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©Tango Malvern 2009www.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-88356945480698005402014-08-29T17:22:00.000-07:002014-08-29T17:22:10.646-07:00 Summer is still here and the Tango Nomads are coming !It's that time of year when the schools are all going back .. new term, new friends, new beginnings, new shoes? Yes, we've had a bit of a break, ok, only 2 weeks, not like the 8 we used to take for granted in my old school days! Am I sounding nostalgic? The 2 weeks have actually seemed quite a long time, in tango it seems ages, our bodies and minds certainly miss it! It's time though to seek out the dance shoes again, get back to the lessons and thankfully, our creative tango playtime too.<br />
This coming Wednesday September 3rd, 7.30 -10.30pm we welcome some great experienced teachers the "Tango Nomads" to start our new autumn programme - their perspective is genuinely refreshing, practical and hugely informative, + we can all gain something from them to help us enjoy our tango even more! You are encouraged to attend the whole evening if possible (the second class will be accessible for those with 2 months and over experience) and there will be our usual practi-break between the classes, to ensure time for a quick refreshing tea, a dance or if you're lucky, both! <br />
I hope there will be some new faces as well as the lovely familiar ones on Wednesday - we all enjoy sharing our tango with new friends. <br />
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This week we are meeting at the central Malvern location, The Lyttelton Well, Church St., next to the Priory church, look forward to seeing you there!<br />
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Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.com<br />
<a href="http://tangonomads.net/tango-malvern-september-2014/" style="font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;">http://tangonomads.net/tango-malvern-september-2014/</a>www.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-91178684104178993082013-05-11T11:15:00.000-07:002013-05-11T11:15:24.206-07:00tango evolving, yes!Tango In Malvern? yes it's developing and evolving just like tango should ..We have been enjoying a good variety of input from some truly exceptional and inspiring visiting teachers and dancers. This last week we were treated to an informal evening with Leon Eakins a true British born but authentic milonguero. He dances and admires salon or traditional tango more than anything else .. which to a group like ours aiming to produce talented social dancers rather than stage performers, this is useful indeed. We spent the night seemingly just enjoying the music and dancing together, while working on our socially pleasing dance style .. where SMALL is sometimes actually better, you may be pleased to discover! A Pleasure!<br />
Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-69340906282916331252011-11-09T09:10:00.000-08:002011-11-09T10:09:02.545-08:00Twelve minutes of love<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">"<a href="http://www.twelveminutesoflove.com">Twelve minutes of love</a>" a tango story by <a href="http://www.kapka-kassabova.com">Kapka Kassabova</a> -you may have heard this book being reviewed last week on Radio 3 and also <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016k6xj/Excess_Baggage_Transoceanic_Rowing_Tango/">Radio 4 "Excess baggage</a>".When I heard the title, I must admit I wondered what I'd be in for - we all know what tango is about, don't we? From time to time, when we start a new course of classes or just a one-off workshop, we like to ask everyone in the group to say just one word or phrase perhaps, about what tango means to them. "Passion, music, shoes, dressing up, connection, frustration, tension, strictly!., Vincent & Flavia, embrace, hugs, desire, longing, and LOVE" ..have all featured and we survey each other joined in this pleasing awareness we share something special. The book is good, I think surprisingly honest and not as cliched as people may imagine. At the start of my read, I couldn't help but think " she is young and single and so of course, free to be able to pursue a globally stretching tango addiction without constraint (other than money..)" ..A little envy perhaps, bubbled up secretly, but then as Kapka told of her complex and painful relationships that she experienced through tango, I began to see the other side of things. This book can do two things, either fire up your desire to really throw yourself into tango fever wholeheartedly, or even perhaps warn you off it altogether! A choice to be made by all of us who teeter on the brink of tango obsession. Well done Kapka! Great tango truths .. and I still teeter.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48); line-height: 18px; font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.twelveminutesoflove.com">http://www.twelveminutesoflove.com</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.portobellobooks.com/page/3014/Kapka-Kassabova/724">http://www.portobellobooks.com/page/3014/Kapka-Kassabova/724</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48); line-height: 18px; font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.kapka-kassabova.com">http://www.kapka-kassabova.com</a> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#303030;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://tangomalvern.com">Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.com</a></span>www.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-8433335512770736912011-06-05T16:21:00.000-07:002011-06-05T16:31:06.214-07:00inspire and renew me pleaseTime flies by too fast.. too much to do as ever, in other areas of life than tango, but still I am driven to do something special for Tango Malvern. This week we have some very exciting, incredibly special young visitors, to inspire and renew us.