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There are 8 messages totalling 423 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Petition: Non a l'expulsion des Quais de la Seine.
2. Air fares to BA from NYC (3)
3. help to subscribe to the Tango-L
4. Tango in Milwaukee?
5. Tango Rueda
6. Nestor & Patricia Ray in Santa Barbara (CA)
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 12:38:55 +0200
From: Pierre-Michel ROSNER <pmrosner @GLOBENET.ORG>
Subject: Petition: Non a l'expulsion des Quais de la Seine.
Bonjour =E0 Tous!
(Version en espa=F1ol mas abajo!)
Mauvaise nouvelle pour les amateurs de tango =E0 Paris: depuis le 21 juil=
let 1999, les bals
organis=E9s de mani=E8re informelle sur les Quais de la Seine durant les =
mois d'=E9t=E9 sont sous
le coup d'une interdiction pour... tapage nocturne.
Pour s'opposer =E0 cette interdiction, les danseurs parisiens ont lanc=E9=
une p=E9tition =E0
l'attention du Maire de Paris.
Tous les membres de la liste Tango-L qui connaissent et appr=E9cient ces =
milongas
improvis=E9es sur les quais de la Seine (5 jours par semaine de juin =E0 =
septembre) et qui
souhaitent le maintien de ces bals-tango peuvent apporter leur soutien =E0=
notre mouvement
en me renvoyant, sign=E9 (Nom, Pr=E9nom; Adresse compl=E8te; Adresse =E9l=
ectronique), le texte
ci-dessous.
Merci de votre soutien
Pierre-Michel ROSNER
pmrosner @globenet.org
_______________________________
PETITION CONTRE LA SUPPRESSION DE L'ACCES NOCTURNE AUX AMPHITHEATRES DU J=
ARDIN TINO ROSSI
Monsieur le Maire de Paris,
Nous avons la tristesse d'attirer votre attention sur des =E9v=E9nements =
qui ont eu lieu
depuis le 21 juillet 1999 =E0 22h30 dans le Jardin Tino Rossi, sis Quai S=
aint Bernard, face
=E0 la facult=E9 des Sciences de Jussieu.
Chaque ann=E9e depuis plus de dix ans, nombre d'adh=E9rents =E0 des assoc=
iations de Tango
Argentin, de danses de salon ou encore de danses r=E9gionales, =E9voluent=
le soir dans l'un
des amphith=E9atres de plein air am=E9nag=E9 au bord de la Seine et prati=
quent ainsi, au son
d'une sonorisation de fortune, la danse qui est leur passion.
Dans le calme propre =E0 ce type de manifestation, aucune nuisance partic=
uli=E8re n'est
caus=E9e, ni sur le plan comportemental, ni sur le plan sonore.
Malgr=E9 cela, le 21 juillet 1999 et les soir=E9es qui ont suivi, les dan=
seurs se sont vus
somm=E9s par la Police Nationale de quitter les lieux sur le champ, suite=
=E0 un d=E9pot de
plainte.
Nous attirons votre attention sur le fait que nous avons toujours pratiqu=
=E9 notre activit=E9
sans donner aucune occasion de faire l'objet de reproches de quelques ord=
re que ce soit,
et cela sous le regard bienveillant des forces de l'ordre.
Au fil des ans, cette activit=E9 a m=EAme donn=E9 aux Quais de Seine un c=
harme touristique
suppl=E9mentaire: le lieu est devenu maintenant un but de visite et fait =
partie des
curiosit=E9s propos=E9es aux touristes, notamment par les soci=E9t=E9s de=
bateaux-mouches.
Interdire ces manifestations nocturnes serait priver non seulement les pa=
ssionn=E9s mais
aussi les touristes et les simples passants, du plaisir parisien de se pr=
omener sur les
quais "au son des flonflons, de la valse musette et de l'accord=E9on" com=
me le chantait
Jacques Brel.
Nous demandons donc la lev=E9e de l'interdiction qui nous a =E9t=E9 faite=
et la possibilit=E9 de
continuer =E0 pratiquer nos activit=E9s dansantes tout en nous engageant =
=E0 maintenir, comme
cela a toujours =E9t=E9 le cas, le calme et la s=E9r=E9nit=E9 du lieu.
Nous vous prions d'agr=E9er, Monsieur le Maire de Paris, nos salutations =
respectueuses.
J'appuie la "p=E9tition contre la suppression de l'acc=E8s nocturne aux a=
mphith=E9atres du
Jardin Tino Rossi" adress=E9e =E0 Monsieur Jean TIBERI, Maire de Paris.
Nom: ...............
Pr=E9nom: ...............
Adresse: ...............
