.. to check whether YOU are featured in any of the months fab events click on tangozine
 London welcomes Bruno Tombari and Mariangeles Camano
Watch them dance here
and more here
Stars on the Summer Tango scene. They're one of
Buenos Aires'
top young couples, so it's a brilliant opportunity to learn from them.Catch their last weekend of lessons and their performance at the Crypt on Sat 9th August.
Friday 8th and 15th of August; the CONWAY Hall will be closed. It will re-open on the 22nd August (see below for more info)
N.B. Due to problems of ventilation at their popular Welsh Centre venue - this summer-instead of closing down the Tango the Argentino Way has moved from Grays Inn road to the Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
on the 6th June. (There is an entrance on Theobalds Road and an entrance around the back in Red Lion Square).
In fact the Conway Hall venue has proved so popular that Danny Evans has cancelled the return to Grays Inn and has booked the hall for the following fridays in the autumn:
5, 19, 26 September
17, 31 October
7, 14, 28 November
5, 12 December
The milongas will run till
midnight - with some running until 1.45am.
Carlos Paredes and
Diana Giraldo are the winners of the 2006 Mundial de Tango competition- they are in town briefly and are offering master classes in their speciality:- canyengue- and tango salon this august weekend.
To see them in action visit Negracha on Friday 8th, where they will give a first -open class and a performance at 11.00pm
Carlos Paredes and
Diana Giraldo are from Cali,
Colombia. They
have been trained by well known Argentinean tango masters in Buenos
Aires and Colombia.
Diana was also Cesar Velasquez's student for two years in her early training as
a stage dancer.
This couple have been dancing with the most famous Argentinean
tango orchestras as Color Tango, Tuba Tango and Sans Souci among others. They
have been very busy touring Argentina,
Latin America, the US and Asia during the last 2 years.
They are as energetic and precise in their classes as they are when they dance
on stage, inviting people to feel the music and express themselves.
Carlos
PAREDES & Diana GIRALDO will
be leading a very special class title: Tango Canyengue Style.7.30 pm and will
be also performing at 11.30pm.
Please note that admission to
the Milonga + Show this Friday is £ 12.
Ivan
is back running the Beginners and Elementary classes and also spinning the floor
with some seriously danceable tangos anthems.
on SUNDAY 10th August
Carlos & Diana will teach 3 Workshops at Negracha on the
10th of August, program:
12:00-13:25 Milonga (General Level: 3 + months dancing experience).
13:30-14:55 Innovations with giros and barridas (1 year or more of dancing
experience)
15:00-16:25 Innovations with ganchos and sacadas (2 years or more of dancing
experience)
Cost: £20.00 per class, £35.00 for two or £50.00 for complete package
No partner necessary
To book please email Cesar on: calidanza@yahoo.com.ar
Info: 07861240670 / www.latinculture.net
ADMISSION
£ 12 Class + Milonga
£ 12 Milonga only
£ 5 Non-dancing guest
www.latinculture.net
NEGRACHA TANGO CLUB
Milonga Ecléctica
4 Wild Court
Holborn
London
WC2B 4AU
Kele Baker stages another Tango dance with unique air conditioning and picnic opportunities- come and try it!
The DJ will be Nikki
Preddy of Dance Tango, and there will be a
demonstration around 5pm by Carlos Paredes & Diana Giraldo.
As usual, there will be a class for beginners
at 1pm and
dancing from 2pm-6pm.
Details of the event can be found on the Tango Al Fresco website
(http://www.tangoalfresco.com).
This is a charity event and you are asked to pay and display your sticker!.
at the CRYPT on SAT 9th August
Beginners Class - 7.30pm - 8.15pm Intermediate Class - 8.15pm - 9.15pm
N.B. THE CRYPT operates every Saturday with the Milonga being organsed on
alternate Saturdays between Paul & Michiko of El Once Club de Tango and
Nikki of Dancetango.
in August the schedule changes to accommodate holidays
and will be as follows:
August 9th Bruno and Mariangeles teach the intermediate class and give a performance 10.30pm - and free Pimms!
August 16th and 23rd Nikki and
Dancetango
after which it will revert to normal i.e. alternate Saturdays.