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-82323150554627051122011-01-20T14:28:00.000-08:002011-01-20T15:28:09.522-08:00We spoil you, Tango Siempre in Malvern<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2011 has started well for Tango Malvern....last weekend with our first "Tango Soirée" of the year with Loyd Vidal and Sandra Bernard at The Fold, Bransford, was a fabulous evening. Dancers converged from all over and the atmosphere warm in all ways.. Superb dancing from our lovely guest couple inspired us all..</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">There will be more such Soirées! very soon..</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In the meantime though get ready for our rather bigger event our second Valentine's Tea Dance with none other than the UK leading band Tango Siempre.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Because we want to spoil you, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">if truth be known, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> us as well, we have requested </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">the full musical quintet Julian Rowlands bandoneon, Ros Stephen violin, Jonathan Taylor pianist/keyboard , Richard Pryce double bass, and Buenos Aires-born vocalist Guillermo Rozenthuler with his rich, soulful voice ..to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">create the richest and most powerful sound imaginable ..drama, passion, seduction…. Tango Siempre at our Valentine's Tea Dance has it all…</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:14px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times">Venue :</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times">Colwall village Hall,</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times">Mill Lane,</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times">Colwall, Nr Malvern,</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times">Worcestershire</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times">WR13 6EQ</p><div><br /></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times"> . Tango Siempre has it all…</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times">join us, if you dare this Valentine's Sunday Tea Dance .</p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-21839105842016571532011-01-03T16:39:00.000-08:002011-01-03T17:12:29.235-08:00yummy shoes...<div>A new year has arrived - let's hope we greet more enthusiastic tangueros and tangueras into our growing tango community this week!</div><div>Dancing tango has to qualify as one of the best healthy resolutions you can make for yourself-</div><div>it's sociable, good for your posture, your brain, (in lots of ways..even maybe helping prevent dementia according to research) .....tango is incredibly pleasurable via its beautiful music and shared connection with your partner, it can lead to totally new experiences locally and through travel, widening interest in other cultures and languages ...</div><div>amongst a whole host of benefits to name just a few ,and, not forgetting of course,</div><div>there are the most exquisite SHOES ever imaginable ..........see you soon...</div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-56366093703685163052010-10-04T17:44:00.000-07:002010-10-04T17:58:58.440-07:00Hey you, do you want to dance tango?<div>a quarter to two in the morning and reflecting on tango yet again... is there ever a day in my life these days when I don't think about tango in some depth ? </div><div>another weekly class has gone by, positively in general and yet I wonder why we are lacking in women at the moment.. A few weeks ago we had the more usual situation of "we need more men.." now its a few more women we seem to need...</div><div>which brings me swiftly to my point as its getting later by the word .. I believe it really is all to do with the embrace..</div><div>some of our lovely leaders are developing a really comfortable and warm embrace. A good place to be! Others don't seem as yet to believe that it really does offer the secret to divine tango. Homework for this week then, is take note, stand up nice and tall, and embrace your tango partner like a really special adorable friend. </div><div>Sweet dreams cuddly ones!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-82921793870759797882010-09-24T06:27:00.000-07:002010-09-24T07:43:28.426-07:00local or international connection..<div>Busy busy busy..even our "local" tango scene has revved up over the last year or so. Now it's difficult to plan bigger events such as workshops and milongas for fear of clashing with another group nearby (when I say "local" I mean probably within an hour's drive )...</div><div>However.....our last really special tango splurge was a few weeks ago now, with our much awaited for and greatly appreciated Korey Ireland and his partner Adeline Schieferstein, (it took a year of planning to arrange..) and yet its taken me till now to sit down a minute and reflect.</div><div>I accept no one wants to read endless waffle, but still I need to remind ourselves of a few points of the weekend we so much enjoyed and benefitted from here in the wilds of Worcestershire, England, not Buenos Aires that is..!!</div><div>We read a lot of conflicting comments on the web from tango purists, tango "fascists" ..and then those who really want to be in the spotlight literally- on the stage, legs flashing everywhere, epitomised by TV's "Strictly..." </div><div><br /></div><div>Our mission here in gentle Worcestershire is to promote salon tango, or social tango, the non aggressive, elegant, subtle form of tango danced more typically in the milongas of Buenos Aires. From the outside this may not look so dramatic as some styles, but then, the feeling runs deeper, so nerve-tinglingly deep in close embrace but perhaps "just walking" that I know which style I prefer to share with someone else..