[ Intermediate ] Ganchos II (hooks)

* Stacy & Daniel will continue the topic about ganchos (hooks). Experienced or non-experienced ganchoers are both welcome.

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


* STACY & DERRICK will lead the advanced practica this Sunday.

[ 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.

[ Lumiere Milonga ] Continues in February, non-stop during the Chinese New Year!

* "January flies". The coziness and warm atmosphere at Lumiere Cafe has earned it a good crowd of supporters, and we are continuing to host milongas at the place. Non-stop during the Chinese New Year!

GONG XI FA CAI!!!

[ Lumiere Milonga ]
Time: Fridays from 8 pm to 12 am
Place: Lumiere Cafe ( No.15, Alley 14, Lane 283, Sec.3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei; close to Lane 86, Sec.3, Xinsheng South Rd.)
Entrance: NT250 including soft drink
Tel: (02) 23643440


* Other milongas this week:
[ Esencia Milonga ]

[ Intermediate ] Ganchos (hooks)

* Stacy & Daniel will teach ganchos (hooks) at this Saturday's intermediate lesson.

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


* Stacy & Daniel will lead the advanced practica this Sunday.

[ 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.

Photo by Yuliang Wu.

[ Argentina Trade and Cultural Office News ] Teach you to make chicken dumplings (empanadas de pollo)

* Secretary General of the Argentina Trade and Cultural Office Ms. Ana Hsieh will be demonstrating how to make argentine empanadas de pollo (some sort of fried chicken dumplings) at the Xinyi Eslite Bookstore. Along with the empanadas there will be a talk about red wine from Los Andes, and Yerba Mate tasting along with an exhibition of mates (instruments to drink the mate herb tea).

Entrance: free entrance.
Time: Friday Jan. 25th, 2008, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Place: Xinyi Eslite Bookstore (11 Songgao Rd., Taipei), at the Cooking Studio at 3F.
Traffic information: http://www.eslitebooks.com/xinyi/ugC_traffic.htm
Xinyi Eslite blog: http://blog.eslite.com/xinyi_books
A personal blog: http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/news/alicelee14

[ This Saturday ] Monument Tango Milonga

* On January 26th (Sat.), Derrick & Agnes will hold a milonga at Monument Cafe, a place full of Baroque architecture style. Welcome to pay a visit and experience such a historical atmoshphere!

[Monument Tango Milonga]
Time: Jan 26th, Sat., 8PM~12AM.
Venue: Monument Cafe (N.2, ChangAn W. Rd., cross of ZhongShan N. Rd., 5 min from ZhongShan Metro Station of TanSui Line)
Entrance: NTD250, one drink included. (Plz bring one photo at least 10 yrs ago.)
Special premium: Corkage @NTD300.
Tel: 02-2581-6088.
Host & DJ: Agnes & Derrick
Map: http://monument.com.tw/map.html

[ Starting next Wednesday ] 2008 Women Technique Workshops

* Atention tangueras! Your chance to get an insight to the way Agnes and Stacy move themselves, how they dance and think about tango. Not only technique - much more to be shared in this four-lesson series.

[ 2008 Women Technique Workshops ]
Dates: 1/23,1/30,2/13,2/20, 4 classes (Starting from 1/23, every Wednesday except Chinese New Year)
Time: 8:00-9:30PM
Place: Shi-Dai Dance Studio, 4F, No.20, Sze-Ping Street
Level: Those who have finished tango basic class or above. Women only.
Price: NT1600 for 4 classes. Single class NT450
Registration: Be sure to book before you come. Contact Stacy at info@tangotaiwan.com，0916985815
Instructors: Agnes Tang and Stacy Jou

Topics:
1/23- Follower’s roll and concept, Walk, Position, Presence
(Topics of the other 3 classes- to be announced.)

*We will review last class’s content each time. Discussion and sharing are encouraged in the classes.

[ Intermediate ] Embrace and posture III - small sequences

* Stacy & Daniel will continue the topic about "embrace and posture", working further with small sequences.

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


* Agnes & Derrick will lead the advanced practica this Sunday.

[ Advanced practica ]
Leaders: Agnes & Derrick
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.

[ Lumiere Milonga ] A place like home

* In spite of the smaller dancing floor at Lumiere Milonga, it never gets too crowded, and there are quite a lot of people in the milonga. The reason being that the warm atmosphere at Lumiere Cafe encourages people to get acquainted and talk. Dance when you feel like dancing; relax and talk to others when you feel like resting. Welcome to Lumiere Milonga!

