TANGOMANIA NOV. 3-4

Tangueras, Tangueros,


Nov. 3-4, Friday night and all day Saturday, a unique opportunity to watch some of the best performers in Tango, see different Tango styles, learn from the Masters of rather different approaches, and dance! Dancers of Columbus and neighboring communities are all welcome. Please REGISTER to the four Saturday Nov. 4 lessons ASAP; we would like to know in advance the number of students so that the teachers can better plan the lessons (pay in class, email: tango@osu.edu).

So here are the details:


FRIDAY NOV. 3 and SATURDAY NOV. 4, TangoOSU, the Argentine Tango Student Organization at the Ohio State University, is holding a 28+ hour TANGOMANIA, with Tango teachers and performers DIEGO BLANCO Y ANA PADRON of NY, JOANNE and TIM POGROS of Cleveland, VIRGINIA MALTON of Cincinnati, and local teachers from Columbus.

We hold two MILONGAS Friday Nov. 3 and Saturday Nov. 4, of rather different nature. FRIDAY NOV. 3 is an "OpenAir" style MILONGA inside the brand new OSU gym RPAC; SATURDAY NOV. 4 will be at a closed, smaller room: MEMORIAL. Friday night: an iPod prize donated by Apple.

Saturday Nov. 4 WORKSHOPS: 10am and 11:30pm by Diego BLANCO Y Ana PADRON of Big Apple, and 3pm, 4:30pm by Tim/Joanne POGROS of Cleveland, will be $10 per lesson, $15 for two, $30 for all four (students), $15, $20, $40 for adults (prepay prices). We offer FREE basic ACCOMODATION and shower for visitors who bring their own sleepingbag and RSVP by the end of Oct.: tango@osu.edu

More info: http://tango.osu.edu http://tangoosu.blogspot.com/

The website is highly clickable: click on name of performer or teacher for more info (or video for Diego BLANCO Y Ana PADRON).

Click on location name for MAPs & DIRECTIONs. All events will take place on the OSU campus; Friday MILONGA takes place at RPAC: http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?area=towers&building=246 Saturday's lessons at ROYER, Milonga will be at MEMORIAL.

Here is a more detailed description of all events:

FRIDAY NOV. 3: "OSU MIDNIGHT MADNESS at RPAC":

9pm-10pm: FREE beginners LESSON: Diego Blanco and others;

10pm until at least 1am: FREE MILONGA; DJ Tim Pogros

11pm: PERFORMANCES by Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron of NY; Joanne/Tim Pogros; Svetlana Iskhakov/Robert Archer; and students of Virginia Malton of Cincinnati

0:15am: raffle prize: iPod; drinks, foods (coffee/bagel shop of RPAC is open until midnight)

Free dormitory style accomodation&shower for out of town visitors with sleepingbag/towel, RSVP by end of Oct.

SATURDAY NOV. 4: ROYER WORKSHOP: lessons suitable for all levels, with: Ana PADRON y Diego BLANCO: 10am, 11:30am Tim/Joanne POGROS: 3pm, 4:30pm

Prepay prices: students: $10 one lesson, $15 two, $30 all four; adults: $15, $20, $40.

RSVP: tango@osu.edu, specify your level.

SATURDAY NOV. 4: La MILONGA Buckeye: 8pm-last dancer.

ANA PADRON and DIEGO BLANCO bring an electrifying and passionate perspective to Tango. They were featured performers in "Tango Fever", "Sensual Tango Review", and "Tango Undressed". They placed 2nd in the US Tango Congress, took 3rd place in the World Tango Competition, and were awarded 1st place in the national competition ARTS hosted by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Ana and Diego recently moved from Florida to NYC where they teach (http://www.tango4all.com) in Manhattan and Long Island. They are the soloist in the off-Broadway musical Gardel.

