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"Tango es el momento en donde
dos personas se atreven a comunicarse sin palabras, a expresarse
un sentiment solo con un abrazo, una mirada."
"Tango is the moment when two
people communicate without words to express a feeling with just
an embrace, a glance." - Virginia
Pandolfi
Dear Tango
Friend,
September and October were fantastic months for PATIO de TANGO and
Tango aficionados... with the tour of Fabián
Peralta and Virginia Pandolfi, our 6th Birthday Party, the 6th 'Milonga Para Los Niños'
and so many other great Tango events.
And now we head off to the
Aerolineas Argentinas NZ Tango Congress and then
onto Buenos
Aires! We thank Aerolineas Argentinas for sponsoring our flight
to the Congress.
Fabián and Virginia
performing a folkloric dance at Club Rose Bay...
Photos: David Allison
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Excerpts from recent posts in two of Sydney's Tango forums...
"Virginia and Fabián really focused on the 'life' in dancing
that drives various elements of Tango dancing. They touched on
Elegance, Musicality... Techniques... Elegant, but down to
earth. Refined, but personal. Traditional, but creative... It was truly eye opening.
They demonstrated that we do
not need to drop one to pick up the other. Their presence was a
bridge between our passion of dancing and the quality of dancing.
Big congratulations to Virginia and Fabián.
The last night (Sunday at Marrickville) was amazing. I feel
sorry for those who missed it." (AR)
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"I was thrilled by the truly professional performance that was
inspiring and captivating. I could not take my eyes off Fabián
and Virginia for one moment.
Fabián and Virginia were connected
to each other and to the floor and engaged the audience, all at
the same time. I did not see any cliché stage moves, for what they
showed was just the best Tango that we social dancers can aspire
to and achieve." (June Es)
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During our absence Edgard will be
running PATIO de TANGO classes on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays until the end of this term; and Tuesday and Saturday Milongas
through until January, 2008 (excluding Public Holidays).
Tuesday Milongas continue as normal with Edgard as the host and
DJ with the music playlists pre-arranged by Pedro.
Our last term for
2007 is as follows...
MONDAYS: Bondi Beach Pavilion, October 8 - November 12
(Beginners 2: 7pm, Intermediate: 8.15pm)
TUESDAYS: Club Rose Bay, October 9 - November 13 (Int /
Adv; 7pm)
WEDNESDAYS: St John's Church Darlinghurst, October 10 -
November 14 (Beginners 2: 7pm, Intermediate: 8.15pm)
THURSDAYS: The Spanish Club Practilonga and classes have
finished for this year and will resume on 10th January, 2008.
Buenos Aires in the
Southern Highlands (B.A.S.H)
Saturday 24 - Sunday 25
November, 2007
Bundanoon Soldiers Memorial Hall
B.A.S.H, a joint venture between
the Tango Social Club of Canberra and Tango Synergy Sydney,
includes a Saturday afternoon practica, a big Saturday night
milonga and a Sunday recovery practica. All for just $15 ($20
non-members). More details on the
Tango Social
Club of Canberra website
Bookings by 16 November are
essential for catering purposes.
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In Memorium...
"To those who knew our Robyn living mostly in
Buenos Aires, and who launched her book at the Perth Tango Club
last year, it is with regret that news has come of Robyn Ash
Rose's death in Buenos Aires in September from her friend Carmen
Venerandi. She is survived by her son Darrien in Perth and
otherwise family in Sydney. May she be at peace."
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message was received from Perth Tango Club. Robyn is the author
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Fabián and Virginia's Workshops
(28/8 - 7/10/07)
"I just love the way she dances! Great style and
elegance." Sabrina Elias (referring to Virginia Pandolfi)
Visiting Port Macquarie Tango
Community (15-16 Sep) What a warm and hospitable Tango
community - all credit to the local Tango teacher - Michel (Miguelito)
Madden!
"Mini Milonga", Aqua Shell, Darling
Harbour (1/10/07). Part of Darling Harbour Fiesta. Thank you to
all the students and aficionados who danced at the event.
Photos: Yvonne Belessis
Fabián's Birthday Milonga (2/10/07)
Club Rose Bay
Marilyn makes an appearance at
Fabián's 35th!
Australian Tango Championship
Promotion Night (4/10/07) at the Spanish Club.
Six couples participated in the Championship Simulation.
Congratulations to the winners - Isao Morrimoto and Esther Levy!
Thank you to Fabián & Virginia, Sandy Grant, Jacqueline Simpson
for their assistance on the night. Thank you to our generous
sponsors
Flowers by Teresa and the Spanish Club's great
Restaurant Los Tres Amigos
www.lostresamigos.com.au
More information at
www.tangochampionship.com.au. It will be held next year over the
Anzac Weekend in Sydney.
PATIO de TANGO's 6th Birthday celebration (6/10/07)
at Club Rose Bay
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"Thank you for the amazing night on September
1. I was
totally mesmerised!"
- Louna Aoun
"It was the best Milonga I ever attended and every person I spoke
to
was ecstatic as well."
- Sydney Moore
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Photos: Sydney Moore |
Sydney's 6th MILONGA PARA LOS NIÑOS - 7/10/07
It was a wonderful night with a mesmerising charity performance
by Fabián and Virginia - the culmination of their successful tour
of NZ and Australia.
