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[Heather2007]

Have you seen how much they want to charge, £188 for 4 milongas and 6 workshops, ouch.

The open air milongas are free. Forget the workshop. You can learn the same in a "quarter of the price" midweek class. And yes - ouch - to date, these tango peeps are yet to wake up and smell the financial mess this country is slowly seeping into and cut their followers some serious financial slack. Save your dosh.

 

[Dave Bailey]

Have you seen how much they want to charge, £188 for 4 milongas and 6 workshops, ouch.

I don't do the workshops. I just wanted to do the "Dance by the Thames" thing

I assume there's a Tango Ball thingy again also? I quite liked last year's one, although the band then weren't doing much for me at that time.

 

[bordertangoman]

I don't do the workshops. I just wanted to do the "Dance by the Thames" thing

I assume there's a Tango Ball thingy again also? I quite liked last year's one, although the band then weren't doing much for me at that time.

You could always organise a fringe tango festival; on HMS Belfast for instance;c'mon DB

 

[Heather2007]

Dance al fresco 2009

Tango Al Fresco and The Broadwalk Ballroom will be back in London's Regent's Park this summer in July and August.​

The dates are:​

Saturday July 11th - THE BROADWALK BALLROOM - DJ Jacky Logan, with Latin American demonstration by "Strictly Come Dancing" stars Andrew Cuerden & Hanna Haarala​

Sunday July 12th - TANGO AL FRESCO - DJ Tony Walker​

Saturday August 8th - THE BROADWALK BALLROOM - DJ Jacky Logan​

Sunday August 9th - TANGO AL FRESCO - DJ Nikki Preddy, with demonstration by Rene & Hiba​

Tango Al Fresco is an afternoon of Argentine Tango dancing, and The Broadwalk Ballroom is a ballroom and Latin American dancing afternoon. As usual, on all dates there will be a class for beginners at 1pm, followed by dancing from 2pm-6pm. Admission to the dance floor is £10, with all proceeds going to The Royal Parks Foundation to fund tree planting in Regent's Park.​

Details of the events can be found on the Dance Al Fresco, Tango Al Fresco and The Broadwalk Ballroom websites.​

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Also, there will be no Carablanca at Conway Hall this Friday (24th)

 

[ant]

I assume there's a Tango Ball thingy again also? I quite liked last year's one, although the band then weren't doing much for me at that time.

Thursday 10 Sep £15 The dome
Friday.... 11 Sep £25 Bloombury Ballroom
Saturday 12 Sep £25 Bloomsbury Ballroom
Sunday.. 13 Sep £15 Negracha

There is a £2 discount for any Milonga booked before 31 August.

In addition there are free MIlonga/Practica sessions at Spitelfields

 

[Heather2007]

Summer Blitz

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Sunday, 9 Aug – Tango in Regents - 1pm-6pm (£10)​

Saturday, 29 Aug – National Theatre (outside) 5pm Tango class, 6pm Tango Musician (free)​

Monday, 31 Aug - Royal Festival Hall – 11am-10pm (free)​

Saturday 12 & 13 Sept – River Thames Tango will be at Spitalfields (reminder: last Thursday each month until September more free tango)​

For more see: www.thamesfestival.org

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[Heather2007]

New!! Thursday Tango venue

www.essextango.co.uk​

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[Dave Bailey]

Sunday, 9 Aug – Tango in Regents - 1pm-6pm (£10)​

Can't make it

Saturday, 29 Aug – National Theatre (outside) 5pm Tango class, 6pm Tango Musician (free)

Monday, 31 Aug - Royal Festival Hall – 11am-10pm (free)

Oooh sounds good

Saturday 12 & 13 Sept – River Thames Tango will be at Spitalfields (reminder: last Thursday each month until September more free tango)

Spitalfields... it's... well, it's a bit boring, innit? As a location?
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[Heather2007]

Spitalfields... it's... well, it's a bit boring, innit? As a location?

Yeah, dancing by the Thames would've been better. Perhaps the financial district will look/feel better on a weekend though.

p.s. I love your Michael Jackson footer. Hmm..made me think of Thriller re-hashed as a tango set. It could be done to some wicked, evil, dark, lucious, black-chocolate-dripping tango [okay, somebody stop me. Rein me in/rein me in]

 

[bordertangoman]

Yeah, dancing by the Thames would've been better. Perhaps the financial district will look/feel better on a weekend though.

p.s. I love your Michael Jackson footer. Hmm..made me think of Thriller re-hashed as a tango set. It could be done to some wicked, evil, dark, lucious, black-chocolate-dripping tango [okay, somebody stop me. Rein me in/rein me in]

go for it!

hasnt Pablo Veron already done it?