An example of what they do is at video

The classes will focus on musicality, comfort of the embrace, and body mechanics via a sophisticated step. ANA and DIEGO believe that through practice of these three principles the dancers will enjoy tango. ALL LESSONS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL LEVELS. DIFFERENT DANCERS WILL BENEFIT IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

Joanne and Tim POGROS traveled to many cities in the US and Argentina to learn and dance Tango. Tim started Tango in
Cleveland, DJed in various festivals and Milongas, and they are currently holding large classes at Wooster and Oberlin
and organize Milongas: "the Milonguero style ... this is the only style Joanne and I dance and teach".

See you on the dance floor!

Photos from La Milonga Buckeye Oct. 21, 2006

Argentine Tango Lessons

Milongueras, Milongueros,

Our SATURDAY @ MEMORIAL and SUNDAY @ ROYER classes:

We give individual attention to students and make sure they not only learn the steps but also emphasize the posture and connection. Our aim is to create a community that will regularly enjoy dancing in a Milonga.

SATURDAY 7pm and SUNDAY 6pm are for Beginners.

SATURDAY 8:15pm is for those that know the basics of walking, Ouchos, Crusadas.

Prices: $3 per lesson, $10 for 4, $15 per 1/2 quarter, $25 a quarter (for students); adults: $6, $20, $30, $50.

SATURDAY 9:30 we hold La MILONGA BUCKEYE (free!).



See you on the dance floor!

New Beginners Class

Milongueras, Milongueros,


This SATURDAY we add a new TOTAL BEGINNERS class, at 7pm, MEMORIAL, for new students, and for those who missed a class or anyway need more practice. Our SATURDAY 8pm class at MEMORIAL, and SUNDAY 6pm at ROYER are advancing well.

Prices: In addition to $3 per lesson, $10 per 4 consecutive lessons, we are adding two more options: FREE PASS for half a quarter (Sept.-Oct., or Nov.-Dec.) is $15, for a full quarter: $25. These are student prices; adults: twice that: $6, $20, $30, $50. Free Pass permits free access to any Saturday 7pm, 8pm, or Sunday 6pm lesson, free Milongas, and reduced prices for our workshops.

TANGOMANIA NOV. 3-4 with Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron, Tim&Joanne,...

Friday Nov. 3 and Saturday Nov. 4 TangoOSU is holding 28+ hour TANGOMANIA, with Tango teachers and performers DIEGO BLANCO Y ANA PADRON of NY, JOANNE and TIM POGROS of Cleveland, VIRGINIA MALTON of Cincinnati, PAM BRITTON and FRANCESCO GUERRA of Columbus, JON DEVLIN (awaiting confirmation) of Columbus, and others. Here is a revised timetable:

FRIDAY NOV. 3: "OSU MIDNIGHT MADNESS at RPAC":
9pm-10pm: free total beginners lesson;
10pm-1am: free Milonga;
11pm: performance by Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron of NY

SATURDAY NOV. 4: two pairs of workshops, and La MILONGA Buckeye:
10am-11:30 ALL LEVEL Workshop I with Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron of NY
11:30-1pm ALL LEVEL Workshop II with Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron of NY
1pm-3pm Lunch Break
3pm-4:30 ALL LEVEL Workshop III with Joanne and Tim Pogros of Cleveland
4:30-6pm ALL LEVEL Workshop IV with Joanne and Tim Pogros of Cleveland
6pm-8pm Dinner Break
8pm-last dancer: La MILONGA Buckeye

Workshops pre-pay prices: students: $15 per pair of classes, $10 per class; adults: $20 per pair of classes, $15 per class.

ANA PADRON and DIEGO BLANCO bring an electrifying and passionate perspective to Tango. They were featured performers in "Tango Fever", "Sensual Tango Review", and "Tango Undressed". They placed 2nd in the US Tango Congress, took 3rd place in the World Tango Competition, and were awarded 1st place in the national competition ARTS hosted by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Ana and Diego recently moved from Florida to NYC where they teach in Manhattan and Long Island. They are the soloist in the off-Broadway musical Gardel.

