[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (9/22/08)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Fri Sep 26 16:02:06 UTC 2008
I hope everyone has weathered the storm without serious
problems. It is clear from the Centerpoint Energy web site
data that many, many houses are still dead in the water.
Thank goodness for the mostly delightful weather we have
been experiencing.
Some event organizers have emailed me adjustments for the
general curfew at midnight, but the news I have is that
the citywide curfew ended for good at 6am Friday morning,
so we can tango away the weekend nights.
I presume that most events are back to normal now.
I haven't heard about any cancelations yet. I have heard
directly that Cafe Tango Studio, Pampa Cortes, and the Tea
House Milonga are all back to normal. Laura Pelligrino
has scheduled classes to resume next Monday at the River
Oaks Community Center, but that was dependent on them
having power - you might want to check on that before
heading over.
We know tango is coming back to life because there is a
workshop this weekend, thanks to TangoHous! And there
is a new practica on Wednesdays, Practica H.
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*Tango Workshop with Jennifer and Evan, Sept. 26-28, 2008*
Tangohous will host Jennifer Olson (Portland) and Evan
Griffiths (New York) for a tango workshop in Houston on
September 26-28, 2008. Jennifer and Evan are some of the
most exciting tango dancers of the young generation. They
are outstanding teachers who have taught tango across the
States and Europe and studied and worked with the masters
in Buenos Aires. Both of them taught in Houston within
the last year (Jennifer at the Houston Tango festival)
and are excited to come back and work with our exciting
and quickly growing tango community.
FRIDAY: Performance at Milonga at Te House, 1927 Fairview
(around 11pm)
SATURDAY:
2:00pm-3:15pm Leader's Technique
3.30pm-4.45pm Turns Galore
5.00pm-6.15pm Gooey Ganchos
9.30pm-1.00am - SPECIAL MILONGA with Jennifer dj-ing at
AvantGarden (411 Westheimer, 2nd floor) Performance by
Jennifer & Evan around 11pm cover: 8$ ($5 for students)
SUNDAY:
1:00pm-2:15pm Follower's Technique
2.30pm-3.45pm Fundamentals of Sacadas
4.00pm-5.15pm Melodic Movements
9.30pm- 12.30am - Milonga at AvantGarden, 411 Westheimer
PRICES:
$100- for all classes, before September 21st, $115 after.
$60 for 3 classes.
$25 per class.
HALF PRICE FOR STUDENTS FOR ALL WORKSHOPS OR ONE DAY.
HOW TO PAY:
Write checks payable to Tangohous, mail to 1304 Welch St,
77006 before September 21st, or bring checks or cash to
the workshop.
WORKSHOP LOCATION: CITY DANCE STUDIO, 5416 Chaucer,
Houston, Tx 77005 (in Rice Village, behind the Ruggles)
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER TO ENSURE BALANCED CLASSES.
Jennifer and Evan will be available for privates--please book in
advance.
FOR MORE INFO: call or email Mikas: kalimika at gmail.com, 713.447.3378
http://www.tangohous.com/
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Practica H on Wednesdays at AvantGarden (8:00pm to 11:00pm)
All tango dancers welcome. Practica H is designed as
a space to practice, work with other dancers, explore
and grow your tango. Music will be played without
cortinas. Stopping and talking on the dance floor are
strongly encouraged.
WHEN: Every Wednesday, 8pm to 11pm
WHERE: AvantGarden (411 Westheimer)
PRICE: $5 - all proceeds go to AvantGarden
CONTACT: Indre: 713.319.4330; Mikas 713.447.3378
http://www.tangohous.com/
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Martin and Natia invite you all to their Milonga every
Saturday, 9:30pm, 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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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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Laura Pelligrino teaches beginner and intermediate tango.
[Updated details to come...]
Where: The River Oaks Community Center, 3600 Locke
Ln. Houston, Tx. 77027
http://houtango.com/maps/RiverOaksCommunityCenterMap.html
For info on classes or private lessons, email Laura at
Bsasbaby at gmail.com **Laura offers a 10% discount on all
her classes if you sign up for the entire month or series
and an additional 10% to university students.
