This booklet is to help the chocolatians have the practical info under their hands whenever they want. You don’t need to print this (may be only the map page) before you come as a copy of this will already be given to you.

About Marathon del Chocolate

Marathon del Chocolate is organised by Tango del Chocolate network, which aims to distribute sweet tastes of Tango throughout the world, and has members from all over the world including from : Argentina To France, Turkey to Germany, Belgium to United States, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Switzeraland, Sweeden, Mauritia, South Africa, Uruguay, Panama and many others.

This diversity resulted that in the first edition of Marathon del Chocolate - 2011 August, we are proud you host you who is coming from 33 Different countries of all over the world. The registrations were closed for everybody over a month ago and we couldn’t even start processing the waiting list. Thank you very much once again, for this amazing interest.

For the news, please keep yourself up to date by visiting www.marathondelchocolate.com frequently and being a member of Tango del Chocolate network on facebook.

Accompanying Items

We are happy to announce here by that as an attendee of first edition of MdC, you are entitled to a 5 Euro discount for next year automatically. The 5 Euro discount post-card that you will find in your registration kit is for your beloved friends. Give it to them, and next year we will ask them to send it to us :-)

Not surprisingly, you will also have the chance to taste the Best selection of Belgian chocolates and we are getting you started during the registration.

Bar and Beverages

Tea, Coffee, Hot chocolate, fruits and snacks will always be available and facilities to make your own fondue will be available FOR FREE during the marathon near the bar. These are all self service, you can enjoy at your own pace.

Bar is just outside the dancing venue, before the main exit on the left. Here you will be able to find most of the regular drinks that you can expect, BUT NOT ONLY THAT, greatest selection of Belgian Beers too ! These beers are very special and they have to be tasted at least once during your nice visit to the capital of Europe, beers and chocolate. Ask in the bar for a catalogue and help for selection.

One of the main things you shouldn’t miss when you are in Belgium is of course, Belgian waffles. Waffles are served with honey, sugar and dip chocolate at the bar. Enjoy with your favourite taste.

We can’t think of an such a nice Argentinian event without the best empanadas. They are also available at the bar in meat and vegeterian options.

Welcome to Marathon del Chocolate !

We hope you had a good trip until Brussels. Here you will find all information you need about Marathon del Chocolate.

Before everything we would like to thank all volunteers who will help us during the marathon to make your staying more comfortable.

We also thank our chocolate sponsors and sweet partners

Bionade - http://www.bionade.com

La Maison des Maîtres Chocolatiers Belges - http://www.mmcb.be/

Cronos - http://www.cronos.be/

Carpe Diem - http://www.carpediem.com

Chocolatier Servant - http://www.chocolaterie-servant.com

Cultural Center De Maalbeek - http://demaalbeek.vgc.be/

Ambassade d’Argentine en Belgique et Luxembourg - http://www.embargentina.be/

We wish you the best dancing experience during your stay in the marathon. You don’t need to print this booklet as it will be available for your disposal at the registration desk. Enjoy!

Milonga del Chocolate Organisation Team

Logistic

Marathon Venue Address

Cultural Center Maalbeek

97 Rue du Cornet

1040 Bruxelles

From Bruxelles-National Airport

1. There is a train who goes from the airport to Brussels every 20 minutes. Stop at Bruxelles-Central station.

2.Take the subway to Schumann station (Number 1 direction Stockel or number 5 direction Herrmann-Debroux).

3. Walk down Avenue D’Auderghem until Rue du Cornet, 97.

By Train

1. Arrive to Bruxelles-Central station.

2.Take the subway to Schumann station (Number 1 direction Stockel or number 5 direction Herrmann-Debroux).

3. Walk down Avenue D’Auderghem until Rue du Cornet, 97.

Car parking

Car parking is for free on the street of De Maalbeek during the whole marathon and afterparty.

