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And then there is our wonderful  ball Sunday, 31st August. General level Milonga lesson by Claire and Luis  at 7 15pm, dancing for all and for non- dancing guests from 8 15 til 11pm. 

Summer Special performance-

Tangosouthlondon is delighted to host Eva Forraieva to set the summer ball sizzling with her belly dance/Tango fusion performance. Exotic, cheeky and full of desire. A magical cultural hot pot!

Also- Complimenatry cakes by Anya (tangosouthlondon alumni), Dont forget our venue has a beautiful bowling green and outdoor marquee to cool off and drink Pimms in between dancing. A lovely evening out for dancers and non dancers alike.

Pay on the door
£7 class
£7 dancing
£10 class and dancing
£3 non dancing
 
Very friendly crowd, huge wooden dance floor, music by DJ Luis,  and there will be Tango films showing throughout!

Address:

@The Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE 22 8PW. 

Lots of free parking
A 5min walk from East Dulwich Train Station, 10 mins by train from London Bridge, 20mins from Victoria.
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All Tangosouthlondon classes will be continuing in August.

From Monday 4th August, and for the rest of August, they will take place at The Constitutional Club ( the same venue as our monthly ball). This is a lovely dance hall, with great dance floor, public bar and large bowling green outside for cooling off in the summer breeze.

From Septamber, we will be back at St Thomas More Hall.

Address:

@The Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE 22 8PW. 

Lots of free parking
A 5min walk from East Dulwich Train Station, 10 mins by train from London Bridge, 20mins from Victoria.
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Tango Ball / Milonga

And then there is our wonderful  ball Sunday, 27th July. General level Milonga lesson by Claire and Luis  at 7 15pm, dancing for all and for non- dancing guests from 8 15 til 11pm.  We will also giving a short Tango performance at 9 30 pm.

Summer Special- free strawberries amd cream! Dont forget our venue has a beautiful bowling green and outdoor marquee to cool off and drink Pimms in between dancing. A lovely evening out for dancers and non dancers alike.

Pay on the door
£7 class
£7 dancing
£10 class and dancing
£3 non dancing
 
Very friendly crowd, huge wooden dance floor, music by DJ Luis,  and there will be Tango films showing throughout!

Address:

@The Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE 22 8PW. 

Lots of free parking
A 5min walk from East Dulwich Train Station, 10 mins by train from London Bridge, 20mins from Victoria.
http://streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=533677&y=175091&z=0&sv=533677,175091&st=4&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

Beginners Intensive 26th July, 1 30 til 5pm.
Luis and I will be teaching this complete beginners taster day. Still places available so grab this opportunity now and you could be dancing all summer including the outdoor events like dancing in the Park and by the Thames! Or any ther city world wide you may be visiting this summer. Nothing quite like it.....

You are welcome in partners or independently.
venue
St Thomas More Hall
116a Lordship Lane, SE22

Price
£30 per person

Please book in advance by calling Claire on 07961128834, or emailing claireloewe@hotmail.com


More info in classes section.

If you want to check out a few photos of Monty and Claire performing at our last milonga, the wedding one, they have just been downloaded in 'PICTURES' on this site!

Photos by Tangosothlondon student and proffessional photographer Rebecca Portsmouth. Check out her site on rebeccalouise.com.

Next Milonga is Sunday 25th May...

And then there is our wonderful  ball Sunday, 30th March. General level lesson (milonga) at 7 15pm, dancing for all and for non- dancing guests from 8 15 til 11pm. @The Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE 22 8PW. 

Pay on the door
£7 class
£7 dancing
£10 class and dancing
£3 non dancing
 
Very friendly crowd, huge wooden dance floor, music by DJ Luis, a surprise performance from a guest couple, and there will be Tango films showing throughout!

