"We are each of us angels with only one wing. And we can only fly embracing each other. " - Luciano De Crescenzo

	Roberto and Rocio c
	Jan and Pedro

What an inspiring past month – with the arrival of Tango maestro Roberto Herrera and his partner Rocio Leguizamon. You can read more about these great people and the amazing experience of their workshops and performances (it felt like a Mini Tango Festival!)

We celebrated our 4th Birthday on 5th November with a huge chocolate cake and lots of tangoing at our Rose Bay Milonga. And we danced at Jan Rae’s beautiful Tango Art Exhibition on 1/12/05.

Find out more about these events in the Recent Highlights section below which includes some great pictures.

Our upcoming events are the Christmas Milonga on 18/12/05 at the El Beso Tango Bar and the Boxing Day Milonga on 26/12/05 at the Annandale Public School.

During December and January you can Tango every Tuesday in Rose Bay and we have a Tango Summer School starting 13/12/05.

There’s a very cute Tango animated movie to enjoy as well (see link below) and a great story from musicians Moshlo and Carla of Tango Paradiso.

And check out our Christmas Bazaar for some great Christmas gift ideas.

We warmly thank everyone who has supported our school and events over this year and we look forward to tangoing more with you over the festive season and into 2006.

PATIO de TANGO Christmas Milonga

Sunday, 18 December, 6pm - 11pm

El Beso Tango Bar
Level 2, City of Sydney RSL building
565 George St (near Liverpool St)
Sydney City
Cover charge - $15

With live Tango music from CAMBALACHE and extra treats . . . including a surprise solo performance.

Fancy Dress theme: “Sexy Christmas”. Prizes for the best dressed man and woman.

The cover charge includes a complimentary Tango lesson for beginners at 6pm. So bring along any friends or family members you’d like to introduce to Tango. This will be a great time to do so!

You can park for a flat rate of $9 at the Cinema City Carpark on Kent Street (near Liverpool Street).

BOXING DAY Milonga

Monday, 26 December, 5pm - 9pm

Annandale Public School
25 Johnston Street, Annandale
Cover charge - $10

Tango DJ - Performances - Tango CD's for sale - Chorizos, Empanadas and other tasty treats.

OPEN AIR TANGO DANCING
These are free events and all are welcome to watch or dance.

The last Open Air Milonga at Bondi Beach on 20 November had a great turn-out.

The next Open Air Milonga returns to Kings Cross on...
Sunday, 8 January 2006, 7pm - 9pm
Springfield Plaza, on the main street of Kings Cross (opposite the Empire Hotel).

@ Illusions Bar, Level 2, City of Sydney RSL building
565 George Street (near Liverpool Street), Sydney City
Cover Charge: $10 ($15 when we have live music). We'll have live music at El Beso at least once a month.

'El Beso' is centrally located only a short walk from Town Hall station. It is a warm and elegant venue with a lovely dance floor, space for lounging, two bar stewards at your service, and soft and romantic lighting.

As of 22 January 2006, 'El Beso' will be open every Sunday; and from 5 February onwards we will be running Fundamental 1 and 2 courses there prior to the Milonga.

On 22 and 29 January we will be offering a lesson at 6pm for Int/Adv levels – more details out soon.

From Sunday 5 February we will be offering Fundamentals 1 & 2 classes at 'El Beso': 6pm: Fundamentals 1, 7pm: Fundamentals 2. This will replace the intro to Tango lesson previously offered.

If you are enrolled in either of these courses you can attend and swap between classes at 'El Beso' and our other venues in Paddington, Darlinghurst and Bondi Beach. This makes it very easy to complete the course and you get to meet lots of new people.

Check out this article in Viva Magazine about 'El Beso'.

ROSE BAY MILONGAS

Tuesday and Saturday Milongas continue through December and January without a break!

All our Tuesday and Saturday Milongas are at the Rose Bay RSL on New South Head Road (corner Vickery Avenue).

