Date: February 12th 2008

Dear friends,

We wish you a very happy Chinese New Year and Gong Ci Fa Cai!

Thanks to all of you who came to support IXI Danza's final milonga and the encouraging words from those who could not make it! It was great to be able to catch up with friends: some who had just returned to Singapore, some who were about to take bold steps in their life journey and of course our own students who finally made it onto the milonga floor.

We had an attendance of over 50 people, which actually outdid the turnout for our opening party! However, even more encouraging was the fact all had come to dance, and not as "spectators". This shows a definite improvement in our Tango community compared to even last year. Furthermore, despite the large numbers of dancers on the dance floor, navigation was good and the night remained largely injury-free. For the record, the milonga was not stopped because everyone had dropped - although definitely getting close to it - but because the sun was about to rise... Congratulations to the small group of 15 or so (roughly one third if you do your maths) who made it all the way to 5am!

By the way, all photos from January's milongas are now online. See if you can spot the die-hards right at the end of the album for the grand finale? If you took some nice photos that night which you'd like to share, please email me and I will post them on the website.

For the past two years, IXI has concentrated on running quality events in a studio setting. Nevertheless we recognise the need to increase exposure of Tango in nice, visible venues in order to increase Tango's profile and attract more new people to take up Tango. Well, I am very happy to announce two independent efforts in the coming months.

The first is a milonga organised by Valerie, who is ably supported by Tian Haw as DJ. This milonga is held at Brasserie Wolf, a nice French restaurant that has been featured in Tatler Singapore's Best Restaurant 2008. Being so near Valentine's Day, why not come down on Saturday 16 February and treat your special someone to a fine dinner and a night of relaxing Tango? Please contact Valerie directly to confirm a place. (Details below)

In addition, Upper Club at Chijmes is organinsing a one-off milonga on Saturday 1 March. This milonga is entirely an initiative by Upper Club - a premier dining and dance venue with elegant interior and wonderful floor - but if the event is successful there is every chance that milongas at Upper Club can remain a monthly fixture in the Singapore Tango calendar. We strongly urge you to support this first milonga so you won't miss out on a chance to dance in a classy venue every month! For this Tango-only night, IXI has been approached to provide advice and I will be the guest DJ for the night. (Details below)

Upcoming milongas
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1. Perfume de la mujer milonga (Scent of a woman)

Organised by: Valerie (supernova101@hotmail.com)
DJ: Tian Haw

Theme: Lust and Envy

Address: Brasserie Wolf, 80Mohamed Sultan Rd #01-13 The Pier, Tel: 6835 7818.
Date: Saturday 16 February.
Time: 8pm (dinner), 10.30pm - 2am (dance).
Cost: $55 inclusive of 2 course French dinner.

2. Milonga at Upper Club

Organised by: Upper Club
guest DJ: Louis

Address: Upper Club, 30 Victoria Street, #02-01A, Chijmes (Just a 5-minute walk from Raffles City Mall).
Date: Saturday 1 March.
Time: 8.30pm - 2am.
Cost: $25 inclusive of 2 drinks.

Upcoming workshops
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Meastros Javier Rodriguez and Andrea Misse will be returning to Singapore in May!

We are currently finalising the details of the Masterclass workshops to be held in the second last week of May. The program will consist of weekend workshops plus milonga at a glamorous venue. Stay tuned for more details in the coming month.

A final house-keeping note: Some people have enquired about the future of our website http://www.ixidanza.com? We can assure you that the site and the photos are here to stay, and we will post notices from time to time about upcoming milongas and workshops on our website.

Cheers,
Louis.
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