Bay Area Argentine Tango Association

Hi folks, We made it, it's 2008. I hope you all had a great New Years Eve where ever you were. Those of us who braved the traffic and parking nightmare downtown and made it to "Tango by the River" certainly did. Thank you Donna! As many of you know our friend and tango bon vivant Roberto Riobo is moving back to Argentina for family reasons. He will be in Sacramento for a farewell series of workshops at TBTR on January 12th and 13th. The next weekend he will be in Modesto for workshops and a milonga at Jacob's there. This will be our last chance to see him and work with him for a while. There are a lot of changes to the calendar section so check below for your favorite activity before you drive. As usual I will have missed something so send an announcement that I can forward if you got left out. And now for tango this month: http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/sacramentotango subscribe or archives. http://www.sactango.com/ David Graybill http://www.SacramentoTango.org Sacramento Tango -under construction- http://www.tejastango.com/terminology.html Tango Terminology http://www.rivertango.com Tango by the River http://www.tangoweek.com/ Nora's Tango Week http://www.batango.com/ Bay Area Tango http://modestotango.googlepages.com/ Modesto Tango http://home.earthlink.net/~fresnotango Fresno Tango http://tangosoul.com/ Phil Stanwood http://romantango.com Roman Zapata http://www.infusionstravel.com Tango Trips by Patricia http://www.barriotango.com/ Roberto Riobo www.tangoalternativa.com Michelle Loughlin MONDAY: Luis "El Suave" Cacérès teaches beginning Tango Argentino from 6:30 to 7:15 pm, Intermediates 7:15pm to 9:00pm, at the Waldorf School, 3750 Bannister Road, Fair Oaks. Contact Luis at luiselsuave@comcast.net or 916-807-4210 for more info. Social dancing in Modesto at Jacob's, 2501 McHenry, between Bowen & Leveland. Dinner at 7:00, dancing at 8:00 pm. Contact Mary at fred.herman@sbcglobal.net for info or check out http://modestotango.googlepages.com/ for directions. Monday Night Práctica with Chris Peake from 7.30pm to 10.30pm, at Firehouse #5 Studio, 2014B 9TH Street (corner of 9th & T). Contact Chris Peake c_chris_ski@yahoo.com or 916-705-2157 for info. www.tangoalternativa.com TUESDAY: Classes at "Tango by the River" 128 J Street in Old Sacramento. Level I at 6:30, Level II at 7:30, and Level III at 8:30 pm. Contact Donna at 916-443-7008 or donna@rivertango.com for more info. http://www.rivertango.com WEDNESDAY: Luis "El Suave" Cacérès teaches beginning Tango Argentino from 6:30pm to 7:00pm, Práctica 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Waldorf School, 3750 Bannister Road, Fair Oaks. Contact Luis at luiselsuave@comcast.net or 916-807-4210 for more info. Michelle Loughlin teaches a Wednesday Night Beginners Tango Class at Ultimate DanceSport, 9181C Kiefer Boulevard (Rosemont) from 6:30 - 7:20 pm. For info: tangomichey@yahoo.com or 916-799-1952. "La Práctica" for all levels with Mike & Alisa at Step One, 1920 T Street (at the RR tracks:), from 8:30 to 10:15 p.m. Contact Alisa and Mike Bohan alisaandmike@yahoo.com, for info. This práctica is for ALL levels and beginners are always welcome. THURSDAY: Ed Loomis & Rebeca Basave teach "Tango: Outside the Box" at TBTR in Old Sac from 7:00 to 8:30, Level 2 followed by a práctica from 8:30 to 10:00 pm. Contact Donna at 916-443-7008 or donna@rivertango.com for more info. http://www.rivertango.com "Milonga" continuing in December! Michelle Loughlin & Chris Peake teach at Firehouse #5 2014 B 9th Street (9th & T) Tango Explorations! 7:00 pm - Beginning your Journey (Casting Off!) Tango FUNdamentals, 8:00 pm - Continuing the Journey (Setting Sail!), 9:00 pm - Time to Explore (Taking the Helm!) Open "Práctica". For info: tangomichey@yahoo.com or 916-799-1952. www.tangoalternativa.com Antonio & Laura Gomez teach in Grass Valley at the Sierra Dance Institute, 314 West Main Street, 7:30 to 8:45 Class; 8:45 to 9:15 Practice. Open to all levels!! Contact tgomez@sbcglobal.net for more info. The "Mariposa Tango Club" meets at the Verdi Club in San Francisco every Thursday evening with host Victor Menese. Contact cachafaz2@aol.com for info. This dance is always a favorite destination for Sacramento tangueros y tangueras. Say "hi" to that old rascal Victor for me. FRIDAY: Luis "El Suave" Cacérès teaches beginning Tango Argentino from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at The Roseville Dance Ballroom, 3992 Foothills Blvd. Suite 175, Roseville. Contact Luis at luiselsuave@comcast.net or 916-807-4210 for more info. Rebeca Basave & Ed Loomis teach at the UC Davis Experimental College, South Silo, "Beginning Argentine Tango" at 8:00 pm, and "Continuing Tango" at 9:00 pm. Contact Rebeca, Rebec1717@aol.com for info or the EC web site, www.experimentalcollege.org or 530-752-2568, to enroll. Next Session: January 18th to February 22nd 2008. SATURDAY: Classes at TBTR: level I from 11:00 am, level II from 12:00 pm, and level III from 1:00 pm, at "Tango by the River" 128 J Street in Old Sacramento. Contact Donna at 916-443-7008 or donna@rivertango.com for more info. http://www.rivertango.com Modesto Tango: Classes at Modesto Fitness & Racquet Club at 200 Norwegian Ave: Intermediate at 11:00 am and beginning at 12:30 pm. Contact Mary at mary.menz@sbcglobal.net for info or for directions check out http://modestotango.googlepages.