Tango News 13 October Hola Tango Lovers! This week there are two milonga's in the area as well as various courses and classes Andrea Hosts The Tuesday milonga at the Dance Junxion in Rosebank Classes and a practica at Alchemy. Emiliano is hosting the Sunday milonga at the Argentinean Association . See Upcoming events for Tango in the Berg. Here's to seeing everyone on the dance floor! Daily Digest Monday 13 October Beginners Tango Course weekly at Katz's in Sandton. Every Monday Time 18:30 Price R120.00 per lesson per person. Venue Katz's School of dance Sandhurst Centre, 60 Rivonia Road, Sandhurst Sandton. If you wish to join the course please confirm with Emiliano. Contact: Emiliano Fernandez :Professional Argentine Tango Teacher emiliano.tango@yahoo.com Tel: 072 980 5747 Tuesday 14 October Tango Courses, Classes , Milonga's and Practica's at the Dance Junxion in Rosebank Argentine Tango Prelim Class 18:30 to 19:30 Teacher : Ralph R100/class Argentine Tango Beginners 6 Week Group Course 19:30 -20:30 Teacher: Tony R660/person for 6 weeks, or feel free to drop in for one lesson only at R110 Currently running . Argentine Tango Intermediate class 19:30 to 20:30 Teacher : Ralph R100/Class R360/month Milonga/Practica included 20:30 to 23:00 Weekly Milonga This milonga /practica is one of the weekly highlights in Johannesburg. It has been held regularly since 2007 and follows the lessons and courses. DJ: Andrea is the regular D.J . Sometimes other local D.J's and overseas visitors play the music. Time 20:30 to around 22:30 Cost: R40. The venue has a cash bar with a superb sound system , large professional dance floor and excellent lighting. For more information call 011 442 6462.or info@dancejunxion.co.za Beginner's Course weekly at the Argentinian Association of South Africa Argentine Tango Beginner's course 19:00 to 20:00 Teacher Emiliano Price: R120.00 per lesson per person. at the Argentinian Association of South Africa in Marks Park, Judith Road in Emmarentia. If you wish to join the course please confirm with Emiliano For more information contact him at emiliano.tango@yahoo.com; 072 980 5747. Wednesday 15 October Weekly Tango Lessons and Workshops at La Casa Del Tango in Norwood Starts at 19.00 this week This week there is a workshop and a free lesson if you pay for the workshop. The workshop is for leaders and followers and provides a great opportunity to improve your tango, doing the kind of training that is not possible in a normal lesson. This hour of training focuses in training to dance in small space. The lesson follows the workshop and it is for leaders and followers as well. The lesson is part of the progressive course that we are doing every Wednesday from 20.00 to 21.00 and the topic is in connection with the previous lesson which is: “Sacadas”. The price of the workshop is R120.00 per person and if you stay for the lesson the lesson is free, otherwise the lesson is R120.00. WORD OF MOUTH! Best regards Emiliano Fernandez Professional Argentine Tango Teacher emiliano.tango@yahoo.com Facebook: Emiliano Fernandez 072 980 5747 Contact Emiliano at emiliano.tango@yahoo.com or 072 980 5747 for more information. Thursday 16 October Argentine Tango classes at the Dance Café Argentine Tango classes are held from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Dance Cafe. Experience the thrill of dancing Argentine Tango and improve your dancing skills, Learn to dance Argentine Tango in a delightful social and friendly environment. Our Instructors are professional and qualified to teach you the social basics all the way to competitive steps Price R750.00 for the course For more information call 011 465-5113 or email info@dancecafe.co.za. Beginner's Course at Argentine Ambassadors' residence in Pretoria Every Thursday Time 18:30 to 19:30 Price: R120.00 per lesson per person. Venue Argentine Ambassadors Residence 270 Johan Rissik Drive, Waterkloof Ridge , Pretoria If you wish to join the course please confirm with Emiliano. Contact: Emiliano Fernandez :Professional Argentine Tango Teacher emiliano.tango@yahoo.com Tel: 072 980 5747 Friday 17 October With this venture, we (the teachers) hope to grow and unite the community… but we can’t do it alone. We need the support of you – our community. So, help us make Friday night a Tango night in Johannesburg! … and bring your friends along. We will have them dancing a tango in ‘no-time’. Dancers who take classes with the Maestros will automatically gain entry to the Practica after the class. For those who just want to ‘practica’, the entry will be R30 person, and will start after the classes - at 9pm. Emiliano will be taking Beginners through an 8 week course - guiding them to the fundamentals of leading and following from the heart/chest. (for more details see his flyer) Emiliano: “My goal is to transfer the passion and respect for classic tango. In the end of the 8 lessons my students must be able to circulate in the dance floor environment without crashing into other couples, following the music and doing basic structures and combinations in classic style.” Tango-Tensity (Bert and Lerato) will be taking intermediate students through an 8 week course – focusing on the communication between the partners. We explore what it is we are communicating; how we communicate; and the skills we use to communicate effectively. Mastery of the art of communication within our Tango, is an essential milestone on any Tango dancer’s path. (for more details see their flyer) Sonia and Ralph – Primo Tango will come together for the first time - after a decade apart - to conduct 4 classes at Alchemy – aimed at the more advanced Tango