Friday, March 28, 2008

[ Intermediate ] Milonga

* Agnes & Derrick will teach milonga this Saturday at intermediate tango.

[ Intermediate tango lesson ]
Instructors: Agnes & Derrick
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, focusing on elemental skills for medium-advanced dancers.

[ 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 ] Fridays 8 pm - 12 am

* Hungering to dance after looking at Lumiere pictures posted below? Come to Lumiere tonight!

[ 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

* Other milongas this week:
[ Esencia Milonga ]

Monday, March 24, 2008

[ Photos ] Leap Year Feb. 29 Milonga at Lumiere

Pictures taken at the Feb. 29 milonga at Lumiere have been uploaded to Picasa Web Albums:

Pictures by Yuliang Wu.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

* Take a break from politics and come to dance at Lumiere this Friday night. On Saturday there will be another milonga hosted by Agnes & Derrick at Monument Cafe.

[ 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

[Monument Tango Milonga]
Time: March 22nd, 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 dressed up with Spring flavor.)
Special premium: Corkage @NTD300.
Tel: 02-2581-6088.
Host & DJ: Agnes & Derrick
Contact:: Agnes-0930864-135 / Derrick:0915-396-531
Map: http://monument.com.tw/map.html

Friday, March 14, 2008

[ Mar. 22nd Election Day ] Lessons and practica suspended; Monument Milonga at night

* We are suspending lessons and practica on Mar. 22nd for students to go home for election.

* At night, Derrick & Agnes will hold another 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: March 22nd, 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 dressed up with Spring flavor.)
Special premium: Corkage @NTD300.
Tel: 02-2581-6088.
Host & DJ: Agnes & Derrick
Contact:: Agnes-0930864-135 / Derrick:0915-396-531
Map: http://monument.com.tw/map.html

[ Tonight ] White Lover's Day Milonga -- at Lumiere!


* Japanese' March 14th White Lover's Day today... welcome lovers to come to Lumiere Milonga together. "Non-related" folks, maybe your ideal one will step in tonight into Lumiere!

[ 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

* Other milongas this week:
[ Esencia Milonga ]


Picture by: Daniel Liu

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

[ Intermediate ] Introduction to colgadas

* Agnes & Derrick will introduce colgadas (hangs) this Saturday at intermediate tango.

[ Intermediate tango lesson ]
Instructors: Agnes & Derrick
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.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

[ Mar. 29th ] Daniel is gonna sing flamenco

* Daniel is joining as singer in a flamenco performance on March 29th. Guitarrist Carlos and dancer Jessie both studied in Spain for years and are really good. Do not miss it, flamenco lovers!

[ Sobre Azahar ]
Time: Mar. 29th Saturday at 8 pm
Place: Arts & Performing Arts Center of the School Of Continuing Education Chinese Culture University, B1
Add.: Address : 231, Sec. 2, Chien-Kuo S. Rd., Taipei
http://www.sce.pccu.edu.tw/newsce/en/jianguo.htm
Performers:
Dancer: Jessie
Guitarrist: Carlos
Singers: Isabel y Daniel
And a special guest
ERA ticket

Saturday, March 8, 2008

[ Article ] "Where is your seat?" by Royce

* Another interesting article by our Hong Kong friend Royce -- "Where is your seat?"

http://www.loksze.com/thoughts/2008/03/07/where-is-your-seat/

Thursday, March 6, 2008

[ Lumiere Milonga ] Fridays 8 pm - 12 am


* Lumiere Cafe - a place to chat, relax and dance tango. Here, people come close to each other.

[ 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 drinks
Tel: (02) 23643440
Tango DJ: Daniel

Picture by: Yuliang Wu

[ Intermediate ] Barrida variations

* Agnes & Derrick will teach barrida variations this Saturday at intermediate tango.

[ Intermediate tango lesson ]
Instructors: Agnes & Derrick
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. Includes self-study and Agnes sharing how to teach/practice boleos.

[ 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.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

[ Article ] "Musicality of Milongueros and Musicality Exercises" by Hung-Yut

* Another interesting article by our Hong Kong friend Hung-Yut, currently living in Seoul.

[ Musicality of Milongueros and Musicality Exercises ]

Saturday, March 1, 2008

[ Intermediate ] Barridas

* Agnes & Derrick will instruct the intermediate tango lesson starting since this Saturday afternoon. The topic of the week will be "barridas".

[ Intermediate tango lesson ]
Instructors: Agnes & Derrick
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. The first part will be self-study. Questions and discussion are welcome should the participants have difficulties during the practice. The second part will be some exercises or sharing.

[ 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.