After organizing the Milonga @ Kiosque for 6 years, I am happy to announce that I have passed the torch on to Charlotte and Nicolas, aka Lyx & Mariposa. They will bring you wonderful 5 summer evenings in the kiosque of the Parc de Bruxelles/Warandepark. The first one is this Saturday 5 july! All the […]
Read MoreThe second edition of Festivalito Del Mar in Blankenberge was amazing. With demos and workshops from Moira & Gaston, and Rocio & Bruno, with the most scenic of views, a brand new hardwood floor, super DJs and an excellent restaurant, Sonja & Sven gave us an event that pleased on so many levels. Panni and […]
Read MoreOn a cold winter day in 2012, a walk at the Belgian coast in the city of Blankenberge, led to the discovery of a beautiful place with a 360° sea sight view. We thought: “How amazing would it be to dance tango out here.†What seemed unrealistic became very soon possible after we had entered […]
Read MoreEl Flaco Dany, a legendary milonguero, is in Brussels to give a series of workshops Boost your milonga. And at midnight, he also celebrated his 78th birthday. At an age where some people can hardly get out of their sofa, Dany is still travelling and teaching milonga all over the world. Thanks to Benedicte & […]
Read MoreThe Tango Paparazzo team has just uploaded the first finished pictures of the Brussels Tango Festival 2014. We’re almost halfway through all the shots. Later on, we will also publish selections from the guest photographers: Claude, Ivo, Jean-Pierre², Nizar, Thomas. Full album: Brussels Tango Festival 2014
Read MoreThe Brussels Tango Festival starts next week, and this means I will be taking thousands of photos again. One way to keep those photos interesting is by suggesting the dancers to use a dress code for every night. It made for beautiful results the previous years. So here are the themes for this year: Gitana: […]
Read MoreNew album The 10th anniversary edition via Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pforret/sets/72157641223897105
Read More(overview for shoes: tango shoes in Belgium) I have gotten the question “where can I buy tango shoes in Brussels?” so often these last weeks, that I decided to write an update of this topic. My last post about this was in 2008, when there were fewer brands available here in Belgium. So what are […]
Read MoreThis is the fourth year that I check what the most popular/liked photos of www.milonga.be are. It’s interesting for me, because I publish thousands (really, not a figure of speech) of photos per year. What are the conclusions for me this year: Flickr is more and more just my publishing platform (unlimited space, high resolution, […]
Read MoreThis year’s Tango For Life was a big success. The venue JCC Zappa, the taxi dancers, the tombola, all details were taken care of and made for a flawless event. Ivo can be proud again!
Read MoreOn Sunday 15th of December the third edition of Tango For Life will be organized in Antwerp. This edition we will be supporting the “CAW”, a crisis centre for people in need of help. Stop Domestic Violence! Domestic violence should not happen to anybody. Ever. Period. But it does – and when it does, there […]
Read MoreNext weekend, Valeria & Anibal have invited Christian ‘El Toti’ Marquez & Anabela Brogioli for a series of workshops and demos. Some of you might remember Christian from the 2012 Brussels Tango Festival. Expect some pretty amazing footwork. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z4ZIUBu7xw For details, check the Facebook event
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