</div><div>So looking back on that weekend of workshops we shared with Korey and Adeline, it's the memory of that gentle presence that prevails, discreet, moving and intense...</div><div>the focus on the connection, the relationship between each other, and the MUSIC, said it all.</div><div>We were treated on the Saturday night to a live and spontaneous musical set with Korey on his bandoneon, Cliff on guitar, Xenia violin and Peter Okell-Walker also guitar...</div><div>"Brilliant. "...The floor was filled with joyful dancers..a dream indeed.</div><div>We will carry on this mission here in Malvern, to try to develop tango for all people, for enjoyment, spiritually and emotionally, it has to be salon (or social) tango...</div><div>Incidentally, our "local do, although primarily intended for the tango regulars from here and nearby, in fact brought visitors from far and wide including, Huddersfield, Southampton, Wales, Bristol, and New Zealand! Great to make these lovely warm tango connections ...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>looking forward to continuing with this ..more similar workshops and weekends hopefully coming up ....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-49322192859952483622010-08-08T16:13:00.000-07:002010-09-24T06:26:24.754-07:00Summer holiday tangoThe summer is usually a time for slowing the tango classes - but this year we simply couldn't resist carrying on, only missing 1 week so far!<br />The club wanted to carry on and when it came to it, I couldn't bear to stop either.<br />Our "bumper holiday specials" are just that - an extra dose of fun and games..<br />yoga for preparing to tango, technique exercises for tightening up on details, and practice sessions to let go (hopefully,) explore the steps again and enjoy, yes most importantly ENJOY the shared experience that is tango.<br />A young club like ours deserves to be nurtured.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-73217702458084181672010-05-02T15:16:00.000-07:002010-05-02T16:34:38.720-07:00Tango and George Bernard Shaw, Malvern<div>Back home in Malvern, having left behind the frenzy of Buenos Aires, and surrounded now by soft greens of our English countryside, I find a new interesting historic connection. For some inexplicable reason I have always maintained that although Malvern is a small town, tango could still happen , being a place rich in art and culture, music and literature with Edward Elgar and George Bernard Shaw being perhaps two of our most famous associations. </div><div>Now we are getting ready for a new phase in our young tango club's development, as we have found a new venue for milongas. A beautiful Victorian gothic mansion in Great Malvern called "The Grove" has presented itself which lends itself perfectly to intimate tango soirées - it has a magical atmosphere within a private house and gardens, and the concert hall itself has known both Elgar and Shaw perform there. Thrilled to find out this romantic history I couldn't believe my eyes this weekend when at Birmingham attending the International Dance Festival at the Gallo Ciego Tango club, where I picked up some flyers and other tango papers by the door which I later read this morning. In " The 400 club" paper, an article titled "Tango and the man" Tom Keenes writes how George Bernard Shaw, author of 63 plays including Pygmalion (1913) actually did learn to tango in his later life and referred to this as "the only discoverable dance" - he apparently took tango lessons while on holiday for 6 weeks in Madeira and attributes his teacher Max Rinder as being "the only man who ever taught me anything!" </div><div>Maybe, when we dance tango in the dimly lit Grove concert hall perhaps with a fire crackling in the fireplace should the chilly weather so dictate, we'll be thinking of Sir George hoping he smiles on us too. </div><div>Our first milonga and tango workshops in a series of "summer tango soirées" will be next Saturday May 8th at The Grove, Avenue road, Malvern with teachers Loyd Vidal and Sandra Bernard who will also do a performance during the evening. (full details on the website at Tango Malvern.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-66506304415340803092010-04-18T15:44:00.000-07:002010-04-18T15:59:31.288-07:00starving in Buenos Aires<div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">At last I return to my blog while here in Buenos Aires! What a place, it has absorbed me and challenged me ever since my arrival. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Now, the incredible force of nature, via the volcanic eruption in Iceland has resulted in me having to stay longer, well, who I am to argue?</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Some nights in milongas feel surreal, sitting in dance halls that probably haven't changed since the 1940's. Some of the milongueros seem likewise, although mostly these older men are charming and so kind, perhaps glad to take a younger woman around the floor. I''ve been glad of their attention as usually their dancing is steady, straightforward and musical, a gentle way to start an evening perhaps, before encountering the young, strong and more daring style of the newer generations.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Friends from home text me and comment that I must be getting "so good" while I'm here, that would be great, although tango here doesn't seem like that, it humbles you, as it really seems to be in their bones. I have worked on my technique mostly and difficult those classes have been. I would like to return home an improved follower, as to share the tango at its best is my real desire.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Now, for the first time since I arrived here, its pouring with rain, and there is quite a storm rumbling overhead.