Tango at Soma
Come out for tango dancing every Wednesday at SOMA.
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9-11pm + No cover. SOMA Ultralounge { GoogleMaps } |
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Three Clinics with Joe and Carlota
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$10 each session • $20 for all three
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Tango at Soma
Come out for tango dancing every Wednesday at SOMA.
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9-11pm + No cover. SOMA Ultralounge { GoogleMaps } |
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Below you can see the results from the survey about alternative vs traditional music at the Soma tango dance. To take the survey, go here.
Results (pdf):
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The survey was answered by 39 people, and pretty evenly balanced between men (20) and women (19). The age of the respondents seems well distributed among people in their twenties into middle age, although there is a cluster of people younger than twenty-eight (30%), and another cluster of people older than forty-three (33%). Most of the respondents (80%) said that they attend the Wednesday night dance once a month or more.
When asked how they well they like the alternative music that is played at Soma, a majority (64%) appear to like it a lot, saying either that it "makes my night" or that they "want to hear even more."
When reporting their preferred percentage of alternative music to traditional tango, most people (27 people - almost 70%) prefer at least 25% alternative music. A smaller number (8 people - 20%) prefer 10% alternative music. A few people (4 or 10%) prefer 0% alternative music.
In fact, 11 people would be happiest with 50% alternative music, which is a much higher ratio than we have ever played at Soma. And a surprising number of people (6) would like to have more than 50% alternative music.
Clearly, a lot of dancers like dancing to non-tango music. Who are these people? Is it mostly women who like alternative music? Is it mostly the old farts well into their mid 40s who like traditional music?
It turns out that, indeed, women are largely the ones who like alternative music the best. Six women surveyed (30% of women) said that alternative music "makes my night", and eight (42%) said that they "want more." That equals more than 70% of women who are really into alternative. And eleven women (57%) requested that half or more of the dance night be alternative music.
Among the men, four said that they either disliked it or "don't object but wouldn't mind" if we eliminated alternative music. While seven men (35%) said that alternative music "makes my night", only three men (15%) said that they wanted more alternative music than is already played. Thus, half of the men surveyed were fairly keen on alternative. The other half were lukewarm ("don't object") or expressly disliked it. Four men said they would be happiest with 0% alternative music. Five men preferred 10% alternative, and another five preferred 25% alternative (which is the highest ratio we have played at Soma).
Only six men (30%) wanted half or more of the dance night to be alternative music; by comparison, almost 60% of women wanted this much alternative.
As for age, all of the people who wanted 10% or less of alternative music were in their mid to late forties (> 43). Only four people in this age range wanted 25% or more of alternative. So preference for traditional music seems to be skewed towards the codger end of the scale.
The 20-27 age group all wanted 25% alternative or more.
In the 28-35 group, only two guys wanted 10%; the rest in this age group wanted 50% or more alternative music.
With the exception of one holdout, all of the 36-43 year olds all wanted 25% or more alternative music.
What his means is that it would make most of the women happy to play as much or more alternative music as I do now.
Some men have feelings against alternative music, and especially the older men, and not as many men are asking for a high percentage of alt music at the dance.
I conclude that the amount I'm playing now is about right. Alternative music pleases more people than it alienates. However, I am concerned about the number of men who don't like alternative music that much. As one of the respondents suggested, it might be good to contain the alternative into discrete segments of the evening so that these guys can be frustrated at only, say, two points of the night rather than at various undetermined points.
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Sunday April 6th - Workshops and Milonga at Channing-Murray Foundation
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Workshops with Duygu & Melih: 1 workshop $10; 2 workshops $15 RSVP appreciated but not mandatory: nduyguf@yahoo.com |
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Dance
Milonga @ Channing-Murray
SUNDAY April 6th (NOT SATURDAY!!)
7:00-10:00p Tango Dance with DJ Boraxis
Admission: $7.00
With Spring approaching let's make this a GREEN milonga. Wear green, bring a reusable water bottle or cup, walk, bike or share a ride to the milonga! Profits will go to group that supports saving the environment!
Enjoy the spacious dance floor and candle-lit stained-glassed ambience!
Dance to traditional and nuevo music. Delightful refreshments served!
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Location: Channing-Murray Foundation (Free parking available in University lots after 5pm -- except reserved spaces.) Q? Email Claire |
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Learn to Tango.
Start the New Year by getting yourself onto the dance floor.
Check the Classes page for the schedule of upcoming Winter tango classes in Champaign-Urbana.
