THANK YOU!

I would like to take this moment to thank you all for a wonderful year of tango.  The Christmas milonga was so much fun and a perfect end to the year. The place was humming! (photos to come soon)

Thank you for you support in the classes and for making Nelson a great place to dance.

A formal thanks to Juliette and Nicki who have helped me out in classes tirelessly and most importantly to all my students who come to private lessons and to class.  You are all my HEROS!!  It is a joy for me to watch you all improve.

I am really looking forward to the New Year with all that we have on offer.... we are going to be busy!

Have a safe and happy Christmas with your loved ones, come back rejuvenated and we will see you all on the dance floor soon.

Tango love!

Anne-Maree

UPCOMING TANGO EVENTS OVER XMAS AND NEW YEARS

A quick run down of tango coming up in Nelson these holidays!

Baby G this Thursday (today) – the longest day of the year!

Baby G will open this Thursday for the summer solstice – from 6.30-8.30pm.  Church Lane.

Kush on Saturday – Christmas Eve

Cafe del Tango (Kush)will be open from 8pm to 11pm on Christmas Eve.  Church Lane.
A night of special music and celebration for Lorraine's birthday, with a mixture of classic tanda-style tango (as always!) plus salsa, bachata, merengue, reggae and more.

Baby G – on Friday 30^th December

Late night Tango@ Baby G – note it starts at 8pm til late!   Not quite New Year’s Eve – but close.

Kush on New Year’s Eve

The regular Kush Saturday evening will be on from 8pm for New Year’s Eve!

Two more matters

And remember – there is no Verdict Milonga this month.

Practica – the weekly Tuesday Practica at St John’s Hall has not been attracting sufficient numbers so after discussion with Sophie and Mike, this Practica has stopped running.

And then it’s 2012...... 

VIsiting teacher Quique Miller coming direct form Buenos Aires 17-19 February (more details to come as I firm them up)

Summer Tango in Nelson  - 23 - 25 March www.summertangoinnelson.co.nz

Visiting teacher Sebastián Arrúa in April

NZ Tango Festival 19-26 June www.nztangofestival.co.nz 

Tango is taking OFF in Nelson!!!!

ABBEY IS SAFE

Hi all,

Little update - the Abbey is still above water - well the room we are dancing in is above sea level.... the outside however is NOT!

So we will be dining and dancing inside...... and it was such a lovely garden as well!

No need to swap your tango shoes for your gummies - we can still wear our come il fauts and dance the night away in style.

See you on Saturday at 6pm!

and here the most famous tango in the rain! well a milonga actually!!

SATURDAY XMAS PARTY

See you all on Saturday for the Xmas party... I think we will have it inside!
Only two more classes to go...

Sunday Technique Class will be looking at a gorgeous new change of direction

and for all those who want one more class before end of the year - please come to the Monday night class at 6.30 - and I think it would be fitting to pop out for a wee dram after class!

See you Saturday, more rain or hopefully shine.....

Piropo

One more little gem in the tantalising world of tango.....

Pi-ro-po \pi-‘ro-po\n. pl-pos [Sp. Piropear]

1. An amorous compliment 2: A flirtatious remark.

For a great description on what piropos are ... click here

They are gently whispered into the ear of the woman just before she leaves the embrace at the end of the tanda.

It took me awhile to like them - they seem contrived but best to be taken in the spirit they are intended I think...some pearlers:

Si la belleza fuera delito, yo te hubiera dado cadena perpetua.

If beauty were a crime, you would deserve life in prison.

Hai una mappa? Perché ho perfido en tus ojos.

Do you have a map? Because I am lost in your eyes.

(yes a gentleman really did say that to me!!!)

Se abrio el cielo y bajaron los angeles?

Have the heavens opened and the angels come down?

Oh well if the dance was not good maybe the piropo will be!

Another busy tango weekend in Nelson

I met three out of town dancers on Monday night and were VERY impressed at the amount of tango on in this not-so-sleepy hollow! Thanks to us all we have avery vibrant community here... so this weekend...

polish up those shoes and iron those skirts we have a double banger on Sat night...

You can enjoy the milonga at Baby Gs with Alicia's mainly nuevo music from 6.30pm - to about 9.30

and head over to Cafe del Tango @ Kush - just across the road from 8pm till 11pm

I hear there are international guests coming to dance and enjoy the vibe in Nelson - so let's give them a very warm welcome.

Sunday I have my technique class from 4.30 ......

so another full weekend of tango should you feel the urge!

See you on the dance floor

A-M

And here is Cecilia in another light!

Dancing with Somer Surgit who was also at the NZ Tango Festival last year and Cecilia and Somer are dancing to a composition by her boyfriend the Jazz Saxophonist Blas ... don't try the lean slide at the 4 min mark at home without a first aid box close by!