23 Monday Jan 2012
We can’t divulge it right now. You’ll have to come at 8 on Thursday to see what it is. That’s when Marcelo “Chulo” Manfredi returns to Viva Tango as our guest instructor. Until then, our lips are sealed.
Here’s a picture of two of our favorite dancers paying close attention to what Kelly Ray had to say last week.
See? It works!
19 Thursday Jan 2012
We’ve got a surprise for you tonight. In fact, we’ve got a surprise for us tonight. A surprise instructor.
Well, maybe not that much of a surprise. We’ve narrowed it down to two of the best instructors we could possibly have, Lesley Mitchell or Kelly Ray. Lesley and Kelly have been teaching tango in Philadelphia for 20 years, are hosts of Philadelphia’s original weekly milonga, and will be among the hosts for this Saturday’s Unity Milonga. If you know a good dancer from Philly, you can be sure they’ve taken lessons with Lesley and Kelly.
Both are clear and precise in their instruction. That’s a good thing because tonight’s topic is pinwheel turns from back ochos (that’s a molinete to you advanced tangueros) and rocking turns. You’ll be spinning before you know it, and doing it right.
Come be surprised and spin with us tonight – 8 pm at the Suzanne Patterson Center. Admission $12, $5 for students.
18 Wednesday Jan 2012
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16 Monday Jan 2012
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Think again. It’s not true that Benjamin Franklin is the only Philadelphian of myriad and diverse accomplishments. There’s also Lesley Mitchell,
Philadelphia’s premier tanguera. We’ve got Lesley all to ourselves Thursday night. Well, OK, maybe not entirely to ourselves. We’re willing to share. You’ll have to come at 8 pm for Lesley’s tango lesson. It’s sure to be interesting and informative.
Spend the evening with Lesley, good dancers, tasty snacks, and we think you’ll walk away with a real understanding of the spirit of brotherly love.
12 Thursday Jan 2012
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The hottest, trendiest, most au courant thing in tango these days is Villa Urquiza style. The hottest tangueros, of course, are Porteños. Wouldn’t you know, we’ve got both!
Vittoria and Guillermo return tonight straight from a Villa Urquiza infused tour of Buenos Aires to teach us just what we want to know – elegant Villa Urquiza style combination turns with sacadas. You’ll learn how to blend those with pauses in the right place. Think of them as Villa Urquiza style pauses.
Please join us tonight for Vittoria and Guillermo’s special lesson at 8 pm. The practica begins at 9 pm, all at the Suzanne Patterson Center. Admission is $12, $5 for students.
Oh, and feel free to think of us as hot! hot! hot!
05 Thursday Jan 2012
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That doesn’t happen very often, does it? Well, here’s your chance. Marcelo “Chulo” 
Manfredi is teaching at Viva Tango tonight. Come to meet him, to learn a little something about the Villa Urquiza style of tango (here are the current Tango World Champions, Diego and Natasha, dancing their Villa Urquiza style) and to have a good time with a lot of nice people.
Join us at 8 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Center in downtown Princeton. Admission is $12, $5 for students.
02 Monday Jan 2012
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Villa Urquiza is a barrio of Buenos Aires, famed for its Sunderland Club and for the Villa Urquiza style of tango with its smooth, elegant, precise walk. This week our instructor is Marcelo “Chulo” Manfredi, a Villa Urquiza native. We’re thinking everyone is going to be a lot suaver when he’s done. You’ll have to come to SPC Thursday at 8 p.m. so you don’t miss out. We will have smelling salts available if you’re overcome with it all or just that charmed by Chulo. It could definitely happen.
Thanks to everyone who turned out for our Holiday Milonga. It was a perfect evening with beautiful music, scrumptious food, festive decor and wonderful people. Yes, that means you! See for yourself in this week’s Picasa album. It went so well we’re going to see if we can do that milonga trick again soon.
01 Sunday Jan 2012
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. 
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,000 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 33 trips to carry that many people.
29 Thursday Dec 2011
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Please join us for an evening of Nelly’s fabulous food, Eileen’s fantastic music, good dancers and great company.
26 Monday Dec 2011
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Picture this: You. Your hot date. Some Champagne. Romantic Music. Flawless tandas. Now imagine it without the hot date and the Champagne (oh come on, you won’t miss them that much) and you’ve got our Holiday Milonga, Thursday at 8:00 pm. Think of it as a dress rehearsal for New Year’s Eve. After all, practice makes perfect.
While you’re thinking of it and planning your entrance, you can view last week’s Picasa album here (yeah, yeah, the good photographer was on hiatus.)
There will be no lesson, no announcements, no practica. We won’t even make you do that mixer dance. It’s all about you and the night and the music.
As they say in the theatre to convey good wishes for a successful performance – Break a leg, Daaahling!
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