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Hopefully, I will be able to get out tonight to a milonga though...I feel starved if I miss a night's tango!</p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-80872988042549444412010-02-23T15:04:00.000-08:002010-02-23T15:47:02.274-08:00passionate day with Tango Siempre<div>Over a week since our anniversary big do and Valentine's Day Tea Dance with the totally amazing Tango Siempre! There was a tremendous amount of work in the preparation for the event especially the catering arrangements which turned out to be just us! Cakes of all sizes from tiny cup cakes to big layered sponges were turned out furiously and even the scones were made at home in the Aga in the morning, to make sure they were at their very freshest best for the afternoon tea with cream and raspberry jam.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately we had opted for a later performance slot from Tango Siempre, with Dj Andreas Wichter taking the helm from opening time of 3pm until we stopped for tea around 5'ish, with the big band striking up in brilliant form afterwards. </div><div>Wow, were they worth it? The energy from their intense playing entranced virtually everyone to come on to the dance floor to tango. Even some people who had never danced tango before in their lives chanced themselves to the swirling tide of tangueros . Magnificent seems a too simple word to describe their music. All I know is I danced to virtually every song they played and it was like a perfect dream, over too soon.. </div><div><br /></div><div>Come back to Malvern soon Tango Siempre! We don't even need the excuse of Valentine's Day, just come back and play .. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-78483180244751591602010-01-21T14:07:00.000-08:002010-01-22T02:21:03.792-08:00Valentine's Day Argentine Tango<div><div><b>Valentine's Day</b>: some people literally love this occasion, others squirm at the thought of all that sugary sweet commercialised trivia, but what about tango on Valentine's Day? Surely this is the stuff for the genuine hot blooded lover... there is no more passionate dance in the world than Argentine tango. Think about it.. the numerous films where the tango is featured as the ultimate, dangerous, most irresistible of all pairings..(Easy Virtue, Take the lead, Shall we dance, Death on the Nile, Last tango in Paris, to name but a few) this is why we dance tango for the frisson three minutes may give us. And the music!! Piazzolla, Pugliese, Di Sarli..</div><div><br /></div><div>So, combine the world's most amorous dance with the sensuous live music of </div><div>"<b>Tango Siempre</b>" on Sunday afternoon in a quiet hall in the Malvern Hills, and you have the pure magical ingredients just right for discerning Valentines. Not to mention of course, a lovely old fashioned tea of home-made cakes and delicate sandwiches from our country kitchens.</div><div><br /></div><div>Book a ticket just for you, or bring a special guest, but whatever you do, we hope you'll have a wonderful time.</div><div><br /></div><div>But make sure you book a ticket as soon as possible as <b>Tango Siempre</b> has always been a big draw, and this especially being the full quintet including their superb singer </div><div><b>Guillermo</b><b> Rozenthuler from Buenos Aries</b> - it's an exciting coup for Malvern for this special day, and with tickets at £22.50 this is incredible value for undoubtedly the leading tango company in the UK plus a glorious tea of home-made cakes and scones (gluten-free options also available)</div><div><br /></div><div>Here at Tango Malvern, we want you to enjoy yourselves. Come dance with us.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>www.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-79349393927204771722010-01-17T04:15:00.000-08:002010-01-17T05:53:54.032-08:00macho tangueros in malvern!<div>What a difference a week makes, sunshine has arrived and the deep snow of the last days and weeks seems almost a dream. Maybe the dynamics of our tango class tomorrow will also be different from last Monday's, when I thought for a moment that I'd advertised a class "especially for leaders" as I noticed only men filter past me on the door. </div><div>Fortunately, some "followers" did arrive eventually, the hard core devotees of our club, thank you girls! Of course, for us women who have had to share men over the last few years, quite often at a ratio 0f 3:1, (fortunately hardly ever in Malvern!) this sort of evening comes as welcome treat!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our guest teachers Loyd Vidal and Sandra Bernard <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; ">however, handled the situation admirably, with quite wicked humour, and, the men seemed to enjoy the class theme of learning to follow as well as lead. There were some chuckles about dancing close embrace or not, and consoling remarks of men having originally learnt to tango in Argentina with other men, so ultimately the class was a great success. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; ">When analysing the evening the next day, I worried that I may have frighted some of the girls away(?!) but dear friend Mhari pointed out to me that it was probably all due to the snow, the "treacherous roads"(once again!) as in the main women don't like driving around in such conditions, where as men regard it as having fun! </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; ">Well, what a relief, and <b>thank you boys </b>!! Now I feel even more proud of our truly macho tangueros we are blessed with here in little old Malvern. And girls, perhaps you should remember to appreciate them a tiny bit more, after all they make a big effort to learn this beautiful dance, in all weathers and with such good humour as well! It really does take two to tango.