5447  11 year old girl's view of Tango (1)
format=flowed A friend of mine, Billy Burke, teachers International Folk Dancing at a charter middle school in LA. His group is well know and called ?Billy?s Kids.? During the semester he has them...

5339  2008 BA Tango Festival suspended (1)
I received this letter from the Director of the Buenos Aires Tango Festival (forwarded from a staff member) this morning, and was told to forward to anyone who might be interested. Apparently, Macri...

5332  4 videos. A little statistics??? (3)
Just pointing your attention: Statistics encompasses the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. COLLECTION of data, not invention of data. As much as I appreciate creative energy, I think...

5331  4 videos. A little statistics. (1)
I'd like to point your attention to little statistics about these videos: [A] - Ballroom Tango. Elite dance. Probably not less dancers in the world than in Argentina; Sorry, the example is far from the...

5568  8-count (ho-hum) basic (1)
The argument about the value of the 8-count basic step is pretty amusing and comes up perennially on the list, but I think many (especially relative beginners) are missing the point. Tango is an improvisational...

5306  Academia Estilos de Tango Argentino in Buenos Aires (1)
(ACETA REO ACADEMIA) Portions of an article at http://www.10tango.com/interior/detalle_nota.php In 2004, the interest to preserve and transmit this heritage- what is left of it - in some way encouraged...

5311  ACETA -- Academia de Estilos de Tango Argentino -- (1)
graduation program The graduation program for ACETA was held on Tuesday evening at the Academia Nacional de Musica in San Telmo. Its purpose of ACETA is to preserve and transmit the existing knowledge...

5250  ADMIN: Tango-L posting rules reminders (1)
The most frequent and/or irritating habits of certain posters (not necessarily done intentionally or maliciously--sometimes just out of laziness); 1. TOO MUCH QUOTED TEXT. Don't quote the entire post...

5438  [Adta] Parkinson's Patients - Yes, we can dance (1)
! (TANGO)

5272  alternative Vals (1)
Regarding TimmyTango?s post under [Tango-L] alturnitive Vals about Edith Piaf?s ?La Foule?, I can?t say that I agree this is a waltz or vals. Firstly, the tempo is too fast, for even a Viennese waltz....

5271  alturnitive Vals (4)
Tender beast is a great alturnitive vals, but for my money go out and purchase Edith Piaf's "La Foule" It's incredible Timmy in Cleveland Silvina Valz will be here this weekend, come and join us See what's...

5497  An entire dance w/o a resolution or cruzada (1)
Bravo! Many leaders who have been dancing for a few years are constantly resolving and or going to cruzada at "every possible moment" -- how boring!. I wonder why some teachers just rely on patterns...

5495  An entire dance w/o a Cruzada (1)
Excellent! This was part of my training when my teacher was teaching about tortion and studying Chicho. He noticed that I was "resolving everything". What I learned from that was that I was thinking...

5512  An example of de-construction then re-construction, (1)
Please? What sequence of moves/positions would you list when analysing this short (1 min.) video of Jorge Firpo? Then how would you re-construct a similar but not exactly the same, dance? ...

5388  any advice for bad shoulders? (13)
I have had prolonged bouts with bursitis in both shoulders, as well as small tears in my rotator cuff. I work with a trainer to strengthen and protect my shoulders as much as possible - but sometimes,...

5240  Apartment near Club Gricel, BsAs (1)
Apartment for rent in BsAs during October, November and/or December. It is a tidy one bedroom (queen size bed), bath (shower/tub; toilet; bidet), living room (with fold out bed-sofa for 1 ), (TV, DVD,...

5474  apodictic: M-W's Word of the Day (1)
The apodictic tone of many posters on the Tango-L reflects their complete lack of modesty or even a modicum of humility which might leave room for a civilized discourse about anything. Ed On...

5498  Apts?...Belle Epoque (5)
Does anybody know anything about these apartments? I've heard several unhappy stories that they are not what they seem. I'm curious because a tanguera friend from Minnesota is planning her first trip...

82  Archives for Tango-L (11)
Hi. I have recently subscribed to Tango-L, and enjoy the many messages I have already received. Thank you! I run a Ballroom studio in Hobart, Tasmania (Australia), and have taught a sort of Argentine... Add to Address Book

5482  Are there Tango opportunities in Atlanta this (1)
weekend? I will be visiting the fine citu of Atlanta this weekend. Are there any milongas within the city? Thanks in advance if someone can help me! Sherwin Berger Chicago Tango Junkie **************

5489  Astrid, Jennifer, Victor, chicho, the real (1)
tango, practica X Astrid, is this the woman you think is Jennifer Bratt? I do not think so. you may have been looking at another youtube clip that Victor posted, which is not the one I was referring...

5285  BA Expectations (1)
Expect higher prices. Everywhere and with everything. Everyday brings a new price that is higher. When I moved into my apartment in 2005 my homeowner's fees (called expenses) here were $265 pesos....

2970  BBC- The roots of tango (4)
You can also listen online to the last instalment about Tango in Japan in the link below (BBC radio on demand). http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/musicfeature.shtml?f
ocuswin or perhaps

5500  Beginning follower (was Krasimir, peralta vs (1)
gustavo) "detect" them. That makes her anxious she might miss to react accordingly. Sounds more like nerves, then. When I feel my partner (man or woman) getting tense, I start humming to the music....

3686  beginning tango (5)
Thank you, Michael Ditkoff.....<<<<< I think it's better to begin with close. When you emphasize close, you're emphasizing the physical connection. I found it very helpful to tell beginning...

5373  Being "flamed by the list" (1)
As I have indicated in recent posts in the last weeks, the "no personal flaming" rule is being enforced, and it has made a noticeable difference. So ... it really depends on how good the poster is at...

5506  bell epoque apartment (2)
Joanne and I have stayed in this apartment and we will not return. The apartment is very nice, but there are to many other factors which turn us away. The apartment is nice, with high ceiling. The...

5503  Belle Epoque apartments for temporary rental in (4)
Buenos Aires Jerry wrote: Does anybody know anything about these apartments? I've heard several unhappy stories that they are not what they seem. I'm curious because a tanguera friend from Minnesota is...

5353  the best teachers in the world (previously - (1)
Don't blame your follower) I am interested in what makes someone one of the 'best teachers in the world'. To my way of thinking, that is a pretty big claim and who you regard as the *best teacher...

5345  Boleo & Contra-boleo (4)
I'm confused. I thought: Circular boleo - I rotate woman and then stop or reverse her rotation. Free leg continues to create boleo. Circular contra-boleo - I initiate rotation and free leg remains...

5340  Boleo/ contra-boleo (8)
Igor asked about the difference. I am sure he knows boleos, so I am posting at the risk of a retort claiming they are both technically boleos, but here goes: I think of leading boleos in two ways: 1. ...

5560  Breaking the 'paso basico.' (31)

5562  Breaking the paso basico with simple movements (2)
The most successful approach I have ever used for teaching newbies and helping beginners and beginner-intermediates does not involve counting. And, I like using this method when leading a very large...

5558  Breaking the "paso basico." (10)
I am getting frustrated with myself at the moment as I have discovered my first nasty Tango habit. I have found that when I am nervous my mind blanks itself of any variation in steps and defaults...

5559  Breaking the "paso basico." (3)
"" my first 2 months experiance of Tango a year ago. To be honest I know noone who when starting Tango is not taught the "paso basico" in some form or another. You fall back onto what you know...

5518  Bruno Alfonso post re Chicho's embrace (3)
Bruno, the embrace used in the Chicho Poema clip is known as a "V" embrace. It is actually used quite a lot by traditional salon dancers, as well as more "modern" masters, such as Gustavo. It is...

5234  : buenos aires milongas (10)
Feminist backlash? Not even sure I understand the context of that statement, coming from you, someone who dances tango, a macho dance, in BA, a macho culture. The reason there are more skilled...

5526  Buenos Aires milongas- counting (1)
Dear all A recent article at local newspaper La Nacion on december 16th 2007 made by a journalist named Pablo Sirven, creates confusion . It says there is a boom in tango dancing places, making a counting...

5321  Buenos Aires Mystery (6)
Hi everybody, this is my first post, though I've been reading the list for several months. I've really enjoyed the wealth of information and experience here...as well as all the drama surrounding...

5390  Call the police! The "Insult Bullies" are here! (4)
Sean wrote: If you consider yourself an advanced dancer, but have not yet experienced a dance with a partner that is propelled way beyond either partner's potential, then I feel very sorry for you.... Just keep an eye on subjects for cool new stuff. Once it gets like this, ignore it. :-) b

98  Calo/Beron: Milonga Que Peina Canas (17)
Can anyone tell me of a CD that contains the Miguel Calo/Raul Beron recording of Milonga Que Peina Canas? With best regards, Steve (de Tejas) {" Can anyone tell me of a CD that contains the Miguel Calo/Raul...

5406  Cellphone rentals in Buenos Aires (2)
This is important information for those planning to travel to Buenos Aires in the new year. A friend of mine stays every year at Casa Tango on Independencia. Since there is no longer a telephone in...

5563  The Challange in Teaching Newbies [Was Breaking the (1)
'paso basico'] Tom Stermitz wrote: The challenge in teaching newcomers/beginners is in providing some semblance of success in dancing tango while providing a foundation for future learning. The 8CB...

5550  Chicago Tango Community Celebrates Tango?s African (2)
Roots during Black History Month In celebration of Black History Month, Chicago tango organizers are shining a spotlight on the African influence on Latin dances, especially their beloved South American...

4511  Choreography (39)
Dear list, As I was watching some tumbleweed airily somersault through the ghost-town of my inbox, I began to wonder what you all think of choreography as it relates to tango. Open season, Jake Spatz

5441  CLEAR (1)
TO CLEAR MY MAIL YOUR LIST PLEASE Elsa

5354  Close embrace question vs boleos question (1)
I think the difference in numbers of posts is perfectly understandable. This is a natural result of the relative difficulty of answering the questions. Defining boleos and contra boleos is relatively...

5341  Close embrace in close quarters. (2)
I am a beginner (3mos) and would like to direct my own learning towards only that part of Tango that stresses the connection and the musicality. This is what interests me in the dance. I would appreciate...

348  Club Premiere in Buenos Aires (2)
I attended the "one night only" milonga at Club Premiere in the barrio of Caballito. The outdoor sports court was transformed with lights, tables and chairs and music for a night of tango. December...

