The Studio of Sidewalk Tango

Sidewalktango in Buenos Aires

Sidewalktango recently returned from a tango adventure in Buenos Aires .

Tango in the streets of San Telmo Buenos Aires:

Milonga “El Abrazo” in Buenos Aires:

Tags: performance, Tango Argentino

Dance Tango in Melbourne

“Tango Noir”
Melbourne Tango dancers are invited to a night of ”Tango Noir”
An intimate and stylish venue, with an authentic milonga

Next event 7th August
Featuring Tango Cabaret performance by “The Dry Martinis”

Starting 8.00pm and going through to late night….”Tango Noir” .

”Tango Noir” at 327 Swan St Richmond.
Fully Licensed Venue.
Late night snacks available $5.00
Open level Class…7.00-8.00pm ($16 includes milonga)
Milonga…………….8.00- very late (entrance milonga only $8)

Tags: performance, Tango

Tango Nuevo

Workshops on Sunday 12th July 3.00pm-4.30pm

327 Swan St Richmond



WORKSHOP:


Tango Nuevo Combinations:

Volcadas and Colgadas



What are they? How do you do them? What should they feel like? How can 
we lead them spontaneously?

An opportunity to get to grips with these challenging “shared balance” 
figures.

Technique, practical exercises and secret tips.
Learn two beautiful figures for use in the milonga



Intermediate/Advanced only 

$25


bookings needed so we can keep even numbers in the 
class

ph:9428 4336

 or write to david@sidewalktango.com.au

Tags: Classes, Tango, Tango Argentino

Retro 1940s Milonga

SUNDAY 28th JUNE : RETRO 1940’s MILONGA
3.00pm-8.00pm
Celebrating the look, feel and style of the 1940’s in Australia and Argentina.
Come dressed in 40’s fashion.
The event is an afternoon milonga featuring screening of “Paper Dolls” a documentary on Australian Pin-up girls during the WW2, produced by one of our own milongueras, Yvonne Collins.
Followed by 1940s milonga
$20 inc. Champagne supper
$15 for costume dressed

Tags: Tango, Tango Argentino

Tango Workshops

WORKSHOPS:
Our popular open level Mens and Womens workshops are being held again on Sunday 14th June

These workshops are an excellent opportunity for tango dancers to hone their skills and learn and ask about essential tango elements at a deeper level not possible in normal class situations. Highly recommended for all levels.

SUNDAY 14th JUNE
Womens Technique (women only) 1.30-3.00pm
Adornments are the ultimate in style and pleasure, but are only
possible when created as a function of the basic tango structure and posture.
The workshop will cover techniques maximising the potential for expression in adornos through use of the “Free ” leg, with grace and style.
Please dress in casual clothing with flat shoes or socks
$25 bookings: 9428 4336

Tango for Men 3.30-5.00pm
Men only workshop looking at the development of the posture, stance, energy and attitude required for the role of the “Lead” in Tango.
Covering techniques for “lead and follow”, “establishing and
projecting energy”, “calmness, awareness, respect”
“basics of style”
$25
bookings ph:9428 4336

Tags: Classes, Tango Argentino

Australian Dance Awards 2009

Last year Dianne Heywood-Smith and David Backler from Sidewalktango participated in a contemporary dance project “Girls on Boys”, produced by Dancehouse Theatre, Carlton. The season was a sell out success and the show has been nominated for an award in the catagory : “Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance”, in the 2009 Australian Dance Awards.

Five female choreographers each created a solo dance for a male dancer. Performed in the round, this vibrant collection consists of a diverse and surprising combination of dance forms and content.
An autonomously created cohesive musical composition overlays the five individual works and was presented to the performances for the first time on the eve before opening night.

Choreographers & Dancers

Dianne Heywood-Smith on David Backler
Dani-Ela Kayler on Lee Serle
Jo Lloyd on Adam Wheeler
Dianne Reid on Luke Hickmott
Yumi Umiumare on Gerard Veltre

Musical director/composer
Wendy Morrison

Curator
Gulsen Ozer

Tags: performance, Tango

Melbourne Tango Photographed

A Photographic Exhibition 

by John Vaina

Showing at Sidewalktango:
327 Swan St Richmond
29th March
3.00pm - 8.00pm
Entrance $10.00

Photographs taken documenting the Melbourne Tango scene over the last five 
years, will be shown in an exhibition on March 29th.

