Tango in Belgie / Tango en Belgique
The milonga at La Tangueria this weekend had a kind of a special event: it was the Dirk’s last Belgian milonga before he left for Buenos Aires. He go to show off and kissed a lot of women, so he was beaming. We wish him great times in Argentina and hope he starts writing soon on his blog “Dirk in Buenos Aires“.
I didn’t have my ‘real’ camera with me, so I apologize for the sorry quality of the pictures.
Elfje has just organized her first milonga at her new atelier/garage/home: Atelier11. She had taken care of a nice wooden floor, cosy decoration and excellent food. The music was spun by James and Peter E., and the rest of us just danced.
One of the milongas we missed during the summer months is Sergio & Gisela’s milonga at the Pianofabriek. So we were happy to go there again on Sunday. The Pianofabriek has been renovated, the actual tango venue was lightly larger, but luckily as hot as ever and with the same solid pilars in the middle that always show up in front of your face when you try to avoid another couple. The DJ, who was someone I hadn’t seen before, was actually quite good. Anyone have a name?
Last Saturday was also Brussels’ yearly Nuit Blanche. For us tango lovers, this meant a milonga at the Vaudeville, our favourite venue from previous Brussels Tango Festivals. Peculiar about this night was that there were almost more spectators than dancers. And that it stopped at 1AM.
This was a busy weekend. On Saturday Nosotros, in collaboration with Bouche-à-Oreille, had organized a milonga with a little extra: a concert by the Quilombo quintet. Five young musicians from Antwerp played Piazolla-style tango with pinch of modern influences (Nirvana comes to mind).
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