1491  Codes (41)
Bibi Wong wrote: There is a very funny book by Sonia Abadi, "El bazar de los abrazos". Unfortunately, as far as I know, only in spanish and german for the moment: http://www.terapiatanguera.com.ar/Comentario%20de%20libros/el_baz
ar_de_los_abrazos.htm developed I know other the if are some the reason

5394  A Comedian's Monologue (1)
... and, now, to reiterate what Krasimir has said ... Imagine a truly versatile comedian ( an advanced leader, if you will ). He is delivering a monologue ( his lead ) and, as he does, he modifies...

4679  Community Expansion Brainstorming (27)
I have observed that musicians, people who migrated from other dance forms, and scientific types are all disproportionately represented in the US tango scene. So, focusing recruiting efforts on people...

5260  Complaints department. (1)
I'd like to complain about the person complaining about the person complaining about ......... Oh, never mind!!!!

5515  Connection - Cacho Dante (1)
Chacho Dante giving a workshop in Amsterdam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgWMs0rAcJk Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

2732  Connections to any taste (3)
Listed below are some of the connections I have experienced. I describe the followers styles only since I have not had a chance to experience different quality of leads. Everything applies to close...

5383  Cow Bell (1)
Igor, I don't know how you find this stuff but ............ Thanks for the Cow Bell. Mel.

5501  Creating a strong connection (26)
Hi there, This is my first posting to the tango L-list so be nice! I have a question...I'm a follower and I've been dancing for about two years. I've been practicing with a steady partner, but I still... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an6YcpT9WGA&feature=related

5267  Creeps in Tango (3)
This is how Atlanta deals with creeps. Is that why you asked, Neil? Tango Evolution's Response to Neil's Blog Posted by: "clintrauscher" clint@axialpartners.com clintrauscher Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:42 pm...

5411  Cromagnon -- third anniversary of the event that (1)
changed the milongas in Buenos Aires Families and friends of the 194 people who died in the club fire three years ago will be gathering today in Plaza de Mayo. That tragedy initiated the investigation...

5304  The Cross :: revisited (2)
Trini de Pittsburgh wrote: Just the way I like it Trini ... (grin) ... Alex

5290  The Cross :: To unwind, or not to unwind, that (3)
is the question... I like this question. And like most questions about followers' choice, it depends mostly upon the music. Robin

5289  The Cross :: To unwind, or not to unwind, that is (9)
the question... What's the general consensus...after leading a follower to the cross (with a juicy pause immediately after the cross)...and transferring her weight to her left foot...should she keep...

5522  My current favorite Tango video is..... (2)
This is my current idea of perfection in the slow tango. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deOpHgcHXKI This dance has everything I'll ever want to do in my life... ..anyway that's how I feel...

5566  Current website for Veronica "La Potranca"? (1)
Her old website link is bad...or down...is there a new one? Her site is a Tango/Nuevo music resource site...as I recall... Thanks in advance for any help!

5233  D.. Novitz, the good life in buenos aires milongas (4)
"With many more women than men, he can dance with who he wants." Ahh, let's raise a toast to the good life. This makes me think of taking early retirement and moving to BA. :). Sounds like tango...

5400  dance etiquette [was: any advice for bad (1)
shoulders?] It would be absolutely wrong to interrupt a dance to tell your partner anything, regardless of how uncomfortable you are. I would also never go so far as to take the woman off the floor...

5453  Dance/Language Acquisition (2)
Well, I've only completed four months as an aggressive Tangobaby student/dancer howevrer I have a lot of experience in studying/teaching second language fluency and already I can make a comparison...

5425  Dance for success? (8)
Tom Stermitz wrote: Yes, the important thing for the guys is that they feel successful. Like they have achieved mastery of something, and have the knowledge and confidence to lead a beautiful woman into...

5537  Dancing at Ninio Bien (1)
The first Link is to a milonga at Nino Bien in BsAs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0CiKBekNEE&feature=PlayList&p¥BD8
8CEEF4BBE86&index The second is an authentic portenio milonga in BsAs

5405  dancing with a broom (11)
yes, and dancing with a broom is the only thing that has actually been done successfully, IMO, you can see the performance in one of the CITTA videos. Two brooms actually, and they look more elegant...

5534  On dancing to non-tango music (11)
Dancing milonga to either a one-step or two-step ragtime piece can be a lot of fun. I have found that an increasing number of tangueros are showing up at ragtime festivals and using their tango moves...

5529  On dancing to not-tango music (was Kizomba) (2)
On Jan 31, 2008 7:00 AM, Tango Society of Central Illinois Music inspires and defines the dance. If DJ were to play a kizomba in a dance hall (at "milonga"???) I would be delighted to watch people dancing...

5247  Dancing with old guys (15)
Jake wrote: I must ask you, in all innocence... What's your opinion of the men who are now 45-63, and who (presumably) will soon be 65-83? Chance in hell? Deby responds: My former partner is 63, I think.... The great thing about tango is that it is a dance of the people. I don't think you need talent. In my opinion you do need to: 1. embrace with seriousness and tenderness,

5253  DANCING TANGO ON TANGO (2)
"I recognize the right of anyone who is capable of playing around with rhythms, to improvise on different structures. However, as I indicated earlier, that quality does not occur accidentally. It...

5556  Dancing under the stars in Buenos Aires (1)
If you are interested in an outdoor milonga in Buenos Aires, La Calesita in Nunez is the one to try during the summer months. It is best to go with others who know the location. I went for the first...

5533  On dancng to non-tango music (1)
I have a student who is a pianist, and his specialty is Ragtime. He has been researching the connections between tango and ragtime, and has found a bit of La Cumparsita in a Scott Joplin piece. Joplin...

5549  demo advice needed (13)
Hola everyone! If you?re an anti-performance person, please hit your delete key. So I'm wondering if folks might have some tips regarding demos or performances. Our community has gotten a bunch of demo... Hi Trini; I have...

5524  The Disappearance of Tangobliss.com (5)
Hi, In case you folks were wondering, or being thankful depending on your point of view... Yes Tangobliss.com has shut down. It was time. It was only meant to be up a short time to begin with. It has...

5465  "the disruptive effects of rock and roll on tango" (1)
For those interested in a thought-provoking read on contemporary tango music, there's an interesting article in the Spring/ Summer 2007 edition of Latin American Music Review - Tango Renovacion: On...

5552  DJ Remi died - Fwd: [tango-nl] Remi (4)
Dear members from Tango-L, there's sad news to report from the Netherlands: DJ Remi, the probably first dutch 'Tango DJ', died this morning - peacefully - at the age of 61. He had been suffering from...

5554  DJ Remi died P.S. (1)
Forgive me - I want to clarify and expand. I said the quality of the CD's sucked. That sounds negative and I regret that inference because: I love that Remi collected and published the great tango recordings...

5505  does a leader nead to insist on the lead (was (2)
Krasimir vs anticipation..). Krasimir vs anticipation..). peter jouliard wrote: Quite. But if she wants to do that, she also needs to take over the lead - i.e. offer enough resistance to force you to...

5369  Don't blame the follower. (1)
I'm curios as to why there are so many discussions on the proper method of executing a Tango movement and yet I don't see such contention and detail regarding any of the movements in the Milonga (song/dance).

5346  Don't blame your follower ...keys (18)
To answer your question, if I didn't know the guy well, I'd stop my boleo before hitting his leg. If he's a friend or if we've been playing a little while during the tanda, I'd smack away. I'd say...

5343  Don't blame your follower ... and don't blame (27)
others!!! This is a reply to "Re: [Tango-L] Boleo/ contra-boleo" Tango For Her wrote: And, one surprising aspect, for the woman, is that if it is led correctly, her foot will wind far enough around... others!!! TFH, I competely agree with what...

283  Don't disturb the follower (was centering) (3)
lead I think in both cases you're talking about something that needs to be addressed by instruction, not leading. I've gone on record on this list with my views about the proper sources of instruction:

5259  DVD review request (1)
I wondered if anyone had purchased or seen this DVD, and what were your impressions? http://johnnyrobinson.com/HeartOfTango/index.html J TangoMoments.com Help yourself to FREE treats...

4424  El Nino Bien Thursday Nights (15)
It's more fun in a group. If you're in BsAs and want to go, let's meet and greet someplace beforehand, then go as a gang. Email me at ceverett@ceverett.com Christopher

2330  Email address (2)
If anybody has been trying to contact me on jmward@bun.com, this address is no longer operational. I am now on johnofbristol@tiscali.co.uk John Ward Bristol, UK

294  Embellishments (12)
Dear Tango friends; I've been dancing at the Milongas in BA several times and believe me there is not much space for fancy embellishments and the good milongueras that dance apilado, they don't... Huck if a person (man or woman) is paying... be class. I agree with the above statement. The paying customer should get what he or she is paying for. The (responsible) organizer always tries (emphasys on "tries") to assure gender balance, but it...

5493  Entering the pivot - The closing step (1)
wrote: No, you're not missing anything. What you said is important. I posted this topic because I believe that a leader can learn to focus more on his/her follower, as opposed to focussing on steps,...

745  Essence of Tango (4)
I do have to first apologize that I meant no personal attacks on anyone or anyone's dancing ability in my previous response. And capitals are only used to place emphasis. I do want to clarify that...

5283  Estimates about the number of foreigners in (3)
milongas - Was: Re: Leaving for BsAs tomorrow Janis wrote: The majority of dancers were foreigners (95%) with only a handful of locals. I am convinced that this is a very bad estimate. I was at Nino Bien...

5466  European and American pseudo-tango dancers (19)
dancer. This could be an interesting topic. What is a European or American pseudo-tango dancer? Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.

5305  evaristo carriego with jorge torres and marcela (2)
duran does anyone know where there is a video of evaristo carriego danced by jorge torres and marcela duran (forever tango). i can find the videos of marcela duran dancing with carlos gavito, but...

5362  Extreme dancing (3)
(there are no tangos in this collection) Dan, Couple of more examles to the lovers of extreme dancing: Breakdance - ( with a large B ) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYFDYX4i2EY&feature=related men...

5325  Feeling energy, is it good or bad? (1)
Tom: "100 percent of my intent is on having her receive differing amounts of energy WITHOUT actually having her feel differing amounts of energy against her skin." Tom, why are you so afraid of energy?

5310  Finding diamonds in the rough (1)
I am routinely asked by first-time visitors in Buenos Aires, --how do you know who are the better dancers? and how to you get to dance with them? This past Sunday I met three women from Denver, one...

5315  Firpo waltzes (3)
Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop0003000
0000001) I recently lost one of my favorite CDs I picked up in Bs. As., "Roberto...