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>PS., and to our <b>brave girls</b> who risked the roads to make the class, well done and thank you as well, you really do have what it takes to be a great tanguera: <b>attitude</b>!</div><div><br /></div><div>PPS., dear Macho Tangueros and fiesty Tangueras, don't forget it's <b>Valentine's Day i</b>n 4 weeks time from today, and we have the most wonderful treat planned for you all - Sunday February 14th at Colwall Village Hall, the most extravagant event we have so far organized: Valentine's Tea Dance with luscious irresistible cream tea, and fabulous live music by the internationally acclaimed <b>Tango Siempre</b>! Love and tango. You want it, we do it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53NueWxic4_YiLFh9mew6ST7Bns0nQxfleI-naRuskQbLGhWuSQJKydPV2qqwMnn1o0ehnoPkbnbK2J9WGmtd-xMA_DjWHPrP0fcCwLUso2HeKKzmPK5ZDs1OYgwTulTBb7UG8Mz77XI/s400/snow-tree-sunshine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427692846719827234" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-26477436652659798002010-01-10T09:48:00.000-08:002010-01-10T10:34:55.493-08:00snow and new year resolutionsThis snowy weather has been challenging for us country folk, roads have been "treacherous" according to the Daily Telegraph and many events and classes have had to be canceled or postponed. I am really looking forward to our regular Monday night class though tomorrow night, with guest tango teachers (albeit no further extreme weather!) Loyd Vidal and Sandra Bernard of Gallo Ciego tango club, b'ham. They should soon get us back on the straight and narrow. I hope everyone else will feel the same. The Christmas and New Year break has gone on longer than ever, exacerbated by the snow, and my clothes are feeling a little on the tight side too. However, we almost don't need to make resolutions (in the traditional self-righteous sense) if we are committed tangueros and tangueras, as leading a life devoted to tango really can keep us healthy both physically and emotionally. I should feel relaxed about my little bit of extra padding my body has added over the festive period and all the comforting family cooking, for a week or so of serious dancing will soon do its job hopefully. Tango is the way forward, as it was last year .. more lessons, more workshops, more musical awareness, but most importantly more sensitivity from both leaders and followers. My resolution is to simply continue spreading this wonderful secret to good physical and emotional health, tango more, but with true conviction and utter commitment to the person dancing opposite!<br /><br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-2206756360736615242009-12-06T11:25:00.000-08:002009-12-06T17:05:33.105-08:00sorry for the clicheWhat a time we've been having, and while I keep thinking about the blog, somehow the subject keeps changing. Of course it's that time of year, with so many events going on in tango as well as the "other life". Last night we went to the Cheltenham Christmas milonga and how different that was to say, just a few months ago. We arrived late, (in typical style) after sorting out some unavoidable "extramural activities" and I scanned the hall to see who was there. At first I thought a few people who I'd hoped to see weren't there, but no! I was wrong, for soon I noticed one of our lovely blossoming tangueras dancing with the stylishly cool Georgios . It is amazing what tango brings out in people, perhaps first of all in the shoes, then the clothes, and maybe then the hair...Life is for living, and dancing tango certainly allows us this affirmation.<br />I feel tempted to address any possible readers as "darlings" because as cliched as that may seem, and also at the risk of sounding sentimental, it's how I now honestly feel when I see those lovely familiar faces across the room. We share a joy for this beautiful dance, the music, the freedom it allows us to express ourselves, the warmth of the shared embrace and that glorious connection we feel when dancing together and with our fellow dancers...<br />it's tango ... thank you for hosting a great night Janet and all at Tango Cheltenham.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-87873342298452001702009-11-18T14:32:00.000-08:002009-12-06T17:01:48.897-08:00after the ball....This should have been posted after the Salon tango event on 14th November... somehow it was put aside....<br /><br />After the ball is over, we can reflect on the weekend that has now passed by. Life has returned to normal, we had our regular monday class although as our guest teachers had flu we actually ended up doing a practica instead- which in some ways was no bad thing.<br />The salon workshops with Andreas Wichter on saturday were undoubtedly excellent making us aware of our posture, think about the embrace, and components of tango movements including 4 variations on the cross. For us mere mortals trying to lead these it was quite challenging , but he did emphasise the need to practice, and "do our homework"<br />I wonder how may people do go home and actually practice?<br /><br />Sometimes.<div><br />But back to the glamour we shared during the "Salon" on the Saturday night. We had invited dancers to dress the part in 30's and 40's attire, to enjoy the golden age music..We didn't expect Fred and Ginger to arrive though, or the wartime RAF officer, a lady in a mink stole over 1930's black lace dress, another in a 1940's print dress with blue snood covering her hair, nor a young glamorous couple in evening dress and tuxedo, straight from Hollywood perhaps. I do hope those pictures come out, it was such a beautiful scene at the Feathers Hotel. Candles flickered on the walls and chandeliers gently twinkled. The floor was smooth and immaculate. Darkness outside the windows cockooned the select party in the ball room. Some couples sipped champagne, the perfect accompaniment to the delicate canapes. An evening to remember fondly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.com</div>www.