Address:

Lots of free parking
A 5min walk from East Dulwich Train Station, 10 mins by train from London Bridge, 20mins from Victoria.
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.... our wonderful  ball this Sunday, 24th Feb. General level lesson (milonga) at 7 15pm, dancing for all and for non- dancing guests from 8 15 til 11pm. @The Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE 22 8PW.  £7 class £7 dancing £10 class and dancing £3 non dancing   Very friendly crowd, huge wooden dance floor, music by DJ Luis, Luis and I will be performing, and there will be Tango films showing throughout! Address: Lots of free parking A 5min walk from East Dulwich Train Station, 10 mins by train from London Bridge, 20mins from Victoria. http://streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=533677&y=175091&z=0&sv=533677,175091&st=4&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

Next Tango BAll on Sunday 27th January

We start the ball with a milonga class (general level) from 7 15 til 8 15pm, followed by dancing til 11pm. There will more yummy Dulche de Leche to give you a tango power boost, and special guests will be performing. At The Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE22. £10 class and dance, £7 just dance, £3 non dancers.
 
 You can come with a partner or independently. There is a very friendly and supportive crowd, all excited about creating a fun and fabulous local Tango community!

If you are looking for a wonderful xmas present for someone special, why not give them a Tango lesson? Tangosouthlondon can provide you with a gift voucher for £10 - one group lesson at any level, £45 a 5 week course in group lessons, or £40 a private lesson.

These are on sale at classes, at our Xmas Ball, or just send a cheque to Claire Loewe, 15 and a half Consort Rd, Se15 2PH. You can also ring me, claire, on 07961128834.

Dear Christmas Tango revellers,
 
Thank you to all who made our last ball such an enjoyable evening; there was much merriment and some delicious dancing, as well as a beautiful performance by Adriana Pegorer in collaboration with Simon Hyde.
 
Our Christmas Ball, the last ball of the year, is now fast approaching! Sunday 16th December: milonga lesson from 7 15, dancing for all til 11pm, performances by Claire Loewe and Luis Rodriguez, Argentinian food to snack on, the odd mince pie and as always, the bar!

Do bring your non dancing guests if you like- there are lots of comfortable areas to enjoy the view, drink and chat. I am bringing family, including my father who is now 95 and who has told me he is ready to start learning a few steps!

Venue is The Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, Se22 8PW

Prices: £7 just class, £7 just social dancing, £10 class and dancing, £3 non dancers
  
 

Tangosouthlondon is deligted to host our next ball in its usual, popular venue The Dulwich Constituitional Hall, SE22 8PW.

Milonga lesson (general level) from 7 15 til 8 15, dancing for all till 11pm.

Special GUEST!!!  At 9 30 pm, Adrianna Pegorer, in collaboration with video artist Simon Hyde, will be presenting her 15min piece 'Que te importa si trasnoche'.

This will be an exploration of the fusion between Tango and Butoh,  a research into the Milongas, the characters and atmospheres that inhabits them, the male/female roles, the nostalgic aspects of the lyrics and music, and the possibility to create a contemporary theatrical setting for Tango dancing integrating the tradition whilst challenging Tango stereotypes. 

Dont miss this wonderfully inventive and fascinating performer!

More info in Tango Ball/milonga section of this website.

Check out clips on You tube of her beautiful piece 'Adagio con Brio'

Tangosouthlondon's teachers Claire and Luis will be guest teachers at The  Welsh Centre, London's oldest and most established Tango venue. There will be an intermediate class from 7 30 til 8 30pm, followed by a milonga (dancing for all) till 11 pm. Friday 9th will also host live Tango music: Los Mareados. All details on www.tangotheargentinoway.co.uk. The address is 157 Grays Inn Rd, WC1X 8UE, a ten minute walk from Kings Cross station.

TANGO SOLO

fear is a four letter word

The final hour, sound of sweeping.

This is your suicide note.

“Step and collect, step and collect”

Figures of eight, shoulders and waist

gleam through the mist of canal banks.

“Step and collect, step and collect”

Walk in reverse, take a half turn,

do the box: naked now,

all the way to the ground.

“Step and collect, step and collect”

You’ve had full Sunday pleated nylon taffota

a tent of hair, beautiful down to the mud

flying the colours of mutiny, so anti-clockwise:

“Step and collect, step and collect”

Life’s been a sheer drop,

a litany of spiralling, incandescent falls.

This carousel draws longer and longer

shadows out of you now, who just

“Step and collect, step and collect”

headlong into mushy darkness,

a perfidious line drawn by the feet

scoring a symphony of silence

that watch

your scars open up,

step inside the wound

and collect.