5472  A first choreographed tango (2)
Keith wrote: "Copes is known for being the first person to choreograph tango for professional dancers on stage." May be. But what about this citations: "The tango was first danced in a Parisian theatrical...

5477  the first person to choreograph (1)
..." the first person to choreograph Argentine Tango for professional dancers on the stage." ..." the fist film ever devoted to the tango was called "El tango de la muerte (1917)". It makes me wonder...

5301  first trip to Bs As (2)
Hello everyone! Could anyone help me getting in touch with some tango teachers, in Bs As? I would love having some classes with portenos like La Turca. What excited experiences did you have when...

5338  Franelear--Have You Tried It? (1)
I have always presumed that there was more Jane Austin than Masters and Johnson in Dance. The sense of romanticism and atmosphere of affection far outweighs the appeal to hormonal drives and mechanical...

5333  Franelear -- have you tried it? (16)
More than a year ago I had a conversation with Carlos Alberto Rodriguez when he used an interesting new word for me--FRANELEAR. I had some idea about the meaning of the word by his body language and...

5275  A full closet but not much to wear (2)
Milongas have moved down on my list of priorities--way down. They have changed so drastically in the past three years that I have little desire to take the time to get dressed and then sit all night...

5516  Funniest Tango video (18)
Chris: Crikey. I hope that poor girl was well paid: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an6YcpT9WGA&feature=related :))))))))))))) I am crying, What is the next number? Igor Polk As the title makes clear,...

5381  (fwd) He played her like a violin/brushes.One (2)
morestupid joke. Do not read it, if you Since there is so much trying to define and catalog Tango around here (which in and of it's self is a great thing). I believe you can file your description under...

5241  Fwd: How to foster sustainable and unified (2)
communities. communities. Lynn, I agree with your sentiments concerning disparaging public remarks, but it was also the responsibility of the host to work with the local teacher to avoid the conflict,...

5418  Gender Imbalance (35)
I don't know of a solution to the problem of women sitting out for most of the night. I am aware of it and try to accomodate. But, I think leaders are selecting with such criteria as: Followers with/to...

5218  google (2)
http://google.com Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos.

5380  Googling Tango-L (1)
Hello List Subscribers, After more than 10 years of following the threads on this list, I have noticed, as I'm certain others have as well, that many of the postings are redundant.? The redundancies...

5527  on grace (1)
Tango is the dance of shifting axis and dynamic balance. Connection between the two dancers is needed to communicate the shifts in the body axis and the mastery of dynamic balance by each of the dancers...

5235  Growing up an excellent man-dancer. How? (7)
Deby: "Take 100 dancers. Of that 100 65 are women and 35 are men. So you have 35 men to dance with 65 women. Of the 65 women, maybe 15 are excellent dancers. Of the 35 men maybe 5 are excellent....

345  GUILLERMO BOYD & MARCELA VALLEJOS TANGO ARGENTINO (3)
DEAR LIST: We would like to let you know that we have created the Tango Argentino Tandil Ballet , a group of tango dancers whose directors and choreographers are GUILLERMO BOYD & MARCELA VALLEJOS,...

1145  Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne in Istanbul (May 23,24,25, 2003) (3)
Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne in Istanbul May 23,24,25, 2003 Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne will be in Istanbul for two days of workshops and two show milonga nights. Show milongas are at May...

365  Happy New Year (6)
I wish all of you tangueras and tangueros out there a Happy New Year from the Land of the Rising Sun, where the year 2002 started 10 minutes ago ! Astrid from Tokyo

5255  have I been deleted, or are things (2)
verrrrrrrrrrry s l o w? TangoSherwin@aol.com wrote: Maybe everyone has been hanging out at TangoOktoberfest down here in Portland? ;-) Christian . -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger...

5254  have I been deleted, or are things verrrrrrrrrrry (2)
s l o w? Just a few emails drifting in for the last several days. No fights, no flaming? what's up?

5376  He played her like a violin (19)
Men are from Mars. They speak a different language. When a man says, "He played her like a violin...," what he means is, "He expresses his musicality by leading her steps to accompany the music so...

5245  Heart Of Tango movie available on DVD (1)
Visit www.johnnyrobinson.com . Quoting Johnny, the movie director: "...If you are a tango dancer and are tired of explaining you obsession to friends and family, just give them this movie." Jan Bares

5257  heels, et al (4)
How many times have I sat in the tango shoe stores watching women who cannot stand in 9 - 10 cm heels wobble around the store. Oh but they look so sexy. These are usually the same women who think...

5544  help with youtube? (3)
I am looking for two videos - in one, a man and woman are in a supermarket - "tango-ing" with their carts. They find their cars are parked next to each other, they wordlessly begin to dance.....anyone...

3643  hidden deep tango conversations (10)
Brian, can I say thank you for trying to welcome the women's/follower's viewpoints here? Yes, there are limitations inherent in dancing with a man with a very definite, distinct style, and sometimes...

5252  High Heel Manners (1)
Christian wrote about his proposed rules for those of us wearing high heels. Clever solution, but not implementable. Point well-taken. That is why there?exists the (social dance) techniques of: 1.) Never...

2174  High heels (26)
Astrid's humorous comment about stilettos reminded me of something I have wondered about. I have heard a number of women who dance tango = regularly say they have foot pain due to the shoes. Some... Sure? TOO high heels do not look...

5314  Hitting The Gancho on The Head (1)
Santiago: Your remarks are simple, clear, concise and to the point! Just like a good Tango lead should be! Good time for a Sunny trip to......Buenos Aires!! That might clear some of the dust...

5393  Holding a Baby on a Swing (5)
Leaders, imagine your follower as a baby on a swing AND the baby is not strapped in. It is your job to move with the baby, holding it and not impeeding with its motion. You want the baby to feel...

5521  Houston Festival - One Video (3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcaE82q5tmA Thanks for the video Miles. Say, why aren't you writing and hamming it up in videos on your blog? You were THE most prolific blogger and now, where...

5536  Houston Tango Festival 2008: The End. (1)
Hi, For those of you that didn't attend the festival. This is the very last, and I mean *THE LAST* bit of video that I have on the subject. There was some terrible video I took, of opening night at...

5523  Houston Tango Festival 2009 ? (1)
Hi, For those of you who are on the festival circuit...but did NOT go.... This was a first time festival for Houston. And I know what many of you were thinking: "If I go it will be small...", or "The...

5377  How about a duet? (2)
Manyof the men, who I assume areleaders, are talking about what they "let" happen, "allow" to happen, etc. I think what is really disturbing to women (btw, Carol, I have danced with the type of leads...

5236  How to break couples who do not want to change (4)
partners. Ok, no one knows how to grow a good ( I mean excellent ! ) man-dancer. GOOD ! Now, much more practical question. When one has 4 couples who do not change partners per, say, other 6-7 couples,...

5490  How do people say disociacio'n in English? (2)
Do tango teachers say dissociation or disassociation or something else? What are "over-turned ochos" and "leg wraps" in Spanish? How do Porten~os pronounce "giro?" Is the "g" pronounced as an "h" or as...

5456  How the element is called? (4)
Who the element is called when she is stepping over a man's foot? ( Not the actual stop ) Thank you! Igor Polk Igor wrote: <<<<Who (sic) the element is called when she is stepping over a man's...

5239  How to foster sustainable and unified communities. (9)
Hello folks, The following email show the exchange among dancers in anAmerican city. I have anonymzed clues in the message that could identifypeople and places to avoid further dissention. My question...

5519  How to NOT have to use her body... ? (5)
"..here with a male student, my feet would be killing me. Quite simply, the man does not have his axis or balance and is using my body." I took this quote from a post in the archives. I would like...

5545  How the Tango-L List is Moderated (2)
Since the subject comes up once in a while, and some people have some misconceptions about how it works (or just plain curiousity), here is the gist of it. In general, it is greatly to the advantage...

5483  How we learn (6)
I know we write alot about how classes should be taught but I am wondering now how we actually learn Tango. It would be interesting to hear from those who can still remember what it was like learning...

5238  Idea for DJ's (4)
Ok.. so.. I DJ'd last night had a pretty hard time with the sound system because for some reason the volume level fluctuated a lot. I thought of something that might make life easy for those that DJ...

5486  If not thinking, and besides the music, what (1)
are you paying attention to? Am 22.01.2008 17:29 schrieb Mario : He may have meant: "Don't *look* after her feet!" Yes, you have to know (i.e. feel) where her feet are, first of all the one where the...

5485  If not thinking, and besides the music, what are (5)
you paying attention to? I have been told by one teacher "What do you care about where the woman's feet are?" ..and reading here, have seen " a leader should always know where the woman is, where...

5370  If this was day one of your study of Tango.. (11)
If you had it to do all over again and you were just beginning your study of the A.T. dance. What would you do differently in order to save time and advance more directly to where you are now or beyond....

5535  Igor Polk is off the list and Nino Bien (9)
Forwarded from direct mail: *CC:* [snip] Igor Polk is writing this: I have posted recently to Tango-L but I have received this message: Your mail to 'Tango-L' with the subject Nino Bien Is being held...

5520  Info on dancing in Paris (2)
I have a friend/fellow tanguera who will be spending a week in Paris this February. She is having problems finding information on milongas. Is there anyone who could make a recommendation?? Many...

5266  Info needed for Tango activities in Austin, TX on (1)
11/19 and 11/20 I will be in Austin, TX between 11/19 and 11/27, and i 'm trying to figure out if there is any social Tango activities happening on Monday 11/19 and Tuesday 11/20. Thanks in advance. Burak

5365  Inspiration & Imitation (1)
Victor Bennetts wrote: steps and ends up with ESO!! For years now, when asked, I have told people that I "don't 'do' anything." This is my way of encouraging men to stop "adding" things - just find a way...

5364  Inspiration and Imitation: role models (5)
It is often difficult and misleading to attempt to imagine how someone dances tango based on their posts to Tango-L. Even when two people agree in writing on style and philosophy, they may dance...

5249  interview in El Tangauta, October 2007 (3)
Online Interview with Graciela Gonzalez and Susana Miller http://www.eltangauta.com/nota.asp?id€9&idedicion=0 excerpt follows: What is the origin of the milonguero style? GG: Before it was called Tango...

5274  interview with Pablo Veron (1)
http://www.10tango.com/interior/detalle_nota.php?idxA&seccion=4 One question from the interview: Is there a style or shape which you feel closer to? I think it's not good to close oneself to...

5286  Int'l Day of Tango Gala, Los Angeles, Dec 11 (2)
w/Fernanda & Guillermo 5th International Day of Tango Gala Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Presented By El Encuentro, The Tango Room and Tango Traditions, Inc. Featuring The Los Angeles Tango...

