[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (10/26/09)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Fri Oct 30 20:34:41 UTC 2009
Elizabeth Olivera & Mariano Gauna are teaching a one day
workshop this Sunday, November 1, 11am-4pm, at the River
Oaks Pilates Studio, 3425 South Shepherd Drive. They will
also perform Friday night, Oct 30, at the Te House Milonga.
They are in town through Nov 4th, and available for private
lessons. Full details here:
http://houtango.com/pipermail/houtango-l_houtango.com/2009-October/000622.html
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Dear Houston Milongueros:
The kindness and generosity you showed to all of us at
the Silent Auction are much appreciated. Thank you for
your support by helping us to raise money for the Tango
teacher Florencia Taccetti. We are still talking about
the wonderful Milonga we had last Saturday at Melody Club.
In grateful appreciation,
Juan Carlos & Alicia Suarez
PS Save the date for the last Milonga of this year that
will be held on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at the
Melody Club to celebrate the upcoming Season Holidays.
We'll serve our annual buffet in recognition of your
continuos support. Lets enjoy together this coming event!
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Baires Tango has consolidated their classes on Friday night:
BairesTango (Oscar, Meche and Rafa,
http://www.bairestangohouston.com) teaches
tango at City Dance Studio, 5411 Morningside
Dr.(http://houtango.com/maps/CityDanceStudioMap.html).
8:00 PM-9:15 PM. The four-class package goes for $48. For
further details, check the BairesTango website above,
or email baires.tango at yahoo.com, 713 408 9065 (Oscar).
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Pampa Cortés in Massachusetts:
Señor Cortés left today for Medford, Massachusetts. He
is there by invitation of Springstep, whose mission is to
celebrate dance and music traditions from cultures around
the world. He's teaching and performing at the kick-off
milonga for the Tango de los Muertos tango weekend. For
more info, visit www.springstep.org.
He'll return to Houston Nov 1st. Feel free to email or
call his cell at (713) 894-9435 if you need to contact him.
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Andrew Dugas will be in Houston for the week of Nov
10-16, teaching a workshop, privates, and DJing milongas.
Full details to follow shortly.
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Hello Tango Passionistas,
Indre will be our guess DJ for this Sunday's Helios
milonga. Happy dancing!
Sunday, November 1, 9pm - 12:30am
AvantGarden
411 Westheimer
Cover $5
--Mercy
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Plan on attending the fantastic 11th Annual Fandango de
Tango in Austin over the Thanksgiving break.
http://fandangodetango.com/1.html
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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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Argentine Tango with Indre at Continental Club before Glover
In nature the circle often occurs in moments of
transformation- the wave curls and breaks, the pebble
dropped in a pool spreads a concentric pattern, the
tree adds another ring. Such is life. Very similar to
tango. In tango couples are turning all the time: in a
big circle around the room in the line of dance, woman
around the man, man around the woman.
Come and learn the Tango through turning. Learn 5 basic
turns for social dance floor. 5 Mondays in a row.
Starting October 26 through November 23, Every Monday At
Continental Club 3700 Main @ Alabama
7pm- 8pm (Stay longer for glass of wine and dance tango
to Glover Gill)
$40 for 5 classes, $10 drop-in, 50% discount for students.
To register, ask questions contact Indre at
indrerapal at gmail.com or 713 319 4330
Transform your life with tango
http://www.tangohous.com
http://www.glovertango.com/home.html
http://www.continentalclub.com/Houston.html
Tuesday
http://houtango.com/docs/PracticaH-Nov08.jpg
Practica H is back at its old location- Abhyasa Yoga
Studio, 3400 Montrose, suite 303. In addition, the
new time will be 9pm to midnight. No socks needed,
because we will have a true wooden floor. Plus we will
have Mila there. So please mark your calendars, plan on
attending, have 3$ 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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Tuesday Tango Topic Lesson
7:15 - 8:15, $10
All-level tango movement and emphasis lesson
Topic: varies each week
More weight changes and opportunities for sacadas
River Oaks Pilates Studio
3425 South Shepherd Dr, Ste. 220, Houston, TX 77098
The studio is located on Shepherd, one block north of
Richmond, above MW Cleaners. Free parking in the parking
lot in the front of the building or in the parking garage
on the 1st and 2nd levels.
