[ Happy Chinese New Year! ]

The Taipei Tango Association wishes you a Happy Chinese New Year,
and prosperity in the Year of the Mice.

Milongas this week:
[ Lumiere Milonga ] Saturday Feb. 9th
Time: 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

[ Milonga Esencia ] Sunday Feb. 10th

[ 2007 Taipei Tango Festival DVD ] Finished and for sale!

The Taipei Tango Festival is one of the most important tango events in Asia. This DVD contains the complete show of the festival, excerpts of the live orchestra performance, and special images of the milongas. A must in your tango DVD collection!

Special Promotion Price:
1. Before end of March, only NT500 (USD16) for those who attended the 9/15 Grand Milonga. Normal price: NT550 (USD18).
2. Before end of March, only NT800 (USD25) for both 4th and 5th Taipei Tango Festival DVDs.
Contact: Stacy Jou, info@tangotaiwan.com, +886 916 985 815

*For friends overseas, please note that due to technical problems, we are sorry that we do not accept credit card for now. We suggest that you buy the DVD through the following options:
- Book now and come directly to the 6th Taipei Tango Festival in September this year and get the DVD.
- Ask your friends to get it for you when they come to Taipei.
- Utilize bank transfer. Contact us for more information.

Dancers:
Javier Rodriguez & Andrea Misse (Argentina)
Esteban Moreno & Claudia Codega (Argentina)
Oscar Martinez Pey & Carolina Castiella Torres (Argentina)
Akiyoshi & Noriko Tanada (Japan)
Derrick Lee & Agnes Tang (Taiwan)
Daniel Liu & Stacy Jou (Taiwan)

Orchestra:
The iTango Orchestra - Led by Alvin Cheng (Taiwan)


ATTENTION FRIENDS FROM HONG KONG!
Our friend Susan Su is going to visit Hong Kong on Feb. 9th to 11th (joining the Pulpo workshops), and she has kindly agreed to help us bring some DVDs there. So if you are interested in buying the DVD, please send us an email as soon as possible so that I could prepare an enough amount.

Special Price: only HKD125 for those who attended the 9/15 Grand Milonga. Normal Price: HKD135.

Meeting point: Susan will be in the following events-
2/9 Grand Milonga
2/10 4:00-5:30 Dance Concept class

[ 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