An example of what they do is at video

The classes will focus on musicality, comfort of the embrace, and body mechanics via a sophisticated step. ANA and DIEGO believe that through practice of these three principles the dancers will enjoy tango. All lessons will be accessible to all levels of dancers, different dancers will benefit in different ways.
SATURDAY NOV. 4: two workshops:
10am-11:30 ALL LEVEL Workshop I with Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron of NY
11:30-1pm ALL LEVEL Workshop II with Diego Blanco Y Ana Padron of NY
Workshops pre-pay prices: students: $15 per pair of classes, $10 per class; adults: $20 per pair of classes, $15 per class.

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Joanne and Tim Pogros traveled to many cities in the US and Argentina to learn and dance Tango. Tim started Tango in Cleveland, DJed in various festivalsand Milongas, and they are currently holding large classes at Wooster and Oberlin and organize Milongas: "the Milonguero style ... this is the only style Joanne and I dance and teach".
SATURDAY NOV. 4: two workshops, and La MILONGA Buckeye:
3pm-4:30 ALL LEVEL Workshop III with Joanne and Tim Pogros of Cleveland
4:30-6pm ALL LEVEL Workshop IV with Joanne and Tim Pogros of Cleveland
6pm-8pm Dinner Break
8pm-last dancer: La MILONGA Buckeye

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Workshops pre-pay prices: students: $15 per pair of classes, $10 per class; adults: $20 per pair of classes, $15 per class.

This Saturday Free Intermediate Lesson by Steve of Philly; Grand Workshop Nov. 3-4; lessons

Milongueras, Milongueros,


Our classes continue: SATURDAY 8pm at MEMORIAL; SUNDAY 6pm at ROYER. Both classes advance rapidly; in both we could do with a few more men.
Added Oct. 13: due to a request, there will be a NEW BEGINNERS CLASS Saturday Oct. 21 at 7pm, Memorial Room of the Ohio Union.

THIS SATURDAY, 9:30pm, Steve from Philadelphia will teach cadenas, cascadas, or maybe colgadas, depending on the level of the attending students. Lesson is free to TangoOSU students and regulars of our Milongas, and only $10 to others (if in doubt, email me).

Steve learnt Tango in Buenos Aires: "I was teaching a management course in Buenos Aires, and fell in love with the city and the dance. I wrote an article about learning tango in Buenos Aires:
http://www.appliedresearch.us/sf/Documents/Tango.pdf

I've since danced in New York, Montreal, New Mexico, Seattle, Washington, Paris, and at festivals in Baltimore and Providence. I also have a tango band (I play guitar), which plays in local milongas. And I've used illustrations from tango in a management workshop on organizational improvisation."

La MILONGA BUCKEYE will take place at 10:30pm this Saturday.

Professor Freeman (Steve, in his Tanguero avatar) of UPenn asked me to write that he will talk on election fraud research Friday 6:30pm at Nestor Hall auditorium of Columbus State Community College: http://freepress.org/vrrc/
See also: http://www.appliedresearch.us/sf/epdiscrep.htm
For a link to his book: http://www.electionintegrity.org/book

Details of our workshop Nov. 3-4 are at http://tango.osu.edu and
http://tango.osu.edu/flierdavid1.html
I'll write more on the Friday Nov. 3 and Saturday Nov. 4 9pm Milongas later.

To secure your place in the Saturday Nov. 4 lessons with Diego and Ana, Joanne and Tim, pay asap: students $15 for two lessons, $30 for all four, grown-ups: $20 and $40. Our Saturday/Sunday students: see us in class.

Robert's class continues as usual Fridays 7pm at Hayes Hall.

Here are a few photos from Wednesday's night private engagement lesson of Jennifer and Yuval:









See you on the dance floor!

Photos from beginners lesson, Saturday Oct. 7

Milongueras, Milongueros,

Here are a few photos from last night.

We need a few more good men to dance with our girls
- let me know if you can come!