[TSOM-Announce] Fwd: Tango&I Newsletter; what is happening in November?

Tango & I  What is happening in November? Midwest Tango Festival Sabine's 10 year teaching anniversary Nov. 12 Our new Tango Challenge group Tango Shoe Shopping Tips by Megan Harrington View this email in your browser November at TaNgo & I Are you ready to get in gear? In Tango gear? At Tango & I, Avery, Megan, Marcy and Sabine are hard at work to make sure that you will have a great and fun learning experience! This month ; Wednesday evenings 6.30 Saturday mornings 10 BEGINNER CLASSES      All info found here ( : Wednesday evening 7.30  ALL LEVEL CLASSES A & B level classes  Rock the Boat; rock steps with turns, rock and lock them, rock steps every where!!!  These little gems are the corner stone of a good tango. You will rock these babies when you are done with these classes! Wednesday evening 8.30 INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED Don't knock that rock!  Oh the places you can go, when you know how to find ways to rock the stage with tango movements. Come and experiment, see if you really know the ins and outs of rock steps! Want to dig in your heels a bit more? Private lessons?   Plus: Practice with us EVERY SATURDAY MORNING at the Tango & I Practica from 11 till 1  At Dance Life Ballroom in Minneapolis Dates to remember: November 12: 10 year anniversary practica November 23 NO CLASSES November 26 NO CLASS - NO PRACTICA November 25 - 26 - 27 Midwest Tango Festival Thanksgiving with some real desert: TANGO FESTIVAL right here in Minneapolis! The Midwest Tango Festival is about promoting social Argentine tango within the Midwest. Because we are not based solely in one city, we try to highlight the host city to encourage other dancers from all over to visit and check out what the city itself has to offer. When we find a host city, we like to find venues that highlight the city's history or arts. SIGN UP TODAY for fabulous classes and milongas Maestros Graciela Gonzales & Leonardo Sardella  Watch them dance! Mariele Sametband & Guillermo Barrionuevo Watch them dance! Come celebrate: Sabine has been teaching Tango for 10 years this month!    The Saturday Practica November 12 will be an extra festive one; with cupcakes!!!!!!     After dancing Tango for a couple of years I started out by assisting a friend of mine, Burak, at Patricks cabaret. I enjoyed the interaction with the students. So when Burak moved to Chicago it only seemed natural to keep the class going; The Social Dance Studio opened up her doors for me and together with Niko Salgado, I ventured to teach my very first class. I believe we had about 3 students that first week!  I wish I had taken some pictures. After 10 years, so very happy that those 3 students showed up, as I am grateful for each and every student that walked through my door since. I would like to thank all of them for their trust and for the wisdom that they have given me over the years! Thank you!  Did you know? That when you are signed up for the Tango Challenge you are dancing the tango 4 hours to 5 hours a week, you are actively listening to tango music, reading about the history, and getting to know what tango feels like in the Twin Cities! This particularly lovely group "Tango TOO"  will graduate January 13th!  Welcome to the tango fold: Tom, Henry, Shirley, Dorothy, Terry, Rosa, Doug, Julianne, Jaime, Carol! Tango Shoe Shopping Tips By Megan Harrington Your shoes will become a part of you when you start to dance tango. They go with you like your wallet and keys. You should love your shoes and feel comfortable in them for the hours of practice.  These are suggestions and I stress that if you find something that works for you, go for it! First off, everyone has a different foot and preference. What   works for one may or may not work for you. There is an element of trial and error in your first pair of shoes. I find dance shoes have the weirdest sizing, this makes it important to try on first. I have a business called Adorn Tango Attire. I rep shoes that are made specifically for Argentine Tango. Here is the site            www.AdornTango.com These are the cream of the crop! They are the best I've ever worn. The cost reflects that. I am also able to give you more affordable options. You are always welcome to invest more when you feel ready. Why not just wear a street shoe??? Street shoes are rigid and have less flexibility. I've found even if they have leather soles, they are a different type of leather that doesn't pivot as well. Being able to turn with little resistance is very important.        Men's street shoes have a sharp edge on them and when you dance, that edge is painful if you touch the follower's foot, which is inevitable! I've been sliced, very unpleasant. Fit mean they should pinch or jam your toes.shoe sticking out, you will hit your partner more. However, this doesn't you buy large. Think about the closeness of dance and if you have extra Your dance shoes should mould to your feet. They are not something  Practica shoes vs Milonga shoe Practica shoes usually look like a sneaker. Follower's can be a sneaker, mary jane  or sometimes have a small heel. Shoes for the milonga will look like classic dress shoe or a heel. A lot of practica shoes can be dressed up for a milonga. Here is a link to a practica shoe that I have worn, the salsaette. It is affordable around $40.  Ballroom vs Argentine Tango shoes Ballroom shoes are different than Argentine Tango shoes. They will work and are a fine option. They have suede soles. Suede is a great bottom, but I prefer leather. My suede soled shoes are the best when I have danced in them enough that the suede rubs off and has essentially leathered. Ballroom shoes tend to always look the same and I've heard tend to be narrow. There are many places to try on and purchase ballroom and practica shoes in Minnesota. There is the Dance District at the Mall of America and Grand Jete  in St.Paul. There are others, just google! Ballroom shoes are cheaper. Generally around $30-$50. Argentine Tango shoes are little jewels  . They tend to be prettier than ballroom and lets you show off your unique personality. The shoes I rep are Bandoleras from Italy. They have a memory foam cushion in the toe bed. I find I can dance in them all night. Ladies, don't get me wrong they're still a heel. But they are the most comfortable shoe I've found. Leader's Argentine tango shoes tend to have suede soled shoes and are wider than ballroom, check them out here. The suede helps you ground when you push off. Other brands are Comme il Faut, Darcos, Soy Porteno, DNI, and Neotango. Most of these brands have a thinner toe bed. Lots of dancers like that so they can really feel the floor. I prefer the thicker toe bed myself. Argentine Tango shoes are more expensive, generally around $200-$230. Affordable Options Used shoes are an option. I can connect you with someone in the community who may be selling an old pair in your size. I have a product that I sell for $25. It is a suede sole "sticker". You can stick it to the bottom of shoes you already have. The suede in this product is made especially for dancers. I would suggest to do this to a sneaker. These are my experiences with shoe shopping in the Argentine Tango world. Hopefully this will help. Feel free to ask any questions! -Megan Harrington Megan@AdornTango.com   Copyright © 2016 Tango and I, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Tango and I 5816 Pleasant Ave Minneapolis, Mn 55410 Add us to your address book

