Friday, November 30, 2007

【Intermediate】Salon tango 2

* Derrick & Agnes will continue teaching salon tango this Saturday afternoon. Improve your improvisation skills (men and women) and start enjoying in the milongas!

【Intermediate tango lesson】
Instructors: Derrick & Agnes
Time: Saturday afternoon at 4:30-6:00 pm
Place: Shi-Dai Dance Studio (4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei)

* Derrick & Agnes will lead the advanced practica on Sunday afternoon. Topics: rhythm and asynchronous movement.

【Advanced practica】
Leaders: Derrick & Agnes
Time: Sunday afternoon at 4:30-6:00 pm
Place: Shi-Dai Dance Studio (4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei)
Fee: NT1000 for four sessions, to be completed within two months time. NT300 if paid by session individually. Participants can arrive earlier and practice for free from 3:30-4:30.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

【TANGO Fortress】The milonga of Taipei


* The milonga at Fortress Cafe keeps climbing to become the milonga of Taipei, especially after NYNY milonga closed. This is currently the only milonga run by the Taipei Tango Association. Keep supporting us! We will continue offering all tango lovers an excellent selection of tango music at this wonderful venue.

【TANGO Fortress】

Time: Friday 7 ~ 11 pm
Place: Fortress Cafe (Zhongshan Hall 2F)
Add: 2F, No.98, Yanping South Rd.
Tel: (02) 2381-9551
Entrance: Minimum consumption of NT300
Public transport: 3 min. walk from MRT Ximen station


Other milongas this week:

【Esencia milonga】

Time: Saturday 8 pm ~ 12 am
Place: B1, No.2, Songjiang Rd., Taipei (10 min. walk from Exit1 of MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station)
Entrance: NT200 including drink
Organizer: Peter Wang (0952963556)

Friday, November 23, 2007

【Intermediate】Salon tango 1

* Derrick & Agnes will teach salon tango this Saturday afternoon. This is expected to be the first of a series of lessons of the same topic. Post-improvers do not miss it!

【Intermediate tango lesson】
Instructors: Derrick & Agnes
Time: Saturday afternoon at 4:30-6:00 pm
Place: Shi-Dai Dance Studio (4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei)

* Daniel & Stacy will lead the advanced practica on Sunday afternoon. Part of the work will be about "enrosques".

【Advanced practica】
Leaders: Daniel & Stacy
Time: Sunday afternoon at 4:30-6:00 pm
Place: Shi-Dai Dance Studio (4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei)
Fee: NT1000 for four sessions, to be completed within two months time. NT300 if paid by session individually. Participants can arrive earlier and practice for free from 3:30-4:30.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

【BEGINNERS】New tango lesson on Dec. 8th

Dec. 8th (Sat.) New Beginners Tango Lesson –- TANGO 1

Instructors: Derrick & Agnes
Time: Starting on Dec. 8th every Saturday afternoon at 2:00-3:30 pm. Total 8 lessons.
Place: 4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei
Fee: Discount price of NT2500 if registered and paid before Dec. 7th (included). NT2800 if paid afterwards.
Includes: Free practice time on Saturday afternoon at 3:30-4:30 pm
Clothing: Wear comfortable clothes and easy-pivoting shoes.
To register: Email your name, gender and contact number to info@tangotaiwan.com.
To pay:
- Come to Shi-Dai Dance Studio on Saturday or Sunday afternoons at 3:30-4:30 pm. Address: 4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei. Ask for Stacy Jou.
- Make a transfer to:
Bank: Cathay United Bank, An-Ho Branch. Bank Code: 013
Account No.: 027 506 106 406
Account Name: Jou Szu-Chi
Please notify us by phone or by email after the payment.
Contact Stacy Jou at 0916985815 for queries.


Dec. 9th (Sun.) New Improvers Tango Lesson –- TANGO 2

Instructors: Daniel & Stacy
Time: Every Sunday afternoon at 2:00-3:30 pm
Place: 4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei
Fee: Discount price of NT2500 if registered and paid before Dec. 8th (included). NT2800 if paid afterwards.
Includes: Free practice on Sundays at 3:30-4:30 pm
To register: Call Stacy at 0916985815

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Topic this week: cruzadas 2

* Derrick & Agnes will continue the thread started two weeks ago and keep working with cruzadas on this week's intermediate tango lesson.

Intermediate tango lesson
Instructors: Derrick & Agnes
Time: Saturday afternoon at 4:30-6:00 pm
Place: Shi-Dai Dance Studio (4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei)

* Derrick & Agnes will lead the advanced practica on Sunday afternoon and work on "dancing together".

Advanced practica
Time: Sunday afternoon at 4:30-6:00 pm
Place: Shi-Dai Dance Studio (4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei)
Fee: NT1000 for four sessions, to be completed within two months time. NT300 if paid by session individually. Participants can arrive earlier and practice for free from 3:30-4:30.

Daniel & Stacy perform on Saturday night


* Daniel & Stacy will perform this Saturday at the 2007 World Music Festival - Drum & Dance. They will form part of the "Dance Extravaganza", which includes belly dance, argentine tango, flamenco and salsa in one number -- quite an original concept that means people from all over the world dancing for peace.

2007 World Music Festival - Drum & Dance

Time: Sat. Nov. 17th at 19:00
Place: Shin Kong Mitsukoshi New World Square (Hsinyi Branch)
Details: http://www.iov.org.tw/twcs%2Dddf/

Picture photographed by Tony. Courtesy of the Inter Culture Arts Association.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Last NYNY milonga of this year -- tonight!


* If you haven't been to the oldest milonga in town, you don't want to miss this.

NYNY Milonga

Time: 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm
Place: NYNY Restaurant
Add: 1F, No.180, Sec.4, Nanjing East Rd. (close intersection Nanjing East Rd. and Kuangfu North Rd.)
Tel: (02) 2570-0702
Entrance: NT350 including one drink

Picture: Oct. 2001 at NYNY milonga

Friday, November 9, 2007

Topic this week: giros con sacadas


* Derrick & Agnes will teach "giros con sacadas" in the intermediate tango lesson on Saturday afternoon. Come and learn more about this very characteristic movement and concept in Argentine tango -- "sacada".

Intermediate tango lesson
Instructors: Derrick & Agnes
Time: Saturday afternoon at 4:30-6:00 pm
Place: Shi-Dai Dance Studio (4F, 20 Siping St., Taipei)

Friday, November 2, 2007

TANGO Fortress -- free lesson on Friday!


* Free tango lesson led by Daniel & Stacy this Friday at the TANGO Fortress. Tell your friends about it!

TANGO Fortress

Time: Friday from 7pm to 11pm (free lesson from 6:30 to 7pm)
Place: Fortress Cafe (Zhongshan Hall 2F)
Add: 2F, No.98, Yanping South Rd.
Tel: (02) 2381-9551
Entrance: Minimum consumption of NT300
Public transport: 3 min. walk from MRT Ximen station