Eating program

Where: in the main hall of the Cultural center of Maelbeek, rue du Cornet 97, 1040 Brussels

Coffee, Tea, Water, Fruits & Hot chocolate are freely available during whole Marathon

Friday, August 12th

20:00 - 22:30 - Dinner (main course)

Saturday, August 13th

04:00 to 6:00 - Pastries

11:00-14:00-17:00 - Brunch. For those who sleep longer, boxes with food will be available at the bar after 14:00

20:00 to 22:30 - Dinner (Main course)

Sunday, August 14th

04:00 - 6:00 - Pastries

11:00-14:00-17:00 - Brunch; for those who sleep longer, boxes with food will be available at the bar after 14:00

Event Program

Thursday, August 11th

19:00 - 23:00 - Patio de Tango with DJ Philippe (Brussels) PAF: 5 Euro

11 Rue Felix Hap, Bouche a oreille,Etterbeek-Brussels

20:30 - 2: 00+ - Official Pre-Marathon Milonga with DJ Sidar Ok (Brussels) PAF: 5 Euro

Espace 384, 384 Avenue Louise , Brussels

We suggest starting with Patio de Tango, where they have your name on a list which you are entitled to only pay 5 Euros. When you bring that ticket back to the pre-marathon in avenue louise, you get in for free.

Friday, August 12th

Cultural center of Maelbeek, rue du Cornet 97, 1040 Brussels

17:00 - Registration and Sweet welcoming.

18:00 to 23:00 - DJ Andres Surra Rodriguez (Montevideo / Uruguay)

23:00 to 4:00 - DJ Bärbel Rücker (Copenhagen / Denmark)

24:00 - Grand Opening Ceremony: Welcoming by the Organizers; Presentation of the event

Saturday, August 13th

Cultural center of Maelbeek, rue du Cornet 97, 1040 Brussels

4:00 to 8:00 - DJ Jo Switten - El Huracan (Liege / Belgium)

8:00 to 12:00 - Break: brunch until 14:00 in the hall of Cultural center of Maelbeek

12:00 to 18:00 - DJ Florin Bilbiie (Paris / France)

18:00 to 23:00 - DJ Jens Dorr (Cologne / Germany)

23:00 to 4:00 - DJ Mehmet Kavas (London / UK)

Sunday, August 14th

Cultural center of Maelbeek, rue du Cornet 97, 1040 Brussels

4:00 to 8:00 - DJ Sidar Ok (Brussels / Belgium)

8:00 to 12:00 - Break: brunch until 14:00 in the hall of Cultural center of Maelbeek

12:00 to 17:30 - DJ Michael Rühl (Berlin / Germany)

17:30 - Closing Ceremony

Chocolate Sweet Workshops, August 14th - Registration Needed

By Ozgur Karahan y Delphine Blanco

18:30 to 20:00 - Workshop 1 - Giro and variations of giros (all levels)

20:00 to 21:30 - Workshop 2 - Axis sharing and colgadas in circular movements (all levels)

22:00 - 6:00 - After Party Milonga del Chocolate with DJ Barbel Rucker and DJ Florin Bilbiie with Shows from Ozgur Karahan and Delphine Blanco. Entrance fee for participants of the Marathon: 5 Euro for everybody else : 12 Euro

Accompanying events

How is chocolate made?

If you really like chocolate and you want to know more about it’s manufacturing secrets , our sponsor La Maison des Maitres chocolatiers Belges (4 Grand Place, 1000 Bruxelles) gives you possibility to try it on your own. On Saturday, August 13th at 16:00 and on Sunday, August 14th at 16:00 you can join public presentation, which normally costs 8.5 € but for you, it is for free! More information at the website of our sponsors www.mmcb.be

History of chocolate

Chocolate Museum offer to our participants discount on entrance http://www.mucc.be/, museum is located at Rue de la Tête d'or 9-11, almost on the Grand Place, 1000 Bruxelles.

