Next Thursday, January 28 Anniversary/Birthday
Francis and Marie Gregoire 40th anniversary
celebration
No one enjoys parties like the Gregoires, who have been Firehouse friends since the beginning. This year is really special, and we are honored to have them celebrate with us. We have some very nice surprises planned for the evening. You will be sorry if you miss it. Francis will start the birthday tango with Marie and then we lucky ladies will
begin cutting in. The guys will cut in with Marie. It will be delightful. Oh, and we are looking forward to the mountain of huge and luscious shrimp and delicious chocolate cake that Francis and Marie bring. They are sure to be fabulous, as always.
Estelle Stanger birthday
Estelle is one of the greatest ladies of
Firehouse Tango. We are always thrilled to see her walk through the Firehouse door. We're certain that Bert looks down at the scene with joy and approval. Estelle will try to get to Firehouse on the 21st. She won't dance, but we will sing to her with great enthusiasm.
Last Thursday - Birthdays of Cris Grapa and Rose
Whitehill
Belated Birthday of Cris Grapa
Chris Grapa is a great tanguera, a great dancer, and a great friend. She was so busy that she postponed her December birthday to January so we can all enjoy it. During the milonga, you'll find her at Fran's table or on the dance floor. Chris comes to Firehouse as often as she
can. Sylvester began the celebratory tango, and then all of the guys cut in.
Rose Whitehill
Rose is a great dancer and lovely lady who has been a Firehouse fan since our Firehouse # 4 days. She has also been to Buenos Aires with us
seven times. We are thrilled to have been able to celebrate her birthday. As for the birthday dance, The Firehouse Tangueros kept going from one fabulous dancer to the other as long as we let them.
It was an awesome evening.
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 We are saddened by the loss of Bonny Yankauer, another long time member of this Firehouse family. Our love, support, and sympathy go to her family and to Firehouse friend Jack Block. We will all miss her. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you consider a donation to the American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
You can send cards and good wishes to Jack Block at 143 S. Maple Avenue Apartment A Ridgewood, NJ 07450.
Addresses for her sons and their families are
below:
Stephen and Rachel Yankauer 169 Dean St., Brooklyn, NY 11217
Jeff Yankauer 39 Peach Hill Ct Ramsey NJ 07446
Our losses during these past two months intensify my feelings that life is precious and short, and we need to value every single day. That's why I dance every chance I
get.
Sue
From Ingrid and Karl Jacob
Dear Sue, Thank you for your note, another loss in your tango group. As you know we are not active ‘members’ of Firehouse, however, have always been greeted so nice by all of your
followers when we did come. Bonny was one of those who always talked to. I recall especially a longer conversation with her at the party Eva had in 2012 at the Eagles Nest. A very nice lady. I am sure she will be missed by all of the Firehouse dancers. Be well! Fondly, Ingrid and Karl
From Al and Lily
Ko
Hola Sue,
We are saddened to learn of another long time FH tango friend passed away. Please convey our condolences to Bonny's family and Jack. We will be praying for her in BA.
Regards,
Al and Lilian
From Norma Arias
I'm so sorry to hear this news. I will always miss Bonny at the Firehouse. Please give my love to Jack and all her family. I'm sorry I won't be able to be with everybody tomorrow Sunday. Bonny will be with me in my heart. Norma
From Susan Berardini
Sue, thank you for sharing this sad news. Bonny was always so sweet and pleasant to chat with at the milongas. How sad to think that over the past few months we've lost 3 Firehouse friends... My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the families. warm regards, Susan
I'm waiting for more suggestions for cortinas. Let me know if you have some favorite non tango music, and I will
try to play it. This week's cortinas were David Bowie. Next week, I will put together some 40th anniversary cortinas for Francis and Marie. The following week, my cortinas will be from the Eagles. Your input is always welcome. My cortina library is expanding rapidly.
A cortina (curtain) is a short piece (20–60 seconds) of non-dance music that is played between tandas at a milonga (tango dance event). The cortina lets the dancers know that the tanda has ended. The partners can then without insult thank each other and return to their own tables, to
find a new dance partner at the next tanda. Cortinas are used at many of the milongas in Argentina and Uruguay but are increasingly common elsewhere. -
Wikipedia
Let us know if you are celebrating an occasion and would like to request special music for that night’s cortinas. We will try very hard to accommodate you. We welcome readers' contributions about Argentine Tango in general and Firehouse Tango in particular. Send your thoughts to firehousetango@gmail.com We welcome readers' contributions about Argentine Tango in general and Firehouse Tango in particular. Send your thoughts to firehousetango@gmail.com
Brenda G
Happy 14th Anniversary Susanne!!
Love to you :)
Hi everyone, Fran here with your Tango Tip of the week. Over the past several weeks, I've been discussing what is often called "musicality" in dancing Tango. Although I have more to cover about this very complex subject, I'm going to take a brief detour from musicality today in order to introduce
and comment on an article, which I think you will find to be an extremely valuable addition to your Tango knowledge and education.
