Milonga La Roca may 19th DJ John Yingren Tan (Manchester, UK)

The best tango's, played by the best DJ's in the wonderful ambiance of De Danswerkplaats in Amersfoort. That's Milonga La Roca. The place to go to for every really die-hard dancer. Every 3rd saturday of the month. Easy to reach by train and car (free parking), a good restaurant as neighbor, vibrant atmosphere next to the old town. After the cumparsita at 03.00 you can keep on dancing until max 04.00. The music might also stop before 03.00 if less than 15 people stay. Entrance 8 euro. DJ John Tan: A simple man who suffered from chronic tango addiction and transformed into a fanatic milonguero; currently on going a daily high dosage of tango prescription. John’s inspiration comes from the dancers, he plays traditional tango and loves creating waves in his sets. His music are energetic and intense, providing the dancers to feel the stories and sentiments behind every tanda. Making every 12 mins magical on the dance floor. “Sometimes it is not important what I play, I let the dancers speak, I just help to create the best moment and be responsive. I play for dancers and for dancers only.” Address: Oude Fabriekstraat 20 (entrance on 3 sites, via gate Prodent at Kleine Koppel 70, via little gate-house at Oliemolenhof or via backstage gate at Overijsselsestraat. (free) parking: Put on your tomtom: Kleine Koppel corner Brabantsestraat. It brings you exactly at the right spot. Parking is free, walk through the gate towards restaurant Hoog Vuur and take the blue door on your right. (picture by Ivo Chaveau) If it's hard to find a free spot: parkingrules changed at Oliemolenkwartier; only free parking for electric cars. Paid parking in Eemplein garage or there across the street. Go through the little gate-house towards Hoog Vuur, to your right is the blue door. And the DJ's in 2018 are: January: DJ Jens-Ingo Brodesser https://www.facebook.com/events/916191275198488/ February: DJ Willemijn van de Boer ('s Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) https://www.facebook.com/events/2013614205579547/ March: Justyna Jedrzejewska Bernas(Warschay, Poland) https://www.facebook.com/events/380235905733388/ April: La Roca is melted in the Berlin Connection Weekend (DJ Daniela Feilcke Wolff, Berlin) https://www.facebook.com/events/357752438041536/ May: John Yingren Tan (Manchester, Great Brittain) https://www.facebook.com/events/2060425397561203/ June: Theo Chatzipetros (Firenze, Italy) https://www.facebook.com/events/360358821038408/ July: Céline Devèze (Nice, France) https://www.facebook.com/events/245286469380201/ August: JonasMaria Joma (Cologne, Germany) https://www.facebook.com/events/380967092389993/ September: Fausto Carpino (Sicily, Italy)(part of intensvie weekend masterclass and open lessons with Fausto Carpino & Stephanie Fesneau) https://www.facebook.com/events/910285929153450/ October: Siobhan Richards (Gouda, The Netherlands) November: Alejandro Muñoz ((Götenborg, Sweden) (part of intensvie weekend masterclass and open lessons with Maja Petrović & Marko MIljević) https://www.facebook.com/events/206668480114095/ December: DJ Alper Akgül (Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.facebook.com/events/403048320117993/ 2019 January: DJ Anthony Cronin (Dublin, Ireland) February: TBA March: Deborah Segantini (Florence, Italy) April: Berlin Connection Weekend