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Monthly Milonga

Date
Saturday, 23rd August 2014

Time
8pm - midnight

Venue
St Aidan's Uniting Church, 26 Princess Road Claremont WA 6010  View Map

DJ
Helene Schairer, 100% Traditional

Cost
$15

Join us for another lovely night and experience the tradition of tango unlike any Milonga in Perth

Light Refreshments by our master chef/Coffee/Tea/Water & Desserts

Dress code is Elegant

Table reservations are recommended for parties of 5 or more

For details, please call 0404 264 557, email us or fill out our Online Contact Form.


DJ Helen Schairer Bio

My initial encounter with tango was in 1996 when I travelled to Buenos Aires for the first time. Like most of us I was captivated and wanted more. That was the beginning of an 18 year love affair with the dance, the language, the people and the culture of Argentina and Latin America as a whole.

In Perth I initially taught tango with Gaston Valdes who was one of the first Argentine émigrés to disseminate his tango passion in Perth in the late 1990’s. Later I joined up with a group of his more enthusiastic students which included Kiong and Kyoko. We started to dance and promote tango along with other Latin rhythms in some local cafés around Perth. The ‘ASTORIA CAFÉ’ which was situated on Claremont’s high street is still affectionately remembered today by former patrons for its colourful contribution to the early beginnings of Perth’s Latin dance scene.

I have continued to visit the traditional tango dance halls of Buenos Aires on a regular basis over the past 18 years which has helped me to stay in touch with contemporary tango developments. As a visitor, I’ve been privileged to have experienced the defiant renaissance of tango which started to rise up in the late 80’s after its longtime suppression by the past military dictatorships. Thereafter it slowly came to bloom, develop, evolve and reinstate itself as Argentina’s proudest national dance which is danced all over the world. The embracing energy of new, younger generations of dancers, teachers and musicians has also become the greatest contributing factor which keeps the dance alive and ever-evolving.

When I get to DJ in Perth my aim is to create the most authentic dance experience possible, similar to how the traditional milongas are run in the country of tango’s origin. I’ve been in a lot of dance salons in BA over the years so I am able to draw on my experiences after having studied the flow of the music sequences set for night by the local tango DJ’s of different venues. I got to know which composers are most popular and revered but also what music should not be played in a milonga! I like to believe that my style of DJing would emulate any typical milonga of the city Buenos Aires.

Mi Serenata is very proud to welcome Helene back again as our DJ for our upcoming Milonga.