Monthly Archive for November, 2009

The milonga.be 2010 calendar is ready!

Some of you might have heard about it already, but the last weeks we’ve been preparing a special project: the milonga.be 2010 calendar. It is the first time we do this and we’re really excited.

UPDATE: Now with a custom photo for December that you choose!

Milonga.be Calendar is ready!!

Each month of 2010 features a beautiful picture that was taken in the Belgian tango scene. We’ve marked important birth dates of tango composers and performers in the calendar part and on the side there is an interesting little anecdote about tango people and tango events.

If you’re a regular dancer, you will certainly recognize dance floors and dancers. If you’re not, it’s still an eye-catching way to gancho yourself through 2010. We will offer the calendar for sale at a series of milongas in Brussels, Antwerp, … in the weeks to come at the round price of 20€. First ones: Cellule133a tonight, Roma tomorrow, Tangobar on Wednesday and Patio on Thursday!!

If you’re interested to buy one but you don’t go to milongas a lot, you can ask us to send you a copy via the calendar order page. You don’t need us to tell you this, but honestly, isn’t this the perfect Christmas present for you favorite tango partner? Don’t wait too long, because it’s a limited edition!

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This weekend: Geraldine & Ezequiel in Antwerp & Liege

Geraldine Rojas and Ezequiel Paludi are in Belgium this weekend and they’re doing a little tour: Friday and Saturday they’re in Antwerp with Tango De Carmen, giving several workshops and performing at the Friday ‘Grand Milonga’ (Casa 32) and the Saturday salon in the Roma. Sunday takes them to Liège, where they’re teaching and performing in collaboration with La Mi’Lune. Check the milonga.be agenda for details!

If you want to see them dance in real life, this is your chance. I will be going to – and taking pictures at – the Roma salon.

Photos: Natalia & Gabriel @ Tangueria

Natalia & Gabriel @ Tangueria

Tangueria had some Argentinian visitors this Sunday: Natalia Games & Gabriel Angio, a couple that has been dancing since 1991, when most of us had hardly heard from tango, even before we could have seen it in ‘The Tango Lesson’ (1997) or ‘Scent of a woman’ (1992). They looked very young and dynamic and showed some excellent dancing during their four dances.

Natalia & Gabriel @ Tangueria Natalia & Gabriel @ Tangueria Natalia & Gabriel @ Tangueria

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Notice: Nosotros milonga @ Cité Culture is cancelled

Short message: the Nosotros milonga at Cité Culture this evening (Sat 21 Nov) is cancelled, due to a double booking at the venue! If you want to dance tonight, there’s Pasos de Brujas in Brugge and La Luna in Antwerp!

Warning: there will be no (more) milonga at Dieweg


I just had some unpleasant news from Theresa: there was supposed to be a ‘Salon @ Dieweg’ on Sunday 29/11, but unfortunately it’s not going to happen. First the owners had tripled their price without prior notice and now they have just cancelled it. So not only will there not be a Dieweg on the 29th, there will probably never be a Dieweg milonga tout court.

I feel sorry for Theresa, because she had already put quite some effort into building that ‘5th Sunday of the month’ salon into a household name for the warm atmosphere, the good music and the classy venue. I hope she finds a new, better location and that soon she can start creating a new milonga that will become even more popular!

Milonga en plein ciel @ Hilton

Last weekend took us to a place where no on had been before to tango: the top floor of the Brussels Hilton hotel. Monik and Dante had organised an evening full of surprises, and they sure delivered. There were tango performances by them and by Cythia and Ernesto, there was some Argentinian folk music and then there was the biggest surprise, but more about that later. I was there to take pictures, and it was the last time with my ‘old’ camera, because by the next time my new Canon 500D will have arrived!

Monik & Dante

Milonga en Plein Ciel @ Hilton

Milonga en Plein Ciel @ Hilton Milonga en Plein Ciel @ Hilton

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