Announcing the last Milonga @ Kiosque of 2009: theme & bubbles!

This Saturday 5 Sept will be this season’s last edition of Milonga @ Kiosque and we want to make it a special one! We would like to take the whole ‘Buenos Aires’ style one step further and would like you to dress in white, (light) blue and a touch of yellow/gold, in honour of the […]

Help: Marie-Jeanne has lost her shoes!

Ten days ago, on Thursday August 13th, Marie-Jeanne forgot her ‘normal’ (not tango) shoes at Patio de Tango. Nothing too uncommon, were it not for the fact that MJ has very sensitive feet and the shoes have been orthopaedically enhanced for her feet. So if anyone would have taken them by accident: please let her know, […]

Announcing: Milonga @ Kiosque, 2009

For the 6th year already, there will be milongas at the Kiosque in the Parc Royal/Warandepark in Brussels during the summer months. For those who have never done those: it’s an open air milonga, in the pittoresque kiosque, and most of the times, the weather is smashing! It’s really a unique location and atmosphere. The […]

Survey about tango shoes for men

Sven is investigating the options for offering nicer tango shoes for men in Belgium. To do this, he has prepared a questionnaire that he would like us men to fill in, to get a better feel of what tastes exist. So tangueros, please participate (you can win a pair of shoes), and hopefully soon we’ll […]

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 […]

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

Theft in El Dorado

I went to El Dorado (Humbeek) without my camera because I just wanted to dance and relax. During one of the tandas there was a loud shout from the entrance and a lot of sudden movement. What I feared turned out to be true: some young thugs had rushed in, taken the cash register and […]

Announced: Brussels Tango Festival 2009

The new edition of the Brussels Tango festival has been announced! In less than 3 months we can all rejoice in 5 days of tango workshops and salons: Thursday April 2nd until Sunday April 6th. In the list of visiting maestros we see a lot of familiar names and some new ones: Cecilia Garcia & […]

Agenda changes: Christmas / End of Year

With Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve falling on Wednesdays, there are some changes in the regular programming of milonga/practica activity: No milonga @ Tango Bar on Dec 24 and Dec 31 Most practicas during the week postponed too Several New Year’s Eve bals around the country Basically what’s left for milonga activity is: Friday […]

Tango Toppers: Enrique Rodriguez

Tango Topper of today: Enrique Rodriguez, responsible for the famous “Llorar, llorar por una mujer es quererla y no tenerla.” Enrique Rodríguez was a complete functional musician, besides playing bandoneon, he equally played piano and violin or brandished the baton. He was talented and was fast to easily write simple arrangements and versions of consecrated […]

Photos: Milonga @ Polariteit

This weekend was my first tango evening in Gent, visiting Polariteit on Friday. The weather sucked (we saw a car crash while driving into Gent) but inside it was warm and the local tangueros were very hospitable.