Fado & Tango – two port cultures that emerged in the 19th century in Lisbon and Buenos Aires out of marginal neighbourhoods. A mix of feelings: passion, pain, loneliness, desire, tragedy, love, joy and “saudade“. If anyone needed proof that fado and tango go well together, all they needed was the concert/performance “Fado & Tango […]
Read More(All info on where to buy tango shoes can be found on Shopping: Tango shoes!) While it is true that dancing a lot wears your shoes down, the real reason why most experienced dancers have more than five pairs is vanity. Women know that when they enter a milonga with fancy new shoes, every other […]
Read MoreThis are two concerts worth checking out: Fado & Tango – une seule passion – één passie. It features the Quilombo tango orchestra and the fado group Essência, with a lot of singers and dancers. They perform on Friday Feb 22nd and Sat 23rd. INFO + RÉSERVATIONS / RESERVATIES Contact: darte.asbl@gmail.com – +32(0)497.577.390 www.bao.be Tarif […]
Read MoreDue to my excessive dancing, I have only a limited number of photos of Saturday’s milonga in El Dorado. It was a really nice afternoon, and Sergio, don’t hold back on the milonga tanda’s!
Read MoreSince the Greenwich café is closed for renovations, James is organizing his monthly milonga in a new place: the theatre Coté Village in Chaussée d’Alsemberg, Uccle. First edition: this Saturday Febr 16th from 21h until 3h!
Read MoreEvery Sunday has a good Brussels milonga, and this Sunday was no exception. The place was La Tangueria, the DJ was Oliver and the atmosphere was excellent.
Read MoreIt had been a while, but this Saturday there was another milonga in Les Bains Connectives (Forest). The bar had changed places, but the dancefloor was still in the same spot.
Read MoreAnd the weekend ended in the Pianofabriek, where Sergio was spinning the tandas.
Read MoreThis Saturday Eugenia and Diego organised the 5th Nosotros anniversary milonga in Schaarbeek. They had invited Milena Plebs and Fernando Galera to do a performance, which was warmly received by those present. There was good music, there was cake, there was champaign. A really nice evening!
Read MoreSome pictures from the Tangueria milonga, last Sunday Jan 27th.
Read MoreSome pictures from the very beginning of the milonga at El Dorado in Humbeek.
Read MoreThis Saturday you can go dance at De Maalbeek in Brussels. The DJ is James, and the price is 6 euro. At 21h there is a concert by Trio Tango Sur and at 22h the dancing starts. Beginners can follow an introductory course with Nathalie and Andres between 14h and 18h (see agenda for details).
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