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Tango Bali Festival 2009 , 4th anniversary masquerade Party and Tango Blitz show

The 4th Annual Tango Bali festival proved to be another feather on the cap of Tango Bali Club founded by Stefani K. The 4-day event was well-attended by local and visiting tangueros alike. Guests from Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines and from as afar as Europe were all there to join in the revelry. Of course not to be missed out were the 6 invited masters/teachers from Buenos aires headed by Roberto Reis-Natalia Lavandeira, Francisco Forquera-Carolina Bonaventura, Arturo Gutierrez-Ana Wertheimer who did a great job with their superb performance and quality of teaching.

The first night saw a vibrant welcome milonga held at the Bali Cafe where maestro Roberto Reis together with Natalia did a performance. Some 50 people came for the event and saw Bali Cafe teeming with tangeuros all throughout the evening. It was an indication that the festival was headed to success.

The Masquerade Ball took place the following day. This is Tango Bali's signature celebration of its founding four years ago. Everyone who attended were all dressed with their fabulous costumes and masks. Of course the night won't be over without choosing a winner as in past celebrations. Kenny from the UK who was donned in a China man outfit ran away with the grand prize of Rp 1,000,000. for best costume followed by Marvin from the Philippines who was dressed in drag. But no drag queen for sure. Michael, from Germany romp away with the third spot who was donned as "Aladin". Everyone partied till 2 in the morning. this masquerade ball was one of the best in recent years and was held at the beautiful Casa Artista.

The Gala night took place at Art Cafe on Saturday, the last day of the celebration.

A special buffet spread of western and Indonesian delicacies were prepared by Aylin Kanginnadhi who owns and operates Art Cafe.. Everyone was satisfied with the food that was served. At 9:30 pm guests were seen headed to Casa Artista, a 2-minute walk from the restaurant where the show was about to take place.

Casa Artista was transformed instantly into a mini theatre. The lobby was turned into a stage with black satin curtains as back-drop. The courtyard was filled with seats beautifully arranged and swathed with white cover and red satin bow to accentuate.

Guests started pouring in and by 10:30 pm the show started. All three couples gave their best shot, it being the last show of their 5 city-tour of Southeast Asia which brought them to Brunei, Singapore, Manila, Jakarta and finally Bali. Casa Artista was captured in one of its best shots as it staged this show in theatre-like fashion. Everyone who came to see the show were satisfied. In fact, it was one of the best shows Tango Bali has presented.