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Siempre Tango News
End of an Era
Posted: 11:36, Tuesday 6 June 2006 by Ben Thoman
Updated: 12:02, Tuesday 6 June 2006 by Ben Thoman
Well it’s been quite some time that the Adelaide tango community has been rocking up to The Banque for its Tuesday night milonga, the only free regular tango event open to anyone and everyone with an interest in dance or generally relaxing with a drink at the cosy wine bar.
However, all good things must come to an end and the Siempre Tango committee and the teachers have decided it’s time to give The Banque a rest, for now. Next Tuesday the 13th of June will be the final Siempre Tango – Tango Bar @ The Banque.
It will be sad to see it end, as it’s nearly two years since it was started as an initiative of Pat Petronio. Its longevity is a credit to both the Adelaide tango community and the DJs who’ve rocked up week after week to make sure there’s something to dance to. The DJ line-up consisted only of Pat in the early days, with Mark coming online early last year and more recently Ben as well.
So, anyone who’s enjoyed a midweek tango at the Banque and wants to share in the final bash next Tuesday please come along. As usual entry is free, and we kindly ask you to buy one last tango beverage at the bar (make it something special, the cocktails are great and the wine list fantastic).
Thanks Pat, it’s been great fun!
Thanks again to Luke James for the initial support and use of The Banque.
And finally, thanks to our newest hosts, the Booze Brothers’ team working at the Oxford/Banque!
It would be great to add some comments to this article and relive a few fond moments… Personally for me it’s probably getting my first chance to dance with a real Portena, Yanina from Estampas Portenas.
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Community discussion on this article
At 13:21 on Tuesday, 6 June 2006 Andrew said:
Certainly not a place for the faint-hearted tango dancer, the intimacy of the Banque has been a real treat and about as close as you can get to that genuine Buenos Aires milonga there’s – not – so – much – room – so – I – really – have – to – keep – my – steps – small – and – controlled kind of feeling. To be offered such a great venue to milonga the night away for free will be greatly missed.I would like to offer my sincere thanks to Pat Petronio for her dedication to the Adelaide tango community in getting this running and for the regular commitment of all of the DJs for keeping us fuelled all night long with a great interpretive mix of Tango music.
The bar staff have always been friendly and ready to share a joke, and I will certainly miss being able to go up to Luke and call out “the usual, thanks” :-) It was great having tango movies up on the projector. They were a great starting point for many discussions on technique, partners and styles (liberally interlaced with “Oohs” and “Aaahs” from the people watching), as well as providing a great backdrop for Stephen Secomb’s photography. Have a look at some here and here.
I have had many great experiences but the most rewarding of all was having the opportunity to improve my steps, testing out and refining the close embrace, getting to practise turns here (very handy), and really learning that steps didn’t have to be huge to look great.
I have enjoyed dancing at the Banque and the gentle push it provided for my technique and enjoyment of the dance. I’ve shared many great times and conversations with everyone and I will sincerely miss our Tuesday nights at the Banque. Thank you to everyone for being a part of it.
At 17:09 on Tuesday, 6 June 2006 Pat said:
It was about 2 years ago that a chance meeting at “Short Black” in Hindley St. led to our Tango Bar @ The Banque. (Adelaide’s full of serendipitous meetings like that.) Initially the idea was to have a classy and relaxed venue to catch up, have a drink and perhaps a tango or two. It didn’t matter if just a few people showed up to dance. However, there were many occasions where the “dance floor” was crowded Buenos Aires-style – navegation skills and dance etiquette developed accordingly!Remember the time when the Adelaide City Council was developing it’s “You are here” marketing strategy and their team chose to feature Tango @ The Banque. We were like stunned rabbits under the bright lights of their cameras all night. Some time afterwards a few of us were startled to discover huge images of ourselves dancing on the sides of buses … care of ACC!
At 17:40 on Tuesday, 6 June 2006 Bob said:
Ah yes! ... I remember Yanina too ….Siempre Tango at the Banque has had it’s fair share of interstate and international dancers passing through. It wasn’t unusual to find tourists working out their travel itinerary around Oz to be in Adelaide for a Tuesday night. The Banque was quite unique – I don’t know if there’s anywhere else in the country like this for tango – and certainly not a free, casual, come in, dance, and leave, tango bar.
It should happen again somewhere, but the whole Adelaide tango community needs to get behind it – after all, the lessons are only useful if you can get out there and dance socially.
The Banque was one of those great & challenging experiences, and a good time to catch up with tango friends for a drink & a chat. It’s successor will appear eventually, I’m sure.