BTF-5: Closing night @ Bains::Connective

(Check out all photos of the Brussels Tango Festival 2009) The last chance to dance at the festival, and with the visiting maestros, was at the swimming-pool-converted-to-milonga Les Bains. Less crowded than the other days, the dance-floor allowed a pleasant dancing experience and made people forget about their sore feet and lack of sleep. A nice […]

BTF-4: Surprise @ Vaudeville

(Check out all photos of the Brussels Tango Festival 2009) On Sunday all the festival participants with any life left in their feet gathered at the Theatre de Vaudeville for the much anticipated Surprise & Impro evening. The maestros were put in a circle and the audience got to pick and choose the couples. Some of […]

BTF-3: Exhibition @ Concert Noble

(Check out all photos of the Brussels Tango Festival 2009) This year the Concert Noble was even bigger than last year: an extra room for dancing and the live concert by Hyperion. The Concert Noble is definitely not the easiest place to take pictures, but it is by far the most exclusive chique venue of this […]

BTF-2: Exhibition @ Albert Hall

(Check out all photos of the Brussels Tango Festival 2009) Exhibition Night 1: half of the maestros Paula & Mariano Cecilia & Horacio Sigrid & Mazen

BTF-2: Elastico Tango

(Check out all photos of the Brussels Tango Festival 2009) Friday was a beautiful spring day, and the place to take your tango aperitif on a terras was Cafe Central, on St-Géry/Sint-Goriks. Not only for the sun and the beautiful people, but also for Odile Gheysens & Eric Lecomte with their performance “Elastico-Tango”, which involved dancing […]

BTF-1: Maison des cultures et … @ Molenbeek

(Check out all photos of the Brussels Tango Festival 2009) The opening milonga for the festival was held in the “Maison des cultures et de la cohésion sociale“, a big name for a new venue in the heart of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. As the mayor Moureau explained, it was kind of the unofficial opening of the renovated […]

Festival fever: 2 days to go

The Brussels Tango Festival is about to start and here’s some last-minute practical information: The first milonga on Thursday will have a guarded parking on the Place Communale of Molenbeek (500m from the venue). Check out the exact location here: Parking at Maison des Cultures. Print out the memento to have an easy overview of […]

Photos: milonga & concert at Maison du Peuple

Sergio had a special guest for his Maison Du Peuple milonga: Alfredo Marcucci with his tango orchestra. And I also discovered plenty of tattoos on pretty ladies, two of which are shown in this article.

Photos: Tangueria Women’s Day milonga

Last Sunday Marisa & Oliver dedicated their Tangueria milonga to women in honour of the International Women’s Day. Women got drinks, more attention and for an hour even the ‘obligation’ to invite men instead of the other way round.  We clearly noticed that when women invite, they are a lot more couples on the floor. […]

Photo: Nosotros @ Bouche-à-Oreille

It was really nice and full (around 200 dancers). Despite the fact that we started quite early (at 7PM), at midnight there were still people arriving! So we finished at 2AM: a seven-hour salon is really not bad. (from Diego) I couldn’t make it, but Diego was kind enough to send me a picture and […]

Announced: Tribute to Madonna @ Gent

For those who missed the previous edition in Brussels: there will be another opportunity to see the “Tribute to Madonna” show that features several dozens of dance enthusiasts showing their skills in salsa, oriental, bollywood, disco, flamenco, hip-hop and of course tango. The show is created by Sarah Cavenaile (Facebook), a familiar face in the […]

Photos: La Tangueria, Feb 2009