Sal Zullo passed away Tuesday, February 28th, 2017.
Joe and I began our love affair with this dance sixteen years ago, when we met Sal and Laura at a Ramsey Adult School Argentine Tango class taught by Cesare Valentino. Argentine Tango
was Sal's passion, and we loved experiencing the dance with Laura and him.
Sal and Laura ran the first Firehouse Tango Milonga in 2003, while Joe and I were away on our very first trip to Buenos Aires. They continued to come until Sal was forced to stop because of illness, but our friendship went on, and we spoke often.
My sincerest sympathy goes to Laura, who has lost the love of her life. There
will be a memorial service on March 25 at 3 pm at the Living Word Community Church, 53 East Madison Avenue, Dumont, NJ 07628. Condolence messages can be sent to Laura Zullo at 414 Birchtree Lane, Northvale, NJ 07647. For additional information, call Sue at 201-826-6602 or e
mail firehousetango@gmail.com. Rest in peace, dear friend. Thanks to Carl Schaffer for locating George's shoes, taken by mistake by Jose. Happily, they are back with their owner. Please do not leave wine or water glasses on the floor or under your chairs. They often spill and make for difficult cleanup. Thanks.
Welcome to Jorge and Nancy |
Jorge and Nancy have been missing in action for a while. It was a great pleasure to see them. As always, I loved my Pugliese tanda with Jorge, and the champagne was delicious. There are five Thursdays in March (2, 9. 16, 23 and 30) with no birthdays and no celebrations, just fabulous learning, dancing, socializing, and eating. What could be better?
Florida beckons, so I'll be out on March 9th. Thanks once again to our awesome and
cooperative A Team.
March 9
Sue out - A team takes over
I'm off to Florida Once again that week, I will play hooky. This time, I'm passing up Firehouse for fun in the sun. Fortunately, I can leave my baby (That would be Firehouse
Tango) worry free because I have incredible friends who are more than willing and able to keep the Firehouse fires burning brightly. Please support our wonderful back-up team.
The logistics - The A Team
Terri Lopez (Wonder(ful) Woman) and Steve Turi (aka Superman) have generously offered to head up our milonga logistics team in addition to their normal invaluable weekly help. The
tasks involved in running Firehouse are monumental, and we are incredibly fortunate to have so many fabulous friends willing to step in whenever needed.
But What about the Music? Richard Ariza DJ's
Richard Ariza has been away from Firehouse for much too long, and many of you have asked when he will be back. Not to worry. While I am away, your tangos, milongas and valses will be spun by this
fabulous guest DJ. Aren't we fortunate to have such a him in our Firehouse Family? I know the music will be marvelous. What a pity I can't be there! Here's some more information about Richard: he hosts the delightful Friday afternoon milongas at Triangulo WWW.TANGONYC.COM. He has
guest-DJ'd at many New York and New Jersey milongas, and we've had the pleasure of his company - not to mention DJ expertise - quite often at the Firehouse. If you haven't been to Triangulo, you don't know what you're missing. You'll find information below in this newsletter about Rich's Friday afternoons at Triangulo..
How about the newsletter?
This Firehouse Tango newsletter has been published
nearly every week since March, 2002 and thanks to Fran and Pat, the next two weeks will be no exception.
Among his countless talents, our remarkable instructor, Fran Chesleigh, is a professional writer. As always when I am out, he and his equally extraordinary assistant, Pat Altman, flawlessly and with a style of their own, take over the task of writing the Firehouse Tango newsletter. I will send his handiwork out when I
return.
This awesome duo is usually found at “Fran’s Table” in the alcove closest to the DJ table. They are always happy to answer your Tango questions or show you how to do something you might have missed, so make sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn from the best. Every day at Firehouse Tango is a celebration!
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 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 for Dave Brubeck. Next week's will be Big Band cortinas. When I return, my playlist will use Edith Piaf cortinas.
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
From Jack Block Dr Jack Block (an old tango friend)
will lecture on the subject, the work of the historian. The lecture is from 1 pm to 2:30 on Thursday March 2 (omg, that was today - I'm sorry) pm at the Unitarian Church on Forest Avenue in Paramus.