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MILONGAS on SATURDAY: Every first Saturday: "La Milonga AlterNATIVA" at Firehouse #5 Studio, 2014B 9TH Street (corner of 9th & T), 8:00 pm - Lesson 9:00 pm to Midnight, Milonga! For info: tangomichey@yahoo.com or 916-799-1952. www.tangoalternativa.com Next: January 5th, 2008 Every second and fourth Saturday: "Tango by the River" 128 J Street in Old Sacramento lesson at 8:00 pm and then dancing 'till midnight. Contact Donna at donna@rivertango.com or 916-443-7008 for more information. Next: January 12th (Roberto Riobo) and January 26th (Parlor Tango) 2008. Every third Saturday: Firehouse #5 Milonga, Firehouse #5 Studio, 2014B 9TH Street (corner of 9th & T), 9:00 pm. Contact Chris Peake c_chris_ski@yahoo.com or 916-705-2157 for info. www.tangoalternativa.com Next: January 19th 2008. Milonga at Jacob's in Modesto with Roberto Riobo. Contact Mary at mary.menz@sbcglobal.net for info or for directions check out http://modestotango.googlepages.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAY: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MILONGAS on SUNDAY: Every first, third, and fifth Sunday: "Milonga Mirabelle" 7318 Winding Way (just west of San Juan), Fair Oaks, Calif. 95628, from 6:00 to 9:30 pm. $5 cover. Next: January 6th & 20th, 2008. Every second Sunday: Dancing at Giovanni's Pizzeria from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Natomas Town Center (same shopping center as It's a Grind) 2701 Del Paso Rd #100. Next: January 13th, 2008. Every fourth Sunday: Dancing at "It's a Grind" coffee house, 2741 Del Paso Road in Natomas Town Center (Del Paso Rd exit from I-5) from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Next: January 27th, 2008. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMING UP IN 2008 JANUARY 2008: Roberto Riobo teaches at TBTR Sunday, January 13, 2008 11:00 am-12:30 pm - Musicality and Direction for appropriate Social Dancing 1:30 pm-3:00 pm - Displacements in back ochos, forward ochos and turns 3:30 pm-5:00 pm - Techniques of communication for lead and follow Tango Workshops with Felipe Martinez & Rosa Corisco at Firehouse #5 Friday, January 18, 2008 6:30 - 8:00 pm Acceleration & Elastic Movement 8:15 - 9:45 pm Musicality, Rhythm & Phrasing Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:30 - 4:00 pm Embrace Technique 4:15 - 5:45 pm Dancing in Compact Spaces MARCH 2008: Hugo Patyn teaches workshops at TBTR. Saturday, March 22: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. -- Interpreting the Rhythm Using More Than Your Feet (All Levels) 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. -- Milonga: Quality and Rhythm Without Losing Elegance (Intermediate & Up) Sunday, March 23: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. -- How to Make Your Dancing Smooth and Your Leading or Following Effective (All Levels) 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. -- Beautiful Turns in Vals Rhythm: How to Turn Without Using Your Partner (Intermediate & Up) 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. -- Rhythm, accent and syncopation in close-embrace tango (Intermediate/Advanced) Monday, March 24: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. -- Teaching leaders to use their torso, legs, and weight changes to let the woman know exactly what the leader wants, so that the woman doesn't have to guess. Teaching the woman to understand and be sensitive to these changes. How to express through the music. (Advanced) : MAY 2008: Oscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas teach at TBTR on May 10 & 11, 2008 Carlos & Maria Rivarola return to Sacramento in May of 2008. Details to follow. JUNE 2008: Oscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas teach at TBTR on June 14 & 15, 2008. JULY 2008: Oscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas teach at TBTR on July 26 & 27, 2008. AUGUST 2008: Oscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas teach at TBTR on August 23 & 24, 2008 That's all for now. Ciao....... Ed Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BATANGO/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BATANGO/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:BATANGO-digest@yahoogroups.com mailto:BATANGO-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BATANGO-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/