Tango in Belgie / Tango en Belgique
DJ Philippe did an interesting educational experiment last Kiosque: he had printed out all composers, orchestras and singers, and kept us informed during every tanda who was playing. It was a nice touch to a cosy milonga.
There was rain announced, but our own guardian milonguero from above kept it dry. We had cake and drinks and danced until the end!
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The legendary Flaco Dany visited Brussels and we saw him at a very unique location: the Brussels Royal Yacht Club. It had been years since there was a milonga in this place.
Dany gave a demo of four milongas, and I don’t mean slow ones, in a row and, together with Lucia Mirzan, showed everyone how he earned his reputation.
And then there was lots of dancing next to the canal, with the excellent music of DJ Jens-Ingo.
For those of you who like dancing to live bands, there is the concert of Tuba Tango this Thursday at the Patio de Tango. This is an rather unusual tango orchestra, with bandoneon, clarinet, guitar and, obviously, a tuba. They’ve existed, with changing musicians, since 1967. Catch them on their European tour!
La Tubatango’s objective is to relive the festive spirit of the tango from the 1900s; times when any celebration would have the citizens of Buenos Aires go out and walk down the streets following the bands, ‘fanfarrias’ and carnival groups.
Legendary Argentine maestro Daniel Garcia, nicknamed El Flaco Dany, is coming to Belgium! Some call him the best milonga con traspie dancer in the world. In any case, he has been dancing for 50 years and is a famous teacher and performer. He will give workshops on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28, you can find the topics and hours on the Brussels agenda. There are still places, but better be quick!
But there’s not only the workshops. Organizers Benedicte and Jens-Ingo have also found a unique place for a tango salon on Friday: the Brussels Royal Yacht Club. Built in 1906, next to the Brussels Canal, this is a place with history and an amazing view, certainly at night. Your DJ is Jens-Ingo and of course there will be a demo of Flaco Dany and Lucia Mirzan. The milonga is on Friday night, 26 August, don’t miss it!
This weekend saw the first edition of the Brussels Marathon del Chocolate. Sidar, Andrej and a busload of friendly volunteers made it a smooth, cosy and welcoming couple of days. DJs from all over Europe, and dancers from all over the world came together for dozens of hours of dance pleasure and here and there even a couple of hours of sleep.
Organizing an event of that size takes a lot of work, and taking care of hundreds of small and big details. The organizers can take credit for getting most of those details right the first time. The chocolate theme gave the marathon its own clear identity, and through the pre- and after-party there was interaction with the Belgian local crowd, so that new friendships could be born.
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