Category: Antwerp

Announced: Tango For Life

On Sunday 15th of December the third edition of Tango For Life will be organized in Antwerp. This edition we will be supporting the “CAW”, a crisis centre for people in need of help. Stop Domestic Violence! Domestic violence should not happen to anybody. Ever. Period. But it does – and when it does, there […]

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Announced: Christian Marquez ‘EL TOTI’ & Anabela Brogioli in Belgium!

Next weekend, Valeria & Anibal have invited Christian ‘El Toti’ Marquez & Anabela Brogioli for a series of workshops and demos. Some of you might remember Christian from the 2012 Brussels Tango Festival. Expect some pretty amazing footwork. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z4ZIUBu7xw For details, check the Facebook event

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Photos: Tango for Life 2012

The second edition of Tango For Life was a definite success. Ivo, together with Sonja & Sven and a big group of volunteers, made it into a festive and warm event, with all proceeds going to charity (Alzheimer). Full album: Tango For Life (Flickr)

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Tango for life on 22 Dec

Don’t forget: next Saturday you can dance for a good cause. Ivo, Sven & Sonja organize the second edition of Tango For Life. This year the proceeds will go to the Vlaamse Alzheimer Liga. Like in last year’s edition, you can pay for a tanda with a large selection of Belgian teachers and other rock stars. […]

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Broken Tango in Belgium

BROKEN TANGO 2.0 springs from the purest and darkest soul of the city to eventually arrive to the latest forms of interpreting tango in the particular R.E.A Dance Company’s way. We didn’t want to get stuck to the original and traditional tango, but to show how that early twentieth century dance has continued to live […]

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Photos: Tango Antwerp Festival

Sorry for the delay, but here are some highlights of the 2012 Tango Antwerp Festival. Thanks to Tristan & Zoe and everyone who welcomed me there! Roberto Herrera & Lorena Goldestein

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Upcoming: Tango Antwerp Festival, 25 – 28 May

In two weeks it’s festival time again in Belgium, this time in Antwerp. It is the 3rd edition of the Tango Antwerp Festival, that brings you international maestros, a top orchestra, excellent DJs and lots of dancing.

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Photos: Pibe Avellaneda @ Casa 32

Pibe Avellaneda came to Antwerp to give some workshops and also performed at the ‘Bal Masqué’ in Casa32. His partner of the evening was Valeria Maside. Avellaneda represents more than 50 years of tango experience, and the combination with the smile, the elegance and the -let’s be honest- great legs of Valeria made for an […]

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Photos: Tango for Life 2011

The first edition of Tango For Life was a big success. In an authentic chappel dozens of tango dancers were being rented for a tanda at a time to raise money for StuBru’s Music for Life.

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Fri 23 Dec: Tango for Life

The Flemish radio station Studio Brussel (STUBRU) organizes for the sixth and last time “Music for Life“, a charity event under which flag anyone can organize a fundraiser, the proceeds of which go to this year’s cause: fighting child diarrhea, the most important cause of child mortality worldwide. So this year there will also be […]

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Tango Masivo in Belgium!

The newly started ‘Tango Masivo‘ comes to Belgium. Some of you might have seen Kay Sleking (guitar/bass) in Milonga de Gante with a duo, but now he comes with a big group of musicians! Wednesday 15/6 – 14h00-17h30: Masterclass tango music (Antwerpen) – organized by TangoAlegre (Astrid) Wednesday 15/6 – 20h30-01:00: Milonga with Cuarteto TANGO […]

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Tango Antwerp Festival

Today the Antwerp tangofestival starts: “4 days of tango marathon, 3 days of live tango music, 4 days of workshops & seminary“. Thursday: New Talent Night (Annelies & Geert, Sonja & Sven, Lieske & Yannick, Karolien & Tom) Friday: Opening Night (Cuesta Arriba / Thierry Le Cocq & Alessia Lyndin – Pasquale Bloise & Frederike […]

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