Information:
Sue Therrell
(713) 724-8294
stherrell at att.net
Alejandro Mamontoff
(713) 724-7281
amamontoff at yahoo.com
http://www.cosasdeltango.com
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Mauro Gonzalez has begun a semester long class at the
Univ of Houston Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
Tuesdays, Aug 25 to early December, 7-8pm. Non-CRWC
members can purchase a single-entry pass for $7, which
entitles them to use all the other facilities (swimming,
aerobics, rock climbing, etc.) as well as take the class.
To participate in the class you need to sign-up at the
Group Fitness station of the Welcome Desk. They will
give out cards for you to enter the room. Arrive early
to handle this paperwork before class starts.
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Argentine Tango Beginner Level II
This class is offered for people to extend the
understanding of social tango dancing. Become more
comfortable executing the moves with your partner along
with the Music. Learn to smoothly maneuver through a
crowded dance floor, while enjoying your connection.
If you have knowledge of basic steps in tango, such as
weight changes, walking in parallel and cross systems,
and basic turns, you are welcomed to join this class.
Curriculum :
week 1 - Qualities of steps (diferent ways of walking) ,
week 2 - Combining steps based on phrases in the music.
week 3 - Pivoting, curled up Ochos.
week 4 - Grapevine (Molinettes).
week 5 - Embrace** diversity, connection.
As class will be held in the private space, group size
is limited. Pre-registration required. Class fluidity
will depend on regular attendance. No Drop-ins.
Starting Oct 20th- Nov 17th, 5 Tuesdays in a row.
Prices - $60 for the cycle, Students pay $40.
Time: 7.30 -9.00pm
Where: 1223 Peden st, 77006 (near W.Gray and Montrose)
To register contact Indre: indrerapal at gmail.com or
713 319 4330
http://www.tangohous.com
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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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Mauro Gonzalez teachs a class at Univ of St. Thomas,
Jerabeck Gymnasium, second floor dance studio, on
Wednesdays, Sept 2 to Oct 7, 7-8pm. Non-UST students can
purchase single-entry passes to attend the class for $5
at the gymnasium front desk.
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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
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Indre will introduce you to Argentine Tango fundamentals
for social dancing (Milonga). 7:30pm-9:00pm, Sept. 16 -
Oct. 14, at the Rice Graduate Student Appartments (1515
Bissonnet St.) You can drive, OR take the Rice Graduate
Apartment shuttle (3 min. - super easy) from campus.
The class cycle consists of 5 classes. Each class is
90 minutes long, including a 15 min. practice at the
beginning and 15 min. dancing at the end. We will focus on
connection between partners, the tango walk as a couple,
navigation on the dance floor, as well as the man and
woman's role in tango. You will learn the steps based
on connection that you can do with anyone on any tango
social dance floor.
You are welcome as a complete beginner, or if you want to
polish / remember what you've learned in the past, or if
you want to come by and help beginners to learn faster .
RSVP to indrerapal(at)gmail(dot)com or drop by for class
on Sept. 16.
more info: http://rsds.rice.edu, http://tangohous.com
Thursday
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).
8:00 PM-9:15 PM. The four-class package goes for $48. For
further details, check the BairesTango website above,
or email baires.tango at yahoo.com, 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
Sunday
An Open Invitation to a New Practica
Every 4th Sunday of the month beginning June 28th
from 4:00pm to 6:30pm, $5
River Oaks Pilates Studio (at Colquitt & Shepherd)
3425 S.Shepherd Dr. ste 220 77098
http://houtango.com/maps/RiverOaksPilatesStudioMap.html
Hosted by Caren
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LA PRACTICA DOMINGUERA
Every Sunday. Practice, share, dance, or just hang-out.
A different DJ every Sunday!
Hosted by Sue, Alex, Jim and Katrine.
3:30 - 4:15 PM, Beginner Lesson with Sue and Alex, $5
4:30 - 7:00 PM, La practica dominguera, $5
River Oaks Pilates Studio
3425 South Shepherd Dr, Ste. 220, Houston, TX 77098
The studio is located on Shepherd, one block north of
Richmond, above MW Cleaners. Free parking in the parking
lot in the front of the building or in the parking garage
on the 1st and 2nd levels.
Sue and Alex amamontoff at yahoo.com
Jim and Katrine ourmilonga at yahoo.com
http://www.tangohouston.net/practicadominguera.htm
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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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