5392  the int'l list at christmas (1)
This is an international list ... ... therefore all my best wishes too all of you! Christian Een Plesierige Kerfees Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah Felices Pasquas Y Felices ano Nuevo Shenoraavor Nor Dari...

5445  Tango-L is Milonga really a "guy thing" & interview (1)
with Alberto Dassieu at our milonga quite a few women like to dance milonga & milonga con traspie. there seems not to be as many men who enjoy, this dance. i wonder why? Patricia Read about Alberto...

5407  Is she a woman, a follower or an object? (2)
Trini wrote: Tsk, Tsk, some of you guys seem to be answering as if the woman is an Tango is danced by a man and a woman. Last night I danced with a man who called me "plumita" -- tiny feather. I've heard...

5397  Is tango a dance of percentages? (1)
As a former statistician with the Bureau of the Census, I read with great interest about the percentage contribution of each partner to the dance. (I should have asked for the standard error to determine...

5531  It's all about the music...for me, that is ('Mas (1)
Solo Que Nunca') You can hear this indeed very beautiful arrangement of the tango by Laurenz here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmD3oRxISII . Talking about the music. Is there a sound recording...

5530  It's all about the music...for me, that is (1)
Yesterday at Lo de Celia while I was melting in Tony's embrace, I heard the most beautiful lyrics of a tango. After we danced, I commented to him that I wanted to know the title and find the lyrics....

5347  Juan D'Arienzo -- Still the King (3)
Article by Pedro Ochoa http://www.10tango.com/interior/detalle_nota.php Nobody likes to follow rules. It is much better to break them. But there is one thing that tops breaking rules: making them....

5216  The Jungle and Women's Tricky Tricks (23)
I loved Darlene's post. (Thanks, Darlene!) I found Darlene's observation, that the average American man dislikes tango music, a revelation. I never thought of that. But it stopped me in my tracks. It...

5408  Keep away! (16)
This has nothing to do with dancing. And it is better to make a clear distinction. A dancer like to dance. Everything else is irrelevant. Igor Polk. 1. they embrace you with tenderness 2. you can feel...

100  Keep It Simple Nice and Easy (17)
Hi Learning Dancers: There is so much that I was supposed to learn when I first started my initiation into the art of dancing the Argentine Tango. First....we want you to learn how to walk. No...

5243  Keith from HK and walk-the-walk (1)
Keith wrote: "You sound like yet another guy who likes to talk-the-talk but can't walk-the-walk. Tango is full of them". With nearly every one of your posting, you incite me to anger. Whilst your invective...

5567  Keith's questions (2)
I am jumping up and down to answer Keith's questions, hoping to beat Nancy to it. First, an example of American Know-how and influence on milongas in Argentina: Americans brought to Argentina a concept...

5543  Kizomba & Canyengue together at last.... (3)
Hi, After watching this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRw62Ouq-0A (and related clips) And this clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?váCMOvOTCZ8 (and related clips) In my neophyte tango mind,...

5528  Kizomba, tango's African cousin (11)
How can anyone deny African roots of tango after watching this clip? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRw62Ouq-0A -- Oleh Kovalchuke http://www.tangospring.com > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRw62Ouq-0A

5502  Krasimir, peralta vs gustavo - Let this be a (1)
lesson to ye... a lesson in life! Why is it that some people on this List seem to have a brain malfunction that 'oh-so-conveniently' allows them to misinterpret, manipulate and twist peoples' postings...

5487  Krasimir, peralta vs gustavo (29)
Okay Krasimir, the second piece in this improv by Gustavo/Giselle is done to the same music you selected in your clip. I think the G/G clip is so much more interesting, so much more musical, and...

5499  Krasimir vs anticipation... (6)
As followers we love to dance with GENTLEmen that are as gentle as they can possibly be. What is encouraging for a follower? It is to feel the confidence that the gentle generous experienced leader...

3721  LA BARRANCA MILONGA (8)
L A B A R R A N C A MILONGA Sundays 9 p.m. Club Banco Provincia H. Yrigoyen 803- Vicente Lspez 4-795-4787 The most luxurious and large salon of the metropolitanian area. As our milonga is located in...

5419  LA GOMERA from Chicho's performance (1)
Does anyone know where I can buy a cd containing "LA GOMERA". of course,.. not just any La Gomera,.. but the one danced by Chicho in this youtube video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ_qpnx2eMs&feature=related>

5492  LA MILONGA-CANDOMBERA (4)
" Very few teachers in the Tango arena venture into the Milonga-Candombera subject. In fact, Tango is always taught as some strange phenomenon that just fell off the sky and materialized on its...

5297  In the land of the blind, the one-eyed..etc. (8)
Igor wrote: <Tete is one of the Greatest living Masters of Tango. I am sure he does not give a dime about your opinion about him. Neither do What I wrote about Tete not originating close embrace...

5510  last.fm free the music (1)
maybe this will be something for tango too http://blog.last.fm/2008/01/23/free-the-music there is also a tangoDJ group: http://www.last.fm/group/TangoDJ -- Tobias Conradi Rheinsberger Str. 18 10115...

5479  Last tango in Bs. As. (7)
I've been told that traditionally the last song played at a milonga in Buenos Aires is La Cumpasita. A friend of mine, a retiree who has traveled to Bs. As. several times, staying there months on end,...

5461  Leader's Left Foot (1)
First off, in open embrace, pay attention to your left foot and pay attention to very new leaders. It is easy to see there. You can learn a lot by watching new dancers. Many have the same problems....

5262  learning tango from videos (originally high (1)
heels) I can't really comment on the shoe shopping, but every tango shop in BsAs has videos promising to have you dancing tango in '8 lessons' or some similar claim. And if you ask for a video of...

146  Learning tango on your own... (31)
Massimiliano (and friends) - You may not realize how profound and utterly meaningful your observations and statement were: {"Most of the self teaching stuff I have seen (videos and web pages) seems to...

5284  Leaving for BsAs. (1)
A few years ago I was in BsAs. One of the places I went was El Beso. I hailed a cab and asked to be taken to 'El Beso' and gave the address. I didn't have a map at that point and wasn't sure how far...

5281  Leaving for BsAs tomorrow (6)
I am off to Buenos Aires for the next four weeks, and as always, am interested in the changes that I will see since my last visit. I hear that inflation has increased prices 18%, and I am sure that...

3904  Lexa (8)
Lexa Rosian. Haven't seen ReporTango for a while, but she was doing an tango-themed astrology column in it that was absolutely hilarious. A horoscope for October 2005 in her usual vein appears online...

5459  Lo de Laura (4)
Jan's post about "Lo de Laura" is recommended reading for historical trivia and helps explain one of several reasons why men danced together. These clubs were not the places where respectable...

5195  looking for Oberlin college alumni for tango event (2)
I am looking for any alumni of Oberlin College, in Oberlin, Ohio for our very first Milonguero tango weekend Novermber 17 and 18 If you are an alumni of Oberlin College, please contact me privately See...

5287  Los Angeles Workshops with Fernanda & Guillermo, (1)
Dec.8&9 The Tango Room Dance Center invites Intermediate and Advanced dancers to participate in intensive workshops with Fernanda Ghi & Guillermo Merlo teaching in L.A. for the first time...

5256  Lost and Found at Portland Tango Fest (1)
Hello Tango Fest Participants, Lost and Found items are listed below. To retrieve them, Call Marion at 503-702-0914 or write her at _marion.newlevant@gmail.com_ (mailto:marion.newlevant@gmail.com)...

5473  Loud frame vs. Quiet frame (1)
As a leader who will often shift to a "LOUD" frame -i.e. a strong ballroom style frame- and then back to a "quiet" one many times during a single song, I have found that to be the essence of effectiveness...

5318  Lucia - Otra Vez (3)
Lucia, once again, I must ask you, who died and made you King? Ooops, sorry, Queen? Is it your lack of language skills? Your inability to digest written English properly, or your sheer arrogance...

5322  Lydia & the Miami Festival (1)
This morning (Wed), Lydia Henson goes under the knife on knee one. I gather what she will endure is painful to recover from ... but it is to fix what has been SO painful for a long time. And that being...

5342  MACRI Cancels Tango Festival in Argentina (2)
This was just received from Olga Besio in Buenos Aires. Anybody cares to translate? Thanks, Lydia Henson Macri suspende Festival de Tango (_carosimon@hotmail.com_ (mailto:carosimon@hotmail.com)...

5366  Marcel Marceau dancing tango (4)
Here is Marcel Marceau dancing tango http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lF0XMCssG0 I just dream to dance like that! Igor Polk That was great!! Although his partner seemed a little drunk for a few moments.

5555  For Mario (1)
Mario asks for a description of the first 13 steps or so in a Youtube video entitled "Noelia Hurtado & Pablo Rodriguez en Practica X." This is the first time I've analyzed a video. Time 22 sec. Steps...

5398  Mars Venus Pluto etc (1)
Hi, some statements keep coming up that I can't agree with. Answer etc etc.' Worn-out metaphors like the one with the violin etc etc etc '. This in itself is a worn out metaphor. While this may often...

5399  Mars Venus & Pluto (1)
Hi, Sorry tango people, I forgot to add. Happy New Year! Mel.

5401  Mars, Venus, Violins, etc (1)
I suspect that most of the disagreements which have surfaced in the discussions of Mars, Venus, Violins, etc. arise largely because some participants do not distinguish between, on the one hand, dancing...

5329  the meanings of the word tango (1)
www.tycp.com.ar from their monthly e-newsletter No. 88: La palabra Tango Cuando escuchamos la palabra tango todos sabemos de que estamos hablando. Inmediatamente se piensa en el baile, la musica,...

5391  Medicine in NEPAL (1)
I'm not sure if this is appropriate for Tango-L or not but I thought I would ask. In the spirit of these holidays, how beautiful it would be for the tango community to give to people who have no...

5402  Meet in the Middle 08 (1)
Dear Friends of Meet in the Middle, Mt Vernon, MO I am writing on Christmas Day, a fitting day to be celebrating births. Next summer (June) my family will be celebrating the birth of twins, a boy...

5384  Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus (19)
MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS === Here's something that I got from the book: Men are from Mars: When discussing something, men want to state the answer. Women are from Venus: Women discuss...

324  Men dancing with men (23)
I've read a number of posts dealing with same-gender dancing. One reason is to learn and dance better and the other is to fight boredom waiting to be asked to dance at milongas. I used to think that...

