The milonga shuffle once again in Buenos Aires

The year 2012 ended with two milonga closings:

JL in La Nacional on Saturdays run by Juan Lencina
and
El Maipo in Casa Galicia on Fridays run by Lucy and Dany.

Juan still has his Thursday milonga in Club Gricel with Daniel Rezk. He is searching for another place.

Lucy and Dany still run their Monday milonga El Maipo in La Nacional.

The magazines don't have the most current listing of milongas. Often you hear the best information through the tango grapevine, as I did about the two closings. The B.A. Tango guide is the most reliable, but it is published every three months and news updates are required between issues.

The new source is an online list www.hoy-milonga.com with iPhone application. Hector practically has a full-time job keeping it current.
 
I had heard that 'El Beso' only had one small exit at one end of the place to accommodate everyone if there were an emergency to leave... is that true and has it changed ? thks
 
El Maipu organized by Lucy and Dany has a second night at La Nacional on Saturday from 8pm-3am. It opened March 23.

Obelisco Tango is a new venue only a half block from Lo de Celia Tango Club. The former kids' playground is changed into an adult playground. I've heard that Cachirulo and Lujos are moving there during the middle of April. No information is available in the magazines, but I'm sure they're announcing the openings at their milongas in El Beso. I won't be surprised if the entrada is 40 pesos. I'll be walking by the place on my way to Lo de Celia.
 
jantango said:
El Maipu organized by Lucy and Dany has a second night at La Nacional on Saturday from 8pm-3am. It opened March 23.

Obelisco Tango is a new venue only a half block from Lo de Celia Tango Club. The former kids' playground is changed into an adult playground. I've heard that Cachirulo and Lujos are moving there during the middle of April. No information is available in the magazines, but I'm sure they're announcing the openings at their milongas in El Beso. I won't be surprised if the entrada is 40 pesos. I'll be walking by the place on my way to Lo de Celia.
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Cachirulo Saturday is moving there on April 20.
Nothing is said about Lujos yet.
 
Then perhaps Lujos will remain Sundays in Plaza Bohemia and Thursdays in El Beso. I heard it mentioned as a milonga moving to Obelisco Tango.

I want to see the former Cabaret Marabu (aka Maracaibo) on Maipu 365 between Corrientes and Sarmiento when it opens soon. The only other place downtown with a milonga is Confiteria Ideal.
 
jantango said:
Then perhaps Lujos will remain Sundays in Plaza Bohemia and Thursdays in El Beso. I heard it mentioned as a milonga moving to Obelisco Tango.

I want to see the former Cabaret Marabu (aka Maracaibo) on Maipu 365 between Corrientes and Sarmiento when it opens soon. The only other place downtown with a milonga is Confiteria Ideal.
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True. I still miss Maipu 444.

Tonight is the last night of Nino Bien.
 
The owner of Maipu 444 wanted to use the space for another purpose, so the tenants were asked to leave. That's the problem when someone rents the space for a milonga. Nino Bien had a long run in Centro Region Leonesa, at least 15 years.

I've seen dozens of milongas open and close during 14 years in Buenos Aires. Organizers have a difficult time finding a place with all the necessary details (parking, good transportation, floor, etc.). Rents are climbing and they don't find it worth the risk.
 
NIÑO BIEN passes away

the description in the YT video says:

Once upon a time, there was a milonga called "Niño bien" held at the Centro Region Leonesa hall on Humberto Primo 1462 in the city of Buenos Aires.

There, the old and the young dancing elite around the turn of the 21st century gathered to excel in front of a growing foreign audience. It was the place to be, to see and to be seen on Thursday nights.

Organizer Luis Calvo opened the milonga in 1998.
On, Thursday, April 4, 2013, the milonga Niño Bien became another casualty on the down slope of the current forty years cycle of the tango.

This is our emotional farewell at another piece of our shared history...
Enjoy and share.

The authors version of the reasons for its passing is posted @
http://thetangolife.wordpress.com/
 
tangobro said:
The authors version of the reasons for its passing is posted @
http://thetangolife.wordpress.com/
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... Today, because of the surge in more and more Europeans “teaching” and people learning to dance from YouTube, consequently, there are worse dancers than ever on the floor, discouraging even more the locals from going out dancing.
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Nothing like having a neutral POV, is there?

Here, the locals have to sustain the dance community, or there wouldn't be one. I can't think of any good reason why that shouldn't apply everywhere. And I've seen enough Argentinian "teachers" at work, here, to know that some are only here because they wouldn't find work at home. Your place of birth qualifies you for nothing.
 
Today, because of the surge in more and more Europeans “teaching” and people learning to dance from YouTube, consequently, there are worse dancers than ever on the floor, discouraging even more the locals from going out dancing. The only ones who seem to be doing well raking up to 50% of the 1.5 billion of tourist tango pesos, are the tango for export dinner/show venues.
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And why should neutral POV be required?

I saw the changing style of AT here in Portland, and I got out of the habit of going to AT that I had for 8 or 9 years. (more accurately the extinction of one style) I see an influx of young people who don't know how to dance, and a dj who only plays country rock, or worse, where I dance country western, and I wonder how long it will be before I begin to curtail my time there. Many of the older dancers aren't coming out anymore. There are many reasons for that, but a dance floor crowded with people who aren't very proficient (how diplomatic is that?) is one, based on comments by older dancers.

I see a parallel there.

When I work on documenting Los Angeles dance and music related to West Coast swing, I do my level best to present things without bias.
When I write that AT in Portland, or CW at Bushwhackers, has changed / is changing, that is of course my opinion based on my experience dancing AT and CW here for X years. Do I really need to write "in my opinion," or be required to present the "other side?"
My answer is, no

Oh, and I am convinced that anyone who wants to continue teaching is required to teach what the students want to learn, regardless of country of origin.
 
A lot has been written about the closing of Nino Bien after 15 years in Centro Region Leonesa, but what hasn't been announced is Nino Bien moving to Obelisco Tango.

The most reliable source for milongas (and even practicas) in Buenos Aires is www.hoy-milonga.com which gives a day by day listing for one week only -- things change quickly. Hector, who created the site, does his best to keep up with all the changes and openings. Click the milonga name for address, map, phone numbers, organizers, etc.
 
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