Both organisers have exciting guest teachers invited so please
continue to check their websites www.dancetango.co.uk and elonce@dircon.co.uk
Beginners Class 7.30 - 8.15pm and Intermediate Class 8.15 to 9.15pm - Nikki-
Dancetango
Tubes - Farringdon and Chancery
Lane - 10 mins walk/Buses - No 55 Bus runs
direct from Oxford
Circus
THE CRYPT
ST JAMES'S CHURCH
CLERKENWELL CLOSE
CLERKENWELL GREEN
LONDON EC1
Wednesday Open Beginners Class with Mark and
Hiba 7.30 -
9.00
General
Intermediate with Kicca and Julio 7.30 -
9.00
Milonga 9.00
- 12.00
Prices- Milonga
£10/£9conc
Milonga Only
£6/£5conc
also note:
Monday 7.30-8.30pm class,
8.30-11.00pm practica
Tuesday 7.30-9.30pm beginners class
Zero
Hour Tango Club
"The Dome"
The
Dome
Above
the Boston
Pub
Entrance
on Dartmouth Park Hill, N19
Opposite
Tufnell
Park Tube
Station
e-mail:
zerohouruk@blueyonder.co.uk
www.zerohouruk.com
Please be informed
that the management of the Dome ( Boston Arms pub) are asking that you do NOT
bring drinks onto their premises from outside; their bars are open downstairs
at 7.30and upstairs from 9.00pm.
While the hot weather holds...
Just to remind you about the fantastic free outdoor milonga taking
place on thursdays at Spitalfields.
WHEN: 19.00 - 22.30 on Thursdays 24 July, 28 Aug, 25 Sep and 16 Oct 08.
The weather forecast is looking good so come early and feel free to
bring friends.
WHERE: Amphitheatre Canopy, Bishops Square, Bushfield Street,
Spitalfields, London E1 6AA (The circular covered area outside
Patisserie Valerie)
Don't forget your dance trainers or old comfortable dance shoes, it's
an outdoor hard floor.
ENTRY: FREE
MUSIC: 24 July: DJ KG
DRINKS: Can be purchased from any of the local shops/pubs or feel free
to bring your own!
Hannes, Mark, Hiba, Rene & Alan
Look forward to seeing you there
This Sunday 10th August is the last of the fun summer lessons by GERMAN SALVATIERRA, come and say goodbye!
GERMAN SALVATIERRA & ELEONORA SIMOES
PROGRAMME - @ The
Archangel (from 5.30)
Opposite Hyde Park = Sundays' longest milonga = Casual and sociable
GERMAN SALVATIERRA is new to the London
tango scene,
a performer, a showman man with
great communication skills.
His lessons are a little show piece, unmissable.
see this:
German Salvatierra earned his share of "Tango Stardom"
with this memorable performance in CITA 2006
The four legged man
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y3JE98ppUU
5.30-6.30 Body preparation and tango technique
(Beginners' and all levels) £10
6.30-8.00 General level lesson £10 (incl. milonga)
Both lessons + Dancing £18
8.00-12.30 Social dancing
£8 (£6 non dancers & concessions)
music by German
*free soft drink*
THE ARCHANGEL's BASEMENT NIGHTCLUB
11-13 Kensington High Street - London W8 5NP
Bar and restaurant, please do not bring your own drinks.
Tube: High St Kensington
Easy parking: pay meters and many metres of single yellow lines
(towards the park).
http://www.archangelw8.com
eleonora@tangology.org
07908845162
Due to popular demand, Cesar and Carolina
are launching a new weekly
Argentine Tango class at Expressions Studios in Kentish Town.
This class
will commence on the 26 July and will follow a similar structure to their
popular tango class at Danceworks.
However, the themes taught in each
class will be different so it's definitely worth going to both.
General Level: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Intermediate: 6:30pm-6:00pm
Cost: £10 for the general level class and £10 for the intermediate class.
You can do both classes for £15. The
price for attending both of Cesar's
and Carolina's
weekly class is £25.00, which is outstanding value.
