Tango on the Hudson Tickets on Sale Now at Firehouse Tango

Published: Fri, 08/02/13

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August 1, 2013 Newsletter
8th Annual Tango on the Hudson Picnic Milonga Sunday, August 25, 2013 - Tickets on sale now

Get your tickets [$20.00] now for our eight annual Tango on the Hudson picnic milonga. Don't miss dancing Tango at one of the loveliest spots in this area.

The dance is in the Alpine Pavilion, located at the boat basin in Alpine, New Jersey, about seven miles from the George Washington Bridge.  We will dance under the stars at this magnificent stone, open air structure built in the 1930's by the
 WPA, nestled in the forested Palisades directly on the Hudson River, with a huge wood floor made for dancing.  Its protective roof, picnic tables and matchless ambiance make it perfect for eating and dancing rain or shine.

FIREHOUSE TANGO ON THE HUDSON

Admission:

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door if space is available

Purchasing tickets:    

Tickets may be purchased in advance at Firehouse
Tango on  Thursdays or you can send a
check made out to Firehouse Tango to Sue
Dallon 16 Fox Hollow Rd Ramsey, NJ 07446

Date:                   

Sunday night, August 25, 2013


Time:                 

4 - 8 PM                             

Weather:            

Rain or shine - Covered pavilion


Place:           

Alpine Boat Basin


Parking:

$5 for a car to park in lot


Food:      

We will not supply food but you can bring a picnic supper if you want. There are tables at which to sit.


Drink:           

BYOB and water


Cleanup:           

Please dispose of your own garbage in the receptacles provided


Music:           

Music by DJ Joe


Information:        

For additional information call Sue at 201-825-1570 OR 201-826-6602 or e mail firehousetango@gmail.com .


Floor:

The floor is wood and you can wear dance shoes (dress is casual)

 

For pictures and directions for this year's Firehouse Tango on the Hudson Picnic Milonga (Sunday, August 25, the Sunday before Labor Day) click on Special Events on our web site at www.firehousetango.com


Firehouse celebrations

 Birthday of Joe Dallon

August 15th, we will celebrate a special birthday of Joe Dallon.  Sue will start the birthday tango, and we expect all of the wonderful Firehouse Tangueras to cut in.  Please, ladies, let's make him happy.  This is a special birthday.





If heaven is anything like celebrating one's birthday at Firehouse Tango, it has a lot to recommend it. Frankly, I'd rather be at Firehouse. Thank you lovely tangueras, for a birthday memory I shall cherish. Con mucho amore,

Steve Turi

I keep saying I do not want to celebrate any more birthdays, but how many men will line up to dance with me, if not for the traditional tributes on birthdays.....oh well, you know that is not really true because our tanqueros dance with all of the ladies...

Terri Lopez



Sue's Resolutions thru July

Sue's resolutions for 2013 - Update


Here were my resolutions for 2013
1.      Keep improving my español and study Spanish every day
2.     Keep visiting Buenos Aires
3.     Shorten this newsletter (HaHa)
4.    Exercise every day when I'm at home and try to continue when I'm on the road
 
My Resolutions - How they are going?

July - I did it!

Every month I update my readers on the progress of my New Year's resolutions.  I was great this year until my Buenos Aires vacation, where I blew it big time.  The good news is that I'm back on schedule - I exercised for at least 20 minutes every day in July - even when I was away.


Espanol - yes!

I'm happy with my progress. I appreciate all who continue speaking to me in Spanish, in spite of the fact that I may resist (It's so much easier in English - but as they say, "No pain, no gain.") 


July - Newsletter by Sue

As anyone who knows me realizes, brevity is not my strong suit.  I do try, but there's always so much to say.   

 



Parking

Please DO NOT park in front of the side door! This is a fire exit and should be left vacant!

Readers' Corner
We welcome readers' contributions about Argentine Tango in general and Firehouse Tango in particular. Send your thoughts to firehousetango@gmail.comWe welcome readers' contributions about Argentine Tango in general and Firehouse Tango in particular. Send your thoughts to firehousetango@gmail.com
Tango Tip of the week
Hi everyone, Fran here with your Tango Tip of the Week. During last week's Tip I introduced the idea of a follower taking temporary control of the dance by inviting her leader to stop for a moment or two while she adorns her position. This is her way of increasing her own creative participation in the dance. (To learn more about this, go to the Firehouse Tango archive and read last week's Tango Tip.) This week, I want to focus on the various ways in which the leader may choose to respond to what the follower does.