[ Lumiere Milonga ]
Time: Fridays from 8 pm to 12 am
Place: Lumiere Cafe ( No.15, Alley 14, Lane 283, Sec.3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei; close to Lane 86, Sec.3, Xinsheng South Rd.)
Entrance: NT250 including soft drink
Tel: (02) 23643440
Tango DJ: Daniel


* Other milongas this week:

[ Esencia Milonga ]

[ Read about tango and learn English ] Ivy League Analytical English

* There is an article about tango in February 2008's edition of Ivy League Analytical English, featuring photos taken by Yuliang Wu at the 2007 Taipei Tango Festival.

[ Next Saturday ] Monument Tango Milonga - by Agnes and Derrick

* On January 26th (Sat.), Derrick & Agnes will hold a milonga at Monument Cafe, a place full of Baroque architecture style. Welcome to pay a visit and experience such a historical atmoshphere!

[Monument Tango Milonga]
Time: Jan 26th, Sat., 8PM~12AM.
Venue: Monument Cafe (N.2, ChangAn W. Rd., cross of ZhongShan N. Rd., 5 min from ZhongShan Metro Station of TanSui Line)
Entrance: NTD250, one drink included. (Plz bring one photo at least 10 yrs ago.)
Special premium: Corkage @NTD300.
Tel: 02-2581-6088.
Host & DJ: Agnes & Derrick
Map: http://monument.com.tw/map.html

[ Lumiere Milonga ] Fridays 8 pm - 12 am

* Different from the grandeur feeling of Fortress Cafe, Lumiere offers a cozy atmosphere. Feel closer to the music, closer to the people, closer to your tango self.

[ Lumiere Milonga ]
Time: Fridays from 8 pm to 12 am
Place: Lumiere Cafe ( No.15, Alley 14, Lane 283, Sec.3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei; close to Lane 86, Sec.3, Xinsheng South Rd.)
Entrance: NT250 including soft drink
Tel: (02) 23643440
Tango DJ: Stacy

[ Intermediate ] Embrace and posture II - embellishements, lapices, enrosques

* Stacy & Daniel will continue the topic about "embrace and posture", and add some ornaments and figures to work on the concept. Welcome to join us!

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


* Stacy & Daniel will lead the advanced practica this Sunday.

[ Advanced practica ]
Leaders: Stacy & Daniel
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.

[ Celebrities dancing tango ] Monica Bellucci

* There is a tango film called "Heart Tango" produced by underwear brand Intimissimi and starring Monica Bellucci.

http://www.intimissimi.it/

Thanks to Dany Farah (Madrid) for sharing.

[ Intermediate ] Embrace and posture I - small sequences

* Stacy & Daniel will instruct the intermediate tango lesson since this Saturday. The topic will be "embrace and posture I", and some small sequences to practice the concept. Welcome to join us!

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


* Agnes & Derrick will lead the advanced practica this Sunday.

[ Advanced practica ]
Leaders: Agnes & Derrick
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.

[ Recommended book ] "KISS & TANGO" by Marina Palmer

* The true story of a New York advertising executive falling in love with argentine tango, leaving behind her carrier and moving to Buenos Aires in search for a partner in dance and life in an attempt to become a professional tango dancer. Chronicled by herself in diary-style confessions. Written by a true insider of the tango world (in my opinion), thus exploring the many aspects of Argentinean culture such as tango, milonga, mate, the spanish card game named "truco", empanadas, dulce de leche, etc. Promised to be truly entertaining for tango aficionados and/or those who have been to Buenos Aires. Tango beginners might as well find inside the book the answers to several probable questions you may have...

Feel like not understanding the argentines? Get the book! From local or online bookstores such as Amazon.com.

Website of the book: http://www.kissandtango.com/home.html

[ Lumiere Milonga ] Fridays 8 pm - 12 am

* Daniel & Stacy will host friday milongas in January at Lumiere Cafe, near National Taiwan University. Tango aficionados are most welcome to join us!

[ Lumiere Milonga ]
Time: Fridays from 8 pm to 12 am
Place: Lumiere Cafe ( No.15, Alley 14, Lane 283, Sec.3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei; close to Lane 86, Sec.3, Xinsheng South Rd.)
Entrance: NT250 including soft drink
Tel: (02) 23643440