Monday, July 29, 2019

[TSOM-Announce] Rgretfully, the October Maxi Tango workshops have to be rescheduled to July 2010.

For reasons beyond Maxi's and our control, Maxi Gluzman will not be able to come to Minneapolis and Rochester for his 6th annual tango workshops in October as originally planned.
The good news is that we can reschedule for the weekend of July 18-19, 2020 in Minneapolis and July 25-26 in Rochester.  The calendar is wide open at that time.

With regrets,
Kyra Anastasiadou and Augusto Morrone

Sunday, July 28, 2019

[TSOM-Announce] Fwd: August Milonga Cambalache


~Milonga Cambalache August Edition~
~Thursday, August 1st~
~  6:30 - 10:00 PM ~

"First Thursdays Happy Hour Milonga"

Monkon Sushi & Bar
394 University Ave W
St Paul, MN


😎 This month's DJ is Paul Lohman

😎  No Cover - suggested $5 tip for DJ    

😎 Come dance and hang out with your Tango friends!
- large wood dance floor
- great sound system
- beautiful wood-carved gazebo dance area 
- lots of free parking
- Light Rail stop directly in front
- awesome partnership with a business that is serving the Hmong 
community with Job Training and ESL classes
- Happy Hour - 2-for-1 beers and rail drinks, DimSum appetizers 

[TSOM-Announce] Tango Workshops with Gretel & Fred - Sat, Aug 17 (date change)

Argentine Tango Workshops
with Gretel & Fred
Sat, Aug 17, 2019

at the Martial Art Fitness Center
2849 S. Broadway - Rochester, MN 55904

11:00-12:00pm - Millonga Traspié
If you admire the quick syncopation, fast footwork and traspiés
of experienced Milongueros, then this class is for you.

12:15-1:15pm - Argentine Vals
Learn to dance your Vals in a relaxed, smooth, flowing style with these circular movements.

2:30-3:30pm - Dancing to D'Arienzo
Concepts and sequences to be able to dance successfully to the syncopated music of D'Arienzo.

$54 online discount for all 3 workshops
$60 cash at the door for all 3 workshops

Saturday, July 27, 2019

[TSOM-Announce] Outdoor Milonga - Sat August 3rd, 4pm-7pm

OUTDOOR MILONGA at the 2nd annual Glen Lake Day BLOCK PARTY, in Minnetonka. 
Hosted by DelSur Empanadas and Bataclan Tango

DJ: Miriam Ziven

When: August 3rd 2019, 4pm-7pm

Location: DelSur Empanadas, 14725 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345



FREE and open to everybody!


Bring your friends, stop by to eat, chat, have fun.  Just come hungry to taste the best authentic Argentinean empanadas and lomitos!


We want to thank MIchael Kane for letting us use his dance floor and Mark Jefferis for helping us with the transportation of the floor and the set up.


Questions? send us an email: info@bataclantango.org


Los esperamos

Tamara

Friday, July 26, 2019

[TSOM-Announce] EARLY START - Tango con-Fusion - Saturday

Don't be Con-Fused:
Please note the earlier start time this Saturday
Milonga Tango con-Fusion
There have been folks advocating for starting milongas earlier,
so here's your chance to weigh in on that.


> FREE Tango Lesson at 7:30 pm <
> Dancing from
8:00 until 11:30 … or until <

Saturday, July 27

 

THE FLYING PIG STUDIO

6232 Lyndale Ave South, Richfield, MN 55423

 

Great Tango classics with a mix of Alternative / Nuevo (con Fusion)
Your host and DJ: Paul Lohman

Snacks and beverages provided but you are most welcome to add to the table. 

 

[TSOM-Announce] The Quench Open Practica (All are welcome) Sunday July 28th 6 pm


Thursday, July 25, 2019

[TSOM-Announce] Milonga Mala Yunta - DJ: Christopher

Hola tangueros!

Tomorrow is Milonga Mala Yunta!

Join us at this traditional milonga porteña in the Twin Cities. Enjoy an evening with friends, Argentine tango dance & music, chacarera tanda, delicious snacks, drinks and raffle!

DJ: Christohper Everett

Location: Four Seasons Dance Studio, Minneapolis

Starting at 9:30pm

Admission: $10* ($5 full time students with ID)
*NOTE: we'd love to continue offering unlimited open bar (or "canilla libre", as we say in Argentina) so we'll ask for a donation of $2 per person. It's NOT mandatory, but it will help us greatly. You may add it to your admission fee or just to the "donations" jar located at the snack's table. Gracias!!


Los esperamos!


Bataclan Tango

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

[TSOM-Announce] EARLY START - Tango con-Fusion - Saturday

This Saturday
- Earlier Time
-
Milonga Tango con-Fusion


This month we will start earlier
FREE Tango Lesson at 7:30 pm
Dancing from
8:00 until 11:30 … or

Saturday, July 27

 

THE FLYING PIG STUDIO

6232 Lyndale Ave South, Richfield, MN 55423

 

Great Tango classics with a mix of Alternative / Nuevo (con Fusion)
Your host and DJ: Paul Lohman

Snacks and beverages provided but you are most welcome to add to the table.  