5464  Men who pull to the left (7)
Astrid wrote about men who pull to the left causing pain to the woman. My teacher taught me the hook step. When I take the woman to the cross, after stepping side left, as the woman steps backward on...

5488  men who pull to their left (6)
Here is a video of ENRIQUETA KLEINMAN Y RUB?N HARYMBAT. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfjsLjob0bM I take it that Ruben knows well what he is doing when he pulls out to his left so often......

5379  Metaphores (3)
For the record, metaphors comparing women to musical instruments (like the violin) occur throughout history. This ranges from the Oracle of Delphi, to Ray?s surrealist rendition of Kiki as a violin,...

5517  metin video (7)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jgnvrTxl4&feature=related Mario, The move Metin is demonstrating does look like fun when done correctly. Check out this one with Pulpo & Luisa, in which he does...

5280  Milagro Milonguero Bus (was Taxi dancer service, (1)
NYC) Cherie wrote: <I have a crazy idea to make American tangueras happy, Argentine milongueros some spare change and a free vacation, and me, rich. I round up fifty of I've had a dream for several...

5450  Milonga 101 --? conversation between dances (1)
I remember Gavito talking about the men in the center of the floor between tandas making a "mushroom." And the men who weren't successful in the cabeceo then went to the "bathroom." Times change. http://tangocherie.blogspot.com/...

5480  Milonga 101: Conversation in a milonga (2)
A woman walks out to the edge of the dance floor to meet the man who has invited her to dance while seated at a table. They begin dancing without any conversation. They dance and then break their embrace...

5410  Milonga 101 -- leaving the floor at the end of a (27)
tanda It's surprising how many men in the milongas turn around and walk the other way when a tanda ends, leaving women on the floor. They either haven't observed proper ballroom dance etiquette or... thanks for everyone's comments on music, tandas, etc., all of it is still fairly new to me - I do like the idea of a salsa...

5423  Milonga 101: There's a woman waiting to dance the (2)
tanda with me, but she's not the one I invited This is a common situation for men in the milongas of Buenos Aires. They're seated on one side of the room, and the women are on the other side. A man

5449  Milonga 101 -- conversation between dances (48)
Decades ago the young men stood in the center of the dance floor, and the girls sat at tables around the perimeter in neighborhood clubs with an older relative or friend who escorted them to the dance.... t I am surprised Roger is complaining, he is one of the best leaders we have and seems to slip around the outside of any obstacles with no visible effort :-). Victor Bennetts ****************...

5330  Milonga on Avenida de Mayo for National Day of the (2)
Tango It was the best ever! Three stages with nonstop music for four hours. People came to hear the orchestras and watch all the dancing in the street. There was dancing everywhere. It's the first...

5451  Milonga "beat" (1)
double time, syncopation, etc. who can do the above if you can't step on the beat - if you don't hear the music and can't find the beat? Patricia

5446  Milonga, a guy thing. (4)
<<<at our milonga quite a few women like to dance milonga & milonga con Maybe because it is taught so poorly, not to mention it is difficult to lead correctly. Most teachers don't even...

5448  'Milonga is a guy thing?' (6)
The basic milonga figure is the 6-step Cuadrado. It's also the first figure I was taught in Tango. For the man, it's RF back, LF side, RF fwd O/P, LF fwd in-line, RF side, LF close to RF. While I'm...

5443  "Milonga is a guy thing?" (2)
I disagree with Lois, Trini and Buffis, at least with regards to milonga in NYC. Luckily I have a fantastic regular partner / follower who loves milonga traspie as much as I do, and mirrors my fascination

4149  Milonga rhythm (25)
I am encountering leaders who dance milonga with a variety of rhythms, as if it's a tango. I've looked for specific explainations of the = differences between the two dances, rhythmically speaking,... Tango music is 4/4 or 2/4 time. Whereas the Milonga is a fast 2/4 time. (Of course the Vals, is...

5231  Milongas in Berlin (3)
A friend is going to be in Berlin from Dec 23 to 26. Any recommendations for good, traditional milongas? Keith, HK reply-type=response > here is one website http://www.tangokultur.info/termine_berlin

5509  Milongas and practicas in Mexico City (1)
I recently spoke with a couple from ( D.F.)(Mexico) these are both names for Mexico CIty and they told me that there are three good Milongas at night there every week. Here is a website in English...some...

5508  Milongas & practicas Mexico City (1)
Dear fellow dancers, We'll be in Mexico City from Feb 14 until the 25th. can anyone recommend any good milongas and practicas there. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Also please note since New...

5323  Milongueros danced in Congress on November 30 (2)
It's a unique opportunity for the public to enter the Congress building and enjoy tango in the enormous hall under the dome for Dia del Tango. This year's theme was a tribute to milongueros. I was in...

5246  Milongueros for Dancing (16-94) (1)
How world changed ! It used to be men who paid women for dancing. Now women pay... But I am not about that. A: "I also have noticed that many tangueros between 50 and 65 prefer to exclusively dance with...

5242  Milongueros for Hire (15)
Sunday night I went to dance at my favorite club de barrio. I was pleasantly surprised to see several men arrive who I know from the downtown milongas. It's unusual to see any tourists at this club,...

5378  Mirror of the Soul (2)
%) Wow, Keith! How about comparison a woman to a swan? ( I hope is is feminine in english ) Or to a spring breeze? Or to a rose petal? Or to sugar? A musical instrument is not an object. It is the mirror...

577  Modern commercial Tango music? (9)
Short introductions to Tango music often describe a golden age, and then a gradual shift towards modernism, spearheaded by Piazzolla, new music that may or may not be enjoyable to listen to, but is...

5514  more de-construction/connection (4)
I didn't see her do anything that wasn't lead. Can you pinpoint the minutes/seconds when you think she backleads? Good dancers have a number of tools with which to lead. For example, simply inhaling...

5513  more de-construction.. (1)
Did you notice the woman lead a quick turn herself?- near to the end of the video.., she definately makes the first move backwards to her right and it doesn't seem to have been led by...

5230  Museo Mundial del Tango en Buenos Aires (1)
The museum opened four years ago and houses an interesting collection of tango memorabilia of Horacio Ferrer, president of La Academia Nacional del Tango, and other pieces from private collections....

5350  Music recommendation and a little history. (1)
Sometimes it is difficult to find really good compilations, but some of the suggestions have been very good. It is just as difficult finding a good representative (and danceable) CD of one particular...

5409  Music -- Tres Son Multitude (2)
At 01:06 PM 12/29/2007, buffmilonguera@aol.com wrote: As a last resort, you might try ripping the audio (MP3 format) from the video with a free program from http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ Marty Waxman...

816  Musicality (154)
David Gunther writes: "As someone who has been watching (okay, lurking on) this list for quite some time I've been reading some recent threads with dismay." Luda responded: "I've looked through some... Learn how to PARTY!!! The theme is Music & How to Use It. Two really... I was talking with one... I am writing this note for the benefit of... Sean Dockery wrote: "I found that singing/humming along... Hi everybody Thank you Ramiro, for opening such a delicious can of worms. I know of a dancer who defends his right to have a musicality that is like...

3454  name that tune (2)
I'm searching for information on the violin tango music used in a 2001 Thermasilk shampoo commercial called "Party" directed by Bruno Aveillan = for J Walter Thompson. Is anyone who owns a copy of the...

5265  New generation of milongueros (12)
It doesn't exist and never will. I laugh every time I read someone being advertised on Tango-A as one of the new generation of milongueros. With a few years of classes, they use the title of teacher...

5248  New online Tango 'Zine (1)
http://www.puntotango.com.ar

5268  the new President of Argentina (8)
What is the feeling about the first lady becoming the new First Person? Clif Well, since some one else opened the can o' worms.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7050743.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7046780.stm

5269  The next President of Argentina (1)
Whoever is elected the next President of Argentina, let us all wish her/him the best of strength, grace and guidance to lead the Argentine people to prosperity, peace and hope for the future. May God...

110  No Subject (93)
I must apologize to many of the participants on the Tango-L list, because I receive the list in the condensed format. The reason that I receive the list in the condensed format is because I also maintain... I"m NEW, used to be Tango Voz My new screen name is NEW You are welcome Maritza

5541  Non Tango--interesting insight into Argentine (1)
History (NY Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/weekinreview/03barri.html?ex59
694800&en=0df89df52a977b69&eiP88&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.

5303  Not a group posting !! (2)
Please send me an E-mail re: 'Tango-L's rules and regulations'. I received one when a first subscribed, save it but can't find it now! Thanks, Daniel products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop0003000
0000001)

2117  And now the Buenos Aires milongas are syndicated (5)
Well ... well ... well ... , my friends from Tango list What a surprise , to know that an Association of Organizers of milongas have been registered as a formal non profit organization , in Buenos...

5458  NYT: Dance, Dance, Revolution? (5)
FYI. About dancing and antiquated cabaret laws. We should all be dancing tango in the streets! :) THE NEW YORK TIMES June 3, 2007 Op-Ed Contributor Dance, Dance, Revolution By BARBARA EHRENREICH COMPARED...

5463  NyTimes review Tango X 2 Zotto (1)
Great review 1/18/08 of the Zotto show in NYC http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/arts/dance/18tang.html?scp=1&sq
=tango Climb to the top of the charts!? Play the word scramble challenge with star...

5237  Ocho queens-bad leads-good leads (8)
Can we be a little bit more specific here. Steve, if the girl can walk and do Ochos and Giros, just what are you leading that they don't know what to do? Especially after a couple of attempts. Keith,...

5428  Off Topic - Apology (1)
This is just a quick apology to the list. It has recently come to my attention that the level of humour I submit in my replies may be causing upset to some. I will aim from now on to provide a more...

5565  Omar Vega's videos (3)
(http://tangohk.com/\) Nice site, Keith. You have a link, on there, to TheTangoCatalogue.com. Unfortunately, Daniel Trenner's efforts seem to have been lost. That site no longer offers the large Between 1996 and 2001, Daniel Trenner produced...

5258  One more comment about shoes (9)
Dance sneakers are a disaster. You cannot work the floor with them. You might be able to dance, but in my opinion they are a disaster. I need to feel the floor to work it. My shoes are the tool... Only "probably", Victor...??? Still unsure, I take it? D

1082  Ooops (8)
Sorry list, the Copes message was intended for Tango-A. Randy & Lydia

5525  Osvaldo Centeno (1)
He's known in the milongas as El Oso. He told me in our recorded interview on November 18, 2007, that he began dancing downtown in 1956. Osvaldo describes his experiences in the confiterias, cabarets...

