Hi Tangueros-- (Sorry if you already received this. I was in a hurry and forgot to put the geographical ID on it the first time.) Salon Recuerdo milonga is open this Friday, Jan. 25 and we'll be having a special party to welcome back one of our favorite teachers and milongueros from Buenos Aires, NESTOR RAY. Nestor will be teaching the class from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m (with Linda Valentino). The milonga will start at 9:30 and go until 1 a.m. Location: Hollywood Dance Center, 817 N. Highland Ave. (1-1/2 block north of Melrose) in Hollywood. $15 per person for class and milonga; $10 for milonga only. Free food, wine and other drinks. Come and join us in celebrating Nestor's return and dance to the BEST selections of classic tango, milonga and vals from the Golden Age of Tango. For more information call Linda at (323) 650-0509 or Hector at (310) 666-9280. Nestor will be in residence in Los Angeles for the next three months. He will be teaching with Linda Valentino and the schedule is as follows: TUESDAYS 8 - 9:30 p.m. Beginning & Intermediate Tango -- $15 per person WEDNESDAYS 8 - 9:30 p.m. Milonga With Traspie -- $15 per person Above two classes at Academy 331, 530 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles
FRIDAYS (except Third Friday of the month) 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Beginning & Intermediate Tango Salon Recuerdo Milonga follows, 9:30 - 1 a.m. Class & Milonga $15 per person; Milonga only $10 per person; at Hollywood Dance Center, 817 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood SATURDAYS 7 - 9 p.m. Beginning & Intermediate Tango -- $15 per person at Raul's Tango Garden, 18859 Strathern, Reseda Nestor Ray should be declared an Argentine national treasure. He is a true "milonguero's milonguero"-recognized by his peers as one of the great social tango dancers in Buenos Aires. He began dancing tango at the age of 9 in the barrios of Buenos Aires. His style was honed in the 1950s and reflects the rhythmic, playful tango of that period. Over the years he won many competitions in the most prestigious local milongas and danced on several popular TV programs. In the 1990s, actor Robert Duvall selected Nestor as his personal teacher and brought him to teach in the U.S. For the past 10 years he has taught and performed all over the U.S. and Europe. Linda Valentino has been dancing tango for 12 years and teaching for over 6 years. She has made 10 trips to Buenos Aires to study with many of the renowned master teachers, including Miguel Zotto & Milena Plebs, Osvaldo Zotto & Lorena Ermocida, Carlos Copello & Alicia Monti, Julio Balmaceda & Corina De La Rosa, Gachi Fernandez & Sergio Cortazzo, Nestor Ray and Eduardo Arquimbau. She emphasizes good technique for social dancing, including posture, position, effective leading and following, improv-isation, and understanding and dancing to the music. For information call Linda at (323) 650-0509 or visit our website at www.apurotango.com.
