I’m so excited! Next Saturday, January 23, my dance troupe, The DAC Nooners, will be performing at Dance for a Reason in the Hult Center Silva Concert Hall.
We’ll dance two numbers. “Hair”, a 60’s style hippy musical, has lyrics that make me laugh:
She asks me why
I’m just a hairy guy
I’m hairy noon and [...]
Filed under: Dance for a Reason, Indoor Activities on January 18th, 2010 | No Comments »
The Eugene Celebration is this weekend. Yes, it’s going to rain. So go inside The District at 1 p.m. to see Argentine Tango. Tom and I and some other couples will be giving a demonstration, also at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. The District is on the corner of 13th and [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Eugene Celebration, Indoor Activities, downtown on September 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The building that housed the Tango Center has been purchased by the Lord Leebrick Theatre Company. We are sad to lose our big, beautiful space, but the Tango community is alive and well. There are still many opportunities to dance Argentine Tango around town.
Saturday:
Milonga Entre Suenos at Studio B
2nd, 3rd, 4th (and sometimes [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Indoor Activities on July 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
Amanda, a friend of mine who is in my dance troupe, the DAC Nooners, recently went to India. There she met a group of classical Indian dancers who are visiting Eugene now!
On Tuesday at the Tango Center they will be giving a lesson in classical Indian dance and performing for us. I’ll be [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Indoor Activities on May 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
There were about a dozen people who spoke in support of the Tango Center to the mayor and city council. There is some hope that it can be saved, but it will be closed for now. Tomorrow we are removing everything, and we must be out by Saturday.
The Register Guard quoted me near [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Indoor Activities on February 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last night may have been the last dance at the Tango Center on Broadway by Charnelton. The place was packed with about 150 dancers.
The owners of the historic 1929 building, Conner and Woolley, gave us notice to be out by the end of the month!
The non-profit Tango Center opened in 2003 and has attracted [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Indoor Activities on February 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Right after Thanksgiving I did a tree for The Tango Center. This is the 4th or 5th one I’ve done. The year’s tree is 12′ tall. It will be up until sometime after New Year’s.
Here’s a picture of Tom and me dancing at The Tango Center. Noah Brenner sometimes brings his harp, [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Dance for a Reason, Indoor Activities on December 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
Mondays
Practilonga (Maggie Tryk)
The Tango Center
Alternative Music (DJed by Maggie)
7:30-10:00ish – informal practice time *
$5
* sometimes begins with a guided practica
7:30-8:30pm with guest instructors
($2-5 extra for the first hour on these nights)
Tuesdays
Bailonga (Liz Foster)
The Tango Center
Alternative Music (DJed)
w/ live set, usually starting around 9pm
8-8:30 – guided practica
8:30-11pm – milonga
$4-7, sliding scale
Wednesdays
UPDATE! (11/2008) [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Indoor Activities, Uncategorized, Whiteaker Neighborhood on October 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Tango Center now has a weekday farmer’s market, plus some crafts. We also had a nice lunch of empanadas and espresso. There were three couples dancing on the dance floor, and Tom and I took advantage of that and had some lovely tangos.
We had our daughter Loreen with us and our granddaughter [...]
Filed under: Farmer's Market, Indoor Activities on August 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As many of you know, Tom and I are avid Argentine Tango social dancers.
This coming Sunday at 7 PM at The Hult Center for the Performing Arts, the show Forever Tango will be performed. As exciting as that is, even more exciting to me is what’s happening Saturday night at the Tango [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Indoor Activities on April 1st, 2008 | 1 Comment »