Expressions Studio (Kentish Town Underground Station is 5 minutes walk)
39-51 Highgate Road
NW5 1RT
Courtesy of Brigitte ( Paris Tango), who has organised their trip,
Dance tango for a week with Adrian and Amanda Costa from the 21st to
the 28th August 2008
see www.costango.com
www.tocatango.com
PROGRAMME:
Friday 22nd August: TangoTheArgentinoWay at Conway Hall
Group class: 7:30 to 8:30 pm - Performance 10:30pm
Saturday 23rd August: Dancetango at The Crypt
Group class: 8:15 to 9:15pm
Sunday 24th August: Tangology at Wild Court
Group class: 6:30 to 8:00pm - Performance 10:00pm
Workshops: 2:00 to 3:30pm and 4:00 to 5:30pm
The workshops, tango and milonga, will be on Sunday 24th August 2008.
Reservations and bookings open now.
Limited number of participants so reserve quickly to avoid disappointment
Wednesday 27th August: Zero Hour at The Dome
Group class: 7:30 to 9pm
Private Lessons available every day at Swiss Cottage.
(except Sunday24th August) brigitte@paris-tango.co.uk
For all information and details contact Brigitte
Tel: 020 7328 0400
brigitte@paris-tango.co.uk
All Tangosouthlondon
classes will be continuing in August.
From Monday 4th August, and for the rest of August, they will take place at The
Constitutional Club ( the same venue as our monthly ball). This is a lovely
dance hall, with great dance floor, public bar and large bowling green outside for cooling off in the
summer breeze.
This includes the complete beginners class on Monday at 7 15pm.
Other classes are Mondays 8 15pm Improvers, and tuesday 7 15 technique for all,
and 8 15pm Intermediate.
Monday and Tuesday from 9 15 til 10
30pm is a FREE practica so do join them at this spacious venue.
N.B. From September, we
will be back at St Thomas More Hall.
Address:
@The Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE 22 8PW.
Lots of free parking
A 5min walk from East Dulwich Train Station, 10 mins by train from London Bridge,
20mins from Victoria.
see map
this Sunday, 10 August for some great Tango Dancing
at the lovely Ballroom @ The Bedford Pub.
Classes: 18:30-19:30
Intermediate class with David Espada from Argentina
Beginners/Improvers: Matias Acosta & Diana
Come along and enjoy a good atmosphere, nice people and great music .
Dancing from 19:30-23:00
Prices: All £8, Class only £7, Dancing only £6
Address: 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD, Tube: Balham (3min walk),
Car park at Sainsbury accross the pub
Map: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=528739&Y=173080&A=Y&Z=1
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N.B. TANGOFANDANGO Summer holidays:
St. Johns Hall in Wimbledon - closed 8 & 15th of August - re-opens 22 August
Bedford Pub in Balham - open as usual next date: 24th August
Tango School in South Wimbledon: closed in August - re-opens 1st September
See you this Sunday
Bridget & Leo
http://www.tango-fandango.co.uk
Sunday July 27th
classes as usual at Clewer Community Center in Windsor.
Beginners: 2:00 - 3:00pm
Intermediates: 3:00 - 4:00pm
Class: £8
Venue: Clewer Youth & Community Center, Parsonage Lane,
Windsor, SL4 5EW,
(off Dedworth Road).
Practica: 4:00 - 6:00pm, only £5
Come to picturesque Windsor
for a Sunday lunch and join us later for a bit of tango!
Marisol & Alfredo welcome you on the dance floor!
Bailarin Tango Club
Tel: (0)1753 840026 - Mob: 07910344616
www.bailarintangoclub.com
Oscar and Sofia
present Milonga Sur
(milonga south)
Thursday 28 August,
and from September
every Thursday
LESSON: 7.30pm to
9pm
MILONGA: 9pm to 12
Price £10 inclusive
VENUE:
Old Whitgiftian RFC
Croham Road
South
Croydon
Surrey
CR2 7BG
020 8800 1140
075 3385 7365
MILONGA AT EUROTANGO
Learn to dance the Tango with
Anthony at The Room in Tottenham, North East London, on Wednesday nights 7.45-9.15 pm.
£5 for the evening/£25 for six week course
Expect a
lot of individual attention. Women get
as much tuition as men.
Stay on and practise
as long as you like.
Parking
is free at weekends and after 6.30 during the week.
PLUS: Practica on Sunday 25th May with Anthony and Lindi
2pm-5pm
(with a short break) £15 per person.