Lost and Found
Someone left a pair of gold women's shoes. They are in the front closet.
Hi everybody, Fran here with your Tango Tip of the Week. Let's talk about what kind of Tango student you are. How much do you really -- I mean really -- want to learn how to dance Tango? I'm going to describe a few different categories, and ask you to be the judge as to just where you place yourself in the student
spectrum.
Category 1: This student eats, sleeps, and breathes Tango 24/7. He/she embraces the process of learning as a necessary condition of improving over time. She/he takes regular, ongoing private lessons with a legitimate social Tango instructor, supplements these with solid, progressive classes, and visits the available milongas
at least three times per week. Although this student seeks out other dancers who are committed to the process of serious learning, he/she welcomes the opportunity to dance with anyone who's willing, because she/he recognizes that one can learn a great deal from interacting with students at every level of skill.
Category 2: This student feels
he/she would really love to learn Tango, but can't seem to find the time or money to take ongoing lessons. Private instruction is just out of the question due to its prohibitive expense, and classes never seem to be scheduled at convenient times to fit in with her/his other commitments. He/she is too tired after work to even think about heading out to a milonga, where there's no one to dance with anyway. (Maybe tomorrow night would work.) If only she/he had a regular partner ... oh
well, that's not going to happen anytime soon. Gee, if only things were different ... what's on TV tonight?
Category 3: This student likes the idea of maybe knowing how to dance Tango, but when it comes to an actual commitment to learning, well, that's another story. He/she has already put in enough effort with high school and/or
college -- and/or (ugh!) job training. And besides, a lot can be picked up from YouTube these days, if one really wants to put in the time, right? Life is short. Why waste it on more schooling?
Do you fit into any of these categories? Maybe you have your own special category, one which I haven't described here. In any event, right now, today, this minute, you're either learning Tango or you're coming up
with reasons (dare we call them excuses?) why you just can't seem to manage it.
Let's face the bottom line. Would you like to learn Tango? In my opinion, there's only one way, sisters and brothers. You have to go Category 1 all the way, and just do it!!! (Reread the description of a Category 1 Tango hurricane, and get swept up, starting today!)
Ahhhhhh ... I can feel the breeze, starting to pick up. Maybe, that's you putting your Tango shoes on.
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
Filipo Ross Art Dance Studio First Saturday Milonga - Englewood, NJ
Filip Ross Art Dance Studio - Argentine Tango Night
Every 1st Saturday of each month 7:30 - 10:30
Filip Ross Art Dance Studio
Nelson and Madalyn's Milonga in Closter
Greetings Tango Amigos, Please join us for our Next "La Milonga” at: VENTURADANCE CENTER 540 Durie
Ave.Closter, NJ
Saturday Night, March 11th 8:30 to Midnight with the John De Cesare Tango Trio Tango Exhibition with Madalyn and Nelson Avila,
Nelson’s great selection of Tango Music including some Ballroom, Latin, Hustle, Swing
Complimentary Classes: Beginners 7:30-8:00 Int/Advanced 8:00-8:30
Coffee, Tea,
Light Snacks and…. your presence for another Magical Night of Dancing!
$20 in advance, $25 at the door Call ahead to reserve your table and pay $20!
Tell them you are from Firehouse and you can have the $20 admission at
the door.
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Our cancelation policy - We STILL rarely cancel
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Even though we had to cancel once this year because of a blizzard, 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 my cell
phone 201-826-6602. Feel free to leave a message.
We cancel only when absolutely necessary (only about eight or nine times in all these years - including, unfortunately, the Thursday that I was in Florida, 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.
I cannot believe that I left Tsipoyra's name off this list last week. A thousand apologies to one of our major helpers. - Elena
Titova
- Jesse Barton
- Tsipoyra Sartan
- Felix
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 - - Henry Kim - Rolled Cookies
And these people brought wine
- Barbara Lombardi
- Carl Schaefer
- Tara Schwenker
- Dan & Georgina
- Jorge Sturam
- John Barous
- Francis & Marie
- Eduardo Campos
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