[HouTango-L] Tango This Week (3/21/11)
A. Lester Buck III
buck at compact.com
Fri Mar 25 17:27:45 UTC 2011
Hope Blooms Eternal:
A Benefit Milonga for Japan & Its People
(All Proceeds Donated to the American Red Cross)
Juan Carlos + Alicia + Sirrom + HATA
Saturday, March 26, 2011
10:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Great Music From The Milongas of Buenos Aires
DJ: Juan Carlos
Theme: Faith, Hope & Charity
Express Your Love For Others!
Cover: Minimum $12 per person, or any amount exceeding $12.
All checks should be made payable to the Red Cross with
"Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief" written in the memo,
or re. on line donation--present your receipt at the door,
or you may pay cash at the door. ALL INCOME WILL BE
DONATED TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR JAPAN
BY ALWAYS TANGO.
BYOB: Appetizers and Light Refreshments of Nonalcoholic
Beverages plus Raul's Tropical Fruit Punch, Cups & Ice for
BYOB Beverages Donated By Houston Argentine Tango
Association (HATA).
Location: Sirrom School of Dance
(Studio Generously Donated by Sirrom For This Event For Japan)
5570 Weslayan St, Houston, TX 77005
Map of 5570 Weslayan St Houston, Texas by MapQuest
(View Helpful Directions Below)
Directions: Sirrom School of Dance is a lovely
and well known venue for dance events,
including tango. Conveniently located in
the Randall's shopping center on Weslayan,
between Hwy 59 (Southwest Freeway) and Bissonnet.
Sirrom is nestled in the breezeway that runs between
Randall's and Walgreens. More than ample,
well-lighted, free parking with security patrol.
For information call Alicia at (512) 695-1024
http://www.alwaystango.com
http:/www.alwaystangostore.com
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Road Trip!
If you aren't staying in town this weekend, Austin is
throwing their Spring Tango Festival 2011, Friday through
Sunday, with Master Teachers Tomás Howlin, Shorey Meyers,
Cecilia Gonzalez, Somer Surgit, Anabella Diaz-Hojman, and
Mario Consiglieri. 18 Classes and 3 Milongas. Three levels
of classes at all times. Milonga every night. Special
Asado Milonga on Sunday.
All the details: http://www.austinspringtango.com
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Dear Tangueros and Tangueras,
The Helios Milonga will be canceled for Sunday March
27 ONLY. The majority of the dancers will be in Austin
attending the Austin Spring Tango Festival through
Sunday. http://www.austinspringtango.com
Happy dancing! Mercy
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Note from Rick Williams about last weekend's milonga:
Many of us are hobbled by injury or recent surgery .
Some of us are traveling during this spring break.
Those that attended last night's milonga were welcomed to
D'AMICO DANCE by Adriano's great selections of tangos,
valses, and milongas. Thank you Adriano for another
wonderful dance night. Also, thanks for the nuevo tangos
late in the evening. We had lots of visitors. It is
great to see and meet new friends in tango. My special
thanks to Carolina Alaniz for having guests (who danced).
Some of the visitors were from other Houston events.
Thank you all for making a much better milonga.
Our next event is at Emporio Brazilian Cafe on Saturday,
April 2, from 9PM until 12AM (or longer). I hope you
can attend.
Rick Williams
P.S. Damon D'Amico and his entire staff are giving their
best efforts to building a strong studio. Not only for
dance, but also for special events. Give them a call if
you need a great meeting or entertainment space. D'AMICO
DANCE INFO PAGE <http://damicodance.com/site/contact-us>
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Dance the sultry tango as danced in the milongas and salons
of Buenos Aires! Mong-Lan (tango dancer and artist)
is once again visiting Houston from Buenos Aires, March
15 to April 6.