We have one of our Firehouse regulars, Fred Rueck, to thank for submitting this article to Sue Dallon for publication in our weekly newsletter. The article itself was
written by an unnamed author as part of an ongoing blog, which goes by the name of "The Tango Voice." It is called "Understanding Argentine Tango (with the assistance of milongueros): It's not just another ballroom dance." When my students ask me about how to learn Argentine Tango, I tell them
(with tongue firmly in cheek, of course) that it's best to start by being born and raised somewhere in Argentina, most preferably into a family of dedicated milongueros. If instead, they were forced to start by being born in Brooklyn (as I was, for example), the learning process will take a bit longer. Needless to say, there's nothing any of us can do to change where we were born and raised; but it's somewhat unrealistic to maintain the expectation that if we watch enough videos or take enough lessons, we're ultimately going to be able to dance just like people from Argentina. On the other
hand, I strongly believe that if we start out be being inherently talented as dancers (or work our butts off to approximate that enviable condition), if we can avoid falling into the always tempting trap of chasing dance steps rather than actually learning how to dance, and if we can somehow manage to get the right kind of direction from people who actually know what they're talking about, it's possible that some of us may eventually be able to "hold our own" even in the demanding
milongas of Buenos Aires. In my opinion, the article Fred Rueck has treated us to goes a long way toward spelling out the difficulties of attempting to learn Argentine Tango as people who come to the process from other cultures. As you will soon see for yourself, this article is quite lengthy.
Furthermore, as you'll also see, there are a great many links to related subjects contained therein, which I'm quite certain you'll be interested in pursuing at your leisure. I strongly recommend that you read this article carefully, taking as much time as you need to fully digest its contents.
Thanks, Fred. Great article, and a truly valuable addition to our knowledge of Argentine Tango.
https://tangovoice.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/understanding-argentine-tango-with-the-assistance-of-milongueros-its-not-just-another-ballroom-dance/
Saturdays with Fran and Pat at Dardo Galletto Studios
Please join us for our Saturday
Practica at Dardo Galletto Studios, 151 West 46th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), 11th floor; 2-4pm, $10 per person. (Bringing a partner isn't necessary.) Pat and I will both be on hand to answer any questions you may have about your dancing, and to help you with material you're working on. Plus you get a new “must-have” tango move each week! If you’d like a private lesson, you can visit our website at www.franchesleigh.com, call Fran directly at 212-662-7692, or email him at franchesleigh@mac.com Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/franchesleighllc
View Monica Paz' terrific tango Facebook posts - my pick from
this week is below - Link to New Interview |
Every day, our dear friend and teacher in Buenos Aires posts a historical tango fact of
the day. These interesting and informative tidbits always include English, Spanish and Italian information and a relevant recording. You can see all of them and listen to the recording by simply joining Monica Paz PractiMilonguero Facebook page. Below is a link to the Facebook page, where you can hear the music:
Calendario Milonguero CARLOS DI SARLI is born. Pianist, director and composer. Gran jefe (lit. big boss) of danceable beauty. He hinted at his talent when he directed a sextet between 1927 and 1931 with whom he recorded forty-six themes.
While conducting his own orchestra, between 1939 and 1960, he recorded about 340 themes that form a chest full of gold for dancing. Here we are listening to a tango he composed dedicated to Osvaldo Fresedo, his best teacher. ♫ MILONGUERO VIEJO. Carlos Di Sarli (1940)
⊙ CD Nº28 Colección Natucci (40 CDs) +info
ROBERTO RUFINO is born. Singer. His career as a vocalist was large and diverse like few others. In the almost five years he spent with Carlos Di Sarli (1939-1944) he recorded forty-six songs, all excellent works to listen and to dance to. His tango
phrasing, his clear diction and the high credibility he achieves in what he is saying continue to be wonderful. ♫ ZORZAL. Carlos Di Sarli y Roberto Rufino (1941)
⊙ CD Nº04
Colección Natucci (40 CDs) +info
Below is a link to Monica's interview with Juan Carlos Pontorielo from February 8, 2011. He passed away recently. How wonderful to have this video history and othes like it that Monica has preserved! Un bello recuerdo
Juan Carlos Pontorielo Q.E. P.D.
https://youtu.be/CiEib0rZ92Q
Simply Social Dancing events in January |
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Please call the restaurants to make a reservation, even on the event day. We are given more space and more food and
more servers base on our Reservations!!
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Latin Night at La Havana
59 110 Moonachie Ave, Moonachie NJ
Tuesday, January 26th 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Argentine Tango, Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Rumba, & Cha Cha. $20.00 cover includes 2
house drinks or i drink & 1 Latin Night appetizer
Our cancelation policy - We STILL rarely cancel
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Even though we had to cancel once last year, we still 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 on my cell phone
201-826-6602. Feel free to leave a message if I don't answer.
We cancel only when absolutely necessary (only about eight or nine times in all these years - including, unfortunately, the first scheduled milonga of March, 2015), 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.
The following folks helped set up, break down and clean up before and after the milonga. Without them, there would be no Firehouse Tango.
- Mike Porro
- Hilda and Rafael
- Tsipoyra Sartan
- Steve Maisch
And of course, without Terri Lopez and Steve Turi we would have to close up
shop. 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 - - Jack Block - Fruit Platter
- Mary Pagano - Cookies
- Eva Roth - Mixed Salad
- Rose Whitehill - Cheesecake
And these people brought wine
- Barbara
- Eduard Simpson
- George Ngo
- Bill Krukovsky
- Mike Casele
- Lorenzo
- Hilda &
Rafael
- Dan & Georgina
- Bob Brillo
- Eduardo Campos
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