundamentals Class on Thursdays (8:30pm-10pm)*
Tangohous invites you to join tango fundamentals classes
on Thursdays, starting on *January 10, 2008*. The six
week class cycle is designed for complete beginners,
but is also helpful for those who want to work on the
fundamentals. The class will be taught by Mikas & Indre.
Where: City Dance Studio, 5416 Chaucer Drive,
Houston, TX 77005, (713) 529-6100.
When: Thursday nights from 8:30pm =96 10pm.
How much: Rates per person are $40 for all six classes.
$30 for student or $10 per class for drop-in.
How long: There are six classes in one cycle. We will
not have a class on January 24
due to the Houston Tango Festival
(http://www.houstontangofestival.com/)
What can you expect: You can expect to play a lot,
mess up, make all kinds of wrong steps, have fun,
connect with others, and finally, dance Argentine tango.
Please make checks out to "Tangohous".
*Note*: The size of the class is limited and we
want to keep the class balanced between leaders and
followers. Please let me know by email if you plan to
attend to the class by next Wednesday, January 9, and if
you plant to lead or follow. If you have any questions
about the class, please feel free to contact me at
<kalimika at gmail.com> or Indre at <irapali at yahoo.com>.
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
----------------
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.
Two simultaneous classes will be taught, with the
instructors dividing the students by experience level.
Walk-ins without tango experience are welcome anytime.
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
----------------
[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
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
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
----------------
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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