4754  New Milonga in Buenos Aires

Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:11:50 EST
From: MACFroggy@aol.com
Subject: [Tango-L] New Milonga in Buenos Aires
To: tango-l@mit.edu

Saludos!

There's a new milonga in the center of town on Friday nights, and it looks
like it's here to stay.
There's been no good alternative to Gricel for many years (except for Canning
in Palermo), and this one fills a need. Beginning in the afternoon and going
until 2 a.m. in the beautiful salon of the
Centro Regi?n Leonesa, Humberto 1? 1462 1? piso
(same salon as Nino Bien and Los Consegrados)
Organized by Luis, who runs a successful milonga on Wednesdays at Maipu 444.

Ruben and I went last Friday with one of our American students, who loved it.
It was only the third week of the new milonga, but there were more good
dancers in one room than I've seen in ages.
The atmosphere is not clubby or snobby, and everyone seemed to be having fun.

Now there's no need to wait until midnight to go out dancing on a Friday!

Cherie

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Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:18:03 EDT
From: MACFroggy@aol.com
Subject: [Tango-L] new milonga in Buenos Aires
To: tango-l@mit.edu

Tonight we went to the inauguration of the new Tuesday milonga of Hector y
Norma (Cachirilo)
in Boedo--in fact, it's half a block from my apartment.

It's in the Salon de Fiesta Mallorca at the corner of Boedo and Carlos Calvo
3595.

All Buenos Aires was there to check it out, the first milonga in Boedo, el
Barrio de Tango, in many years. Of course, being the inauguration, it was also
free.

There are many problems to work out, such as where to seat people for the
cabeceo. Tonight it was impossible, as the tables were large round ones for 8-10
people, men and women mixed. And people were crowded in front of the door,
waiting for a seat.
The floor is marble, hard but smooth for dancing. The salon is elegant in
black and silver. Terrific air conditioning.

There were over 250 attendees, and it was great to see young and old there.

We wish Hector y Norma lots of luck, and certainly I will attend often if for
nothing more than proximity. Up to now, there has been no good Tuesday
milonga here. Time will tell.

Cherie (y Ruben)

(54) 11 4932-5027
https://tangocherie.blogspot.com/



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Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:52:25 -0400
From: Keith <keith@tangohk.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] new milonga in Buenos Aires
To: tango-l@mit.edu

Marble dance floors are really tough on the feet, knees, hips and back. I'm
surprised a new place doesn't have a proper wooden dance floor. Are they
targetting serious dancers?

God, I love my cushioned, floating floor of solid European Oak. Hmmmmmmmm.

Keith, HK

On Tue Sep 11 22:18 , MACFroggy@aol.com sent:

>Tonight we went to the inauguration of the new Tuesday milonga of Hector y
>Norma (Cachirilo)
>in Boedo--in fact, it's half a block from my apartment.
>
>It's in the Salon de Fiesta Mallorca at the corner of Boedo and Carlos Calvo
>3595.
>
>All Buenos Aires was there to check it out, the first milonga in Boedo, el
>Barrio de Tango, in many years. Of course, being the inauguration, it was also
>free.
>
>There are many problems to work out, such as where to seat people for the
>cabeceo. Tonight it was impossible, as the tables were large round ones for 8-10
>people, men and women mixed. And people were crowded in front of the door,
>waiting for a seat.
>The floor is marble, hard but smooth for dancing. The salon is elegant in
>black and silver. Terrific air conditioning.
>
>There were over 250 attendees, and it was great to see young and old there.
>
>We wish Hector y Norma lots of luck, and certainly I will attend often if for
>nothing more than proximity. Up to now, there has been no good Tuesday
>milonga here. Time will tell.
>
>Cherie (y Ruben)
>
>(54) 11 4932-5027
>https://tangocherie.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> See what's new at https://www.aol.com

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:14:26 -0500
From: "Tango Society of Central Illinois" <tango.society@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] new milonga in Buenos Aires
To: Tango-L <tango-l@mit.edu>
<cff24c340709112214q36c0b3edlf518a75a3d9587c0@mail.gmail.com>

On 9/11/07, Keith <keith@tangohk.com> wrote:

>
> Marble dance floors are really tough on the feet, knees, hips and back.
> I'm
> surprised a new place doesn't have a proper wooden dance floor. Are they
> targetting serious dancers?

There are a number of popular milonga sites in Buenos Aires that do not have
a wood floor - Lo de Celia, Confiteria Ideal, Sunderland Club, Viejo Correo
and Glorias Argentinas come to mind. Although it is nice to have a wood
floor, an especially comfortable floor is only part of what makes a good
milonga. There are some great dancers and great music at Lo de Celia, with a
tile floor. I also enjoyed Viejo Correo very much the time I was there, even
though they have a black and white tile floor that reminds me of 1950s soda
shops in the US (think 'Happy Days'). On the other hand, a wood floor cannot
guarantee a good milonga. I only went to Porten~o y Bailarin once. The wood
floor is decent, but the dancers there demonstrated the worst navigation I
have seen at a BA milonga, with dancers regularly cutting across the middle
of the floor, or going several steps against the line of dance. No reason to
return there.

BA milonga organizers have limited options in finding milonga sites, and
limited resources for investing in improving the sites. It is unfair to
criticize a milonga organizer because they can't offer a wooden floor. Maybe
something else they offer makes up for that.

By the way, tango is relatively forgiving on the body. That's why some
people dance tango in their 80s, even on tile floors.

Ron



God, I love my cushioned, floating floor of solid European Oak. Hmmmmmmmm.

>
> Keith, HK
>
> On Tue Sep 11 22:18 , MACFroggy@aol.com sent:
>
> >Tonight we went to the inauguration of the new Tuesday milonga of Hector
> y
> >Norma (Cachirilo)
> >in Boedo--in fact, it's half a block from my apartment.
> >
> >It's in the Salon de Fiesta Mallorca at the corner of Boedo and Carlos
> Calvo
> >3595.
> >
> >All Buenos Aires was there to check it out, the first milonga in Boedo,
> el
> >Barrio de Tango, in many years. Of course, being the inauguration, it was
> also
> >free.
> >
> >There are many problems to work out, such as where to seat people for the
> >cabeceo. Tonight it was impossible, as the tables were large round ones
> for 8-10
> >people, men and women mixed. And people were crowded in front of the
> door,
> >waiting for a seat.
> >The floor is marble, hard but smooth for dancing. The salon is elegant in
> >black and silver. Terrific air conditioning.
> >
> >There were over 250 attendees, and it was great to see young and old
> there.
> >
> >We wish Hector y Norma lots of luck, and certainly I will attend often if
> for
> >nothing more than proximity. Up to now, there has been no good Tuesday
> >milonga here. Time will tell.
> >
> >Cherie (y Ruben)
> >
> >(54) 11 4932-5027
> >https://tangocherie.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > See what's new at https://www.aol.com
>
>
>
>

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:38 +0100 (BST)
From: "Chris, UK" <tl2@chrisjj.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] new milonga in Buenos Aires
Cc: tl2@chrisjj.com

Cherie wrote:

> All Buenos Aires was there to check it out
>...
> There were over 250 attendees

Hmm... something doesn't add up there. ;)

> Sometimes near the end of the milonga (Buenos Aires), Ruben and I
> exchange roles without stopping while dancing, ... still, sometimes
> people look at us in shock.

You can solve that by not changing the embrace...

--
Chris

PS

> I forgot the Spanish words for 'leader' and 'follower'. What are they
> again?

Neil, your talents are wasted on this list. ;)