[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (6/8/09)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Sat Jun 13 12:48:00 UTC 2009
Susana Miller is in Houston this weekend as part
of her annual US Tango workshop tours. Contact
Srini Vishnubhotla at 832-282-6894 or <s_bhotla at yahoo.com>
for questions or more information.
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Please make room in your busy summer Tango schedule
for Sat. and Sun. June 27th and 28th. Laura Pellegrino
will be hosting David Sasha Tonn (NYC) in Houston for
an Intermediate+ Workshop. Classes will take place at
City Dance between noon and 5pm. Class descriptions and
full schedule will be available on Laura's website at
http://www.TangoinTexas.com shortly.
--
Laura Pellegrino
(512)590-3644
15-6453-5267 (BsAs, cell)
BsAsbaby at gmail.com
http://www.Tangointexas.com
http://www.laurapellegrino.com
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Reminder: Always Tango hosts their monthly milonga on
the fourth Saturday of each month. This month it will
be June 27th, at Melody Club.
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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 (plain
text preferred), or corrections to anything in these
messages, 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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Monday Beginning Classes w/ Pampa Cortes
at Alegria Dance and Performing Arts Center
3925 Dacoma, Ste A, Houston, TX 77092
Mondays 8:00pm-9:00pm, Beg Tango
$13 single classes / $40 monthly tuition (1 class a week)
More info: http://www.alegria-arts.com
Tuesday
http://houtango.com/docs/PracticaH-Nov08.jpg
Practica H is back at its old location- Abhyasa Yoga
Studio, 3400 Montrose, suite 303. In addition, the
new time will be 9pm to midnight. No socks needed,
because we will have a true wooden floor. Plus we will
have Mila there. So please mark your calendars, plan on
attending, have 3$ to pay at the door. Lets practice
to tango! For more information: <irapali at yahoo.com>
http://tangohous.com Besitos, Indre
http://houtango.com/maps/AbhyasaYogaStudioMap.html
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New Class Cycle with Mikas and Antje
*Advanced Beginner Class*
You have taken 1 or 2 cycles of tango classes? Ocho, cross,
walking and connection are familiar to you? Here's the
course to take your tango skills to the next level. We will
expand your tango vocabulary and polish your foundations -
in both open and close embrace.
*Tuesdays, 7.45 pm (June 9 - July 14)*
*Abhyasa Yoga Studio (3400 Montrose, Suite 303)*
*$50 for 6 classes (students: $30)*
--
Antje Stange Kalinauskas
Tangohous
1304 Welch Street
Houston, TX, 77006
kaliantje at gmail.com
http://www.tangohous.com
404-964-2989
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Pampa Cortes teaches beginner tango 8pm-9pm,
$10/class. River Oaks Pilates Studio, 3425
S. Shepherd Dr, Ste 220 (second floor) Private
lessons available: 713-278-8695(h), 713-894-9435(m),
<pampacortes at hotmail.com> http://www.pampatangosoul.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/RiverOaksPilatesStudioMap.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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Baires Tango teach classes, 8-9pm: Oscar, Meche and
Rafa (Baires Tango, www.bairestangohouston.com) teach
fundamentals of Argentine Tango on Wednesdays from 8:00
to 9:20 PM 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 713 408 9065 (Oscar).
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Argentine Tango with Indre
Every Wednesday, 5 class cycle:
Argentine Tango Fundamentals I (complete beginners);
Argentine Tango Fundamentals II (advanced beginners);
At Rice University Apartments
1515 Bissonnet
Houston Tx, 77005
To register, contact me at irapali at ... or 713 319 4330
More details at http://tangohous.com
http://rsds.rice.edu
I hope you dance!
Indre
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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
New Class Cycle with Mikas and Antje
*Intermediate Class*
In this class, we will work on more advanced concepts
- making your walking more interesting and dynamic,
introducing embellishments for both leaders and followers,
improving your connection. To participate in this class,
we expect you to be familiar with basic tango technique
(open & close embrace technique, molinetes & giros,
half-turns, ochos, cross in both parallel and cross-foot
system). Please check with us if you're not sure if you
can take this class.
*Thursdays, 8.30 pm (June 11 - July 16)*
*Abhyasa Yoga Studio (3400 Montrose, Suite 303)*
*$50 for 6 classes (students: $30)*
--
Antje Stange Kalinauskas
Tangohous
1304 Welch Street
Houston, TX, 77006
kaliantje at gmail.com
http://www.tangohous.com
404-964-2989
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Pampa Cortes teaches intermediate/advanced tango 8pm-9pm,
practica 9pm-10pm, $15/class+practica. River Oaks Pilates
Studio, 3425 S Sheperd Dr, Ste 220 (second floor) Private
lessons available: 713-278-8695(h), 713-894-9435(m),
<pampacortes at hotmail.com> http://www.pampatangosoul.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/RiverOaksPilatesStudioMap.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
Woodhead. 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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BairesTango (Oscar, Meche and Rafa,
http://www.bairestangohouston.com) teaches
tango at City Dance Studio, 5411 Morningside
Dr.(http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html).
Beginners 7:30-8:30 PM, Advanced 8:30-9:30 PM. The
four-class package goes for $40. For further details
contact baires.tango at yahoo.com or 713 408 9065 (Oscar).
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Victor Collins teaches group classes at Cypress Dance
Studio, followed by group classes at Life Time Cafe.
Cypress Dance Studio is located at the corner of 290 and
Skinner Road, just southeast of the intersection of 290
and Spring Cypress Rd, in northwest Houston.
http://www.cypressdance.com
http://www.lifetimefitness.com
Argentine Tango Classes at Life Time Fitness of
Willowbrook. Every Friday, 9:30pm. to 10:30pm, ages 12 and up.
Victor will be teaching Argentine Tango, Waltz, Milonga
and Chacarera, followed by a practica from 10:30pm 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,
Private classes by appointment only; call at least three
weeks in advance, 281-443-3322(h) or 832-725-4380(cell).
http://houtango.com/maps/LifeTimeFitnessWillowbrookMap.html
Saturday
Pampa Cortes holds his Grand Milonga on the 1st, 2nd &
3rd Saturdays of every month. 8pm-9pm: class with a
special topic, 9pm-1am: Milonga. $15 class & milonga, $10
milonga only. River Oaks Pilates Studio, 3425 S Sheperd
Dr, Ste 220 (second floor) Private lessons available:
713-278-8695(h), 713-894-9435(m), <pampacortes at hotmail.com>
http://www.pampatangosoul.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/RiverOaksPilatesStudioMap.html
Sunday
Weekly Sunday practica: Mariana opens up Avant Garden. It
has been completely reborn, and looks fantastic. We dd
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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