Well known Tanguero John Vaina will exhibit the photographs between 3.00-4.00pm 
on Sunday 29th march.

These beautifully presented and mounted shots of Melbourne Milongueros in their
natural habitat, in and around the various tango suburbs, will be available for 
sale and to order for reprinting. 

Don’t miss this fascinating opportunity to see the quiet detail and hidden 
moments of our tango culture as observed through the eye and camera lens of one 
of Melbourne tangos real gentlemen. 

The milongas, the dancers, the characters and the tango.

The exhibition will be followed by a milonga from 4.00- 8.00pm 

Empanadas will be served during the milonga.

“Tango Noir” milonga at Sidewalktango

Welcome to the night of  ”Tango Noir”

Every First and Third Friday of the Month

Starting 8.00pm and going through to late night….”Tango Noir” .

An intimate and stylish venue, with an authentic milonga:

Milonga:   A tango dance party……

In our over busy lives, with no time for the imagination, and no time for ourselves and others, we have ” the milonga”.  Yes, it is more than just a dance.    

There is something deeper: a motionless, fathomless, dark ocean of time.  A bittersweet nostalgia and awareness for the passing nature of all life and things.

Then  the “mythical, oft-mentioned, but indefinable experience of the tango embrace”. The passion, the “connection” and the special sense of a “secret inside”. 

Resonating with rhythm, melody, artistry, subtlety and touch.  Enraptured by the encounter, the pleasure, humour, respect and poetry.  An attraction, a curiosity, a pastime, a meditation, and deadly serious  good fun…

 ”Tango Noir” at  327 Swan St Richmond. 

  Fully Licensed Venue.

  Late night snacks available $5.00

  ”Tango Noir” Milonga:

  Open level Class….. 7.00-8.00pm        ($16 includes milonga)
  Milonga……………..8.00- very late    (entrance milonga only $8)

Tags: Tango, Tango Argentino

Welcome to Sidewalk Tango for 2009!

Our classes have commenced for 2009. We are looking forward to an exciting, stylish and fun year ahead. The classes operate on a casual attendance basis, so you can start any time. All welcome!

No need to bring a partner, just come with leather shoes (preferably not trainers) summon your emotions, keep an open mind and seize the moment!

Instruction is focused on pure “Salon Tango”; social dancing as seen and danced in the Milongas (dance clubs) of Buenos Aires.

( For a glimpse of “Stage Tango” have a look at the video clip below.)

Tags: Classes, performance, Tango, Youtube

Warm-up Workshops and Classes

Warm-Up Workshops

Sunday February 1st.

WOMEN ONLY WORKSHOP 1.30 -3.00pm “The Art of Adornos”
with Dianne Heywood-Smith . The embellishments are seen as a key to the tango movement as a whole. (Please wear loose comfortable practice clothin and bring a pair of socks!) $22

MEN ONLY WORKSHOP 4.00- 5.30pm “Lead and follow” Learnt the old fashioned way. An essential learning practice. $22

WARM UP CLASSES

Sunday February 8th.

Our Famous and very special Sunday Milonga returns:

3.30- 4.30 Pilates Class with qualified trainer Matilda Slatter.
Learn how to practice your tango using correct muscle groups, whilst
increasing core strength for stability, and an overall quality of
effortlessness in your dancing. Appropriate exercise clothing recommended.

5.00- 6.00 “Estampa in Tango”
Open class at the start of the year to set us on the right track for a New
Year of tango practice. The “estampa” or posture/stance in tango. The
physical external aspect achieved in conjunction with the “internal”
elements; the cultural, or human face of tango: calmness, awareness,
respect.

Classes $25 each includes milonga and bbq

Please wear suitable loose or exercise clothing that you can stretch in
for ALL of the above classes

6.00-9.00 Milonga and BBQ !!
The world famous (in Melbourne) Sunday afternoon milonga and BBQ.
Welcome to the lounge-a-rama tango tiki pleasure zone.

Classes can be taken together or as stand alone classes.
to book your place in the class, please email:
david@sidewalktango.com.au
or call 03 9428 4336