San Antonio Tango Notices, Week of 28 December 2009 - 3 January 2010
Frank Huddleston
Notices for the week from December 28, 2009 through January 03, 2010
Hola Tangueros,
> MONDAY (28 December): Probably NO UTHSC Practica Terry said he might do it if enough people beg for it.
> WEDNESDAY (30 December): No Milonga I think this was a Calle Ocho week, but I'm seeing information that the next Olmos Bharmacy milonga is 13 January, which I also have down as a Calle Ocho week. Obviously something is out of kilter.
> Daniela's clases are on hiatus until 12 January Stay tuned for details.
> WEDNESDAY 30 December: Milonga at Annie's (Austin) Co-hosted by Monica AND Laura! This is the first of a new weekly milonga. Go to item on this page
> THURSDAY (31 December): New Year's Eve Milonga at EsquinaTango (Austin) I'm guessing that this will take place instead of the usual "Esquina Passion" milonga. Go to item on this page
> SATURDAY (2 January): Practica del Este at EsquinaTango (Austin) Go to item on this page
> SATURDAY (2 January): Milonga "Lo De Laura" (Austin) Go to item on this page
> Houston Tango Festival: Registration is now open. Go to item on this page
> Homer and Cristina Tango Lesson Blog and videos Do you know about Homer and Cristina Ladas? Important Tango teaching couple from the SF Bay Area, generally more "Nuevo" style. Their web site is at www.freshlaundrytango.info/ They also have a blog with video summaries of their lessons and text explanations at tangostudent.blogspot.com You can also find them at YouTube, but without the text explanations. Check them out: lots of great material.
> Austin There are a number of other things happening in Austin and nearby. Some I mention, some I don't. To see them all, check out the two Austin Tango Calendars in the "Handy Links" section below. You can also subscribe to the Austin Tango mailing list(s) from there.
> Carpooling If any of you would like to carpool to some of the events outside San Antonio, join the San Antonio Tango Google Group ( groups.google.com/group/san-antonio-tango?hl=en), and post a message.
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Editor: Frank Huddleston: email: fr...@tangosa.info
Handy Links:
groups.google.com/group/san-antonio-tango San Antonio Tango Google Group Page
tangosa.info website home page My Tango site for San Antonio and area.
San Antonio Tango Calendar Calendar page of Tangosa site.
Tangosa Comment/Suggestion Form Give me some suggestions/feedback/complaints/opinions.
www.tangoaustin.orgAustin Tango Information.
La Vida Tango Online Tango 'Zine
Tejas Tango's "Major Tango Events" page. Overview of Texas Tango events.
www.tangointexas.com Laura Pellegrino's site for Texas events.
www.esquinatangoaustin.com/ Esquina Tango Cultural Center of Austin
Practica at UT Health Science Center
(San Antonio)
Time: Mondays, 5:15 - 7 PM, with occasional changes
Place:
Spectrum Club Medical Center, 7431 Merton Minter, San Antonio, Texas
78229, at the corner of Babcock and Merton Minter, on the UT Health
Science Center Campus. Park in the lot in front of the Spectrum Club,
or in University Lots 3 & 4 (enter from Merton Minter), both free
after 5pm.
Cost: Free.
Info:
Open practice for all levels.
Probably no practica on 28 December.
Intermediate and Advanced Classes at
EsquinaTango (Austin)
Time: Mondays 6:30 - 7:30 and 7:45 - 8:45 PM
Place: EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin, 209 Pedernales
St.
(at 3rd St), Austin 78702 (Do not park in front of houses on 3rd
Street)
Cost: ?
Info:
For authoritative information, see
www.esquinatangoaustin.com/index.php/program-descrips/tango/58
More
information on web site...
Milonga at Annie's
(Austin)
Time:
Wednesday, 30 December
Place:
Annie's Cafe (downtown next door to the Elephant Room) (Austin)
Cost:
?
Info:
From Laura Pellegrino:
Milonga, WED. Dec. 30th!! Monica and I are going to be co-hosting a
milonga at Annie's Cafe (downtown next door to the Elephant Room). For
me, this will be a bit of a juggling act since I have class on Wed.