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-45212169073730620842009-11-08T04:57:00.000-08:002009-11-08T05:47:05.561-08:00sublime, ultimate, perfect: can we have it?<div>Sometimes I wonder why on earth do I try to organize tango events? I have this idea, I imagine the perfect tango in almost surreal surroundings. But what is a perfect tango? I remember last winter hearing one of the girls discuss after the Hereford Ball as "not having had the sublime tango" which seems to sum up an approximation of what we all may be hoping for. The event we're organizing next weekend at the glorious location of the Feathers Hotel, Ledbury, HR8 1DS, a famous Elizabethan coaching inn, is one of my little "projects." Here is a chance to immerse yourself in some undisputed luxury, you can even take refuge in the spa, maybe swim a gentle length or two of the pool, after some very civilized salon tango workshops, before the evening's event. The Salon de Tango at 8pm will be an exclusive affair with exquisite canapes hand made by the Feathers Chefs, including such delicacies as <i>lime & ginger marinated tiger prawns,</i> or <i>quails egg spinach & saffron mayonnaise croustade..</i>.But also take the time to dress for your fantasy in romantic and stylish 30's and 40's attire and truly escape to a bygone era of the golden age of Argentine tango. We opted to keep to the theme of this era totally and engaged Andreas Wichter to take charge of the music, so we can be sure of authentic beautiful tango music. So there we are, we've set the scene we hope and now all we need are the dancers with the right frame of mind to create the sublime, ultimate or perfect tango. I have the dress waiting and the champagne is always on ice. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-87093897689397308172009-10-28T18:39:00.000-07:002009-11-01T06:07:42.240-08:00another Tango Malvern exciting event just around the corner!How full and interesting a tango life we've been living these last few weeks. We had a wonderful time at the Tango Feast down in Devon with friends old and new and all led by Tara and Fernando, Jenny Francis and Ricardo Oria. Some beautiful dances too.<br /><br />Now we are madly organizing our next Tango Malvern event on November 14th, at the spectacular Feathers hotel in nearby Ledbury. We have been promoting salon style tango within our group, and have greatly enjoyed recent Monday night classes at Malvern with Loyd And Sandra from Birmingham.<br /><br />We are now looking forward to our first visit from Andreas Wichter and preparing for some wonderful in depth workshops doing just salon tango, beautifully.... so this time its 2 special workshops in the afternoon of November 14th, and then in the evening a destined to be glittering "Salon de Tango." all in the rather glorious Feathers hotel. We aim to have a truly fabulous time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjY3HgKEVgc-Wt3Dt1neS-StgoaegsD8VpO938nMYuTGNtMj5gvRj1X-jGAZLQ1C6TerP3LGnMXDkR9LtWdEZaEadwNEtYOYZbcAmLNnRz4nukYFw1dTr2Em7ZpNuhmlH_3cu3l05s6U/s1600-h/tango-flyer-jpg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjY3HgKEVgc-Wt3Dt1neS-StgoaegsD8VpO938nMYuTGNtMj5gvRj1X-jGAZLQ1C6TerP3LGnMXDkR9LtWdEZaEadwNEtYOYZbcAmLNnRz4nukYFw1dTr2Em7ZpNuhmlH_3cu3l05s6U/s400/tango-flyer-jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399136526027241762" border="0" /></a><br />Tango Malvern web site is <a href="http://www.tangomalvern.com/">http://www.tangomalvern.com</a>www.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-87731761973812751652009-09-20T09:38:00.000-07:002009-09-20T10:36:54.250-07:00Milongas in London, Edinbugh and Belfast, oh! and also Cambridge and MAVERN!!I am always "boring the pants of people" apparently by constantly claiming that tango is much more than a dance, it is obviously good for you physically, but far more interesting really is how good it is for you emotionally. Dancing in close embrace with a partner satisfies a basic human need to connect with others and combined with the powerfully romantic music to fuel and inspire us, it can be a life changing experience, for many of us, fortunately, for the better.<br />Now, funnily enough, I was actually at the Southampton Boat show with my partner doing something "non-tango" for a change (well, I do this sometimes!) when I was informed very kindly by my sister that there 'd been an interesting article in<a href="http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6837033.ece"> The Times,(TheTimes2 arts/style/life) entitled "Easy steps to save your marriage</a> " and how not only did the article make references to various scientific research about the diverse health benefits of learning tango, including it could save your marriage and consequently also thousands of pounds of legal fees.......<br />but also that finding somewhere to tango or go to a milonga now is easier in recent times as these events now happen regularly "<span style="font-weight:bold;">in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, as well as provincial towns including Cambridge and MAVERN."</span><br />So there you are, you know where to come, and its true, we held 2 lovely milongas back to back recently at Colwall Village Hall near Malvern, and one very special milonga at "The Fold" also near Malvern, which even had the added attractions of a tapas bar...<br />And we fully agree, tango is excellent for your health, see you soon fellow tangueros and tangueras!!!<br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is <a href="http://www.tangomalvern.com">http://www.tangomalvern.com</a>www.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-26454931413391779202009-09-16T15:02:00.000-07:002009-09-16T16:19:54.575-07:00Thank you for your company!<div>YES! We had a great time at the Tango Fiesta!! Two real action packed days for some of us(!!)