Couples
only, limited to 8 couples.
To book ring 0208 808 9318 or email howell.anthony1@googlemail.com
Saturday practica: 5.15 till 8 pm.
Practica only £5 per person. The practica is free to couples who have
done the workshop.
Eurotango
Monthly Milonga. Saturday 19 April
9 pm - whenever
the last person goes home.
OKtango with Octavian & Frances is now only at the Suraya Centre
on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
and
Sundays
Suraya Centre,
156 Pentonville Road, N1 9JL
(Kings X
tube)
For more
information www.tangoinlondon.net
07946 471635
also special classes with Octavian - Intensive 3 hour lesson level 2 &3 end March weekend
£45 per person (£25 for Oktango weekly/monthly members)
Places must be booked in
advance on oktango@tangoinlondon.net or 07946 471635.
Andy's Arrabaltango is ON
as normal both on Saturday in Portobello Rd and on
Monday in Brixton. Please note that there is no
milonga after the classes until further notice in
Brixton, as the restaurant closes now at 10.00pm.
Licensed Bar & Restaurant
All levels welcome - No need to bring a partner
Wooden floor - so leather-soled shoes recommended
Venue:
Every Saturday:INN ON THE GREEN,
3-5, Thorpe Close, W10 5XL
just by Portobello Green, underneath the
Westway
fly-over
[between Portobello Road &
Ladbroke Grove] Tube: Ladbroke Grove
Regular Sunday workshop (6.30-8.30pm) ...you will be entertained...as
always...
The selected moves will not only be fun and unique but you will learn
how to discover your own creative potential and become playful....
SUNDAYs @ Union Tavern,from 6.30pm, workshop + dancing
plus friendly practica, amazing location, atmosphere, music...
£17pp or £30pc
Venue: -Upstairs at Union Tavern,52 Lloyd Baker street, WC1X 9AA,
tubes: King's
Cross, Angel, Farringdon,
Russell square.
Pub is Directly opposite the 'Holiday Inn' in King's Cross rd.
London's longest running Tuesday night Milonga venue!
at
Vino Latino's Wine Bar
Beginners and General Level
class now 7.15 - 8.15
Milonga at 8.15. -11.pm
Class and
Dancing £8 Dancing Only £4
Great music, Friendly atmosphere,
fully air-conditioned, Licensed Bar, easy parking, easy access from
Oxford Circus Tube, numerous buses,
Dancetango
@ Vino Latino's Wine Bar
Langham Court Hotel
31-35 Langham Street
London
W1
Rojo Y Negro at Queensway/Bayswater
8-9.30pm class
Special double bill
of performances at this Thursday 29th May
at the Rojo y Negro Tango Club, Latvian House, 72 Queensborough
Terrace, London W2 (Tube Bayswater or Queensway)
Dancing 9.00pm--midnight
In this venue the classes will be taught mainly in traditional style of
dancing, appropriate for milonga afterwards, therefore with the emphasis
on close embrace, musicality, navigation, understanding etiquette.
9.30 dancing till late to a variety of tango music, from
traditional to modern
* *
Lesson + Dancing: £15pp, Dancing: £5
Elegant venue, great music, fully licensed bar
Address:Latvian House,72 Queensborough Terrace
Tube: Queensway, W2 3SH (3 min walk from the station)*
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After the workshop practice in friendly candlelit PRACTICA till 10.30
TANGO SHOES in all colors and styles are available to try any time from
Sun-Tue during our lessons.
Please contact Bianca for more details.
**
www.rojoynegroclub.com
0208 5202726
07748648322
Saturday Afternoon Tango 2-5pm
DATES FOR
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ARGENTINIAN TANGO
( 2-5pm )
Please note we are
closed
through August until
OPEN on Saturday 13th September
''
20th September
again from 2-5pm as usual.
Note problems with weekend engineering works on Docklands Light
Rail .
A replacement bus service operates when lines closed . If you get the
Jubillee line to Canary
Wharf , the DLR
replacement bus service to Crossharbour is quite convenient .
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ARGENTINIAN
TANGO
DANCING IN
DOCKLANDS
2-5pm at Saint John's Community Hall , 37 Glengall Grove ,
Isle of Dogs , E 14 3NE , London . Class Workshop and Dance £5.