E-mail: ...............
________________________________________
Hola para todos!
Mala noticia para todos los aficionados de tango en Paris: desde el 21 de=
julio de 1999,
las milongas que se organizan de manera informal en los Muelles del rio S=
ena, durante los
meses de verano, quedan prohibidas por ser ... demasiado ruidosas!
Para oponerse a esta interdiccion, los milongueros parisinos lanzaron una=
peticion a la
attencion del Alcalde de Paris.
Todos los miembros de la lista Tango-L que concen e apprecian estas milon=
gas improvisadas
de los muelles del rio Sena (5 dias a la semana desde junio hasta septiem=
bre) y que
quieren que se mantengan, pueden sostener nuestra revendicacion al devolv=
erme firmado
(Appelido, Nombre, Direccion, E-mail), el texto siguiente.
Gracias por su apoyo
Pierre-Michel ROSNER
pmrosner @globenet.org
_______________________________
PETICION EN CONTRA DE LA INTERDICCION DEL ACCESO NOCTURNO A LOS AMPHITHEA=
TROS DEL PARQUE
"TINO ROSSI"
Se=F1or Alcalde de Paris,
Tenemos la tristesa de llamar su atenci=F3n hacia acontecimientos que tuv=
ieron lugar desde
el 21 de julio de 1999, a las 22h30, en el Parque "Tino Rossi", que se en=
cuentra en el
Muelle Saint Bernard, frente a la facultad de Ciencias de Jussieu.
Cada verano desde hace mas de diez a=F1os, numerosos miembros de las asoc=
iaciones de Tango
Argentino, de danzas de sal=F3n o bien de danzas folkl=F3ricas, se juntan=
de noche en uno de
los anfiteatros al aire libre que se encuentran al lado del Sena y practi=
can ahi, con
sonido de fortuna, el ba=EDle que es su pasi=F3n.
En el ambiente tranquilo propio a este tipo de manifestaci=F3n, no se cre=
a ning=FAn perjuicio
a nadie, ni a nivel de comportamiento, ni a nivel de sonido.
A pesar de eso, el 21 de julio de 1999 y las noches suguientes, los prese=
ntes se vieron
obligados por la Polic=EDa Nacional en abandonar de inmediato el lugar, d=
espues de una
queja.
Se=F1or Alcalde, llamamos su atenci=F3n en el hecho que siempre hemos pra=
cticado nuestra
actividad sin dejar la menor ocasi=F3n que se nos haga una observaci=F3n,=
de cualquier orden
que sea, y eso, muchas veces, a sabiendas de las fuerzas del orden.
Al paso de los a=F1os, hasta les ha dado esta actividad a los mulles del =
rio Sena, un
atractivo tur=EDstico m=E1s: hoy en d=EDa, el lugar se a vuelto meta de v=
isita y forma parte de
las curiosidades propuestas a los turistas, por ejemplo por los "bateaux-=
mouches".
Prohibir esas manifestaciones nocturnas equivaldr=EDa a quitarle, no solo=
a los aficionados
sino tambien a los turistas y a los caminantes, el placer bastante parisi=
no de pasear en
los muelles "au son des flonflosns, de la valse musette et de l'accord=E9=
on" tal como lo
cantaba Jacques Brel.
Por lo tanto, pedimos el abandono de la interdicci=F3n que se nos hizo y =
la posibilidad de
seguir practicando nuestras actividades de ba=EDle, comprometandonos a ma=
ntrener, tal como
siempre ha sido el caso, la tranquilidad y la serenidad del lugar.
Le presentamos, Se=F1or Alcalde de Par=EDs, nuestras respectuosas salutac=
iones.
Apoyo la "petici=F3n en contra de la interdicci=F3n del acceso nocturno a=
los anfiteatros del
P(rque "Tino Rossi", dirigida al Se=F1or Jean TIBERI, Alcalde de Par=EDs.
Apellido: ..............
Nombre: ..............
Direcci=F3n: ..............
E-mail: ..............
________________________________________
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 06:58:54 EDT
From: Mitchell Levitan <WEDRIVEN @AOL.COM>
Subject: Air fares to BA from NYC
We are planning to dance the millenium out in BA and would appreciate
information on the best air fares.
Thank you list,
Mitchell
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 08:11:45 -0700
From: Hal Waite <halwaite @LVCM.COM>
Subject: Re: Air fares to BA from NYC
Mitchell Levitan wrote:
>
> We are planning to dance the millenium out in BA and would appreciate
> information on the best air fares.
>
> Thank you list,
>
> Mitchell
Mitchell:
You will need to be there on December 31, 2000. There was no year zero
and a thousand years brings the millennium to January 1, 2001.