....starting with some excellent body and mind preparation work with Tessa the Iyengar yoga teacher...</div><div>Ok this seemed a bit crazy at first, but it certainly helped...</div><div>What were the highlights of this weekend ? Well, the workshops on Friday with Isolde were lovely, true technique based ... and there was a genuinely peaceful atmosphere amongst the dancers..while on Friday night we really let our hair down at the "milonga relajado" ...I was the Dj for the evening, but undoubtedly benefitted from the company of the celebrated "wheelbarrow sound system" ..(On the Bank Holiday Monday after the fiesta weekend the famous green wheelbarrow was one of the highlights at the Ledbury carnival, but the dancing on the streets there was not only tango.....)</div><div>Saturday was a day of great conviviality amongst the tangueros, workshops were full with Eduardo Bozzo and Isolde Kanikani leading some excellent themes, a "fun milonga" and lastly the very popular "volcadas/colgaldas...."</div><div>At the Fiesta milonga on saturday night Dj Alchemist took charge of all the music,( a relief for me!) and we were also treated to a wonderful impromptu tango display by our two stunning and charismatic dancers...Eduardo and Isolde...</div><div>Really, it was a perfect evening, very relaxed, lots of dancers on the floor all night, and our crowd boasted visitors from Coventry, Birmingham, Shrewsbury,Rugby, Hereford, Ross, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Southampton, let alone Malvern and Colwall itself..</div><div>Mhari excelled herself with her cakes ...Thank you they were wickedly delicious, we will be ordering for the next time! And maybe some of your fans will be back too...</div><div>Colwall village hall, Tango Malvern will return soon!!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-33948011872078486452009-08-20T04:43:00.000-07:002009-08-20T04:44:52.203-07:00Tango Fiesta // ReminderTango Malvern - Tango Fiesta<br /><br />EARLY BIRD BOOKINGS AVAILABLE UNTIL 20th August<br /><br />Friday August 28th programme:<br />▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀<br /><br />★ 9.00am-10.30am Iyengar yoga // £7 (both days £12)<br /><br />★ 11.00am-12.30pm " essential elements of Argentine tango, re-visited "(part 1) with Isolde Kanikani<br /> £10 or + part 2 saturday both workshops // £18<br /><br />★ 12.30-2.30pm Lunchtime practica (free if taking workshops or £2 drop-in)<br /><br />★ 2.30-4.00pm "follower's techniques" with Isolde Kanikani sharing some special secrets // £9<br /><br />★ 4.30-6.00pm "the leader's role" with Isolde Kanikani // £9<br /><br /><br />★★★<br />7-11.30pm "Milonga Relajado" with the celebrated "wheelbarrow sound<br />system " Fun relaxed night, bring a plate of something to share with friends, licensed bar, dress any style..<br />£7<br />★★★<br /><br /><br />Saturday August 29th:<br />▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀<br /><br />★ 9.00-10.30am Iyengar yoga // £7 (both day £12)<br /><br />★ 11.00am-12.30pm " essential elements of Argentine tango, re-visited"(part<br />2) with Isolde Kanikani £10 or + part 1 Friday both workshops // £18<br /><br />★ 12.30-2.30pm Lunchtime practica // (free if taking workshops or £2<br />drop-in)<br /><br />★ 2.30-4.00pm "playful milonga" workshop with Eduardo Bozzo and Isolde<br />Kanikani (for improver and intermediate levels) // £10<br /><br />★4.30-6.00pm "more adventures with volcaditas, colgadas and volcadas"<br />(improver/intermediate levels) with Eduardo Bozzo and Isolde Kanikani // £10<br /><br /><br />★★★<br />8.00pm -1.00am Fiesta milonga with "Dj Alchemist"<br />dress to excite in fiesta colours!! Licensed bar open until midnight.<br />Featuring performance by our guests Isolde Kanikani and Eduardo Bozzo.<br />£10<br />★★★<br /><br /><br />Still time to take advantage of early booking discounts if booked before<br />August 20th!<br /><br />some of the most popular choices:<br /><br />★ "Pick and mix pass"-any 4 workshops + 2 Milongas/ + Practicas £37<br /><br />★ "Mini pass" any 2 workshops + 2 Milongas/+ Practicas £30<br /><br />★ "Beginner's package"- " essential elements of Argentine tango,<br />re-visited"parts 1/2 + leader's or follower's workshop + 2 Lunchtime<br />practicas £23<br /><br />Please book on-line: <a href="http://www.tangomalvern.com">www.tangomalvern.com</a><br /><br />or<br /><br />book by telephone tel: 07767 200072www.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-10171600163431506672009-08-17T16:34:00.000-07:002009-08-17T16:53:06.844-07:00let them eat cake....A few weeks to plan "the new term" and getting things organized for Malvern's first ever tango festival? The idea seemed almost too sensible, but fortunate in retrospect, as it has turned out there really is a tremendous amount to do!<br />But, we have danced in Bristol with Eduardo, and another time at Tango West's new venue under the exacting eye of Andreas Wichter...a beautiful vals workshop.....then later up in Birmingham to Lloyd and Sandra's tango club...a great milonga class as it happened...<br />How good it is to go to some really good classes as a tango pupil ...and we look forward to some of their future visits to "Tango Malvern"....in the autumn!!<br /><br />In the meantime, The "Tango Fiesta" takes shape...workshops all planned, Iyengar yoga scheduled first thing...lots of dancing from morning till the early hours! and for those looking for alternative entertainment,(?) just up the hill at "The Chase Inn" I have just discovered there will be a 3 day beer festival...perhaps the ideal sortie for the men when their partners are involved in "the specifically for followers workshop" (!) and perhaps then vice-versa!! everything in moderation though!