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The start of the New Year has been sadly marred by the Tsunami. It’s shocked us all and is surely a wake up call to make the most of each moment of our unpredictable existence, and to focus on the simple beauty and blessings of everyday life. That’s certainly our New Year’s resolution. On a happier note - the wonderful Argentine Tango teacher from New York / Buenos Aires, NEY MELO is visiting Sydney in February! He is among the best of the new generation of Argentine Tango dancers. His close-embrace Tango style mixes traditional and Nuevo Tango. His style could best be described as “Nuevo Milonguero”, because he likes to experiment and play with space whilst in the close embrace (our preferred way to tango). He’s also a great communicator and enthusiastic teacher. Ney studied in Buenos Aires and was influenced early on by Roberto Herrera (posture, walk, elegance), Chicho Frumboli (musicality) and Mingo Pugliese (structure of Tango).
Ney will be in Sydney from 1 - 8 February and we’re thrilled that he will perform at our Rose Bay Saturday Milonga on 5th February! (Cover charge $15) He’ll be conducting 5 workshops that weekend and is also available for private lessons during his stay in Sydney (2 - 7 February). NEY MELO TANGO
WORKSHOPS:
Saturday, 5th Feburary
Sunday, 6th Feburary
- PATIO de TANGO MILONGAS -
Our next Milongas…
Cover charges
(excluding special events):
- TANGO LESSONS -
Bookings are essential and early bird rate of $90 available until 25th January, or you can pay in person at our Milonga on 29th January in Rose Bay.
Beginners:
- OTHER EVENTS -
16 February at The Basement www.thebasement.com.au This is arguably the hottest act in today’s international Tango scene. The Argentine quintet 34 Puñaladas has taken the world by storm and are now set to do the same in Sydney. Take a trip back to the Port of Buenos Aires of the 1920’s and ‘30’s with Tangos that were never recorded or sung in public at the time due to the un-PC lyrics of loose women, the underworld, prohibited passions and various addictions. HOT!
Tango: Made in Argentina Argentine Director Jorge Bagnini from Latin America Alive, as part of the National Multicultural Festival brings to the stage this imaginative presentation of Tango. “Tango, Made in Argentina” combines movement, music and visual effects, and features the Argentine pianist MARCELA FIORILLO, who recently made her debut in New York, and the outstanding Australian cellist David Pereira. The Melbourne tango couple Christian Drogo and Kristina Diaz also appear in the show.
For Sale Tango shoes - beautiful size 8 - 9 ladies black suede from Buenos Aires - never been used. Contact Sophia on (02) 9386 4289 for details. Tango CDs - We have a large range of CDs direct from Buenos Aires from $25 - $29 each.
Accomodation for rent in Buenos Aires
- PATIO de TANGO Students -
Argentine Tango certainly attracts some fascinating and talented people, one being the bestselling novelist Belinda Alexandra who started learning Tango with PATIO de TANGO to assist with the writing of WILD LAVENDER.
This hard to put
down novel, recently released by HarperCollins, moves from the backstreets of
Marseilles to the grand music theatres of Paris, from the countryside of Provence, to decadent pre-war Berlin and Jazz-age New York and it contains some
tango dancing! Belinda has also written the bestselling WHITE GARDENIA and THE
SCENT OF LAVENDER.
- CAPTION CONTEST -
Best caption for this photo wins a free entry to our Tuesday Milonga.
- RECENT HIGHLIGHTS -
New Years Eve Masquerade Ball Milonga - Botany 31/12/04
What a sparkly and festive night! Victor Valdes charmed us with his exquisite harp melodies… we danced… the clock struck midnight and the champagne flowed as we danced to a grand backdrop of fireworks.
And what a pleasure to put on a Tango show with the combined talents of Tony Leonie, Freda Kotlyar, Edgard Alvarez and Kirja Parcell. Thank you to everyone who made this night such a success. Until we dance, un abrazo tanguero. . .
P.S. Don't miss to visit our website for more Tango information. And to check out what we've been up to in the past, have a look through some of our past Newsletters . . . October November December 2004
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“There will never be a step, sequence or trick in Tango that
will come close to matching the power of the embrace.” -
Ney Melo
Our six week courses resume in the first week of February 2005.
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Best selling novelist Belinda Alexandra.
“Thank you for creating a wonderful atmosphere in which to learn the
Tango. My dance partner and I love the way you convey the elegance and mood of
the dance, and we enjoy ourselves so much that at the end of each lesson we could
go on dancing all night." 
World Wildlife Fund activists dance a Tango in rubber boots as another one
plays the accordion in a child pool symbolizing rising sea levels, a consequence
of climate change, during a demonstration at the 10th International Convention
on Climate Change, in Buenos Aires.
16/12/2004 (Reuters News Picture service)