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Sabine Ibes 

www.tangoandi.com

www.tangoteachercoop.org

[TSOM-Announce] Milonga Alquimia - Friday: The Election Edition

Milonga Alquimia

The Election Edition

Friday – November 4th

9:30 pm until 1:00 am

 

 

Come Vote

Preferred Orchestra?

Tango, Vals or Milonga?

Election results at 11:00 pm

Every vote counts!

 

DJ - Paul Lohman

Great snacks

 

Please Note:

December will mark the final

edition of Milonga Alquimia

Come dance with your friends in this

Beautiful space.

 

Triune Masonic Temple

1898 Iglehart Ave. in St. Paul.MN 55104

 

 

$10.00; $5.00 for students

 

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[TSOM-Announce] Fwd: TSoM 5th Saturday Milonga

Virginia Street Church 
170 Virginia St
St. Paul, MN 55102

(Corner of Virginia St & Selby Ave)

 

Come in your best Halloween Costume

Prizes for the best costume

 

$8 for TSoM members
$10 for non-members
student discount $7(members)/$8(non-members) 

Music by DJ Jennifer Wang, 8:30pm-12:00 am

Your contribution to the food table always appreciated.

[TSOM-Announce] Fwd: TSoM 5th Saturday Milonga

Virginia Street Church 
170 Virginia St
St. Paul, MN 55102

(Corner of Virginia St & Selby Ave)

 

Come in your best Halloween Costume

Prizes for the best costume

 

$8 for TSoM members
$10 for non-members
student discount $7(members)/$8(non-members) 

Music by DJ Jennifer Wang, 8:30pm-12:00 am

Your contribution to the food table always appreciated.

[TSOM-Announce] Milonga Mala Yunta Friday Oct 28th !

Hola amigos tangueros!

Mala Yunta celebrates life this Friday, Oct 28th, from 9:30pm until...

Where: Four Seasons Dance Studio

DJ: Peter Truran

What: TANGO, chacarera, champagne raffle, delicious snacks, drinks and friends.

Join us in wishing Rebecca Orison a great long-stay in Buenos Aires, she is leaving soon and we won't see her for 6 months!  We'll miss you!!

Los esperamos!!

Bataclan Tango

[TSOM-Announce] Update on Midwest Tango Festival Details

Hello Twin Cities!!

So much has happened since I was last there and all good stuff!

First, I have sent flyers to communities in the following states:  WI, MO, TN, IA, IN, UT, MI, MN, CO, OH, NE, NC, SC, GA, KY, AK, OK, and of course, IL.  That's right...community organizers within these 18 states will soon be sharing the information about the Midwest Tango Festival.  In addition, there are at least a dozen emailing lists that are sharing an electronic version of this flyer.  Reach out to your tango friends now and tell them to come join us!!  I've attached the electronic version of the flyer to this email for you to share with your friends.

I know that we've been a little slow on getting this information out there.  But finally, the venues are now available for viewing.  I would like to ask a favor of all of you...if you could please check out the website and send me any corrections or additions you would like to see.  My web developer is really busy working at his real job, so all development from now on will be on me, so if you see little mistakes, let me know.

