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 […]
Read MoreThis has not been a great week in tango history: two famous tangueros have died within days of each other. Earlier this week we heard that Tete (Pedro Rusconi) had died. He was one of the tango icons, had been dancing since the fifties and was famous for his tango vals style. Â
Read MoreLike last year, I wanted to start the New Year in a tango atmosphere, and that’s why we went to Tangueria to spend the last hours of 2009 and count down to 2010. DJ Emilie was choosing the tandas while we nibbled on panettone and drank bubbles.
Read MoreI wish you all a merry Christmas and a splendid 2010, with lots of nice friends, fascinating classes and excellent dancing. I hope to see all of you a lot in the coming year and hope to have the privilege again to take pretty pictures of all of you.  Also a big thanks to all those who […]
Read MoreChristmas is upon us and inspires people all over Belgium to organize special Christmas milongas. Let’s give you an overview: Saturday 19 Dec Zone 21, Leuven Pasos de Brujas, Brugge Tango Evolución, La Luna, Antwerp (DJ Ben plays tandas in chronological order) Tango Negro, Casa32, Antwerp Sunday 20 Dec El Dorado, Humbeek  La Mi’Lune, Liège […]
Read MoreWe have decided to replace the December photo by another one, and to make things even more creative, we let you choose your own picture for your own calendar! That’s right, you can pick any picture out of my Tango archive and we will print it and make December 2010 your own personal month! Do […]
Read MoreThe restaurant/club ‘Los Romanticos’ in the center of Brussels is shutting down! The manager blames the brewery/owner, the brewery blames the manager, but in any case: no more practicas in Los Romanticos for the months to come!
Read MoreDec 3 was the last milonga Patio de Tango of the year. A lot of people had made an effort to look even better than normally. We saw lots of red and that makes for pretty pictures.
Read MoreThis weekend I was invited by Tristan from Tango De Carmen to visit an special milonga: in the Roma, a beautiful renovated old cinema from 1928, with the excellent quartet Tanguarda from Rotterdam and with live performances of Geraldine Rojas and Ezequiel Paludi, tango superstars. As I expected, seeing Geraldine dance in real life is […]
Read MoreSome 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! Each month of 2010 features a beautiful picture that […]
Read MoreGeraldine 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 […]
Read MoreTangueria 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 […]
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