From DLR Crossharbour station, cross Eastferry Road at
pedestrian
crossing , but keep going straight ahead across pavement to Glengall
Grove
Hall is about 200 metres on right . Or look on A-Z maps- Near ASDA .
free tea and biscuits .
A small friendly group whose ages range from 20s to 70s ,
mainly beginners and intermediate.Tuition is geared to whoever comes , with the aim of helping
people to understand Argentinian Tango and enjoy it . So there is lots of
essential technique and musicality . Get the building blocks right and you
can create any sort of structure you like , and have fun with it .
For details ring Tony Lane : 020 7538 3852
Class workshop and Dance £5.00
Nearest rail: DLR to Crossharbour. Call Tony Lane to confirm 0207 7538 3852
N.B Dont forget la Mariposa in Clapham- on Sundays but
NOT on the 3rd Sunday of each month! and NOT on the BANK HOLIDAY weekends
Venue
Wessex House
1a St John's Hill
(opposite the main exit of Clapham Junction
Station)
Battersea
SW11 1TN
There will be waltzes and cakes and Alan's excellent musical choices.
May they celebrate birthdays s0 extra cake!!!!
2pm – 2.45pm Early Intermediate Class
2.45pm – 3.30pm Intermediate/Advanced Class
3.30pm – 6.30pm Milonga
Wessex House
1a St John’s Hill (opposite the main exit of Clapham Junction Station)
Battersea
SW11 1TN
practica every Sunday from
16.00
to 18.00 with Marisol &
Alfredo
Open for
dancers of all levels at Clewer Youth & Community
Center,
Parsonage Lane, Windsor, SL4 5EW, (off Dedworth Road).
Only
£4.
Go to picturesque
Windsor for a Sunday lunch and finish the day out with a bit of
tango!
www.bailarintangoclub.com
TelL
01753840026 or 07910344616
Open on Tuesday evenings tango dancing downstairs at Langhams Court Hotel Wine Bar in the West End.
General Lesson 7 - 8pm - Milonga 8 - 11pm
Vino Latino's Wine Bar
Langham Court Hotel
31-35 Langham Street
London W1
for more info call Carolina Orsorio: 07899 704 400
N.B. Monday 7.30-8.30 class, 8.30-11.00 practica
£8 class + practica
£5 practica only
Tuesday
7.30-9pm Tango Level I 9-10.30pm Tango Level II
One class £8 both classes £13
Wednesday
Open Beginners Class + General Intermediate
Class + Milonga £10 /£9 Milonga Only £6/£5 Class 7.30 - 9.00
Milonga 9.00 - 12.00
N.B. discouts are available if you buy a term card from Carolina. www.i-m-pulse.com
or see www.zerohouruk.com
venue: the Dome, Dartmouth Park Hill, London
N19, side of the Boston Pub, opposite Tufnell Park tube
for maximum benefit try to come with a partner.
to book your place call 07712 553585 or email k@kiccatommasi.com
Pablo Alonso has a regular class and Milonga on Sundays at the Theodore Bullfrog , John Adam Street Charing Cross.6.30 -11pm
SUNDAYS @ Theodore Bullfrog-CHARING CROSS
26/30 John Adam St
WC2N 6HL Central London
Beginners 6:30 pm
Intermediate class 7:30 pm
Dancing 8:30 - 11 pm
MONDAYS @ Square Pig-HOLBORN
30/32 Procter St
WC1X 8TJ Central London Woman's Technique 6:45 pm
Intermediate class 7:30 pm
Dancing 8:30 - 11 pm
Just dancing £3
All night £12 or
Beginners/Technique class: £7
Intermediate class: £10/£8 concessions & payment in advance www.pablotango.com.ar
The Tango Club offers tango classes, evenings, practice space and events in the heart of London. NEW! TANGO TEA - 15:00 - 18:00 the first Saturday of every month, avoid the shopping hordes, dance tango & eat delicious home made cakes. You take your shoes and a sense of fun
THURSDAYS
19:00 - 21:00 Continuing Tango - a class for all levels especially recent beginners & elementary (but there's something here for everyone except absolute beginners), this is based on principles, technique and developing the partnership £8 for members £10 for non-members (includes practica) followed by...