We’ve had visitors from all over the world, including some of the big names in Tango. The venue has an excellent dance floor and acoustics, atmospheric lighting and good feng shui for getting a dance! Parking is easy and there’s a bar and bistro on the premises.

For information on how to get there by public transport visit: www.131500.info/newJourney.asp

TUESDAY MILONGAS
Every Tuesday from 7.45pm – 11pm, following an Intermediate / Advanced Tango lesson at 6.45pm. Entry is $10 (excluding special events) or $20 for Intermediate / Advanced lesson and Milonga.

Over December and January we will be replacing our Intermediate / Advanced 6 week courses with attend any time “Summer School” classes. See below for more details.

SATURDAY MILONGAS
1st Saturday of each month from 8.30pm – 1am, following a complimentary “Intro to Tango” lesson at 7.30pm. Entry is $15 (excluding special events). Click here to book the lesson.

Next Saturday Milonga . . .
7th January, 2006

SUMMER TANGO SCHOOL

Tuesdays at the Rose Bay RSL
New South Head Road (cnr. Vickery Ave.)
6:45pm - 7:45pm

3, 10, 17 and 24 January, 2006

The classes are suitable for Intermediate / Advanced levels and for people who have completed at least one Fundamentals 2 course or equivalent. Book here.

We will work at your level of skill and pair you up in the class with people of equivalent skill level. Or you may choose to come with a partner and not swap during the class.

The classes will cover useful combinations for social dancing, musicality, posture, connection and floor craft. And then you can stay for the Milonga, which is a great way to practice!

Lessons are $20 each (including entry to the Milonga afterwards).

Classes for Fundamentals 1 graduates
If you’ve just completed F1 and would like to keep developing your Tango, we are holding small group classes at our home studio in Bondi every Wednesday night from 14 December to and including 25 January at 8pm.

The 1 1/4 hour classes are limited to 6 people and cost $25 per person. Your place will be secured by pre-payment. And you can attend as many classes as you like. It's a great way to accelerate learning! Book here.

Private Lessons
Available by appointment during December and January at our home studio.

TANGO LESSONS 2006

NEXT COURSES . . .

Our next six week courses start in late January / early February 2006.

TUESDAYS Term: 31/1/06 - 7/3/06
ROSE BAY RSL, New South Head Road
Intermediate - Advanced : 6.45pm – 7.45pm (followed by a social dance until 11pm).

WEDNESDAYS Term: 1/2/06 - 8/3/06
St John’s Church Hall, 120 Darlinghurst Road, DARLINGHURST
Fundamentals 1: 6.45pm – 7.45pm
Practica for F1 & F2: 7.45pm – 8pm
Fundamentals 2:  8pm – 9pm

THURSDAYS Term: 9/2/06 - 9/3/06
BONDI BEACH PAVILION, Queen Elizabeth Drive
Fundamentals 1: 7pm – 8pm
Practica for F1 & F2 8pm – 8.15pm
Fundamentals 2: 8.15pm – 9.15pm

Please note that as the venue is closed on 2/2/06 so there will be no lesson 1 at  this venue.  You will need to attend one of the other venues for the first lesson. Entry is also possible in the second week.

SATURDAYS Term: 4/2/06 - 11/3/06
St George Anglican Church, 245 Glenmore Road, Five Ways, PADDINGTON
Fundamentals 1: 11am – 12pm
Practica for F1 & F2: 12pm – 12.15pm
Fundamentals 2: 12.15pm – 1.15pm
Practica for F2 & I/A: 1.15pm – 1.30pm
Intermediate/Advanced: 1.30pm – 2.30pm

SUNDAYS Term: 5/2/06 - 12/3/06
El Beso Tango Bar, Lvl 2, 565 George Street (near Liverpool St.), SYDNEY
Fundamentals 1: 6pm – 7pm
Fundamentals 2: 7pm – 8pm
Stay for the Milonga from 8pm - 11pm

Animated Tango Movie . . .

