3501  How to tell if a social dancer is good (1)
A while ago someone asked how to tell if a dancer is good. Here is how I tell if the dancer is good: By looking at the dancers: Follower - Embrace - left hand on leaders left shoulder or on his spine...

3502  Two main types of good followers (1)
Overall followers styles are more uniform in BsAs than in the US. This shouldnt come as a surprise since tango came to the United States and is promoted in the country by many different people, not...

3503  Dancing with the Stars Part II ... Feedback/Comments (1)
Hi everyone, Only had a chance to watch the video this morning for Part II of Dancing with the Stars. What did all of you think? This time around, there seemed to be more positive remarks from all our...

3504  Matthias Tiefenbacher / Busso von Müller (1)
I will be grateful if someone could provide any contact info for Matthias Tiefenbacher and Busso von Müller, the director and cinematographer of the movie "Through Heaven and Hell" recently done in...

3505  Mad Hot Ballroom (3)
Last week, I saw the movie "Mad Hot Ballroom." It DOESN'T deal with Argentine Tango. It deals with learning how to dance. New York City has = a program where 5th and 6th graders are taught ballroom... Told from the candid and sometimes hilarious perspectives of 11-year-old New

3506  Tanguillo Andaluz (1)
I also wish to thank Bruno for bringing to our attention historical subjects that we have not treated in depth in the past, such as the Andalusian influence in the gestation of A. Tango. Spain has an...

3507  Conflicting tango styles (49)
Ron says: "The greatest potential for conflict that I see is when there are numerous fantasia style dancers at the milongas ". There are several elements to take into account: #1 - There are several tango...

3508  TANGO to be Featured on "Dancing with the Stars" ... (1)
Hi everyone, We just finished a DanceScape eZine interview with another of the dancers appearing on ABC Television's "Dancing with the Stars". It looks like the TANGO will be one of the featured dances...

3509  Style onflict? What conflict? (2)
Where is this conflict of the styles? I do not see any conflict of styles at all since they are quite well separated by function and in space. Fantasy style belongs to shows and I do not think there...

3510  Conflict in tango styles, where, when, why? (7)
I think the same as Oleh and El Turco that there is no conflict what so ever :))). We all agree that there are different tango styles that should be cultivated and practiced the problem is *the where...

3511  Conflict, or just navigation (3)
The first Toronto International Tango Festival has just finished with 4 days of milongas and classes. As in most milongas, navigation is generally more of a problem earlier during the evening. As...

3512  Good Point Gibson (2)
I spend more effort avoiding salon dancers on the floor than listening to my partner or the music. There are a couple of salon-style leaders who have a characteristic backward plunge of up to 10 feet,...

3513  Bruselas con Horacio Ferrer y la Academia del Tango-Nota de Prensa (4)
Rue Gustave Fuss Straat 25, B-1030 Bruxelles-Brussel Belgique-België Tel/Fax: +32 2 736.61.12 Tango: Bruselas con Horacio Ferrer y la Academia La bella ciudad de Bruselas, capital oficial de Bélgica y...

3514  Tango Feedback from "Dancing with the Stars" (2)
Hi, Did any of you tune-in to yesterday's "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC Television in US and Canada? If so, what did you think of the Tango performances? There were some attempts to include Argentinian...

3515  Conflict in tango styles during the formation of tango (1)
Was there a conflict of tango styles during the formation of tango? One opinion: While the black dancers with their dance partners glided effortlessly on the dance floor as a couple performing all sorts...

3516  LOST E-MAILS FOR THREE WEEKS!! (1)
Hello List Members: For the past three weeks TangoFantasy@aol.com and info@TangoFantasy.com have not received any e-mails. I was able to send e-mails but "IN" boxes for these two e-mail addresses have...

3517  Fwd: Doble o Nada --have you seen it? You should! (3)
--part1_d1.2aea6935.2fe43535_boundary Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I found this 1993 video on DVD at Netflix and watched it last night. It is probably also available in video stores. This thoroughly...

3518  Help: what does "moving counter-clockwise" mean? (2)
Dear tango-L, time for another little parody. Hi! Few of you know me. I am a really nifty tango dancer :) and, false modesty aside, very popular ;) So much so that sometimes it feels as if I must bear...

3519  what do you mean when you say counter clockwise (11)
Dear friends from tango list Follows an explanation of the clockwork functioning. The comments made about the predecessor of the clock , the sun dial, related to the position (northern hemisphere -...

3520  Light Bulbs (9)
How many Internet Forum Posters (pick a forum... any forum...) does it take to change a light bulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences...

3521  Response to old tangos (1)
I'm having a boring day at work so I am amusing myself by listening to tango and studying lyrics. So I decided to have a little fun and write a response to some of the old tangos from a female perspective.

3522  Wrong analogy [was Incomplete Education] (6)
Steve drew analogy between learning tango and jazz. The analogy is wrong. While pattern dancing is not musical indeed the last two styles do have the skills for self-expression to their specific varieties...

3523  National Day of Bandoneon (1)
Today the argentine congress issued a law declaring 11th of July , "Dia Nacional del Bandoneon", to honour the birthdate of Anibal Troilo Below is the law as it appears at the Official Bulletin of...

3524  Solutions to Navigational Conflict (?) (3)
There has been a lot of discussion about the causes of navigational conflict (fastasia dancers out of control, noodling milongueros), but few specific solutions. Here are some and I offer others. Sergio...

3525  Avoiding collisions (18)
Tanguero Chino wrote: <<The bad news, it means the follower does not have her eyes closed, so is Rather than pointing a finger at a particular style as the cause of collisions, let's dance with... Hi All, Trini, here. Peter alluded to something that hasn't been discussed... Rick, will you stop using women and get a real rear view...