However the idea is that we will trade off doing the free beginner
lesson from 7PM- 7:30. After which I will race over to Khabele and
teach. I will then return to help Monica for the last half of the
milonga. This month only, I am going to cancel the Wed. night class on
Dec. 30th so we can have a proper party!!
Looks as though this is intended to become a weekly event.
Tango Technique and Intermediate Classes
(Austin)
Time: Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 and 8:30 - 9:30 PM No class on 30
December, 2009
Place: Khabele Studio 701 W. 7th st. Austin, Tx. 78701
Cost: $15/class for individual classes, $25 for both
classes on that same evening.
Info:
Technique from 7:30 to 8:30 pm: Lots of independent work for walking,
ochos, pivoting, balance, axis, core! All levels welcome but please
come with at least 1 month of class under your belt.
Intermediate: 8:30 to 9:30 pm. Topics will vary. December 2009 topic is
Close Embrace and shrinking figures for small floor spaces.
For more information go to www.tangointexas.com/austin.htmlor
call Laura Pellegrino at 512.590.3644: or email:
bsas...@gmail.com
No class on 30 December because of milonga at
Annie's. Laura will be gone to BsAs during the month of February.
Some guy named Damian Lobato will be standing in for her in her classes.
New Year's Eve Milonga at EsquinaTango
(Austin)
Time:
Thursday 31 December,
Place: EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin, 209 Pedernales
St.
(at 3rd St), Austin 78702
Cost:
?
Info:
For information, location go to www.esquinatangoaustin.com
or call Monica Caivano at (512) 524.2772 .
Beginner Classes at EsquinaTango
(Austin)
Time: Saturdays 1 - 2 PM: Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30pm
Place: EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin, 209 Pedernales
St.
(at 3rd St), Austin 78702
Cost: ?
Info: Beginner-level classes in Argentine Tango. No partner
or experience needed. Thursday classes taught by Monica Caivano and
Gustavo Simplis.
Information and Registration:
www.esquinatangoaustin.com
Email:
in...@esquinatangoaustin.comor telephone:
512.524.2772
Milonga "Lo De Laura" (Austin)
Time: First Friday and Third Saturday of every month,
usually. Cancelled 19 December. Next is 2 January.
Place: Dance Institute, 6612 Sitio Del Rio, Austin
Cost: $10
Info: A beautiful space, a beautiful floor, loads of
parking, a great sound system. Just 6 miles west of Mopac on 2222
in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Food and drinks provided. $10
For more information go to www.tangointexas.comor
call Laura Pellegrino at 512.590.3644: or email:
bsas...@gmail.com
No milonga on 19 December.
"Practica del Este": Supervised Practicas at
EsquinaTango (Austin)
Time: 1st and 3rd Saturdays (usually): 2-4 PM Next: 2 January
Place: EsquinaTango, 209 Pedernales St. (at 3rd St), Austin
78702
Cost: $4/$3 for current students
Info:
Practica will take place only when there are no milongas that Saturday
night.
Full Info:
www.esquinatangoaustin.com
Email:
in...@esquinatangoaustin.comor telephone:
512.524.2772
Note: Schedule changed from weekly.
Beginner Classes at EsquinaTango
(Austin)
Time: Saturdays 1 - 2 PM: Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30pm
Place: EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin, 209 Pedernales
St.
(at 3rd St), Austin 78702
Cost: ?
Info: Beginner-level classes in Argentine Tango. No partner
or experience needed. Thursday classes taught by Monica Caivano and
Gustavo Simplis.
Information and Registration:
www.esquinatangoaustin.com
Email:
in...@esquinatangoaustin.comor telephone:
512.524.2772
Pre-Intermediate Classes at EsquinaTango
(Austin)
Time: Saturdays 2 - 3 PM
Place: EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin, 209 Pedernales
St.
(at 3rd St), Austin 78702
Cost: ?
Info: Pre-Intermediate-level classes in Argentine Tango. No
partner or experience needed. Thursday classes taught by Monica
Caivano and Gustavo Simplis.
Information and Registration:
www.esquinatangoaustin.com
Email:
in...@esquinatangoaustin.comor telephone:
512.524.2772
Milongas at Antigua Bar and Grill
(San Antonio)
Time:
Sundays, 6 - 10 PM.
