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Don’t cry for me Argentina

06 Monday Feb 2012

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In fact, smile, because Lesley Mtchell says “This is our 20th year of teaching tango and I’m still enthralled. Thank you Argentina!” Lesley has lived in Buenos Aires, speaks Spanish fluently, knows where to buy the best custom made tango shoes, can spot a Malbec at 50 paces, and knows who dances at which milongas each night in BsAs. That’s cultural immersion, a Norteamericana by birth, a Porteña at heart.

Lesley will be back at Viva this Thursday at 8 with a lesson in pinwheel turns (not molinetes.) You’ll be saying muy gracias before the night is out and smiling too.

And here’s another reason to smile: You’re just a week and a day away from My Funny Valentine Milonga at the beautiful Tusk Restaurant.

This is turning out to be a very warm, smiley winter, don’t you think?

No one’s in the kitchen with Nelly

02 Thursday Feb 2012

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She’s in there all alone, so you know the food’s going to be good.

We’ve got Vittoria and Guillermo (Porteño?: √.) We’ve got voleos (Tango?: √.) We’ve got Villa Urquiza (Style?: √.) We’ve got Nelly’s food (Delicious?: √.)

All we need to make the evening great is you (Photogenic?: √.)

January 26, 2012

Join us at the Suzanne Patterson Center tonight at 8 pm to start practicing your tango moves for Valentine’s Day.

My Funny Valentine Milonga

31 Tuesday Jan 2012

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Kick up your heels

30 Monday Jan 2012

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That’s what you’ll need to do when Vittoria and Guillermo return this week. These dancing professionals have spent 10 years perfecting the art of Argentine tango on stage and off. They’ve suspected from the beginning that it would come down to two things: Villa Urquiza and voleos. And it has. This Thursday they’ll be teaching a turn with voleos in their Villa Urquiza style. If you need a Villa Urquiza refresher, here’s Hiroshi and Kyoko, the 2010 Mundial Champions, dancing in that style:

If you need a voleo refresher, it’s that kick that can be lethal if done incorrectly or led badly. It’s also that kick that looks extremely inelegant if you don’t get your heel and toe in exactly the right position. You’ll want to come to SPC at 8 on Thursday to get this right. The future of tango depends on it.

And while we’re talking about the future, don’t forget the beautiful one we have planned for you, our (anti?) Valentine’s Day Milonga at Tusk Restaurant.  If you were hoping to eat at Tusk before the milonga, better call right away, 908 829-3417.

Cross your heart and hope to…

26 Thursday Jan 2012

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…see Chulo show you how to exit from that cross! What were you thinking?

Tonight Marcelo “Chulo” Manfredi will be breaking down the basic step for us. Then we’ll learn different exits from the cross, always a tricky proposition, and a necessary part of your tango education. To make learning even more fun we’ve got a great floor, tasty snacks and nice people. School was never this good.

Join us at 8 tonight at the Suzanne Patterson Center. Admission $12, $5 for students.

And don’t forget to clear your calendar so you can attend the My Funny Valentine Milonga at Tusk Restaurant on February 14th.

Stupid Cupid’s still pickin’ on you

24 Tuesday Jan 2012

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Valentine’s Day is coming up. Love it or hate it, you’ve got to deal with it. We at Viva Tango have been thinking there’s only one way to handle it, whether it’s old love, new love, unrequited love or lost love. Simply tango the night away.

We’ve planned something very special so you can do just that. My Funny Valentine Milonga will be held on February 14th (yes, that’s a Tuesday) at the beautiful Tusk Restaurant on Route 206 in Montgomery.

Our milonga will have bar service, but if you want to eat, which is probably always a good idea, check out the Tusk Restaurant website. The chef is offering two scrumptious prix fixe dinners for Valentine’s Day. If you hurry, you might just be able to book a table before it’s too late. Call 908 – 829 – 3417 to make your dinner reservation now.

A beautiful restaurant, glorious food, nice drinks, romantic music. We hope you’re getting the hint that we want you to be our Valentine.

And don’t forget our Valentine’s warm up – Chulo’s back by popular demand, teaching at 8 this Thursday.