5351  [OT] jump blues [WAS OT Men|Women|Dancing Ability (1)
[WAS Re: Don't blame your follower] Hi Steve, we could get into an even-further off-topic discussion about quote-unquote swing music ("swing is a verb, not a noun. there is no such thing as swing music"...

5361  [OT?] New dance, same old issues. (2)
I have danced Tango for only one year, but have danced Balboa (an original swing dance out of the 1930's) for many years. The parallels, and especially the discussion topics, are amazing and probably...

5352  [OT][OT][OT] Prima (1)
Too late Doug! My nitpick to your nitpick to Steve's nitpick to my off-topic post is that Prima was active in ALL eras and jazz genres from 20's to 70's. Prima's versatility, sheer creative output and...

5414  Out-of-Context and Misquoted Responses (1)
I was getting bent out of shape because I was being misquoted when people were responding that my post was not correct/not good/whatever. I apologize to the group for getting bent out of shape. In...

5439  Parkinson's Patients - Yes, we can dance ! (1)
The most recent edition of the American Journal of Dance Therapy Vol.29, #2, Dec. 2007 includes a research study on the effects of Argentine Tango as a form of Partnered Dance for those with Parkinson...

5561  Parkinson's and Tango: New Study (1)
Dear Tango Aficionados, The New York Times reported this morning that Madeleine Hackney of Washington University in St. Louis published a study in the December issue of the Journal of Neurologic Physical...

5494  Peralta vs Gustavo -- is just art not science. (2)
Here in this list as in other places (living rooms, classrooms, pubs, restaurants) and under the rubric of other topics (mostly the fine arts and sometimes politics and religion) argumentation is subjective...

5288  Percentage of foreigners in milongas (3)
My estimate of foreigners at Nino Bien last Thursday was 95%. I didn't go around the room and count the portenos. I merely observed the dancing and didn't see very many locals. I have lived here... Would it be fair to say that the level of dancing of the foreigners...

1083  Pet Peeves (19)
My pet peeves are: sound quality & snootiness. I'm sure this has been rehased on this list before, "if women did the asking for dances". A friend told me last night she looks for someone that can... I share your two pet peeves (three if you think about... In response to the below posts, could someone put me straight...

5413  PhD tango sex project (4)
I am working on my PhD in communication. The particular area of study is tango and sex. We are asking the international tango community to help us by contributing your stories of real sexual experiences... On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 05:09:05PM +0100, Ecsedy ?ron wrote: [snip] What were you not aware, an Englishman...

5375  plantar fasciitis (7)
Actually, I stretch A LOT. I meant to send the Alexandertechnique links, in general, to the group. Thanks, though. And, by the way, my dancing, too, is night and day different with and without...

5546  Pobre flor (4)
Yesterday was the hottest day we've had this year so far in Buenos Aires. The heat index reached 102 degrees. The best place to be was at Lo de Celia. What a relief to enter the salon where the air...

5434  Popularity of Milonga (the dance) (16)
My query is how come Milonga appears to be left as an almost side note to Tango. I mean how come there are not Milonga clubs that predominantly play Milongas rather then normal break from the Tangos?

5363  Problem with iTunes (1)
format=flowed Attention all of you collectors of Tango music using iTunes, AT the last Milonga I DJed, I was asked to play ?A Media Luz.? I went to the alphabetical listing of songs and none of my versions...

5417  Providence New Years Pix & Videos (1)
Hi, Final Pix and Videos from Providence New Years 2007.... http://www.tangobliss.com/ M i l e s.

5412  Providence Tango: The Dancing! (1)
Hi, Just a note: If you wanted to see a bit of dancing at the Providence New Years Thang... I've got video on TangoBliss.com I'll have more between now and the time everything is danced and done, but...

5360  pseudo-milongueros, time machine, extinction of (1)
milonguerAs, Marketing of Apocalyptic Tango Burak wrote: Thank you for giving credit to the milonguera!!! What is a milonguero / tango dancer / leader without the inspiration, the gracious beauty and...

5359  pseudo-milongueros, time machine, extinction of (2)
milonguerAs, Marketing of Apocalyptic Tango Before start writing, I should clarify that I believe the experience of Milongueros and Milongueras is invaluable, and each day this precious life experience...

5374  Puma Shoes (6)
Hi, Can anyone identify the MODEL of this PUMA shoe for me ? http://www.tangobliss.com/?pI2 (its the second subitem on the page and the first pic) The reason I ask is because I've seen some leaders...

5426  Question on Gardel (7)
I cant remember one single milonga playing tangos with Gardel's voice. Not once! Given his prominence as a singer in the tango world I would expect hear his voice in every milongas at least in one tanda.

5317  re Firpo CDs (1)
Many thanks to those who responded to my request for the Firpo CD. I not only found it but also a CD of early D'Arienzo with nine (!) waltzes as well. BTW the Firpo CD is great for dancing waltz because...

5437  Re to your question (1)
Charles wrote: Charles, I just wrote a lengthy post about the origins of tango in Finland in November or December. Go to Tango-L website and scroll back to find it. Cheers, JK

5300  Reissue of Interview with Tete and Silvia (1)
Seeing so much posted about Tete, please go to http://www.tangonoticias.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=vi
ew&idg&Itemid=9 to see a recent interview with Tete and Silvia. Please also note...

5504  Responding to/with a quote (2)
I notice that when I cut and paste a quote, into my email, to respond to; the quote gets strung out into a long unreadable string. How do others repond with the quote being in a nice visable box-like...

5232  retaining men in urbana (7)
Tango Society of Central Illinois wrote: I guess if a dance teacher doesn't pigeon-hole himself with a label, other people will do it for him, whether they've ever bothered to visit one of his classes...

5421  Rhythm breaks at 3 1/2 hour milongas (6)
I have noticed the following at a particular milonga: - The milonga runs from 9 pm til 12:30 am. - At 11 pm, a milonga tanda is played followed by a latin rhythm break. - At 11 pm, a lot of dancers...

5427  Rose/foot in the mouth (1)
The rose-in-the-mouth image has no real connection with either Ballroom tango or Argentine tango. It is a Hollywood invention from the film "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse" with Rudolph Valentino...

5433  rose in the mouth...ouch! (2)
<<< maybe not ...? seem to remember either Jack lemmon or his partner with the rose in mouth in Some Like It Hot, which being within the viewing lifetimes of more?dancers today than Four...

5435  rose in mouth - silly head snaps (1)
Here is a reference in the archive to head snaps: http://pythia.uoregon.edu/~llynch/Tango-L/2005/msg01347.html John Ward Bristol, UK Get up to ?150 by recycling your old mobile - visit www.tiscali.co.uk/recycle

5432  rose in mouth, singlehandedly from one film? (9)
maybe not ... seem to remember either Jack lemmon or his partner with the rose in mouth in Some Like It Hot, which being within the viewing lifetimes of more dancers today than Four Forsemen, probably... Michael wrote: The 'head snap'... I don't know what sort of flamenco has head snaps in it, but I don't think it is the sort danced by ordinary people in Spain. No doubt someone will set me straight...

5270  Russian Waltz (vals) (7)
Recently at a milonga, I heard a good alternative vals song. I asked the DJ the title of the song, but she only knew this as a Russian waltz. Another person told me that this song was used in a Russian...

1809  Ruth Kubishen/HQ/IFC is out of the office. (2)
I will be out of the office starting 09/17/2003 and will not return until 09/30/2003. I will respond to your message when I return.In case you need assistance please call Unnatti Mishra at ext 30441...

5455  SA: Punta del Este, Uruguay, Milonga at Tanguer?a (4)
La Pu?alada (English below) Les comento con enorme alegr?a que Punta del Este tiene su primer milonga. Ojal? me hubiera enterado al comienzo de mis vacaciones, pero m?s vale tarde que nunca! Tiene lugar...

5316  Sad patterns (1)
Once in a while one can indulge in a flame war. It sok I guess... But when the ratio of 'pluses' to 'minuses' becomes alarmingly high on the 'minuses' side... one must wonder. Saddly as I read LUCIA's...

5551  Sandra Bullock learning tango (1)
She is taking lessons in NYC to prepare for her role in the film Kiss & Tango, based on the book by Marina Palmer. http://www.10tango.com/interior/detalle_nota.php?idx31&seccion=4a>

5452  set TANGO-L digest (1)
set TANGO-L digest

5264  Sexy shoes.. (1)
Do sexy shoes a sexy woman make? So naive... Los referentes m?s importantes en compra/venta de autos se juntaron: Demotores y Yahoo!.Ahora comprar o vender tu auto es m?s f?cil.

5261  Shoes-re Trini (2)
No we don't wear lower heels because we know everyone. We wear them because that is what is best to dance in. Dance sneakers? Not on our feet. Do you think Argentines making 1200 - 1500 pesos a...

5416  The silly season (1)
I am setting up a charity for poor tango students who can not afford to buy tango shoes. Please send me any tango shoes that are the wrong size for you or that you no longer wear. This is a good...

5478  Singer on Color Tango | Timeless Tango [EAN (1)
611077970921] Can anyone tell me the name of the singer on this album? Thanks. -- Chris

5291  Smart tango consumers (9)
I know it must be difficult to constantly try to find new ways to sell classes and workshops but when it comes to musicality we as consumers should be weary of language that treats the subject like...

5454  social tango 101 (2)
To continue the thread of "bad behavior"? I went to the All-night milonga here (which was quite crowded but fun) on Sat. and noticed a number of things about the dancers who contributed the most...

5220  Spam sent to Tango-L list (3)
Some readers directed my attention to several "kiddie porn" spam emails sent to Tango-L this morning. As you know, most spam is sent from fake email addresses and hence never makes it to the list (which...

835  Splitting the beat vs. syncopation (23)
Jonathan Thornton has to repeat for us for the umpteenth time that there's a difference (in music) between "double time" or "splitting the beat" or "Slow-Quick-Quick-Slow" and SYNCOPATION. The latter... Dance teachers don't tamper... What's a parallel rhythm? That's a new term for me. By the way, Ney Melo has a great way of teaching rhythm Using syncopation to mean stepping double time is common...

5313  The State of Tango-L (2)
To paraphrase Socrates: A discussion forum which has not the strength to stand-up to the critics within is not worth existing. Mr. K. Elshaw's anger and invective is hard to understand, for Tango-L...

5356  Steps for close embrace in close quarters (5)
Ok, what the heck. I'll jump in. Steps/sequences for a beginner to do in close embrace on crowded dancefloors: First, the standby, walk. Just walk, with pauses and timing of step placement playing with...