Info About our DJ s

Jens Dorr - Germany

"Since 2004 I have regularly put on the music at milongas, festivals and marathons in Germany and Europe. My greatest passion are the Tango orchestras of the 30s and 40s.

"My goal is to create a well danceable and varied mixture of music which inspires the dancers and provides for a beautiful evening full of atmosphere."

Florin Bilbiie - France

"What I play: Golden Age and Guardia Vieja, some rare old but - to my ear/feet - danceable music. A lot (!) of Canaro and DiSarli, followed by D'Arienzo, Biagi, and Fresedo. I very (very!) rarely mix singers and/or sung and instrumental songs in the same tanda. I play some (little) non-tango if I 'feel' the moment is right. The only guiding principle I have is 'flow'. "Places where I DJed (or will DJ next), among others: regular milongas in Paris, London, Providence (US), etc. Marathons: Malmo, Paris, Rigi, Tosca, Hamburg, Berlin, Palermo, etc. Festivals: TangoMafia Freiburg, Zurich Festivalito, Sitges Paseo, Stockholm 59 After, Bruxelles AperoTango, Basel Ostertango, Copenhagen etc."

Mehmet Kavas - United Kingdom

Mehmet is a London based tango dj. He has been djing at various international events and plays traditional tango.

Bärbel Rücker - Denmark

Barbel Rucker is an experienced DJ who has performed full evening music sets at Tango marathons, festivals, and milongas in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Italy, France, Portugal, Germany, Slovenia, Switzerland and Hungary. She lives and teaches in Copenhagen. http://www.TANZBAR.DK/

Sidar Ok (DJ OK) - Belgium

DJ OK is a traditional Tango DJ, who likes to play lots of Biagi, D'arienzo, Di Sarli, Canaro, Fresedo and many others. DJ OK always improvises to have a custom mood for the event, a combination of dancers, venue, atmosphere and DJ mood. His music has a unique character that is like a voodoo toy : when kicked, the dancers feel it inside. When squeezed, lots of emotions come out. He sometimes plays from 78s and long plays to have a nostalgic atmosphere with his discs from 1921-1950 and gramaphone from 1922. Sidar has passed (or is going to pass) sets in :

Buenos Aires, Argentina(El Beso, Salon Canning, Milonga 10)
Istanbul, Turkey (Istanbul Tango Festival 2011, Istanbul Tango week 2011, Milonga 333)
Mais du Figier, France ( Milonga 4 Saison marathon)
Paris, France ( La Chantier)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Brussels, Belgium (Regular Milongas , Balls, Parties)
Liege, Belgium ( La mi lune)
Antalya Chill Out Tango Marathon (30 September 2011)

For Dj ing invitations in events, contact him via facebook(http://www.facebook.com/sidarok) or email address (sidarok@gmail.com)

Michael Rühl - Germany

Michael is DJing and colecting tangomusic since 1985. He likes a lot the tangomusic from the 20 - 50's, the most from argentine orquestas, but also from urugay orquestas, he also likes some more new stuff from talentated tangomusicans like Leopoldo Federic, Horacio Salgan..,if it is dancable. Sometime he plays music from musicans from a country side, if they play tangos milongas or valses. (Hugo Diaz, Rafael Rossi...). Electrotango he plays very little, if guests do like it. Alternative music he plays in the cortinas... For DJing he is using flac or wave format, which sounds better like mp3. He loves music style "sentimental y canyengue".

Jo Switten (El Huracan) - Belgium

El Huracán is the resident DJ of the Liege tangovenue La Mi'Lune and plays in a lot of events throughout Europe. In the traditional style with tandas & cortinas, he makes people want to dance and dance more. His quote: when I am doing the music I 'dance' with everyone on the floor, it makes me very happy. I am at the service of the dancers, their pleasure on the floor is my ultimate goal as a deejay.

Andres Surra Rodriguez - Uruguay

DJ Andres Surra Rodriguez is from Uruguay a traditional tango DJ who also runs Tango Bar in Brussels.