<br /><br />Perhaps slightly less risky, just round the corner from our Fiesta venue (Colwall Village hall) there is a sweet little cafe called the " Bonne bouche" my friend Mhari told me about it, consequently we obviously had to sample their wares of course..so you know where you'll find us when the call for tea and cake is overpowering!! Isn't tango wonderful, it teaches you so much.. to connect with yourself and others and live life to the full.... that coconut cake was very good indeed....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-41957129174439429472009-07-26T10:14:00.000-07:002009-07-26T11:20:27.061-07:00tango our passion..So much has been going on I haven't been able to sit down and blog for weeks! I can't stop thinking about tango yet sometimes the actual writing down all the points that filter through my head can seem like a monumental task..there is just so much to say- as tango has to be the subject I talk most about, conversations at parties always seem to come round to tango, even studying the enneagram with a local group (The Enneagram-understanding the 9 personality types ) inevitably appears to subdivide people into tango types or non-tango types! A fascinating debate, perhaps do a workshop sometime on that too..? <br />Where to start though? Tango Malvern the young tango club in Worcestershire, carries on quietly growing and developing...we near the end of our what would we call it, term perhaps? We need a few weeks to regenerate and refresh ourselves and while a lot of our tangueros are away on their family holidays, doing their gardens, attending Harley Davidson rallies, dressage events, weddings, or whatever....we will be busy refining all our plans and details for our first ever Tango Fiesta in Great Malvern, scheduled for the weekend of August Bank holiday. <br />But what a wonderful few weeks we've been having here in the heart of the England, or the "New Three Counties Tango society?" perhaps? Another point to discuss?<br />Last weekend we hosted an impromptu tango event with Aisha and Victor, the charmingly passionate couple from Buenos Aires, at a wonderful venue nearby to Malvern, an "ecoCafe"in a beautiful converted barn, complete with tapas and a bar. The atmosphere was similar to a private party. The numbers seemed about right, almost perfect balance, and even my first shot at "Tango dj" got the thumbs-up, which I was extremely grateful for, thank you! We were delighted to the positive response about Asha and Victor's teaching during the workshops we arranged, they were clear and direct, while reminding both men and women of their vital roles to ensure the essence of tango is not forgotten. We had some laughs which illuminated the serious looks of concentration, "Ladies! choose your favourite chest! and " Men! choose your favourite cleavage!" summed it all up...only someone with such a charming accent as Aisha could say such a thing perhaps, yet really it is so appropriate, so refreshingly non-PC, alarmingly sexist perhaps, so perfectly Tango! We love tango. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598722819842383912.post-74199709690032272642009-06-19T16:43:00.000-07:002009-06-19T17:21:03.445-07:00Take a chance with tango...Is anyone sure about anything at the moment. when there is so much uncertainty in the world? Yet it appears there are a lot of tango festivals going on across Europe. Maybe last year I would have gone along too, so alluring the idea of dancing tango in foreign climes, yet I feel curtailed now by the exchange rates and rising unemployment all around, that even in the pursuit of true art, I feel uneasy about it. Of course it all depends on your personal situation, and if you are able to go then do so, and enjoy. Definitely! Yet tango has survived great depressions before, surely because in many ways you don't have to spend a lot of money doing it and it's in difficult times that we really need it. The average class cost is really amazing value, around here it is anything from £4 for a one hour class to perhaps £6 -£8 for a whole evening including a practica session. Therapeutic in so many ways, learning tango is a whole lot better than many other more expensive activities, while you lose yourself in the music, move in perfect harmony while in the embrace of another warm kindred spirit, exchange a few words perhaps, there is undoubtedly a power in the dance. To not dance tango now is unthinkable, and would actually be of no benefit at all, as stress levels would rise, while we'd miss so much about the whole tango scene. What would we do with our special tango gear, the CD collection? The flirty little dresses you'd never wear to anywhere other than a milonga? The connection we all strive for in tango is what makes it so compelling to do, and what changes our life for the better really. Dilemmas occur when trying to organize tango events. We need to cover our costs obviously but feel its essential to keep the costs down as much as possible to encourage people to keep dancing regularly. In two weeks time we will welcome a couple on tour from Buenos Aires to lead our regular Monday night class in Malvern. Aisha and Victor will be in London before travelling up to our quaint old Spa town of Great Malvern. A truly glamourous couple yet when they appear we will charge the same £6 for the evening as we do on all the other Mondays..it seems the right thing to do. And to enable us to really get to grips with tango, we are now in the process of arranging the first "Tango fiesta" in the Malvern hills...August Bank holiday weekend, and of course we'll work on keeping the costs down, but not our standards or style! It could be a marvelous escape from the big wide world, Cocoon yourself in tango...or maybe we should stop defending the dance but simply remember "its better to have loved and lost rather than to have never loved at all..." <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tango Malvern web site is http://www.tangomalvern.comwww.tangomalvern.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115191680879724180noreply@blogger.com0