5299  Stop it ! (1)
Stop that stupid discussion about Tete that he originated the close embrace. Tete never said so. Do not spoil his name. Yes, he was among those whose influence was ... hmm.. influential in the reviving...

5320  Structure vs. technique (formerly I wanna buy a (2)
tango book) Hi Victor, I'm curious as to whether the book you recommend talks about the structure of the steps as opposed to tango technique. Most books or websites deal with the former and not the latter....

5309  Style Wars: Truth and Truthiness (24)
Rather than approximating the truth, the forever ongoing style wars on Tango-L are more likely to yield what Stephen Colbert calls 'truthiness.' The latter being facts or concepts one only wishes...

5403  The Suggested Lead (35)
I am sure that someone is going to respond with a version of this that doesn't use the word "suggest", but has the same effect. In that case, we are all intending the same thing, but, we use different...

5415  Suggested Leads (2)
I would like to get away from my original post and propose these questions: 1. Do you think a suggested lead exists in tango? 1a. If not, why not? 1b. If yes, what is your definition of a suggested lead?

5355  Susana El Pial -- 15 years (1)
A few years ago a documentary film was made about Susana Minana and her milonga in Salon El Pial in Flores. This past Sunday was her 15th anniversary--not a small accomplishment for this tiny woman...

5395  Tai Chi Dan Tien and doing things in Twos (4)
My Tai Chi studies began in 1973. After 11 years of continuous lessons, I have been in the digestive phase for some time now. The comparisons with Tango are pertinent because both use sensitivity...

5404  Tango in Bagdad. (1)
Hi, Does anyone know of a tanguera stationed in Bagdad or Iraq as a whole ? Please email me off list. Thanks. M i l e s.

5251  Tango in Beijing/ Hong Kong (1)
I will be traveling in China in October and November and would like an email or phone contact for Argentine tango. I prefer salon/milonguero style Argentine tango. Xiexie, Nancy <<Rito es la danza...

5326  Tango for the Blind (3)
A report today on NBC Nightly News... My friend Luciano Mares (some of you may know him) is involved with this Miami group somehow...although they don't mention him...the group is "Miami Lighthouse for...

949  tango book (15)
Hi folks, Has any of you read this book - "Tango and I: The Life and Loves of Jorge Nel Giraldo" by Phyllis Barash. And can you recommend any other tango books? Thanks, Sharon. Hi all, I recently came across a copy of a coffee...

1657  Tango in Buenos Aires (6)
Dear friends from tango list I read several postings about Tango and Buenos Aires . My opinion has to be weighted with a rate of accuracy 1/36.000.000, which is my individual number as argentine against...

5335  tango in Canada (Vancouver) (1)
Hi all, My partner will be heading off to Vancouver for work (and a bit of play) the local tango scene would be greatly appreciated. -- Yours in dance dementia, Niki

5348  Tango CD/iTunes collection recommendation? (6)
I was asked by someone who just started tango what tango songs he should be listening to. But I don't have a good recommendation; I myself bought tango CDs pretty randomly and my collection still lacks...

5244  Tango CD released by Quartsemble in Rochester NY (1)
Visit www.quartsemble.com Jan Bares

5462  Tango with Children (2)
My wife and I have been dancing tango for three and a half years and we have three small children aged four to ten. Obviously we love our children, but they do get in the way of our tango obsession,...

5457  Tango Co-op? (6)
I am sort of playing around with the idea of setting up a membership organization - but even if I do something like that, it's way, way far off - but I'd love to hear from anyone who has done it....basically...

5263  Tango Creeps - A Question for Halloween (10)
All, Has anyone encountered the situation where open dancers regard close-embrace dancers as creeps? Neil http://milonga.us ABSOULUTELY! i work with alot of teenaged dancers (ballerinas) and college... > http://milonga.us

5282  Tango De Los Muertos Videos (1)
Hi, 3 Videos from Last nights opening night at Tango De Los Muertos are up. Plus a small review of my getting to TDLM....boy was that a trip...in more ways than one. visit: http://www.tangobliss.com/

5357  Tango Festival Buenos Aires rescheduled for winter (1)
2008 Dear friends from Tango list, this is a translation from the press conference given by new minister of culture from buenos aires gov ernment ( on december 9th there was a change of government...

5294  TANGO AND THE GEOMETRY OF THE DANCE (1)
"When Providence places us in the presence of someone who has acquired a certain mastery in the art of Tango, we would greatly benefit from his / her knowledge by asking questions pointing to the...

5431  tango history and schizophrenia (2)
Aron wrote: <<Just because they do not have a "master" or that they don't take lessons directly, it does not mean that they are not copying elements, moves, style, technique from others. In BsAs...

5424  Tango is for intellectuals, not for "single" ones (3)
looking at a pretty picture Randy wrote: "You might want to consider running your ad with wording like this- 'Single Men: Would you like to meet attractive single women? Come to our Argentine Tango classes'...

5481  Tango is a dance of collections or pivots (10)
I say that tango is a dance of collections or pivots rather than a walking dance. I say this to change to focus of the dance to where the real tango takes place. I use the term pivot to indicate the...

96  Tango in LA (10)
Hi, Maria. Sorry it took so long to answer you. I'm so obsessively working on a novel that I take a steno notebook with me almost everywhere I go - even to dances! When the DJ plays music that doesn't... Can anybody tell me if there are milongas and tango lessons in Las Cruces, New...

5308  From a tango lover from Hanoi, Vietnam (2)
Hello everybody. I am a tango lover from Hanoi, Vietnam. I am managing a Vietnamese tango website (www.tang-go.net), just for my hobby. Next week, I will go to Annapolis, Maryland, USA, for work,...

5389  Tango with Mars and Venus (1)
Gender Think He thinks about results. She thinks about process. He thinks about steps. She thinks about embrace. He responds to rhythms. She responds to moods. He thinks of dancing as moving while...

5436  tango/milonga/tango (3)
As Astrid pointed out, tango goes back to habanera, some flamenco, milonga, etc and as Sergio also pointed out, it also evolved along the way from canyengue (basically an early form of tango) and...

1031  Tango Movies (10)
I thought the dancing in "The Tango Lesson" was really good. I didn't really enjoy the rest of the movie that much or the art movie within the movie. Rick "The Coca-Cola name in China was first read... I just saw "The man without a past". Not a lush picture. Acting and cinematography are quite...

5444  tango pedagogy (1)
<<<Today, we have teachers that organize classes and we pay them.? Back then, they had teachers (each other) and just because they weren't publically announced classrooms with fees, we don't...

5327  Tango photos being sought... (1)
Hello friends, I'd like to ask your help in collecting tango photos. I am collecting photos to be inserted in an upcoming book, which is TangoZen in Spanish to be published in Buenos Aires. If you have...

5542  Tango in the press (1)
For those of you not looking at the press of oz: SMH has an article about tango, tourism and argentina: "Tango makes a comeback, for tourists" http://www.smh.com.au/news/south-america/tango-makes-a-comeback-f
or-tourists/2008/02/05/1202090407920.html?page=fullpage#contentSwa
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5553  Tango in rome/roma? (1)
Does anyone have recommendations for milongas in Rome? From their calendar page there appear to be multiple choices per night: http://www.tangoaroma.com/tangoaroma/milongas.asp I will be in Rome...

5344  Tango in San Telmo (1)
What the tourists don't see ( with thanks to Maya Frost's blog): http://youtube.com/watch?v=8YEyiMYHBOE Go, Grandma! Looking for last minute shopping deals?

5422  tango schizophrenia (34)
And now for something completely different. Cant recall seeing this discussed. How does one move past mimicking influential icons and into the realm of developing a unique personal style in tango,...

5440  tango schizophreniza (2)
Trini asks " have either of you ever danced with a guy who only learned tango by just dancing? With old Argentine guys who have danced for years. It's not so fun. The ones I have enjoyed took lessons...

1579  tango subjects (2)
Re Leopoldo's post: Uh .. could we come back to tango instead of the relative merits of "truth" or whatever your point is? Charles

5430  Tango Tagged. (1)
Hi, There's a some what amusing game that's going on amongst the tango blogging crowd.... Its called "Tango Blog Tag". Well I call it that anyway. If you read any of us on a regular basis and have visited...

5371  Tango technique vs. Milonga technique (1)
As a newly obsessed learner (3mos.) of A.T., I find it startling the amount of controversy...

5429  The Tango Trojan Horse (Misrepresentation of (1)
Argentine social tango) Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in the milongas of Buenos Aires in recent years realizes that nearly everyone dances in close embrace, uses a relatively simple...

445  Tango videos (35)
Looking for tango video with "El Gallego Mendez" (nothing to do with Julio Mendez). Apparently someone in Berlin has those videos for sale. so, I'm looking for a contact/web address, anything that would...

5532  [TangoDJ] DJ'ing with an Ipod (3)
delsp=yes Sort of, but you have to become familiar enough that you don't make mistakes. You can set it up with multiple playlists, one for each orchestra/ style, like "1940s Di Sarli Tangos", or "D'Arienzo...

5278  Taxi dancer service,? NYC (4)
Hi Marty, Here's a crazy fantasy I had some time ago, obviously before Homeland Security and the near-impossibility of Argentines getting visas: THE MILAGRO MILONGUERO BUS Apropos of taxi dancers, I...

5276  Taxi dancer service, NYC (2)
This request is geared especially toward Janis and Doris who seem to know a lot about the taxi dancer services in BA, but I welcome responses from anyone with knowledge in this area. I believe there...

3333  "Taxi Dancers" Buenos Aires (28)
Hola List Members: There is an interesting article that appeared today in "El Clarin" of Buenos Aires, in Spanish, for those interested click on the link below. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/04/03/sociedad/s-950045.htm

5277  Taxi Dancers NYC (1)
There is a service like this in the Ballroom world. They call them dance escorts. I don't see the Tango community paying the prices that we charge for dance escorts in the ballroom world. The prices...

5279  Taxi Dancing (2)
As one who has been approached about being a taxi dancer, I will add my two cents. First, I don't think it is an issue about experience relative to cost, so setting up a price structure is not the...

5358  Teacher training by milongueros (2)
The number of those who advertise themselves as teaching tango milonguero or milonguero style in Buenos Aires is growing along with the demand. It is unfortunate that dancers actually believe they...

171  Teaching one's self Argentine Tango-The Dance Done to Argentine Tango (4)
Music Hi Listeros: The idea that one can observe and teach one's self the Art Form called Argentine Tango, would be laughable if it were not a recurrently serious aspiration and pursuit. The...