Place:
ANTIGUA BAR and GRILL, 13323 Nacogdoches Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78217
Take Perrin Beitel exit from 410 and head north; Perrin Beitel turns
into Nacodoches after Thousand Oaks...
Map
Cost:
Info:
Beautiful wood (pergo) floor, live music, and of course the best
recordings of the great orchestras of the golden era of tango.
Music provided by Daniel Monserrat.
Short Ribs / Ceviche Peruano/ Mexican food / caribbean food and more !!
FREE appetizers with purchase of a bottle of wine.
Daniela went recently and pronounced the place is "perfect".
Some prices: Empanadas from $1.49, Meat fried tostones from $5.99,
Glass of wine from $6.99, Beer from $2.00
Classes by Puro Tango Argentino (San
Antonio)
Time: Wednesdays 6-10 PM and Sundays 5:30-7 PM
Place:
Wednesdays: "Calle Ocho" Café, 416 8th Street
Sundays: Ballroom Dance Studio , 2581 Jackson Keller & Vance
Jackson In the same shopping area as Ernesto's Restaurant
Cost: $10
Info:
Wednesday class is 7 - 8 PM, followed by open practica until 10 PM.
BYOB until bar and kitchen opens for service, tips for water.
loreen...@sbcglobal.netWeb
Site:
www.purotangoargentino.com
Wednesday place was changed to Calle Ocho from Ballroom Dance Academy.
Milonga at the Olmos "Bharmacy"
(San Antonio)
Time: Every other Wednesday, 7 - 10 PM: Next one: 13 January.
Place: The Olmos Bharmacy, 3902 McCullough Ave., San Antonio,
TX
78212
(210) 822-1188
Cost: Free.
Info: Tango dancing at the old Olmos Pharmacy, now converted
into a "Bharmacy". Terry Bauch will be the DJ.
The Bharmacy serves food: Burgers, BLTs and chicken
sandwiches, fries, tots, chicken fingers, fried mushrooms and fried
pickles just to name a few of the menu selections.
Cancelled 30 December.
Uptown Milonga (Austin)
Time: Every 3rd Friday of the month 9:30 PM - 2:30 AM. Next
one 15 January.
Place: Austin Uptown Dance North, 8868 Research Blvd. #706 [on
Hwy
183 just two blocks south of Burnet Rd]
Cost: $10/person
Info: Hosted by Alicia & Juan Carlos Suarez. Some snacks
provided or you can bring your own. BYOB. DJ music by Fil Cruz Jr.
For information, location, registration go to
www.AustinUptownDance.comor call Kristy at
512.459.5678.
"Milonguetta Tanguetta" at La Tazza Fresca
(Austin)
Time: Second Friday of each month, 9PM - 1AM. Next: 8 January
2010.
Place: La Tazza Fresca, 519 W. 37th St. (at Guadalupe),
Austin,
TX
Cost: Free, but please patronize the restaurant.
Info: Coffee, beer, wine, and food available. Tango DJ
Monica Caivano. (512) 453-0403
No milonga in December 2009.
Houston Tango Festival
(Houston)
Time:
Thursday 14 January through Monday 18 January, 2010
Place:
See event web site.
Cost:
See event web site.
Info:
The festival takes place Jan. 14-18 and registration is now open. The
early bird discount continues until Dec. 1.
All the details about the festival can be found at www.houstontangofestival.com.
The theme for this year's festival is the Three Graces. According to
ancient Greek mythology, these goddesses make celebrations special.
They embody what we want to create for our festival - an atmosphere
where beauty, joy and good cheer are present for all.
The Houston tango community's support, kindness and dedication have
made this festival a success for the last two years and have inspired
dancers from around the United States to travel to Houston. We would
love your help in making the next Houston Tango Festival just as
special.
Here is how you can join in creating a festival to remember:
1. Register: Early registration will save you money and help us plan
the event. You can register here:
www.houstontangofestival.com/registration.html.
2. Invite: Invite your tango friends from near and far. The festival is
a celebration of tango in Houston and there is nothing like sharing
your passion with friends. Here is the festival's invitation video with
the theme of Three Graces: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS4b55GNvh4.
Loreen Alvarez
Hi Frank....calle 8 on the 13th is ok....lets coordinate!!!!
happy holidays....
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