Let go of anger, step back

to listen how others’feet

make the sound of sweeping

as they “Step and collect”

Claire and Luis will once more be teaching and performing at the infamous WALDORF HOTEL, London


The Waldorf Hotel, famous for its Tango tea dances, is now hosting a once a month Ballroom and Latin day. Luis and Claire will be teaching and performing the authentic Argentine Tango at this prestigious event.

All info at simplydancingpartners.co.uk

Tangosouthlondon is delighted to announce its next Milonga (Tango social dance/ball), where everyone can dance with each other, enjoy a drink at the bar, watch tango performances and  listen to the sweet strains of the Tango music.

The venue is The Dulwich Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE22 (it has a very good, wooden dance floor!).

There will be a general level dance class from 7 15 till 8 15pm. The topic for this class will be learning the Milonga, which is the more upbeat, rythmic version of Tango. We will be starting with the basics, so this is a great opportunity to learn a very important aspect of social dancing. This class is open to any one who has done at least 5 weeks of tango.

Then dancing for all til 11pm.

Claire Loewe will be teaching and performing in 28th Oct Ball with Luis Rodriguez. Luis is a now a well-known teacher is London’s tango circuit having taught in most tango clubs in the capital. His Argentinian CV includes performances in La Esquina de Homero Manzi, Club La Viruta, Ballet de Lomas de Zamora, etc. He also taught in Mora Godoy’s Studio, Club Dandy, etc.

There will also be a surprise guest performing!

Pay on the door

Class and Milonga=£10, Just Class= £7, Just milonga=£7, non-dancers=£3.

FOLLOWING BALLS ON 25TH NOV, AND XMAS SPECIAL ON 16TH DEC!

Claire and Luis, of Tangosouthlondon, will be performing as part of the Stratford-upon-avon music festival on 16th October. 'The Last Tango'  is an evening of music and dance, at The Civic Hall, Rother St, Stratford. There will be a warm up with a tango workshop for beginners, a cool down with a Caipirinha and then getting hot again with an amazing night of South american music and dance. El Ultimo tango is the band, directed by Eduardo Vassallo, Principal cello of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, who used to play in Astor Piazzola's ensemble! The concert will contain many of the master's works plus the premier of a commissioned work from Argentine composer Sonia Possetti. The band will be joined by the fabulous singer Lloica Czackis.

Luis and I are very much looking forward to performing a few numbers with these great musicians.

TANGO WORKSHOP 6.15-7.00 TICKS £5 IN ADVANCE,   TAPAS AND CAIPIRINHA FROM 7PM TICKS £5 IN ADVANCE,      CONCERT TICKETS £12 AND £10

Festival box office 01789207100, online www.civichall.co.uk

Tangosouthlondon is delighted to announce its new Once- a -Month Milonga (Tango social dance/ball), where everyone can dance with each other, enjoy a drink at the bar, watch tango performances and  listen to the sweet strains of the Tango music.

The next ball is Sunday 2nd September. The venue is The Dulwich Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE22 (it has a very good, wooden dance floor!).

There will be a general level dance class from 7 15 till 8 15pm. The topic for this class will be learning the Milonga, which is the more upbeat, rythmic version of Tango. We will be starting with the basics, so this is a great opportunity to learn a very important aspect of social dancing. This class is open to any one who has done at least 5 weeks of tango.

Then dancing for all til 11pm.

Claire Loewe will be teaching and performing in 2nd Sept Ball with Luis Rodriguez. Luis is a now a well-known teacher is London’s tango circuit having taught in most tango clubs in the capital. His Argentinian CV includes performances in La Esquina de Homero Manzi, Club La Viruta, Ballet de Lomas de Zamora, etc. He also taught in Mora Godoy’s Studio, Club Dandy, etc.

Pay on the door

Class and Milonga=£10, Just Class= £7, Just milonga=£7, non-dancers=£3. 

13th May Dulwich Festival Tango Party at The Thomas More Hall, Lordship Lane ....Keep an eye out for the programme, which will be delivered to
doors/available in local outlets, from just after Easter. That will have ticketing information. You can also check the website
www.dulwichfestival.co.uk Tickets go on sale online and at the St
Barnabas box office, from 7th May. Postal applications can be made
before that date.