Stage Champions           Salon Champions

After ten days of intense competition at the V Tango World Championships, the local Buenos Aires dancers prevailed.

Fernando Gracia and Natalia Yael Tonelli Attori from Buenos Aires stole the show winning the Stage Tango Championship title for 2007 followed by Maximiliano Alvarado and his wife Paloma Berrios from Chile and Hiroshi Yamao and his wife Kyoko, a Japanese couple who reside in Buenos Aires in third place. 

Dante Ezequiel Sanchez and Ines Muzzopappa (Buenos Aires) are the winners of the Salon Tango category, followed by Javier Diaz and Cecilia Favaro (Buenos Aires) and Maximiliano Cristiani and Maricel Giacomini (Buenos Aires).  

To see them in action visit YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTwljgX6Mfc

My Favourite
Tango Lyric

Una Emocion
(English Translation)

Come and look what I bring in this blend of music and words,
it’s the song that inspired the longing that I felt last night.
It’s the voice of tango modulated in every corner by one who lives under the spell of an emotion...
I want to sing for this tune that is ever so sweet and captivating.
 
Surrounded by the illusion, I listened to it last night, the emotion compounded by things of yesterday,
the house where I was born, the grate and the vine arbour, the old merry go around and the rose bush.
Its accent is the song of sentimental voice,
its rhythm is the beat that lives in my city,
it does not have pretension, 
it does not want to be indecent, it’s name is tango...

Tango and nothing else.

Aerolineas Argentinas International Tango Congress of New Zealand

19th - 22nd October

Presenting highly respected & internationally renowned tango masters direct from Argentina. This long weekend is full on with 4 nights of Milongas (social dancing), 3 days of intensive workshops for all levels, spectacular performances & shows from our International guests.

www.tangoenz.co.nz

Sunday's @ the Crows Nest Hotel

Nuevo Tango Junction

$5 Milonga
7pm - 11pm

Beginners Class
6pm $18pp
FREE Milonga entry

Crows Nest Hotel
1 Willoughby Rd
Crows Nest

Call 0411 458  830

NOCHE DE LOS MILONGUEROS

In the 1940's and 50's during tango's height of popularity, Buenos Aires social life consisted of dancers known as the milongueros and milongueras. These are the self-taught dancers of Buenos Aires whose lifestyle consisted of the night and the tango. They learned to dance by expressing themselves through the music, and from this each and every milonguero developed his own unique style and charisma. The milongueras were the ladies who learned the tango by dancing with the milongueros in the clubs of Buenos Aires. Their ability to improvise allowed them to dance well with any man.

Noche de los Milongueros
Saturday 8th September 2007

A Little Buenos Aires invites you to a special night dedicated to our local Milongueros - the pioneers of the Sydney tango scene! Enjoy dancing to our exclusive collection of music and be treated to performances by our Argentinean Milongueros who will exhibit their own unique talent and style.

The Russian Club, 7 Albert Rd, Strathfield
8pm-12am (Performance 10.30pm)
Entry $18pp coffee & tea & lucky door prize!

To book please call 0411 458 830, e-mail A Little Buenos Aires or visit: http://www.alittlebuenosaires.com.au/

A Little Buenos Aires' guest teacher for September is Luis Gomez. He is one of the pioneers of Sydney's tango scene and a teacher of teachers. Take this opportunity to learn from a maestro who comes from a generation of dancers who lived through the golden age of tango in Buenos Aires.

During these Speciality Tango Workshops, Luis will take you through the old time tango style of Canjenge.

Canjenge Speciality Workshop
Wednesday 19th & 26th September 2007
7:30pm - 9.30pm (class & practica)
Cost: $25pp

Dougherty Community Centre
7 Victor Street, CHATSWOOD

Bookings 0411 458 830 or e-mail A Little Buenos Aires

A Little Buenos Aires Class Timetable September 2007:

For locations, descriptions and full class timetable click here or visit www.alittlebuenosaires.com.au

Private lessons by appointment only. Please call 0411 458 830.