We had a wonderful evening on Wednesday 26th July at The Light Milonga in London where we took our collection of Tango 78’s, dj’ing two sets and performing to three of the original 78’s as part of the evening.

Improvised milonga, Mozo Guapo

The last two months have been so busy that we have not had time to write for a while!  But we have had a marvellous Summer so far and wanted to share a few of the highlights here.

June – We were invited to be a part of Taste of London this year, performing every day alongside food and wine companies from Argentina and Latin America.  The weather was scorching but the crowd were amazing. Videos to follow…

1 July – Art Night

Tango y Nada Mas were invited to take part in Art Night on 1 July 2017. Artist Melanie Manchot curated a project combining the many dance forms to be found in East London and a group of us representing Tango y Nada Mas, danced through the streets from the Water Poet to Exchange square where Luis and I taught a Tango lesson on what seemed to be an inflatable mattress!!  Quite an experience and what a crowd!!!!

The next day we did a taster lesson and performance for local residents in Peckham as part of the Big Lunch

Also in July, we were invited to perform as part of Comida Fest, taking place in Greenwich, a wonderful setting in front of the Cutty Sark. Videos to follow 🙂

 

 

We were delighted to be invited by The Argentine Embassy and Tango Road to perform at a special event in Borough Market on Saturday 27th May. It was a wonderful evening with a great crowd of people. Many Tangueros turned up to dance and we welcomed  members of the public to join our community!

We have had to cancel the class this Monday 15th May as there is a large annual event happening at The Water Poet. We will be back as usual on Monday 22nd May, and not forgetting our Taster Day on Saturday 20th May between 2-5pm. Don’t forget to book your place if you are planning on coming to the Taster.

Firstly, we thought you might like to know that Air conditioning has arrived at The Water Poet! Phew!

We have lots planned for the next few months and have made some changes to our class structure and timings, as well as having planned a few special events, details below:

Still to take your first steps?

If you have been thinking about trying Argentine Tango for a while, but not quite made it, now is the perfect time to join a class at The Water Poet on Monday evenings.

OUR CLASSES

5 weekly Beginners Courses

We started a new Beginners Course last week and its not too late to join. These run from 6:30-7:30pm every Monday. We cover the basics to get you started and no previous experience is necessary. It is a warm and friendly environment and we repeat the course every 5 weeks. We are running a promotion at the moment to have the first class out of the 5 FREE. Additionally, if you sign up for the 5 weeks you receive a 20% discount on the normal prices for drop in classes.

Improvers

If you already have some experience, then why not try our Improvers class at 7:30-8:30pm where we still concentrate on the fundamentals of the embrace, connection and music but also introduce more complex figures to help you start dancing with confidence. The Improvers is suitable for everyone who has already has some experience. We also offer the 20% discount to all those who sign up for 5 weeks at a time in order to build a group of committed dancers and improve the experience for all.

Intermediates

From 8:30-9:30 we run our Intermediate class for those who have been dancing for a lot longer.  Here we concentrate on much more complex figures to keep your dance fresh and interesting. Again the 20% discount is available to all who sign up for blocks of 5 classes.

Normal drop in price for classes is £12.

TASTER DAY – Saturday 20^th May

On Saturday 20th May we will be running a special intensive ‘Taster session’ to introduce all the fundamentals of this beautiful dance in an afternoon between 2-5pm at The Water Poet. The price for this is £30 and booking in advance is essential so we ensure equal numbers of leaders and followers.

You can contact us via our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/untangoynadamas/ or via email on Luisyelitango@gmail.com

Performing at Borough Market on Saturday 27^th May

On Saturday 27th May, there is a special event in Borough Market from 7-11pm organised by Tango Road. An evening of classes, performances and social dancing. We will be teaching and performing during the evening, so do come along and support us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1519853458024849/

MILONGUITA – Bank holiday Monday 29^th May

Our last Milonguita at the beginning of May was a lovely evening, so we have decided to do the same again on the last Bank Holiday Monday in May. We will do the beginners class as usual 6:30-7:30pm followed by social dancing until 11pm!

ART NIGHT – 1 July 2017

Lastly, we are taking part in an exciting project ‘Art Night’ in July where we will invite many dancers to join a special event in the local area ending up with a silent ‘milonga’ in Exchange Square in the City. More details to follow!

Hope to meet you at one of our classes soon.

Abrazos

Luis & Elizabeth

As a one off (because we have an extra day this weekend) we thought it would be much nicer to just socialise and dance all evening. So there will be no Improvers or Intermediate class.

However, we will still be holding the complete Beginners class from 6:30-7:30pm.

Then you can come and dance your socks off from 7:30-11pm 🙂 all for £5.

When you sign up to our new 5 week Beginners Course.

Join us Bank Holiday 1 May and get your first taster lesson FREE!

2-for-1 SPECIAL OFFER FOR BEGINNERS – New to Tango? Always wanted to have a go or are you trying to persuade a friend or partner to join you? Then this offer is for you!

We are running a special promotion for the next two weeks – 2 people for the price of 1 on our beginners classes, 7-8pm every Monday evening.

Then from the 24th April we are starting a new 5-weekly term for beginners/improvers.

Join us on Monday 23 January at the Water Poet. A little darker and a little more squishy around the edges (so much food…) but we are ready to bring some of the Buenos Aires warmth back to the icy cold of London 🙂. C lasses and practica are at the normal times of 7-8pm beginners, 8-9pm intermediate and practica until 11pm. We are considering making some changes to the class structures and times but we will explain more tomorrow. Lets dance Tango! y Nada Mas x

Monday 28th November

Come and join us tonight for our end of year party!