Tuesday
Pampa Cortés hails from Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
He is famous for his performance career (Forever Tango,
Tango Revue, Fantasía Argentina, Destino de Tango). He
co-founded the San Francisco Bay Area's highly successful
Tango A Media Luz. He shares his considerable professional
career with audiences and students in the U.S. and abroad
(Canada, Europe, Japan, Central & South America). His clean
footwork and elegant masculinity have inspired thousands
of people, encouraging them to achieve greater skill in
their own tango. Contact: <pampacortes at hotmail.com>,
713-894-9435(cell), http://www.tangocortes.com/
9pm-10pm, Beginners, $15/class, 10pm-10:30pm practica
Houston Dance Factory, http://www.HoustonDanceFactory.com
5711 Hillcroft, D-3 (second floor), at Harwin
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceFactoryMap.html
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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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Practica H on Wednesdays at AvantGarden (8:00pm to 11:00pm)
All tango dancers welcome. Practica H is designed as
a space to practice, work with other dancers, explore
and grow your tango. Music will be played without
cortinas. Stopping and talking on the dance floor are
strongly encouraged.
WHEN: Every Wednesday, 8pm to 11pm
WHERE: AvantGarden (411 Westheimer)
PRICE: $5 - all proceeds go to AvantGarden
CONTACT: Indre: 713.319.4330; Mikas 713.447.3378
http://www.tangohous.com/
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Group tango classes by Mauro at Houston Dance Factory
Wednesdays: 9:00pm to 10:00pm
Intermediate Class: Focusing on technique for men and
women. Caminatas, learn walking styles and walking
combinations. July 23 through Agust 27.
Cost:$12 per class
Fridays: 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Beginners Class: Focusing on the basics, the tango embrace,
and connection.
Cost: $12 per class
Info: Call Mauro 281-690-3288
Private lessons available
http://www.MauroTango.com/
Houston Dance Factory, http://www.HoustonDanceFactory.com
5711 Hillcroft, D-3 (second floor), at Harwin
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceFactoryMap.html
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Helios Tango Club Instruction - Intermediate Level
Wednesdays, May 14th - June 11th from 8:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Ron Jones will join us as a guest teacher for another
cycle of the regular intermediate classes in May. 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 in 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.
Classes will be held in the large studio on Wednesdays,
May 14th - June 11th from 8:45 PM - 10:00 PM.
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 Argentine Tango
and keep memorizing patterns to a minimum.
Technique requirement: students must be familiar with
walking to the cross, forward and back ochos, ocho
cortados, and molinetes.
Classes are Wednesday nights from 8:45 PM to 10:00
PM. 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".
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 are held at City Dance Studio,
5416 Chaucer Drive, Houston, TX 77005
713-529-6100
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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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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
Pampa Cortés hails from Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
He is famous for his performance career (Forever Tango,
Tango Revue, Fantasía Argentina, Destino de Tango). He
co-founded the San Francisco Bay Area's highly successful
Tango A Media Luz. He shares his considerable professional
career with audiences and students in the U.S. and abroad
(Canada, Europe, Japan, Central & South America). His clean
footwork and elegant masculinity have inspired thousands
of people, encouraging them to achieve greater skill in
their own tango. Contact: <pampacortes at hotmail.com>,
713-894-9435(cell), http://www.tangocortes.com/
La Milonga de Pampa Cortés
8pm-9pm, Advanced Tango class, 9pm-12pm, Midnight Milonga
$15 Class (includes Milonga), $10 milonga only
Houston Dance Factory, http://www.HoustonDanceFactory.com
5711 Hillcroft, D-3 (second floor), at Harwin
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceFactoryMap.html
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Indre is teaching a beginner class:
*Tango Fundamentals I; **Thursdays 8:30 - 9:30 pm **
This six week class is designed for complete beginners,
but is also helpful for those who want to work on the
fundamentals and connection.
*Where:*
City Dance Studio, 5416 Chaucer Drive, Houston, TX 77005
(713) 529-6100.
*Costs*:
Rates per person are
$50 for all six classes,
$30 if you are a student
$10 per class for drop-in.
*Payment:*
Pay with cash or check at the class; please make checks out
to Tangohous.