5292  Tech entreaty: Please care how your post is (6)
published! All your posts guys are stored for posterity in there: http://pythia.uoregon.edu/%7Ellynch/Tango-L/2006/ Please, check it ! And if your lines are too long, it is impossible to read. At...

4264  Technical vs Sensual (23)
"Last night, when we practiced, I had to stop everything and exchange roles with him so that I was the man and he was the woman just so I could show him how to lead because he was getting so caught...

5382  tell me why someone can not stand comparison of a (17)
dancer to a musical instrument Please, tell me why someone can not stand comparison of a dancer to a musical instrument. I think, technically and educationally it is a perfect association. It should... a dancer to a musical instrument In addition to all the reasons already stated (I especially concur with the...

5293  Tete and Astird (7)
Astrid, Indeed, it is interesting why you are so bored to watch Tete ( and Silvia )? Without any hesitation you assumed that is it so because Tete is bad: "Dance is too fast", "No accentuating music",...

996  tete and cacho, susana and brigitte (3)
it's kind of funny to hear tete and cacho bunched together because they're so different. it just goes to show how misleading all these labels are. tete's dance is circular, he's always turning and seldom...

5296  Tete, Originator of Close Embrace? (1)
MIles wrote: Someone is seriously misinformed. This is absolutely false. There is no one originator. It is a by-product of the milongas over the years. Close embrace has been around for many years,...

5298  Tete) (1)
I agree Astrid, Balmaceda is a brilliant dancer and teacher for that matter. I don't need to look at a video of him because I have taken lessons from him and watched him dance in person. I have also...

5386  Thank you, followers, for a beautiful dance (1)
mon?o?logue 1. a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue. 2. a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker,...

5387  thinking or dancing? (2)
Let me acknowledge that it's HARDER for leads to collaborate. They already have to think ahead and have a plan what to do, ... ________ Sean again, I agree with almost everything that you have posted... As long as that poor man is stuck in patterns, then, he MUST resolve that pattern!...

5476  The Top Six Tango Cities of the USA? (1)
Providence, RI www.ProvidenceTango.com Top-notch nuevo tango and exchange of lead and follow. They have an all-night milonga to which people come And, Ellen's cooking is to die for! Of course, NYC.

5475  The Top Six Tango Cities of the World? (5)
What are your top Ten Tango Cities of the world? Ranked by; 1. Number of Milongas/Practicas occurring each week 2. Number of dancers attending 3. Quality of dancing 4. Availability of Tango...

5273  translation for "El Viejo Vals" (1)
Can anyone point me to an English translation of &#8220;ElViejo Vals&#8221;? Much appreciated! Amaury

5469  A true tango (22)
This is a true tango: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpLqCth7DrY Juan Carlos Copes and Cecilia Narova How anyone could doubt !? Igor Polk

5468  Truest Form of Tango (1)
This could be quite interesting. Let's try, without explanations and trash talking, just listing people's examples of "The Truest Form of Tango". Again, no need to degrade anyone for listing what they...

5470  Truth eliminates myths. But are YOU ready for this? (2)
Oh, Keith ! Thanks for sharing this gossip about truly wonderful people ! "a true lovely choreographed". Yes it was! By many people trying to convey in a 3 minute piece the spirit and style of true old...

5312  Truth & Truthiness? (1)
Hola; I a sense of absurdity overwhelms me regarding the 'Truth & Truthiness' dialogue that has caught so much attention of late. I've been dancing tango for nearly 10 years and a subscriber...

5349  THE UPPER BODY COUNTER-POSITIONING (1)
"When we walk, going about our daily occupations, we don't have to be aware of what our body is doing, in order for us to go from point A to point B. The truth is that our body executes a series of...

5420  Utica NY (1)
Can anyone point me to Argentine Tango in or near Utica, NY? Marty Waxman

5548  Vals tandas (1)
Victor Bennetts wrote: "Vals tandas have to be my favourites. Pretty well everyone knows Pobre Flor and Sonar y Nada Mas. But I wonder, if you were putting together a *perfect* De Angelis vals tanda...

5484  Victor, chicho, the real tango, practica X (12)
Victor, I am not sure what you mean by calling chicho and gustavo too "polished", unless that means they dance very well. The example you showed from practica x was, in comparison, like robotic stick...

5467  Video collections (3)
It looks like Krasimir has a nice video links collection somewhere. I hope it is on the net. Why don't we exchange links with video collections? To enrich each other? I've already mentioned mine: http://www.virtuar.com/tango/linkblog.htm

5367  Videos of Soft Tango (1)
If anyone knows of videos of soft tango, I would love to know of them. I'll meet someone and want to send them to a link that shows a video of tango where it is not, at all, for show, but, just for...

5507  Views of Berlin Tango Festival (May 2008) (2)
Would love any comments about this festival from anyone with past experience of this festival, as I am planning to go there. It appears to be on a smaller scale than last year's - is my perception...

5539  Villa Urquiza style (7)
I have heard the term "Villa Urquiza style" first time about four years ago. Ever since I have puzzled what does it mean. Can someone describe the defining features? Here are three examples labeled Villa...

5385  of violins & ladies (1)
Were you like a violin, with such strings (threads) so hopelessly out of tune My only wish would be to caress you thin neck and rounded base Plucking ever so delicately at your once-fine strings So...

5302  Volcado demo and questions (4)
Regarding the volcado, link below to an outstanding demo, my 64 dollar question is: what does the man do to keep the woman on one foot. Does the lady need to learn what to do or does it come completely...

92  walking (107)
There's been considerable traffic about walking, in particular about walking on the outside or inside edges of shoes. I come down strongly on walking on the outside edge -- and here's why. When we walk,... I understand and empathize with your suggestion, and... > <http://www.totaltango.com/acatalog/tango_health_37.html>,... The first time it happened to... This... On Tue Feb 12 1:59 , "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" sent: But I'd be interested in what the...

5396  War of the Worlds (1)
Not sure about Mars or Venus, but many of the participants in this blog definitely seem like they could be from a different planet! (C'mon - just kidding!!!) Sent wirelessly via BlackBerry from T-Mobile.

5319  Wedding music request (2)
Hi, Two of my friends are getting married and are looking for music suggestions for the wedding. I think that some tango might be a novel idea. Does anyone know if there might be some standards in...

5324  Welcoming beginners to tango. (1)
Based on discussions here, it might be useful if some of you took up Balkan folk dance, or hustle, or lindy hop, or something you know nothing about. Become rank beginner again. Maybe some of you forget...

5538  What defines tango music for dancing (4)
To me, as a dancer, good tango arrangement has to include these five elements: 1. A variety of rhythm: single-, double- and occasional quadruple-time beats, as well as silent, implied beats. 2. Smooth,...

5336  What is the difference between Boleo and Contra (1)
Boleo? What is the difference between Boleo and Contra Boleo? Igor Polk

5295  What is a Master (3)
What is a Master. The more you watch the dance of a Master, the more you discover of Elements, Methods, Structure, Feel, Shape, and even History. It is a whole world in a Master's dance. It has depth,...

5491  what is nuevo (1)
Martin, can't see your clips right now, but I never set myself up to pass judgement on people like these as is pretty clear from my original post. I was not criticising C and G N, just contrasting...

5557  What is Sabrina Masso doing these days? (1)
Does anyone know what Sabrina Masso is doing these days? She was Ezequiel Paludi's partner a few years ago.

5337  What is tango - Another video clip (1)
My previous post had a few links to Rudolph Valentino's "Horsemen of the Apocalypse", that illustrated the tango style of the early 20's. Here is a short clip from the Carlos Gardel movie "Tango Bar",...

5328  What is tango music? (8)
If you are a musician with musical scores of tangos in hand, it wouldn't take you long to find one unique characteristic in every piece of tango music. It is standard for a piece of music to end on...

5334  What is Tango/Tango Music (1)
i am quite a purist regaring tango. so this is biased. on the other hand i wonder why a lot of people keep arguing dancing "tango" to non tango music is tango. i actually started dancing salsa and...

1377  What is tango? (18)
Hi, What is the reason for Rick's rudeness and his nasty joke about my name?. Mr. McGarry makes some fun about my being a simple peasant and so forth, but I think his remarks are tongue-in-mouth and... Tango Society of Central Illinois...

5511  What strong connection IS NOT .. (3)
Michael: "..if the definition of connection is the wonderful, exchange of emotional energy.." Strong connection IS NOT an exchange of emotional energy. This is another tango myth that it is. Emotional...

5496  what we can learn or not from different (1)
teachers/dancers One can find good or bad with every teacher/dancer, whether world renown or not, depending on one's perspective (the same with singers, ballet dancers, musicians etc.), depending on...

5471  Where is the follower? (1)
Anton: Your teachers are correct. The woman is directly in front of you. Think of this way. Look at a door. The door has a hinge. The wall has a hinge. The hinges are interwoven. A pin drops through...

5460  White Plains, Westchester County, NY? (1)
I will be going to white plains in the next several weeks for business - can anyone tell me about tango out there? thanks b Have you joined the Buffalo Argentine Tango Society Yahoo! group yet? It's...

5540  Why he played it (1)
Many years ago when jazz pianist Billy Taylor was on an extended engagement on the West Coast and jazz pianist Art Tatum was living and playing on the West Coast, the two would hang out together in...

5372  Why isn't there much discussion about Milonga (1)
I'm curios as to why there are so many discussions on the proper method of executing a Tango movement and yet I don't see such contention and detail regarding any of the movements in the Milonga (song/dance)....

5564  Wiggle (12)
I was asked, "What's a wiggle?" I have to confess that see things and feel things in tango, but words will never stick! When I play BB King-style, or Clapton-style blues guitar, it's called vibrato....

5368  WTF?? How to post links?? (3)
So what should I do to post a long link? The video link that I posted left my laptop looking like a functional link. It seems to have arrived in a nearly useless state. You have to reassemble the...

5307  Yahoo e-mails are not reliable ! (1)
Dear List, I am delivering our Tango school e-mails to students every week. I constantly have problems with Yahoo accounts ( and only ) - it does not deliver e-mails on time or not at all. I only have...

5547  Youtube help - thanks (4)
a bunch of people sent me the shopping cart one - which is great http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-629zssP21Y but only one person had the other one - I don't know about other folks, but I think I know...

5442  My Youtube playlist (1)
Hi, here is my Milonga Playlist on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p%8B1FD6C731EA19 16 Milonga videos.. ...the first one is pf Hugo Daniel doing his Milonga moves alone in front of a...