and in June there’s Tangocamp!

I am planning a rather big trip in June: I will be travelling to 4 different cities in 4 weekends in a row. This is because June is Tangocamp time, and I will be the resident photographer. Tangocamp 2010 If you haven’t heard of it yet, Tangocamp is a travelling tango festival, organized by Pino […]

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Milonga de Gante 2

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 […]

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Brussels Tango Festival forum: looking for a partner or a place to stay?

We’ve just launched the Brussels Tango Festival forum, where visitors to the 2010 edition of the Brussels Tango Festival (1 Apr – 5 Apr) can post their questions: “I’m looking for a tango partner, leader, advanced, for X and Y workshop.” “I’m coming to Brussels for 3 days, could I stay at some tanguero/tanguera’s place?” […]

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Film shoot for Witse

The producers of Witse (weekly police series on Flemish TV één) are going to shoot an episode with a tango theme. They are looking for extras (‘figurants‘) for two shooting days: Tuesday Mar 2, 14:30-21:30 @ Cellule133a : 8 couples (dancers) and 2 for the bar Monday Mar 8, 08:00-17:15 @ Tangueria: 4 couples (dancers) […]

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First Milonga de Gante

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 […]

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Tete & Osvaldo: two legends die

This 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.  

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Photos: Sylvester milonga 2009-2010 @ Tangueria

Like 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.

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Best wishes for 2010!

I 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 […]

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The Christmas salons

Christmas 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 […]

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Choose your own picture for a personal calendar!

We 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 […]

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Los Romanticos has been closed down

The 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!

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Photos: last Patio of 2009

Dec 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.

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