Visit www.la-nuria.com/tango.htm for a lovely movie by filmmaker Nuria Juncosa.

TANGO CHRISTMAS BAZAAR . . . The Christmas season is fast approaching. If you’re looking for something special for a lover of Tango or someone you’d like to get into Tango . . . look no further. We have Gift Certificates available for the following: - Six week beginners Tango course for one $100 - Six week beginners Tango course for two $200 - Private Tango lesson – one person $70 - Private Tango lesson – two people $85 - Tickets to 'El Beso' Tango Bar and Rose Bay Milongas And we have a great selection of Tango CDs (traditional and Nuevo) from Buenos Aires: 1 Tango CD $29; 2 Tango CDs only $25 each Contact us to arrange your purchase.

HERE'S AN E-MAIL WE JUST RECEIVED FROM BUENOS AIRES from our friends Moshlo and Carla of the wonderful Brisbane based Tango Orchestra - Tango Paradiso . . .

THE ADVENTURES OF TANGO PARADISO IN BUENOS AIRES “Last Saturday Carla and I had a wonderful experience performing solo with Diego Alvaro and Zoraida Fonteclara at a major Tango festival held by Pulpo. For a week there had been workshops by many notable teachers in B.A. and Saturday was  the Gala closing night ceremony. It was held in one of those magnificent old buildings whose flavour and atmosphere had reached a haunting perfection through layers of decay and tarnish. Diego and Zoraida had listened to our CD and invited us to perform as a duo for their solo performance that night. I had suggested the beautiful Tango 'Boedo by De Caro', and during the week we worked together in their studio to create an appropriate piece for the evening. There were going to be solo performances by all the teachers including Pulpo, all to recorded music, but ours was going to be the only live backing. During the beautiful slow melody, I walked onto centre stage to join Diego and Zoraida. Since Diego and I are bald, Zoraida made the most of this opportunity to make eyes at both of us and perform a teasing and humorous dance around us. In the meantime of course, Diego was eyeing off Carla, a sort of Tango foursome. The audience loved its light hearted and witty feeling. It was so much fun to perform, and we played it to the hilt. We felt a glow of joy at being given the opportunity to communicate our art and passion to the audience and to feel so appreciated and 'at home' with the Tango community here.”

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

4th Anniversary Milonga, 5/11/05, Rose Bay RSL

We had a great turn-out for our 4th Birthday celebration. It was a really fun night.

Roberto Herrera Workshops 25 - 30/11/05

Rocio exemplifies the elegance and style of an Argentine tanguera and is a talented teacher and exquisite dancer. Roberto is a charming and generous soul, a dedicated teacher and mesmerising performer. We really enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with these great people. During their stay they ran 7 excellent workshops and gave 2 performances at our city Tango Bar and Rose Bay Milonga.

The workshops attracted a high turnout and included people from Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Auckland. We thank everyone who participated in the event and behind the scenes, local tangueros, our interstate visitors and Cecilia Bale (organiser of NZ Tango Congress).

Some great memories . . .

Roberto & Rocio perform at El Beso Tango Bar 27/11/05

photos: Viva Magazine

Roberto and Rocio hardly left the floor that night . . .

The Chacarera folk dance was another highlight . . .

photos: Viva Magazine

	Cecile, Tim, Jan and Sophia

On 1st December Tango aficionado and artist, Jan Rae of Byron Bay launched her Tango art exhibition at the Michael Commerford Gallery at 6 McLachlan Ave, Rushcutters Bay.

Many of Sydney’s and Byron Bay’s tangueros turned up for the occasion. Tango orchestra Tiempo de Tango played and we performed a Tango to open the exhibition.

Tangueros from Sydney and Byron Bay tangoed on. The exhibition runs until 24 December – Don’t miss it !

	Roberto Herrera (r) sightseeing with Alberto and Pedro

Until we dance, un abrazo tanguero from . . .

P.S. For more information visit our website; and to check out what we've been up to recently, have a look through some of our past Newsletters . . .
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