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Tango meets Design @ Gentse Feesten

Peter — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:17:24 +0000

The Tango DJ community from Gent (Ben, Jeema, Mjee, Dirk & El Flaco) have organised a series of milongas during the Gentse Feesten. Here are some of the pictures!

Milonga de Gante 2

Peter — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:04:51 +0000

The second edition of the Milonga de Gante was again a success. Astrid and Koos gave a workshop before the milonga, DJ Nina (aka DJ Mala as she was known in Sofia) played some excellent tandas until 1AM and got lots of compliments in return. Ilse and Ludo can be proud of their event, it keeps Gent an interesting place to dance. (Note to self: take some red-light district pictures next time. Everybody loves red.)

All pictures are in the Milonga de Gante album.

First Milonga de Gante

Peter — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:59:41 +0000

Last weekend was the first edition of ‘Milonga de Gante’, a new monthly dance event started by Ilse and Ludo. In one of the better lighted neighbourhoods in Gent, we were welcomed in a part-time film studio with some pretty decoration.

We also got a demo by Koos & Astrid, who will be giving a class before all the next milongas.

It was a nice crowd that danced the evening round, entertained by the excellent DJ Ben.

All pictures can be found in the new Milonga de Gante album.

Belgian couple in the Mundial de Tango

Peter — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:57:31 +0000

There was a Belgian couple from Gent in the Mundial de Tango 2009 in Buenos Aires. I hadn’t heard from the Belgian qualifications (two years ago it was called the Tango Marathon) and to be honest, I have never seen the dancers, Yannick Vanhove & Lieske De Vuyst, before either. Seems there must be an underground tango scene in Gent …

For those who understand Dutch, here’s the clip from the VRT News.

Photos: tango at the Gentse Feesten

Peter — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:50:04 +0000

During the Gentse Feesten, there was a short milonga every day, with well-known DJs like Dirk, Ben and Marie-Jeanne. Here some pictures from the mentioned MJ and from Ferre Van Beek.

Announced: Tribute to Madonna – 3rd edition @ Gent

Peter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:24:39 +0000

For those of you who missed it in March: Sarahcademy does another two performances of “Tribute to Madonna – Dancing Queen”, again in Gent, during the “Gentse Feesten”. Several tango dancers from the Brussels/Ghent scene participate in tango/salsa/linedancing choreographies on music by Madonna. Time goes by … so slowly! Still, order your tickets today here.

Announced: Tribute to Madonna @ Gent

Peter — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:40:10 +0000

For those who missed the previous edition in Brussels: there will be another opportunity to see the “Tribute to Madonna” show that features several dozens of dance enthusiasts showing their skills in salsa, oriental, bollywood, disco, flamenco, hip-hop and of course tango. The show is created by Sarah Cavenaile (Facebook), a familiar face in the Brussels tango scene, and her troupe “Sarahcademy“. There are almost 20 choreographies, all on songs by Madonna. The first edition, on the 5th of Dec 2008 in Espace Senghor, was a big success and the show is now being planned in the Gent area, in collaboration with Lagrimas Negras:

Sunday, March 29, 2009 – CC De Stroming 9940 Evergem – (Facebook – CC De Stroming)

Order your tickets now!

Tribute to Madonna, c’est un spectacle de danse sexy, mystique et divertissant qui mélange et réunit artistes, styles de danse et costumes dans l’esprit de sa MADjesté, mixant chorégraphies nouvelles et originales.
Ce spectacle, présenté pour la première fois le 5 décembre 2008 à l’espace Senghor à Bruxelles, a rencontré un immense succès de foule et de satisfaction des spectateurs. Le refaire était donc une évidence.

In the tango part you will recognize some familiar faces, besides Sarah: Ilse, Annik, Ludo, Nicolas and yours truly.

Milonga: ParkKaffee, August 2007

Peter — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:38:21 +0000

Here are some pictures of the open air milonga at ParkKaffee, Gent. Thanks to Marie-Jeanne for the tip!

Tango on the ‘Gentse Feesten’

Peter — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:26:36 +0000

On the yearly ‘Gentse Feesten’ there were multiple milongas every day. The last ones are today (July 23rd), from 15h-19h near Sint-Jacobs and from 20h-22h in the ‘Oude Vismijn’. More details on tangoteca.

Here are some photos of this year’s edition:

Thanks for the pictures, DJ Marie-Jeanne!