Let's start with a principle: The traveling movements of Tango are always generated by the leader . At no time does the follower take control of individual steps or sequences in the dance. When a follower asks for temporary control of the dance (as described last week), she is simply indicating that she wants the leader to come to a stop in the moment so that she can insert an adornment of some kind - after which she will once again become available for whatever step or sequence the leader would like to invite next.

Given that principle, what does a leader do, when his follower asks him to stop moving so that she can adorn? Basically, he has two choices: He can deny the request by continuing with his lead - in which case the follower should go along with the leader's intent, saving her request for a later time in the dance - or he can adhere to the request by coming to a stop. If he stops and allows the adornment(s), it is important that he pay attention to what his follower is doing - rather than, say, waiting impatiently for her to finish so that he can get on with his plan. Tango is a moment-to-moment collaboration between leader and follower. Whatever creative embellishments she may do should have a powerful effect on what he does thereafter. In other words, the leader may have planned to execute one particular step or sequence, but because of the follower's creative statement through her adornment, he may change his mind completely and do something entirely different.

It is important to remember that everything I'm talking about here falls into the realm of very advanced dance practice. If you're at a level where you're still working to achieve good lead/follow skills, this is no time for a follower to be "high-jacking" the lead (as swing dancers call it) in order to throw in a few adornments.  But as your leading/following becomes more confident, more comfortable, and more efficient, this profound enhancement to the dance collaboration - this important next level of the dance -- is something you can look forward to for the future.

Saturdays with Fran and Pat at Dance Manhattan
For Firehouse dancers who might enjoy a day in the Big Apple on Saturdays, Fran teaches from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. every week. He offers a beginner class in Milonga & Argentine Waltz at 11:00 a.m. as well as an intermediate class in Tango at noon. From 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Fran and Pat host a special beginner/intermediate practice for bringing your skills up to speed. The cost for the practice is $10 per person. (Bringing a partner isn't necessary.) Fran and Pat are always on hand to answer any questions you may have about your dancing, and to help you with figures you're working on. If you want to take Fran's classes, call Dance Manhattan at 212-807-0802 to register. For the practice, all you have to do is arrive with $10 and your dance shoes in hand.

See you every Saturday for a full day of Tango!
Firehouse Tango hot line - We rarely cancel
We want to remind everyone that if the weather looks really bad, we will leave messages on our web site www.firehousetango.com and phone 201-825-1570. You can also reach us on our cell phone 201-826-6602 (Sue) and 201-913-8504 (Joe). Feel free to leave a message on any of these lines. We cancel only when absolutely necessary (only about six seven times in all these years), but please check whenever you're not sure. If there isn't any message, we're on.

During Hurricane Sandy, when we had only cell phone service, I was able to leave a message on my cell, so I guess that the best number to call is 201-826-6602.
Lost and Found
 If you lost something, we probably have it. We have a few ladies' scarves and some shoes. There are also various items of clothing and jewelry in the closet. Ask Tibor at the front desk.
A final thank you
The following folks helped set up, break down and clean up before and after the milonga. Without them, there would be no Firehouse Tango.


  • Terri Lopez -
  • Tony Mele
  • Tsipoyra Sartan
  • steve turi
  • Stephen Maisch
  • Debbie Glaser
  • Jesse Barton
A reminder that Firehouse Tango does not supply wine - Your fellow tangueros bring it. Therefore, if you drink it, please make sure to bring a bottle every so often.

The folks below brought food and wine this week -
 
  • Herb & Judy - Peanut Butter Pretzels
  • Eva Roth - Meat Loaf with Hard Boiled Eggs
And these people brought wine
  • George Ngo
  • Bill Krukovsky
  • Jack Messing
  • Jean Shedlock
  • Jeff Glover
  • Edna Negron
  • Meryl Shapiro
  • Horatio Piccioni
  • Eduardo Campos
  • Terri Lopez
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