dancers, who want to expand and improve on the structures and patterns they know. This class will be the re-uniting of old friends; and the exploring of new Tango moments. (for more details see their flyer) Alchemy is a Martial Arts and Fitness centre that is opening its studios - and huge hall - to the Tango community, so that we can make Friday night a Tango night in Jozi. (address: Alchemy Health and Fitness Centre, cnr Lewisham and Beyers Naude Drive, Blackheath; near Cresta shopping centre) All classes will run from 8pm to 9 pm on Friday nights – beginning the 3rd of October - followed by a ‘Practica’ till late. For more details and prices of lessons and courses, please see the teachers’ flyers. (Please note: Alchemy is a martial arts centre and does not have a bar facility. You are invited to bring your own snacks and refreshments to enjoy at the Practica. There is a pizza restaurant and a steak house around the corner from Alchemy - for those who want to have a meal before or during the Practica.) ‘La Practica’ / the Practise session The Format of our Practica... Unlike a milonga the musica is not played in ‘Tandas’ (group of three or four ‘tangos’ or ‘valsesitos’ or ‘milongas’ played in a row)… And there are no ‘cortinas’ (a musical sound-byte that breaks up the ‘Tandas’)… We will play: 15 mins of ‘tango’, 15 mins ‘vals’, 15 mins of ‘tango’, 15 mins of ‘milonga’ – in a one hour cycle… and then repeat. This gives a couple the opportunity to practice what they have learnt to ‘tango’ music for 15 minutes… and then try the same moves and structures to the different rhythms and tempos of ‘milonga’ or ‘vals’ as well. ‘Cortinas’ at a Milonga, oblige the couples to split up and find new partners at the end of each ‘Tanda’. At practicas the partners are not obliged to split up as they may be practicing something together… and so we do not interrupt the couples with ‘cortinas’. Practicas are also social occasions and so some may come just to dance and socialise with other ‘tangueros’… it’s not all about work and practice. So, join us on Friday nights - at Alchemy. There’s Tango there! See you all on the dance floor soon! JoburgTango Sonia and Ralph Bert and Lerato Emiliano Vanesa Tango Ladies Style - "Tecnica para mujeres" with Vanesa Mestre Starting at Alchemy on Friday the 17th of October - Vanesa will share her knowledge and talent with the ladies of Tango. Vanesa will start a progressive cycle especially for the ladies who would like to improve their Tango Technique. Vanesa’s classes will focus on: the correct walk; the axis; ‘adornos’ / adornments; musicality and posture. Vanesa: “The technical class is not a couple’s class, but the men are welcome… The class is not only for single women !!!! All tango's dancers should practice the technical tango... “ Tango Ladies Style will be a progressive cycle with classes happening on the Fridays that Primo Tango is not teaching (please see their flyer for more details) so as to slot in nicely for those who would like to join us every Friday for a class. That is: Fridays the 17th & 31st October and 7th and 28th of November with Vanesa doing “Tango Ladies Style”, from 8 – 9 pm… and 10th and 24th September… and the 14th and 21st November with Primo Tango. The Price for Tango Ladies Style R400 for all 4 classes or a ‘drop-in’ fee of R130 per class. Of course -entry to the practica afterwards is included. Saturday 18 October Sunday 19 October Sunday Afternoon Milonga at Argentinean Assoiation. THE TYPICAL SPANISH PAELLA AND THE BEST TANGO MUSIC. ENJOY WITH US A DIFFERENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON TANGO SOCIAL. Further information in the flyer attached. Word of mouth! Emiliano Fernandez Professional Argentine Tango Teacher emiliano.tango@yahoo.com Facebook: Emiliano Fernandez 072 980 5747 Visit http://www.tangojoburg.com/?p=222 for the latest update and late changes to the evenings schedule. Upcoming Events: Tango in the Berg Tango in the Berg We have done this particular Tango in the berg before and it was awesome. We have arranged with Michelle to do it again in October this year on the weekend Friday 17th to Sunday the 18th. There already are a few people interested so come and join us. See details regarding this event below. See you there love Alda. Hi to all the people that showed interest in coming to this event, it is now time to start booking as time is running out. Click on link below to see Accomodation , Booking Information, Milongas and courses for the weekend For convenience banking details are as follows Absa Bank E Adams Branch code 516805 Cresta Account no 4694000256 Accommodation Activities Breakfast Menu Articles This week there is an interesting article titled Cabeceo : A Users Guide Visit http://www.tangojoburg.com/?p=295 Tango Teachers Please see http://www.tangojoburg.com/?page_id=30 for a list of teachers in the Johannesburg area . In the Country Please see http://www.tangojoburg.com/?page_id=32 for tango opportunities throughout South Africa. Tango Resources Tango Joburg This website offers information about Argentine tango events in the greater Johannesburg area. The site includes information about teachers, milongas and practicas. It also offers general information about tango in other parts of South Africa and a gives a hint of some of the other dance opportunities in the greater Gauteng area. It is administered by tango lovers in the area. http://tangojhb.co.za/ Tango Argentino de Tejas Information about Argentine tango including terminology, guides to tango music, articles about learning and dancing tango, reviews of instructional videos, and links http://www.tejastango.com