A practica Tuesday at the Dance Junxion and a milonga Sunday at Dimi's Restaurant in Cresta. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

Tango News 10 February Hola Tango Lovers! This week there is a milonga and a practica in the area: The Tuesday milonga is now a practica but still held at the Dance Junxion at Rosebank Mall. Emiliano is hosting the Sunday milonga at Dimi's Restaurant in Cresta. Booking is essential. Please Note Sadly, European Tango Salon Champions Alexandra Baldaque and Fernando Jorge will not be visiting us in South Africa this month. We look forward to perhaps welcoming them to our Joburg tango community sometime in the future. Remember Andy and Brigitte are hosting a romantic Valentine's Day milonga Friday, 14 February. The milonga and dinner will be held at the Ascot Hotel on Grant Avenue in Norwood. The venue features a nice wooden dance floor, an outside terrace and a cocktail bar. But seating and space is limited. So contact the hosts at timeftango@gmail.com Argentinian teacher Emiliano Fernandez is holding two free demonstration classes for beginners. The first is at 7 p.m. Tuesday 18 February at the Argentinian Association of South Africa, Marks Park, Judith Road, Emmerentia. The second one is at 7 p.m. Wednesday 19 February at La Casa del Tango, 1 Jesse Avenue in Norwood. His regular beginners classes will start the following week. Emiliano's intermediate classes begin at 7 p.m. Friday 21 February at the Argentinian Association of South Africa and at 8 p.m. Wednesday 26 February at La Casa del Tango. The classes are R120 each. For more information contact Emiliano at emiliano.tango@yahoo.com or 072 980 5747. Tango Fire, the tango show from Buenos Aires,continues through 23 February at the Joburg Theatre. There is a 10 percent discount for booking directly with the Joburg Theatre with the code word, "tangolicious." To book tickets email: happiness@joburgtheatre.com or michael@joburgtheatre.com or call 011 877 6853/4. For more information visit http://www.joburgtheatre.com/en-ZA/shows/tango%20fire%20-%20flames%20of%20desire/info. Here's to seeing everyone on the dance floor! Daily Digest Tuesday 11 February Tango classes are held today at the Dance Junxion. For more information call 011 442 6462. Practica: DJ: Tara What: A "practilonga": A combination of a milonga and a practica, where you can dance, practice, learn and have fun When: 20:30-22:30 Where: Dance JunXion in the Rosebank Mall, Bath Avenue, Rosebank. R40. Info: www.dancejunxion.co.za Wednesday 12 February Thursday 13 February Tango classes are held from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Dance Cafe. For more information call 011 234 0449 or email info@dancecafe.co.za. Friday 14 February Saturday 15 February 16:00 - 17:00: Brigitte's class for ladies on exchanging roles has begun. As she describes it: "Lead and follow for ladies to freely choose the role they want to take up. This means for everyone to learn to lead and follow, exploring the dynamics." The cost is R600. To see if you can join or for more information on the Rosebank-area venue RSVP to Brigitte at 083 659 0275 or big5andtango@gmail.com. Sunday 16 February Milonga: Host and DJ: Emiliano When: 19:30 Venue: Dimi's Restaurant Where: Cresta Shopping Centre, Beyers Naude and Weltevreden Road, entrance 4 Food: a la cart Cost: R50 Booking: essential at emiliano.tango@yahoo.com MONDAY 17 February No classes or events today. Tango Teachers Sonia Burdett: Level: Beginners to advanced. What: Private lessons in tango technique and group classes. Where: Norwood, Rosebank Phone: 084 845 2470 Bert Frahm Level: All What: Private and group lessons Where: Northcliff, sometimes Rosettenville Phone: 084 487 8445 Ralph Kahn Level: Beginners to advanced What: Classes and private lessons Where: Randpark Ridge Phone: 082 481 9400 Ryan Cannell Level: Intermediate to advanced What: Private lessons at all levels Where: Rosebank, Norwood, Sandton Phone: 082 374 9666 Colin Mandell Level: Beginners to advanced What: Group and private classes, assisted by Terri Taylor at Dance Cafe Where: Bryanston, Lonehill, Fourways, Paulshof, Sunninghill, Rivonia Phone: 011 234 0448/9 or 071 102 4001 Erik Peers Level: Beginner to professional What: Private and group lessons. Conceptual Tango Technique Where: Rivonia, Bryanston, Sandton Phone: 084 207 2049 Danie Level: Intermediate What: Private lessons Where: Phone: 072 1186152 Lily Kamenova Level: Beginners to advanced What: Private lessons and group classes, nuevo stile tango technique and embellishments Where: Bryanston, Blairgowrie, Norwood Phone: 072 025 8895 Andy Nossel Level: Beginners What: Private lessons for couples Where: Killarney Phone: 082 570 1411 Brigitte Erdman What: Tango for Ladies Private lessons for beginner and intermediate Tango Talk: What every lady should know before going to a milonga, especially important for going to Buenos Aires to have a positive experience from the start. Phone: 083 659 0275 Emiliano Fernandez Level: Beginners and intermediate What: Private and group lessons Where: Melville Phone: 072 980 5747 Tony Vasconcellos What: Private lessons and tango show-dance lessons Where: The Dance Junxion at Rosebank Mall Phone: 083 627 5142 Nicholas Senekal Level: Beginner and Intermediate What: Private Lessons Where: The Dance Junxion at Rosebank Mall 011 442 6462 Louis Fourie Phone: 082 966 2756 Nathan Arendse Level: Beginners to advanced What: Private lessons Where: Randburg Phone: 082 558 2289 Avril Derman Level: Beginners and intermediate Where: Phone: 082 412 3920 or 011 453 6377 Mitch Brigando Level: Competition tango What: Private lessons Phone: 082 456 5610 In the Country Cape Town Mark Hoeben and Ina Wichterich: Group and private tango classes and workshops in close embrace, tango de salon, milonga and vals. Beginners to professional levels. www.tangocapetown.co.za, email info@tangocapetown.co.za or phone 082-397-9868, 021-439-9466. Que Pasa Penthouse: Lessons and practicas Thursdays. Private lessons for groups or couples available. Email info@quepasa.co.za or phone 074-199-0918. Milonga: Mark of TangoCapeTown hosts a Saturday milonga fortnightly. info@tangocapetown.co.za or phone 082-397-9868 Milonga de Verano: Monthly milonga with DJ Sylvia from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. held at De Waal Park, weather permitting. Cost is R20. Email losfanaticos@mweb.co.za. Milonga Apasionado: The milonga is back in full swing. It is usually held the third Saturday of the month at Bentlys in Dreyer Street in Claremont, south of Cape Town. However it is best to check the Cape Town community page of Facebook for updates. Sometimes the week changes. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cape-Town-Tango-Community/124173301061181 The next one will be 22 February. For more information email: losfanaticos@mweb.co.za. Que Pasa Sunday Milonga: Every 2 weeks at 7:30pm. The next dates are 8 September and 22 September. There are two pre-milonga lessons: Beginners at 6:00 p.m.; intermediate at 6:45 p.m. Lessons costs R50; the milonga costs R40. Private lessons for individuals and couples are also available. Email info@quepasa.co.za or phone 074-199-0918. Libertango: Events and Lessons: Milonga Africana, Tango Rhapsody and Electrotango Zone at Friedas A monthly Milonga Africana is held at iKhaya Lodge. Every alternate Sunday Milonga Malena is held at the Grand Daddy Hotel. Contact Rachael Glaser at info.libertango@gmail.com for details. For information about Libertango lessons visit www.libertango.co.za. Cape Town Tango Ensemble: A tango orchestra that performs traditional tangos in the style of DiSarli, Canaro, Salgan, Pugliese and tango nuevos in the style of Piazzolla, Galliano, Fiorrio. It also performs its own including works by Stanislav Angelov' who mixes tango tradition with a jazz and South African flavours. His compositions and arrangements are often used for film and television productions in South Africa and overseas. The ensemble also performs for theatre productions with professional tango dancers and actors in South Africa and Namibia. www.goodmusic.co.za/?page_id=24 or www.facebook.com/pages/CT-Tango-Ensemble/303090854086. Durban Tango Practica: 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Mondays at The German Club, 7 Barham Road, off Essex Terrace, Westville. Entrance R30, braai pack R30. Beginners classes on request. Contact Isabel Arzeno on 083 560 5390 or info@tangodurban.co.za for more info. Visit www.tangodurban.co.za. Join our Facebook Group "Tango Durban" to keep up with events. Not Just Tango The Dance Junxion: Email info@dancejunxion.co.za; www.dancejunxion.co.za. The Dance Cafe: Email: info@dancecafe.co.za; www.dancecafe.co.za.