New Year's Tango Party at Channing-Murray
Come in from the cold and unwind after a busy holiday season by dancing tango and Toasting the New Year with friends!!
Celebrate New Year's Eve at an elegant milonga @ Channing- Murray !
Monday 12/31
DJ'd by Boraxis!
Delightful refreshments served
LocationChanning-Murray Foundation Same bldg. as Red Herring Restaurant, near Krannert Center for Performing Arts. Free parking available in University lots after 5pm -- except reserved spaces. { googlemap } |  |
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Somer & Agape's New Year Party at ATI
DON'T MISS another SOLD OUT event from Somer & Agape
Pre Paid Rate Extended until Sunday Dec 23
Chicago's 5th Annual New Year’s Eve Tango Dance Party
The response has been overwhelming from tango regulars, and Out of Town Dancers from Minneapolis,Indianapolis, Purdue University, Champaign, & Ann Arbor.
We are STILL taking reservations for dinner to accommodate groups and there are only a few tables left.
American Tango Institute
325 N. Hoyne Suite C-404
Chicago, Il 60612
Contact Agape to RSVP: 773.936.1619 or agape@tangoreaction.com www.TANGOREACTION.COM
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"Happy Maria" New Year's Salsa party at Radio Maria
This New Year's Eve we are having a very, very, very HAPPY MARIA!
For the first time in Champaign-Urbana's salsa history we are having a Salsa & Latin infused New Year's Eve Celebration!
Make your plans now! We have you covered from dinner to specialty drinks, from champagne toast at midnight to dancing non-stop from this year into the next.
Pick up your tickets this Saturday from any bartender during our weekly Radio Salsa event. OR, stop by Radio Maria anytime Monday through Sunday, 11:30am - 2:00am. More info below.
Radio Maria and Power n Soul Pro Present...
HAPPY MARIA
NEW YEAR'S EVE AT RADIO MARIA
119 North Walnut Street, Downtown Champaign
LATE NIGHT CELEBRATION
An unforgettable Latin-infused party!!
SALSA & LATIN SOUNDS BY DJ BRIS W/ DJ DITO
Mixologist Chris Dreger has created 24 signature cocktails to follow the ball drop around the world.
| JUST $10 ADVANCE TICKET / $15 AT THE DOOR
(NO COVER for those participating in the tasting menu)
Ticket includes FREE champagne toast at midnight!
4 COURSE DINNER TASTING MENU $50/PERSON $65 W/ WINE PAIRING $85 W/ PREMIUM WINE PAIRING GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AT RADIO MARIA! CALL 217 398.7729 FOR MORE INFO | 
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Halloween Photos 07 - So far I have photos from Jess, Duygu, Florin, Mert, Claire & Lenny, Sydney, and Bob, .... -- Send me more!
Photos from Cowboy Monkey October 17, 2007 - From Sergio.
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Saturday October 28 - Halloween Milonga at Channing-Murray Foundation
8pm: Lesson w Melih and Duyge (topic: barridas)
9pm-1am:Tango Dance with DJ Melih
Admission: $7.00
HALLOWEEN MiLoNgA at Channing Murray
Costumes Encouraged so get yours ready! Prizes for Best Costumes!
Plenty of Trick or Treats!
Melih and Duygu have offered to teach a class on barridas for FREE!!!!!
It will be offered at 8p just before the miloga.
DJ'd by Melih!
ALL LEVEL DANCERS ARE WELCOMED!!!!
NO PARTNER NEEDED!!!
The class will teach basic barrida technique as well as some combinations.
Dance by candle-light to traditional and nuevo music in the spooky stained-glassed ambience of Channing-Murray!
Delightful refreshments served
LocationChanning-Murray Foundation Same bldg. as Red Herring Restaurant, near Krannert Center for Performing Arts. Free parking available in University lots after 5pm -- except reserved spaces. { googlemap } |
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4th Annual Close Embrace Tango Fiesta
Thurs - Sun Nov 8-11, 2007
Festival Home Page
Instructors
Tango Dance Clinic
Saturday, October 20
With Joe and Carlota
4:00-6:00 pm
$20 each before Oct 15 or $25 at the door
Regent Ballroom
1406 Regency Drive West
Savoy, IL
217-359-5333
www.regentballroom.com
Argentine Tango Dancing - Every Wednesday
Cowboy Monkey
6 Taylor St.
Champaign, IL
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Tango Practica
Sundays 5:30-7:30pm
Rm 328 Armory Bldg.
4th St. & Gregory
Champaign, IL
Open practice session, beginners welcome. Free admission. Bring a friend.
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