 

[Dave Bailey]

Yeah, dancing by the Thames would've been better. Perhaps the financial district will look/feel better on a weekend though.

Given that the only local pub open last Thursday was an... ummm... "interesting" experience, it couldn't look much worse.

I just don't see it as a picnic venue, you know? Unless there's a serious amount of support from local businesses or whatever, I can't see it being much of a success; it's a real shame, I loved River Tango last year.

 

[Heather2007]

Tango Fencing workshop

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London Fencing Club invites you to the unique workshop which will teach how to merge the passion of tango with the power of fencing! Tango Fencing is the ultimate martial love dance of our time teaching to be gracious yet strong, playful yet precise.

We will work on a fusion of fencing and tango steps combined with the elegant blade work done to the rhythms and sounds of Argentina. It'll help to develop co-ordination, elegance, sense of rhythm and general feeling of well being.

You will be able to practice Tango Fencing on your own or with a partner. Previous tango or fencing experience is welcome but not crucial for participation in this workshop. Places limited, so sign up now and do not miss this unique opportunity!

Date and time:
Saturday, 29 August 09, 11 am - 2 pm

Location:
Finsbury Leisure Centre,Norman St,EC1V 3QN

Fee: £50 (£90 for couples)

Sign up: http://www.londonfencingclub.co.uk/beginners_classes.php#2

 

[Heather2007]

Tango in Tooley Street

[FONT=Garamond, Times New Roman, serif]Argentine Tango[/FONT] [FONT=Garamond, Times New Roman, serif]... in ... [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]NO WAY OUT[/FONT][/FONT]Three strangers. Trapped in a disused cafeteria. No food. No drink. No end. No way out.A man is taken to an empty room. He is joined by two women. Nothing can prepare them for what lies in store. There are no windows or doors - only the faint pulse of distant tango music...
Fuelled by desire, jealousy and fear, the three captives make uneasy and shifting alliances, using their memories and their sexuality as weapons of power and torment.
Grounded in the blood and sweat of Argentina's brutal Dirty War, Luke Kernaghan's production unites a dynamic group of artists and performers to create a bold and breathtaking new look at a beloved classic, powered by choreography from Kele Baker (Argentine Tango co-choreographer for BBC's Strictly Come Dancing).
Jean-Paul Sartre's violent and unflinching study of cruelty and death is brought vividly to life through an exhilarating and erotic blend of text, music and tango. This visceral production grasps you by the hand and leads you through a dangerous yet seductive underworld.

Performances at the Southwark Playhouse (Tooley Street, London SE1),
Monday-Saturday at 7:30pm until September 12th.
For tickets (£18/£13, call the Southwark Playhouse box office on 020 7407 0234.

 

[Dave Bailey]

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London Fencing Club invites you to the unique workshop which will teach how to merge the passion of tango with the power of fencing! Tango Fencing is the ultimate martial love dance of our time teaching to be gracious yet strong, playful yet precise.

We will work on a fusion of fencing and tango steps combined with the elegant blade work done to the rhythms and sounds of Argentina. It'll help to develop co-ordination, elegance, sense of rhythm and general feeling of well being.

You will be able to practice Tango Fencing on your own or with a partner. Previous tango or fencing experience is welcome but not crucial for participation in this workshop. Places limited, so sign up now and do not miss this unique opportunity!

Date and time:
Saturday, 29 August 09, 11 am - 2 pm

Location:
Finsbury Leisure Centre,Norman St,EC1V 3QN

Fee: £50 (£90 for couples)

Sign up: http://www.londonfencingclub.co.uk/beginners_classes.php#2

Tango fencing? My mind has now officially boggled.

I'm almost tempted to sign up just to see how it could possibly work... I can't see where there's any intersection. Possibly it's simply fencing done to AT music...?

 

[bordertangoman]

Tango fencing? My mind has now officially boggled.

I'm almost tempted to sign up just to see how it could possibly work... I can't see where there's any intersection. Possibly it's simply fencing done to AT music...?

In AT its not the foils you have to look out for but the knife in the back!

and which is mightier the Gaucho knife or the foil... choose your weapons!