She will be available to teach tango to both women, men
and couples. Private lessons. Group lessons can also
be arranged. Please visit her webpage to see recent
tango performances and art shows in Buenos Aires:
http://www.monglan.com/tango
monglan11 at yahoo.com
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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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Argentine Tango for a Complete Beginner
Starting Mar 21th through April 25
Cycle consists of 5 classes. Class is 60 min long with
15 min practice dancing at the end. You will learn basic
Milonguero steps done exclusively on the body. Involves
learning and refining vocabulary from simple back ochos
to the ocho cortado; connection between partners, tango
walk as a couple, navigation on the dance floor, basic
conventional patterns as well as the man's and woman's
role in tango. 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 to help beginners to
learn faster. *Starting ** Mar 21th* *through April
25* , 5 Mondays in a row At the Continental Club
3700 Main @ Alabama 7.00pm- 8.00pm - Tango Class $60
for 5 classes, 50% discount for students. Register:
http://instantango.com/registration.html
Register: http://instantango.com/registration.html
Cheers,
Indre ♫
instantango.com
At the Continental Club 3700 Main @ Alabama
7.00 pm- 8.00 pm - Tango Class
8.15 pm - 9.30 pm - Milonga (tango social dance) to
Glover Gill's live tango piano
9.30 pm -11.00 pm - Milonga continues with a DJ
RSVP indrerapal at gmail.com or 713 319 4330
transform your life with tango
http://www.glovertango.com/home.html
http://www.continentalclub.com/Houston.html
Tuesday
There is a new advanced tango group lesson ongoing on Tuesdays.
Tuesday Lesson:
Advanced Elements in Tango, Vals, and Milonga
7:00 - 8:00 pm, $10
Advanced level. Drop-ins welcome.
Start anytime. No partner required.
More information at http://www.cosasdeltango.com
Location:
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, at the corner of Shepherd
and Colquitt. There is free parking in the parking lot
in the front of the building and in the parking garage
on the 1st and 2nd levels.
Un abrazo milogón,
Sue & Alex
http://www.cosasdeltango.com
(713) 724-7281
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Practica H will has temporarily relocated to
River Oaks Pilates Studio
3425 S. Shepherd Dr, Suite 220
9pm to 11:30pm each Tuesday. $5/person, $3 students.
Practice your tango with friends and strangers.
Hosted by Indre, Luis & Rose, and Viju, presenting
different DJ's each week.
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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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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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SIGN UP FOR Advanced beginner cycle
Wednesdays , Mar 23 - April 27
for those of you who have basic knowledge or have completed
at *least one full beginner cycle* at the Continental
Club. It will start Wednesday, *Mar 23 -April 27*. One
and a half hour class from *8.00pm- 9.30 pm*. Cycle
will consist of 5 weeks 1h 30 min class. $60 for 5
weeks. *Class size is limited*, must REGISTER before
attending. Email Indre to reserve space or ask for more
info - indrerapal at gmail.com
Indre ♫♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸
instantango.com
Thursday
"To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful,
more powerful," says Agnes De Mille.
We are inviting you to get out of yourself, become more
beautiful and more powerful this THURSDAY, 8-10 pm at
1223 Peden St :)
Expect an hour of tango basics, connection exercises and
musicality and an hour of challenging, fun patterns where
you can put into use what you practiced in the first hour.
Here is a big bowl of tango passion mixed in with a cozy
light of a star or a moon, a dash of a caressing breeze,
a splash of a wave, a sprinkle of sand, a cool shade of
a tree, and a touch of a sunset:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Friendsoftango#p/u/9/5iNm_eJV03o
Classes are on-going and you don't need to wait and
start on a certain day. You can start now and build at
your own pace. You can register for 4-weeks for $50 and
this includes 8-hours of instruction. Students pay half.
Walk-ins are welcome and an individual class cost is $10.
For questions, call 504 343 2406 or visit
http://www.friendsoftango.com.
Best wishes,
Fuad & Özlem
Best wishes,
Friends of Tango
http://www.friendsoftango.com
Friday
Téngo Tango: Guest DJs invite you to dance tango
every Friday from 10:00pm till 1:00am at Té House of
Tea, 1927 Fairview St, near Westheimer and Woodhead.
