A practica Tuesday at the Dance Junxion and a Milonga for a Good Cause Sunday in Cresta. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

Tango News 7 April Hola Tango Lovers! This week there is a very special milonga for charity and a practica in the area: The Tuesday practica is at the Dance Junxion at Rosebank Mall. The Sunday milonga benefits Children of Fire, a charity that helps young survivors of burn injuries in Africa. The organization offers treatment for burn survivors and community education and prevention. Lily is hosting the event at Dimi's Restaurant in the Cresta Shopping Centre. There is no entrance fee, but participants are asked to make a donation at the door to support the cause. This link provides an introduction to how the organization was founded. http://www.childrenoffire.org/index.asp?include=intro3.htm&catID=1 Here's to seeing everyone on the dance floor! Daily Digest Tuesday 8 April Tango classes are held today at the Dance Junxion. For more information call 011 442 6462. Practica: What: A practica. When: 20:30-22:30 Where: Dance JunXion in the Rosebank Mall, Bath Avenue, Rosebank. Cost: R40. Info: www.dancejunxion.co.za Wednesday 9 April Argentine teacher Emiliano holds beginner classes at 7 p.m. and intermediate classes at 8 p.m. at La Casa del Tango in Norwood. Contact him at emiliano.tango@yahoo.com or 072 980 5747 for more information. Thursday 10 April 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 11 April Saturday 12 April Sunday 13 April Milonga: A special Milonga for a Good Cause hosted by Lily. Proceeds benefit Children of Fire, a charity that provides treatment for young survivors of burn injuries. Host: Lily DJ: Tara, who has provided a playlist for the event When: 19:30 Venue: Dimi's Restaurant in the Cresta Shopping Centre Where: Corner of Beyers Naude and Weltevreden Road Cost: There is no entrance fee for the milonga. However, participants are asked to make a donation at the door to support Children of Fire. The charity cooperates to help young survivors of burn injuries (whether by fire, chemicals, electricity or hot liquids) in Africa and to help and educate the communities in which they live, providing both prevention and cure. Monday 14 April 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 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 of TangoCapeTown: 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. Milonga: El Alma de Tango@6SpinStreet Hosted by Mark Hoeben of TangoCapeTown. When: Every second Saturday of the month from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Where: At 6 Spin Street Restaurant, 6 Spin Street, facing Church Square, Cape Town CBD (next to Bread, Milk, Honey) Contact Robert on 021 461 0666 or email on reservations@6spinstreet.co.za Light meals can be ordered and there is a full bar at the restaurant. Traditional tangos, milongas and valses played for soulful dancing with a twist every now and then. For more info contact Mark on 082 397 9868; info.tangocapetown@gmail.com; www.tangocapetown.co.za Milonga de Verano: Monthly milonga during the summer. 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 19 April. For more information email: losfanaticos@mweb.co.za. Que Pasa Sunday Milonga: Sundays at 7:30p.m. at Que Pasa Latin Lounge, 19th Floor, Pinnacle Building, 8 Burg Street, Cape Town CBD. Music is played in tanda’s separated with 20 second cortinas, the same way it’s done in Buenos Aires. Tandas are a combination of classic, vals, nuevo & milongas. Everyone is welcome! Email info@quepasa.co.za or phone 074-199-0918. Libertango: A monthly Milonga Africana is held at iKhaya Lodge. 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 Norwegian Club, 214 St Thomas Road, Musgrave, Durban. The venue boasts a spacious area for dancing, beautiful wooden floors, air-conditioning, and safe parking. 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.