.. mission .. . foundation luna de tango finds or
created environments with a warm and welcoming atmosphere for the
practise of argentine tango dancing. managers or owners of interesting
locations were approached and stimulated to host such events. the people
of luna de tango advized them on a voluntary base.
foundation luna de tango supported or took initiatives
(chosen by the board) to improve the conditions in wich less fortunate
people live and work, mainly in argentina. history benefit activities foundation luna de tango was registered in as a
foundation since may 11, 2006, but it started in September 1997 as a club of friends that
took initiatives for the realisation of tangosalons in amsterdam. history of benefit events 2003: villa corina 2005: el sueño del pibe 2006: el elefante blanco 2007: with remaining resorts of its
fundrasing activities foundation luna de tango choose to support the
shirt factory CERES, with insulation against the summer heat and winter
coldness. also CERES is supported by the advisors of 'the working
world' (.org)
2009: casa verde, in the
city of arequipa, peru, a shelter for abused young women and children,
received a donation from foundation luna de tango and tangodancers that
responded at an email with a call for financial contributions.
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foundation Luna de tango stimulated the cooperation between organisors
of tango events, tango dance teachers and other persons of initiatives
that support the practise and enjoyment of tango argentino.
luna de tango initiated weekly tango dancing (milonga's), on mondays, for 7 years
for royal cafe de kroon, arena hotel, de plantage media
café, café jerry's, all in amsterdam, the netherlands.
we'd initiated a one time tango dancing night for beach club
restaurant, at a dune overlooking the beach of bloemendaal aan zee.
we had projects for the poorest in buenos aires for which we cooperated with the
working world(.org).
luna
de tango organised and supported the organisation of benefit events
with tango to support help projects in argentina or helps others to
organise such events. for the realisation of these events tango
teachers and tango musicians voluntarily gave classes and/or give
performances.
foundation luna de tango was founded 11 may 2006, registered at kamer an koophandel 31 may 2006, and dissolved 25 april 2023.
before foundation luna de tango was a fact, the founders and others,
who called themselves luna de tango without that being an official body
yet, had organised, or assisted in the organisation of benefit events
for:
goal: repair and reconstruction of a building to make it
suitable to serve as a help centre, in villa corina, buenos aires.
to raise funds the following was organised:
many dance workshops and a gran salon de tango with a tango orchestra
from buenos aires, other musicians and dance performances.
goal: support of a bakery and a school for handicapped
children.
to raise funds, the organisation of the following was
assisted by luna de tango:
dance workshops and 2 gran salons de tango with live music
and dance performances.
organisor of this benefit: lalo diaz, academia de tango, amsterdam.
the project was also supported by the organisation wilde
ganzen.
goal: professional inventory of a bakery, and other means of
support of initiatives taken by a group of people
living in one of the poorest areas of buenos
aires.
to raise funds the following was organised:
tango event on
april 30, 2006. many dance workshops and
a gran salon de tango with 2 orchestras and tango dance performances.
the project was also supported by the organisation wilde
ganzen.
the projects were locally coordinated by the
working world (.org !).
the funds were spent on the inventory of the bakery.
see the report about the situation
locally (before and after).
Meet the workers and read about the
project
see a report, in text and photographs.