Go to Midwest Tango Festival - home and check it out!!  And while you're at it, register!!

Midwest Tango Festival - home Midwest Tango Festival

If you are on Facebook, go to the Midwest Tango Festival group page, https://www.facebook.com/MidwestTangoFestival/?fref=ts.  I usually announce updates and answer questions on this page, so if you can share this information with your Facebook contacts, let's try to reach as many people as we can.  We will also be setting up an event for hosting and ride sharing for visitors on Facebook as the time draws closer.  We are still trying to set up hosting for the traveling MTF2016 team.

Now to announce the members of your community who will be my Minneapolis arm when I'm not there.  I'm sure most of you will not be surprised.  Without these people, this event may not have happened!!  So I'd like to thank all of them upfront and apologize for any craziness we might lay on them in the very near future.

Traveling Team Hosting Organizer - Fran Howley

Decorating Team - Irene Erickson, Janeen Rae, Sandra Uri, Barbara Haselbeck & Linda McFadden

Catering Team - Terri Davis, Suzanne Doyle, Naseema Omer & Sarah Sommers

Logistics Team - Eric Li, Brittany Drury

Communications Team - Scott Chase

Advisory Team - Sabine Ines, Lois Donnay, Tamara Demarco, Jennifer Wang, Charlie Brown, Sandra Uri, Paul Lohman, and Chris Briscoe

A special thank you to Don Rowe for his time and Paul Lohman and Janeen Rae for letting me invade their home every month.  We also have a handful of people who have offered to help out in between family events and I want them to know that we appreciate any assistance we can get!!  If I've left anyone out, please don't take it personally!  I totally appreciate you too!!

One thing that I'd like to ask of all of you...I'd like for each of you to please answer the following question for me, if you choose.  If you had a guest visiting for only one full day (24 hours), what about Minneapolis would you want to share with them before they leave?  It's not a requirement, but I set up a page on the website on things to do in Minneapolis.  It's on there now, but it's pretty generic.  I'd like to personalize it by providing quotes from members of the community and what they take pride in with their city, neighborhoods, restaurants, and places of interest.  If you'd like to share something with potential visitors, please send it directly to me at gmonny@yahoo.com, Subject:  Things to Do in the Twin Cities.  If you prefer to be anonymous, that's fine.  But I usually just use the first name and the last name initial.  

Thank you all for your patience and I hope that most of your questions have been answered.  And if not, please feel free to reach out to me.

Grace Evitt

Midwest Tango Festival 2016 - Minneapolis, MN

P.S.  Here are a few items of unfinished business:

       - table/chair rentals - looking for 20 30" rounds and at least 80 chairs, already negotiating with local rental companies, but if anyone has a contact or a referral, final decisions haven't been made and I'd be happy to at least check it out

       - people interested in hosting out-of-town visitors, please contact Fran Howley

[TSOM-Announce] Fwd: Saturday night is the night to come out and dance: TANGO FUSION

This Saturday evening: View this email in your browser Tango Fusion Milonga A milonga: Milonga is a term for a place or an event where tango is danced. People who frequently go to milongas are sometimes called milongueros. The term "milonga" can also refer to a musical genre or a style of dance related to tango. The music played is mainly tango, vals and milonga (as the musical genre) Will you be a Milonguero or Milonguera? Come and join us at Tango & I for our monthly Milonga at Dance Life Ballroom in Minneapolis!   When:  Saturday October 22 Mini Lesson: 9.00 pm Dancing starts 9.30 pm till 1 pm DJ: Paul Lohman Where: Dance Life Ballroom, 6015 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis Cost: $10 BYOB Paul has promised to play some Calo, since it will be his 109th birthday that day....   Copyright © 2016 Tango and I, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Tango and I 5816 Pleasant Ave Minneapolis, Mn 55410 Add us to your address book

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Sabine Ibes 

www.tangoandi.com

www.tangoteachercoop.org

[TSOM-Announce] Puro Tango this Friday Night at Four Seasons Dance

Puro Tango

this Friday night from 9pm to end

featuring host and DJ : Micheal Cordner

Come enjoy some great tango music from the golden age. Micheal always plays the classics and throws in many rare gems along the way from his extensive library!

This is the longest running established milonga in the twin cities- anyone remember the early gatherings at The Loring? Micheal showed his dedication to this dance style right after trying it, and has devoted many years to the study and enjoyment of it in the years that followed. Come and celebrate with Micheal and enjoy snacks, wine and converstation when you're not dancing. Additional snacks,refreshments and wine to share is always appreciated!

Four Seasons Dance

1637 Hennepin Ave.S  (entrance in the alley)

$10.00 per person (half price for students)

9pm - 1am or after..