[TSOM-Announce] Fwd: TSoM Board Meeting - Thursday, July 25th 7pm @ Lund's & Byerly's Uptown



All are welcome


Tango Society of Minnesota [TSoM]

Meeting Agenda

 

Date:               Thursday,  July 25, 2019, 7 - 9 pm

Location:         Lund's & Byerly's - Uptown          

                            1450 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408

           

 

1.   Introductions 

 

2.   Approve Agenda

 

3.   Review of June Minutes

 

4.   July Milonga Review

 

5.     Aug 10th Milonga: 

Location:        

Eagles Club

Food:

Mary Jane

MC:

Fran Howley

DJ: 

Rahul Ughade

Supporting MC: 

Mark Jeffreys

 

 

 

    6.   Treasurer's Report/ Membership update

 

7.  October 5th - Flavor of the Fall Update

     

8.  Outreach Project - Punch Card

 

9.  Next meeting need volunteer to run meeting                 

     

Next Meeting  ---- Mark your calendars  

Date:               Thursday, Aug 22th, 2019 from 7 - 9 pm

Location:         TBD

[TSOM-Announce] Pablo Fernández & Ludmila Srnková Sept 20-22

Pablo Fernández & Ludmila Srnková

Salon Tango Champions - Budapest, Hungary  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=qZUjWGrPec4


Musicians, Dancers, Instructors

Choreographers, Performers

Sept 20-22, 2019


Argentine Tango

Workshops, Live Music, Privates, Performances, Milonga


Hosted by:

Blue Moon Ballroom & Tango Society of Rochester


Events Location:

Martial Art Fitness Center

2849 S. Broadway - Rochester, MN 55904


Details:

https://www.bluemoonballroom.com/pablo-ludmila-tango  


Friday, July 19, 2019

[TSOM-Announce] A tango experiment.. A tango experience!

Luciana Valle: Intensivo Norte

 

Dear Dancers,

Very soon you will be seeing details on our bravest tango adventure yet: The 2019 Luciana Valle Intensivo Norte (Nov 21-25, 2019). This is unlike any seminar event that has ever been hosted in the Midwest. It is unique, experimental, and we think very intriguing. So, before we explain exactly what it is, let’s explain why it is.

 

Have you ever attended a seminar and had to stand half the class with no partner?  Have you gone to a seminar and had sharp partners for the first 20 minutes, and just when tricky part is explained, you rotated to someone who is simply lost? Have you been to a seminar as a beginning dancer and had only more beginning dancers to learn with?  Have you gone to an advanced class and found it filled with dancers that weren’t ready for the material?   All of these things happen sometimes, and generally too often.  This experiment is designed to solve most of these problems.

·        We will provide interested newer dancers with excellent partners for their foundational and intermediate classes.

·        We will ensure advanced dancers can learn with their peers in advanced classes.

·        We will allow very committed advanced dancers to study Luciana’s teaching method and technique in depth if they choose.

 

Here is the big picture, there will be three tracks:

·        Glide Track: Boosted learning experience!
Dance exclusively with Luciana’s North Coast team of selected Service Track dancers in the foundational and intermediate classes.
Glide Track Dancers can also take the advanced classes, but they must sign up with a partner, or wait to be matched.

·        Service Track: Turn your tango up to 11, train and work as a Luciana assistant and help our community grow! 
As a Service Track dancer, you will enjoy exclusive access to Luciana’s assistant training. You will help Glide Track dancers learn faster, smoother, and easier in the foundation and intermediate classes. Enjoy the more advanced classes with the partner of your choice or rotate on your own terms. And you will have exclusive access to bonus Service Track dancers only classes!

·        Standard Track:
For dancers who don’t want to participate in the Glide or Service Tracks, and are willing to sign up with a partner, or wait to be matched.  Entry to all foundational, intermediate, and advanced seminars; rotating with other Standard Track dancers or with your partner.

This will be tricky!  We have only a limited number of spaces.  We have to recruit and select Service Track dancers, and we have to work harder match our applicants to their roles.

 

This intensivo is progressive!

You must take the early classes to be able to take the later classes. This way, when you are in class 5 and Luciana reminds you of the technique element that makes it work, we don’t have to stand waiting while she re-explains previous material to folk who skipped the foundations. Everyone has the right foundation, and so we progress faster and further, together.

 

This is not your average seminar

Intensivo Norte is not for the faint of heart or ego! Sorry about that, but let’s just acknowledge it! If you don’t like this structure, our community will have many other seminar weekends, and that’s good for all of us. If you do take this seminar and have constructive criticism, we’ll be interested to from hear you. 

 

Spaces are truly limited

There will be no late bird, sleeping/dead bird options, only early bird. Apply asap, as the few spaces will go quickly.  We are already fielding inquiries from Luciana students locally and from around the country.

 

Rotations
Because of the special nature of this seminar series, partner rotations are unique.  See the Intensivo Norte Schedule for rotation options.

The Intensivo Week is built around the concept of dancers being dancers. What defines leaders or followers is their dance role. If you are occasionally surprised by the partner you have, savour your experience until the next rotation!

 

What’s next?

The Dates are all set. In a few days, we will publish the full schedule, flyer, and registration details.

Warmest regards,

The Intensivo Norte Team