1987- experimental courses
1988- courses on wed/thu/fridays
- 11/02: notary acte 'el corte'
- monthly wednesday salons
1989- 1st visit pepito & susuki
- 1st classes on sundays
1990- knollenpad building was rented
- 1st hot summer night salons
- 22/09 opening by pugliese
- sunday afternoon salons
- 1st visit eric to buenos aires
1991- 1st 1st saturday o/t month salon
- komala and claartje appeared
- 1st w'shops gustavo netherlands
- 1st xmas ball
1992- salon with live music pugliese
- tangocafes tuesdays in O42
1993- 5 years el corte with 'al sur'
- choreography contest
- 1st marathon salon

1994- pater brugman venue till june
- tangocafes fridays 'stijn buijs'
- 1st orange ball
- graafseweg 108 per june 30th
- 1st friday salon at el corte
1995- 1st practicas
- the forbidden salon
- 1st international week
1996- 1st drop-in class
- noche del ocho (8 years el corte)
1997- 1st goffert park salon
- graafseweg bought by eric
1998- 10 years el corte with marcucci
- reconstruction begins
- henry appears
1999- 1st laboratories
2000- 1st chained salons
2001- 1st mayday
2002- 1st 4 days of summer
2003- record salon (Apr): 400 visitors with restrictions as result
- 15 years el corte with 'canyengue'

2004
- first doble ocho festival in march
- our own music: 'el corte'
          (by Carel Kraaijenhof)
- eric honoured by the city
- new set up for the courses
- roof expansion
2005
-eric and henry bought the building at the back of el corte
-first teacher week
2006
-plans for the creation of a retirement home start
2007
-from july: smoke free big events
-by buying the final bit (apartment at the front) the original building is now owned by eric and henry
-plans for retirement home are approved
2008
-20 years el corte!!!
-first time concurso del ocho: Winner:Sexteto Claudio Constantini
-El Corte extended with b&b