This time next week, the Brussels Tango Festival starts with the Opening Night at the Concert Noble. What follows is 5 days of pure tango delight: maestros from Argentina and Europe: Cecilia & Horacio, Adrian & Alejandra, Noelia & Pablo, El Pájaro & Romina, Céline & Damian, Marisa & Oliver, Maryline & Vincent tango dancers […]
Read More[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/FTyZCma9CDs” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Soon to be seen at the Brussels Tango Festival: Horacio Godoy y Cecilia GarcÃa dancing milonga. To be honest: it’s show milonga.
Read MoreTime flies when you’re having milongas: Cellule133a has been hosting Brussels’ best (and only) Friday milonga for two years and this was a good reason for a celebration: champaign for all dancers and excellent live music by the Argentine Ranas duo. And of course, lots of dancing until quite late.
Read More[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/OTGg5D2Tlsc” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Song: Poema (Francisco Canaro) Maestros: Sebastian Arce & Mariana Montes at the International Istanbul Tango Festival via La Nuit Blanche
Read MoreIf you were wondering why some of the familiar faces did not show up at this weekend’s milongas, this is the reason: we were at Diego Martinez Vignatti‘s film shoot. “La Cantante de Tango”, Diego’s second feature film, required a milonga scene, and it was shot right at the Cultural Center of Schaarbeek, on Nosotros […]
Read More[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Gb4UWuu79Hw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Geraldine Rojas & Javier Rodriguez @ Tangomania 2003 Bologna Slightly more acrobatic!
Read MoreWith the new airco system in place, temperature at the Tangueria stayed within human limits, even with the sizable crowd that was there this Sunday March 9th. DJ Peter gave us a lot of good music, including some neotango and milonga (thank God).
Read MoreFor those of you who still don’t know: it is a good idea to subscribe to the weekly Milonga newsletter. Every Thursday, you will receive an email with: a list of the last articles on the Milonga blog the latest pictures from the Milonga Flickr group the upcoming tango festivals around the world the complete tango agenda for […]
Read MoreEso! [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/BxYi8a1Njb4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] “Milonga de mis amores” danced by Oscar and Mary Ann Casas at Milonga Berretin, Portland, Oregon. Milonguero style the way I love it!
Read MoreAnd they dance in Antwerp too, yes they do! I finally got out of my comfy Brussels chair and went to dance in La Luna. A really cosy venue, very nicely lit with candles and somewhat of a lightshow, with good music by DJ Peter and a friendly crowd. Amongst them some familiar faces and […]
Read MoreSome of you might know, but Diego Martinez Vignatti, famous for Nosotros (2002) and La Marea (2007), is making a new movie: “La chanteuse de tango“. In this movie there is one big milonga scene, and it will be shot right here in Brussels. And for this scene, Diego is still looking for tango dancers. So, […]
Read MoreIf you ever wanted to check out the “Terminal Tango” milonga in Antwerp, then this weekend is your last chance for quite a while. The last Terminal Tango of the season takes place on Sunday March 2nd in the Cruise Terminal, with a scenic view over the Schelde. After that, you’ll have to wait until […]
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