*What can you expect:*
You will walk, play, mess up, laugh, learn new movements, connect
with
others, and finally, dance Argentine tango. Bring
your buddies and share the love!
*More info:*
Indre: Irapali at yahoo.com
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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Group tango classes by Mauro at Houston Dance Factory
Wednesdays: 9:00pm to 10:00pm
Intermediate Class: Focusing on technique for men and
women. Caminatas, learn walking styles and walking
combinations. July 23 through Agust 27.
Cost:$12 per class
Fridays: 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Beginners Class: Focusing on the basics, the tango embrace,
and connection.
Cost: $12 per class
Info: Call Mauro 281-690-3288
Private lessons available
http://www.MauroTango.com/
Houston Dance Factory, http://www.HoustonDanceFactory.com
5711 Hillcroft, D-3 (second floor), at Harwin
http://houtango.com/maps/DanceFactoryMap.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 8pm,
$10 single lesson or $48 for the four week session.
Advanced 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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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
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Argentine Tango Classes at Life Time Fitness of
Willowbrook. Every Friday, 9:00pm. to 11pm, ages 12 and up.
Victor will be teaching Argentine Tango, Waltz, Milonga
and Chacarera 9pm to 10pm. and a practica from 10pm to
? at Life Time Cafe. Classes cover footwork, timing,
technics, 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.
Life Time Fitness, 7717 Willowchase Blvd. Willowbrook,
TX. 77070 http://www.lifetimefitness.com, For further
information, please contact Victor Collins at 832-725-4380.
http://houtango.com/maps/LifeTimeFitnessWillowbrookMap.html
Saturday
LA PRÁCTICA CAFETERA
at
TAFT STREET COFFEE
Starts Saturday August 23!
DANCE, PRACTICE, SHARE, OR JUST HANG OUT.
A different DJ every Saturday
Guest DJ on August 23: MERCY CHEN
SATURDAYS
3:30 to 6:30 pm
$5
Taft Street Coffee
2115 Taft
Eight blocks north of Westheimer and five blocks south
of West Gray. Entrance to parking lot on Mason Street,
behind the coffee shop. Fair-trade coffee, refreshments
and sandwiches are for sale at the non- profit coffee shop.
Information:
Sue (713) 724-8294 Alex (713) 724-7281
Jim and Katrine (713) 290-0985
http://www.tangohouston.net
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Martin and Natia invite you all to their Milonga every
Saturday, 9:30pm, 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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Sue Therrell & Alex Mamontoff began classes on August 16.
TANGO, WALTZ AND MILONGA LESSONS WITH SUE AND ALEX
(all levels)
A journey to develop control, lead, timing, dialogue,
embellishments and emphasis on the social dance floor.
Every Saturday
Starting August 16, 2008
2 - 3 pm
$15 per lesson
Drop-ins and beginners welcome.
No partner required
The Dance Place
3300 Chimney Rock Rd # 500
Houston, TX 77056
(between Richmond and HWY 59)
http://houtango.com/maps/TheDancePlaceMap.html
Note: All classes will be in Room B, except for August 23 when
the class will be in Room D
Lesson Plans
(subject to change based on attendee feedback)
August 16: Cambio de pie
August 23: Amagues con giros
August 30: Sacadas con radar
September 6: Milonga al pie
September 13: Milonga en giro
September 20: Secretos del vals
September 27: El huracán
Stay tuned for the October lesson plans.
For more information:
Sue Therrell (713) 724-8294
Alex Mamontoff (713) 724-7281
tango at cosasdeltango.com http://www.cosasdeltango.com/
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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
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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. Beginners 7pm, $10 single lesson.
Partners not required. http://www.tango-houston.com/,
<MartinNatiaTango at yahoo.com>
http://houtango.com/maps/TangoCafeMap.html
Sunday
La Práctica Dominguera, Sundays, 3 to 6 pm, Cafe Tango
Studio, 3217 Mercer at Alabama, one block west of Buffalo
Speedway. $5 cover. Food/drinks provided. Hosted by
Pam <pam77092 at hotmail.com> , Rick <ricwms at swbell.net>
and Teresa <terwms at swbell.net>.
http://houtango.com/maps/TangoCafeMap.html
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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
Let's tango this week.
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