21:00 - 22:30 Practica - for everyone, £4 for members £5 for non-members
FRIDAYS - New Warm up class
Tango Club had such
good response to Nefra's study afternoons in January and many of you
asked for more. Nefra will give a 30 minute class designed to warm you
up and continue exploring your body and movement. The class will
complement and be prior to the
regular Friday Adelante class which is
20:30 - 22:00
followed by the Midnight Milonga till 02:00.
£4 per person.
19:30 - 21:00 Practica Libre - a group of like-minded dancers wanting to explore the tango in a collaborative way
21: 00 - 22:00 Adelante - dancer-led class at level 4+ (intermediate 1) before...
22:00 - 01:30 Midnight Milonga - at The Tango Club , £6 for members & voyeurs £8 for non-members
*Practice & Rehearsal space available Fridays & Saturdays - call to book. Members receive a discount. The studios are suitable for private lessons, practice, rehearsal - dance or music, meetings etc. Kitchen facilities and disabled access are available.
8 Hop Gardens, off St Martin's Lane (beside St Martin's Hotel & opposite Freed's).Tube - Leicester Square, Charing Cross, Covent Garden
Bianca Vrcan's rojo y negro tango school has a new venue upstairs at the Union Tavern,
52 Lloyd Baker Street, WC1 Bloomsbury
tube: King's Cross, Angel, Farringdon, Russell square
(elegant pub opposite ' Holiday Inn' in Farringdon rd) Please check the map on www.rojoynegroclub.com
Sunday evenings: topical workshops
+ general class
(currently workshop 5-6.30pm +main class 6.45 -7.45pm),
+ milonga until 10.45pm
Workshop :- alone £15 or £25 couple (discount for members), 5-6.30pm
weekly program:
MON - general technique (all levels) , 7.45 - 8.45pm + int/ adv class 9-10pm
the emphasis is on learning the 'walking with elegance and style' technique, posture, balance, embrace, musicality and the study Tango elements: gancios, boleos, sacadas, barridas etc.
In the class level 2, we apply the learned technique in the sequences.
TUE - applied technique (all levels) + 7.45 - 8.45pm + int/ adv class 9-10pm practice the basics technique of modern tango, and study new elements : (colgadas, pasadas, soltadas, piernazos etc.) apply the learned technique in the walk and sequences.
Daily membership is £15 (2 hr classes) or £25 for
couples...Sundays £25 and £45
All inclusive weekly membership is £50.
Bianca also sells a large choice of practice and fancy shoes for men and women in a wide variety of styles and sizes.
for more information www.rojoynegro.com
Danzarin Tango Club in Windsor is once a month on Saturdays
CLASSES with Oscar and Sofia: 7:00 - 8:00pm
MILONGA: 8:00 - 12:00pm - £8
Class and milonga £10
LOCATION: St. Mark's Hall (rear of Church of St. Mark) 273 Dedworth
Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL44JS (2 miles from Junction 6 of the M4)
We guarantee traditional Argentinean music compiled from the best milongas in Buenos Aires.
Plenty of free Parking. Join us the third Saturday of every month
For more details check www.danzarintangoclub.com
email: danzarin@mynow.co.uk
Fabulous air-conditioned space for rehearsals and practicas also large double bedroom for use as a 'Tango Hotel' for those who want to stay over for £25.00 per night- Call Anthony @The Room, 0208 808 9318/07969 506638
info-theroom@fsmail.net www.the-room.org.uk
Nubia Merchan teaches Monday classes in Finchley. 8.00-10.30.pm
St Mary's Church Hall, Hendon Lane, Finchley. tel : 020 8346 4024
- dance anticlockwise
- never across the floor or in the centre space
- stay in your 'lane' unless there is a space - faster outside, slower inside lane
- dont step backwards into the traffic
- dont do 'show tango' moves at a crowded milonga
Lessons with Paul Bottomer- four times undefeated World & European Tango Supreme Champion . Intermediate Class 9.00pm WEDNESDAYs Milonga 9-11pm
The Southgate Club, Crown Lane, Southgate N14 5BP - Southgate tube (Picadilly Line)
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