Hal
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:13:33 EDT
From: Daniela Arcuri <DATango @AOL.COM>
Subject: help to subscribe to the Tango-L
Can some body explaine the way to subscribe a frien of mine?
Thanks in advance
DANIELA ARCURI
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:06:52 -0700
From: Michael Brooks <mbrooks @WIZARDS.COM>
Subject: Tango in Milwaukee?
If anyone has information on milongas in Milwaukee, August 4th through the
8th, please let me know. I was unable to find a website for the area.
Thanks!
Ms. Michael
Seattle, Washington
USA
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 20:27:40 -0400
From: Melinda Bates <tangerauna @EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Air fares to BA from NYC
Dear HAL - You will have to climb into a cave somewhere (and miss a lot of
great dancing) if you truly don't want to celebrate a new millennium this
New Year's. Get a grip. :-)
Melinda
Original Message -----
From: Hal Waite <halwaite @LVCM.COM>
To: <TANGO-L @MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: Air fares to BA from NYC
> Mitchell Levitan wrote:
> >
> > We are planning to dance the millenium out in BA and would appreciate
> > information on the best air fares.
> >
> > Thank you list,
> >
> > Mitchell
>
> Mitchell:
>
> You will need to be there on December 31, 2000. There was no year zero
> and a thousand years brings the millennium to January 1, 2001.
>
> Hal
>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 22:10:23 -0700
From: Al & Barbara <batango @SLIP.NET>
Subject: Re: Tango Rueda
Dear List,
As sometime representative of BA Tango, a non-profit organization
dedicated to supporting all tango activities in the San Francisco Bay Area,
I try to distinguish very carefully my own opinions from those of the
organization, which wants to hold no opinions (within reason). The
following is my opinion only. Bear with me, this does have a tango
connection:
A few years ago, I called a dear friend, possibly the world's most
renowned belly-dance teacher, about how to acquire the ingredients for an
authentic Scottish haggis: spleen, lungs, etc of a lamb or sheep. Bert
Balladine is a man over 60 who was born in East Prussia, Germany, trained in
Morocco, and now lives in Petaluma, California (you may believe this or not,
but it is true). I called him because he buys all his meat at auction, and
therefore knows how to get cuts that are not on the market normally. Bert
said to me, in his inimitable Prussian accent. " Barbara, we came to this
country so we don't have to eat that stuff".
My comment is : We dance tango so we don't have to do that stuff.
Fuertes abrazos to all, Barbara Garvey
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 23:22:47 -0700
From: "Ofelia R. Villanueva" <ofelia @MACCONNECT.COM>
Subject: Nestor & Patricia Ray in Santa Barbara (CA)
Queridos Tango-Leros;
This weekend we will welcome Nestor Ray & his wife Patricia back to
Santa Barbara for another workshop. Since last year, they have spent much
of their time in Europe on an extended, and well-received, performing &
teaching tour.
As you may know, Nestor is one of the last of the true milongueros,
who began dancing back in the '50s and never stopped. He is probably best
known as one of Robert Duvall's principal teachers, and he's also taught
such notables as John Travolta & Sharon Stone. In 1996 he was a featured
instructor at the Stanford University Tango Weeks.
An extraordinarily versatile dancer, Nestor is "fluent" in several
"dialects" of tango: his Salon is elegant, his Milonguero rhythmic &
playful, and his Fantasia nothing short of spectacular.
The workshop will be held Saturday July 31 & Sunday August 1; there
will be two classes each day:
The first session each day (1-3PM) will concentrate on the
rhythmic, close-embrace style known as Tango Milonguero. The cost is $25
each day, and class will be held at Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E.
Carrillo St., Santa Barbara CA.
The second class each day (4-7PM) will be devoted to two of
Nestor's favorites: Milonga con Traspie & Vals Cruzado. The cost for this
class is $35 each day, and class will be held at "A Fascinating Rhythm"
Studio, 11 W. Ortega St., Santa Barbara CA.
After each day's classes, we will retire to the beautiful Cafe
Buenos Aires (1316 State St.) known for its frequent outbreaks of
spontaneous tango.
Nestor & Patricia will be available for privates until they take
their leaave August 6. Call Fay for details & scheduling: (805) 687-2113.
N&P are two of our all-time favorites, as dancers, as teachers, and
as friends. We can't recommend them highly enough. Please join us.
Besitos,
Brian & Fay
Workshop details: http://www.sb.net/tango/workshops.html
More about Nestor & Patricia http://artifex.it/ray/
Tango in Santa Barbara http://www.sb.net/tango/
mailto:tango @sb.net
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