There will also be a $5 cover starting this Friday for
everyone coming in for tango (earlier diners exempt,
but later customers, even non-dancers/spectators, will
pay). Each $5 entry ticket can be redeemed for a choice of:
2 free cookies, a bottled water, a soda, or a single pot
of tea. Empanadas, salads, crepes with dulce de leche,
tea, yerba mate and other refreshments for sale. BYOB
($5 corkage fee). http://www.teaagora.com/
http://houtango.com/maps/TeHouseofTeaMap.html
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Martin & Natia teach group classes at Damico Dance Studio
Please register for Friday classes on the website
http://www.damicodance.com
Damico Dance Studio
11151 Westheimer Road
Houston, Texas 77042
(Market at Westchase adjacent to Whole Foods)
6:30pm to 7:00pm - FREE intro to tango
This class is recommended for new students. Please join
us and take advantage of learning tango basics. Anybody
can attend this class. We will only teach the Tango
Fundamentals to introduce the dance, and prepare new
students for beginners class.
7-8pm - Beginners I - this class is designed for new students.
we will continue to teach basics and more.
8-9pm - Beginners II
This class is designed for more experienced tango dancers
and graduated beginner I dancers. our goal in this class
is to develop better floor craft, musicality and prepare
you for intermediate/advance class.
http://www.tango-houston.com/
We are looking forward to seeing you.
If you have any questions or would like your contact
information updated please email us info at tango-houston.com
or call us 713-560-6695
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Baires Tango has resumed their 2011 group tango classes
at a different venue. Group classes will be held every
Friday from 8:00pm to 9:15pm at River Oaks Pilates Studio
3425 South Shepherd Dr, Ste. 220, Houston, TX 77098.
On Shepperd, one block north of Richmond, the studio
is located above MW Cleaners. The price for a 4-class
module is $48 per person. Walk-ins: $15.
http://www.bairestangohouston.com/
Also Meche, Rafa (713-852-7721) and Oscar (713-408-9065)
are available for private classes, contact us by e-mail
at <baires.tango at yahoo.com> or by phone to schedule.
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
Milonga Brasileña is the first Saturday of every month.
Emporio Brazilian Cafe
12288 Westheimer, #210A
Houston, TX 77077
9pm to 12am
Cost: $10/person (free if you order dinner or drinks)
Hosted by:
Rick & Teresa
http://milongabrasilena.net
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La Milonga de Los Amigos is the second Saturday of
every month. A different DJ every month.
River Oaks Pilates Studio
3425 South Shepherd Dr, Ste. 220
Houston, TX 77098
(On Shepperd, one block north of Richmond.
The studio is located above MW Cleaners.)
9:30pm to 1:30am.
Light snacks and drinks. BYOD.
Cost: $10/person
Hosted by:
Mario & Grace, Jim & Katrine
eMail: ourmilonga at yahoo.com
http://milongaamigos.com/
Sunday
Sunday Lesson - Tango, Vals and Milonga
3:30 - 4:15 pm, $5
All-Level lesson. Beginners and drop-ins welcome. No
partner required. Start anytime.
Sunday Practice - La práctica dominguera
4:30 - 7:00 pm, $5
Every Sunday, even during summer recess. Dance, practice,
share or just hang-out. A different DJ every Sunday.
All lessons and prácticas are at:
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, at the corner of Shepherd
and Colquitt. There is free parking in the parking lot
in the front of the building and in the parking garage
on the 1st and 2nd levels.
Info: Alex (713) 724-7281, <amamontoff at yahoo.com>
DJ Schedule posted at http://www.tangohouston.net
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Helios Milonga every Sunday: Mariana opens up Avant
Garden. It has been completely reborn, and looks fantastic.
Time: Sundays, 8pm-11pm
Where: Avant Garden
411 Westheimer Rd, 77006
Donations are welcome and encouraged. Hope to see
you there.
http://www.houtango.com/maps/AvantGardenMap.html
Let's tango this week.
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