Practical Info on Eating and Refreshing

The dinner is going to be served in the kitchen building in the given times, don’t rush and wait for a calm hour :) Don’t worry of getting hungry in the evening, around 04:00 there will be delicious selection of Belgian pasteries ready for you.

We tried to prepare the best meals for you but if you want to have a local taste, Brussels is also famous with its mussels and fries. You can taste them in various restaurants in city center.

Local Tango in Brussels

Brussels has a very vibrant tango life, and it is increasing from one day to another. The same team that organises MdC also organises a weekly milonga called “Milonga du Soleil” in Avenue Louise 384, Brussels every Saturday starting at 22:00. In these milongas there is usually an invited top DJ and a lot of international dancers coming from the cities nearby as well as Belgian cities.

Other days there are important activities as well, please consult this great site : www.milonga.be for the accurate agenda.

Important Numbers

Firemen, police, ambulance : 100 or 112

Organisation : Sidar : +32 485 067 002 Andrej : +32 483 20 35 19

Taxi : +32 2 349 49 49 - http://www.taxisverts.be/?lang=en

Hospital Baron Lambert (Rue Baron Lambert 38) 02/739.84.11

Pharmacia : 0800.20600 - 070.66.01.60 - 0900.10500 (0,45 €/minut)

SOS Médecins Bruxelles : 02.513.02.02

Doctor : 02.479.18.18

Sleeping In De Maalbeek

Showers, toilets, reserved places, access to kitchen

Other Benefits

Because that you have attended marathon del chocolate, a lot of people will love you more :) Here is the proof - As an attendee of MdC August, you have 5 Euros discount to Chill Out Tango Marathon in Antalya, Turkey in 30 September - 01 - 02 - 03 October. Don’t miss this chance of dancing to the musics of great DJs, in a beautiful place in the forests of Olympos, stay in bungalows and relax & tango. For more info please visit www.antalyatangomarathon.com .

About Us - Chocolate Team !

Who is behind the curtains ?

Official Photographers

MdC 2011 owes its professional and artistical photos that will appear later on internet, to Peter Forret and Fabio Giovacchini.

You can put freely your own photos on the internet by mentioning it was taken at Marathon del Chocolate, then we won’t be asking for any copyrights.

Organizadores del Chocolate :)

These are the people who worked day and night, endlessly,diligently to realise this sweet dream and make it a blast for you: Arzu Celebioglu, Fabian Lepere, Andrej Zachar and Sidar Ok. Be nice to them, hug them, love them, feed them, and if possible give them a massage whenever - wherever you can :)

Special Thanks to,

These friends gave a hand without any expectations, and we are super happy to share the same tangosphere with them and loads that we couldn’t mention here. Emmanuel, Jasna, Virginie, Elina, Pablo, Wesley, Veronique, Honza.

And our Volunteers,

Without our chocolate volunteers this event would only be a dream. These holy people are :

Wesley Terrière, Jan Opava , Alienor Mourre, Anita Arama, Carla van Benschop

, Charlotte Millour, Chongrak Sivisay, Davidx Tango, Emmanuel Eliah, Henrietta Bewley ,Jonas Jordan, Judit Somos, Julien Chloe, Katerina Marmagioli, Leandro Doctors, Linda Knuts, Marie Primat, Michael Schneider, Natalia Saklakova, Oscar Montero, Pilar Gonzales, Romain Vingerhoets, Ruth Dorfel, Sophie Costagliola, Iana Grønhaug, Klaudia Sauerova , Daniele Deh, Cristina Vespro, Fauve Lybaert, Malle Alaru, Clothilde Meerhoff, Julie Gitel, Luce F

,Lut de Jaeger, Suze Jans, Theresa Steins .

Last Words

We are very thankful that you have chosen to spent your precious weekend with bunch of other chocolate addicts. Please pass your happy feelings to friends and negative comments to the organisers, for a better MdC next year.

Marathon del Chocolate 2011 August Edition