[Tango-L] Milongas in Berlin

[Astrid]

> Berlin has a huge number of milongas, the second largest after BA, I hear.
> here is one website http://www.tangokultur.info/termine_berlin
> I like Walzerlinksgestrickt, because the level is reasonably high. 
> Ballhaus Rixdorf is also nice, my friends like Claerchens Ballhaus. Roter 
> Salon is run by Argentines, Villa Urquiza was very good, run by Chiche but 
> may be closed. Anything with Martina you can forget about, she hardly 
> plays any tango music at all, and certainly not traditional. Tango Vivo is 
> probably good too. The other ones are mostly new ones I have not visited.
> One word of caution: most dance schools in Berlin accept only couples. So 
> many people are used to dancing with the same person all the time which 
> makes it hard for a woman to get dances there, even if she is a good 
> dancer. Roter Salon is a typical exemple. The dance teachers there only 
> dance with each other too.
> The nice thing is, you can always find your way home at all hours. When I 
> come out of Waklzerlinksgestrickt at 3 in the morning, there is usually 
> still some train, subway or at least a bus running to where I stay. Lots 
> of taxis too. I remember one night in East Berlin where newly found 
> friends from the milonga sprinted with me through the night to catch the 
> bus, one handed me her bicycle because I was tired and slower than them so 
> that I could keep up, and another guy offered me to share his bus ticket 
> and guided me through the transfer. Another night somebody drove me home 
> in his car. Sometimes I get lucky in Berlin... Don't expect this though, I 
> have also been in places full of jaded existentialist characters . You 
> will have to check for special events, for what is happening during 
> Christmas, though. Your friend's are the dates where most people stay 
> home...
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith" <keith at tangohk.com>
> To: <tango-l at mit.edu>
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 11:58 PM
> Subject: [Tango-L] Milongas in Berlin
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>>A friend is going to be in Berlin from Dec 23 to 26. Any recommendations
>> for good, traditional milongas?
>>
>> Keith, HK
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