Over $2,600 was raised on the night for Sociedad Para Los Niños,
which does great work assisting disadvantaged youth and children
in Argentina. The main recipients are two projects on the
outskirts of Buenos Aires:
1) Grupo Juvenil Nuevo Horizonte: a farm established to take in
street kids to teach them organic farming techniques and protect
them from drugs and the vices of the streets. Grupo Nuevo
Horizonte de Juvenil is officially incorporated and recognised by
the Moreno & Argentine governments and is a not for profit
organisation.
2) Los Horneros foster home and day centre for children run by
Association Civil los Horneros. The land for the foster home was
provided by the government under similar conditions to that
provided to Grupo Juvenil.
What particularly attracts us to this charity is it's practical,
long term approach of "teach them how to fish - don't just give
them fish". There is much we could say about the good results and
accountabiliy of SPLN. Sophia is happy to pass on detailed
information at your request.
We plan to visit Los Horneros and Grupo Juvenil with Hugo and
Valentina whilst in Buenos Aires.
Muchos gracias to...
Fabián and Virginia for their charity performance
Pedro Colombi, Consul General of Argentina for endorsing
and attending the event
Pablo Colombi (Pedro's son) who created the beautiful MPLN
poster
and the MPLN team...
Jacqueline Simpson of Tango Entre Amigos for co-organising the
event and offering their venue for the occasion
Sima Oertli, our tireless Donation's coordinator
Alfonso Domeyko, our charming doorman
and to our Sponsor companies (in alphabetical order)...
Axis Dance (Mark Sidebotham)
Café Hernandez
www.cafehernandez.com.au
Departure Lounge Wines
www.departureloungewines.com
Flowers by Teresa
www.flowersbyteresa.com
Morena Dancewear
www.morenadancewear.com.au
Tesuyas Restaurant /- Yukari
and Individual donors...
Desiree Botellier
Robert Lisztes
Sydney Moore
Sima Oertli
..and all the Tangueros who attended from Sydney and Canberra.
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IF YOU WERE
UNABLE to attend the MPLN and would like to Make a
Donation... cheques can be made out to Sociedad Para Los Niños Inc.
and mailed to Sociedad Para Los Niños, PO Box 178, Salisbury,
Qld 4107, Australia. Receipts can be issued at your request. |
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Chris & Rachel |
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Sima & Andrew |
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Photos: Sydney Moore
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Milongas
in Rose
Bay
For anyone passionate about
Tango... with a focus on the music of the Golden Era.
Club Rose Bay
New South Head Road
(cnr. Vickery Ave) Rose Bay
Tuesday Milongas
7pm: Int/Advanced lesson
8pm - 11pm: Milonga
Cover charge only $12
Casual lesson
rate: $25 (incl. Milonga)
Free entry for Milonga for enrolled
students (Int/Adv only)
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Marina & Alankar |
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Photo:
Sydney Moore
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Saturday Milongas
on the "first Saturday of every month".
8pm: Introductory Beginners Lesson
(FREE with cover charge)
9pm - 1am: Milonga | Lucky door prize
Cover charge: $18 (Incl.
Introductory Tango Lesson at 8pm. Suitable for Complete Beginners
and anyone who wants to review the Fundamentals.)
Next 2007 dates:
Saturday,
3rd November
Saturday, 1st December (Christmas Milonga)
We offer six week structured
courses at four levels: Beginners 1, Beginners 2, Intermediate
and Int/Adv. Private lessons are by appointment.
For full details please
visit
our PATIO de TANGO website!
Intermediate students at the
Spanish Club.
We have some great
Gift
Certificates
available for...
- Six week Beginners Tango Course for one - $100
- Six week Beginners Tango Course for
two - $200
- Private Tango Lesson for one - $70
- Private Tango Lesson for two - $80
Tango CDs
- traditional and Nuevo direct from
Buenos Aires...
1 Tango CD $29; 2 Tango CDs $50
Contact us
to arrange your purchase.
This documentary from the ABC
series 'Race Around the World' has inspired quite a few people to
learn Argentine Tango. Make sure you watch it till the end.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Wg2xOOug9Y
(sourced via
www.siempretango.com.au)
What makes a good Tango shoe?
http://www.loksze.com/thoughts/category/other/
Tango in the movies: As you may
have heard, Sandra Bullock is starring in the film “Kiss and
Tango”, based on a memoir by Marina Palmer about an American
advertising executive who moved to Buenos Aires to find love
amidst the jungle of Tango dancing.
And Shakira will star in
“Dare to Love Me” - a film about Argentinian singer Carlos
Gardel’s love affairs during the 1920s, that left him with a
bullet in his body. To be directed by Alfonso Arau in English,
the cast includes Paz Vega and Rodrigo Santoro. The film is
expected to be released later this year.
Looks like the banks are taking notice of Tango…
Note that Tango
rates pretty highly: Number 3. And even gets a second mention -
at number 15!
(sourced via
www.siempretango.com.au)
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Valentina... with her
favourite
Tango partner |
As
always and until we dance,
un abrazo tanguero from...
P.S. For more Tango information
please 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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June/July
August
September
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